The New York Times reports that the rise of culturally significant music festivals like Coachella are driving some hotels to host festivals of their own in an attempt to “lure travelers obsessed with finding the next thing to post about on social media.”

This has been a good tourism year for Israel, with a strong increase in inbound visitor numbers.

Pantone has named “Living Coral” as its trending color in 2019 and Sherwin-Williams has picked “Cavern Clay,” opening up new design opportunities for hotels, writes HNN’s Dana Miller.

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 9-15 December 2018, according to data from STR.

AccorHotels has announced the debut hotel for its Orient Express brand, a brand stemming from Accor’s 50%-50% joint venture with French national train operator SNCF Group announced in October 2017.

Data from Cushman & Wakefield indicated occupancy at Singapore’s hotels reached 87 percent this year—the highest in a decade—driven by a continuing increase in visitor arrivals.

AccorHotels has launched the second tranche of its share buyback program for the amount of €500 million.

Munich’s hotel inventory is expected to grow by 39 new properties and 7,397 rooms by 2020—a 15.4-percent increase to the market’s existing supply—according to STR’s AM:PM database.

HREC Investment Advisors arranged the sale of a portfolio of 16 Extended Stay America hotels.

Swiss International Hotels & Resorts has entered into a management agreement with H&L Residency for a Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites in Bahadurgarh City, India, just over a mile away from Delhi.

Adoption of mobile locks in the hotel marketplace continues to rise unilaterally across all segments, from major brands to the smaller independents.

STR’s preliminary November data for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, indicates negative performance comparisons affected by continued supply growth.

Radisson Hospitality AB has signed a deal to open the Radisson Blu Leninsky Prospect Hotel, Moscow in Russia.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is set to increase its footprint in Dubai with three new managed hotels as part of the Deira Waterfront Development by Ithra Dubai, a wholly owned subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai. The hotels will operate under the Wyndham, Days by Wyndham and Super 8 by Wyndham brands.

The Indian hotel industry is becoming increasingly asset-light as hoteliers seek aggressive growth, according to sources.

Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary YTL Hotels & Properties, is acquiring Spanish firm Sol HTL Project for $250 million from KKH Property Investors SLU.

IHG has inked a management agreement with Acico Gulf Real Estate to turn the Nassima Royal Hotel into the Voco Dubai, marking the first signing of the chain's new upscale hotel brand in the Middle East.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and Klook, a travel activities and services booking platform, have formed a strategic partnership that will let hotel guests directly access nearby activities.

Good news for hotels in England: The country is set to host the Union of European Football Associations' 2021 Women’s European Championship finals.

Amid Marriott International's ongoing data breach, Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for the company to pay for new passports for guests who have had their personal information stolen by hackers.