Adam Mogelonsky

Wellness and spa are definitely reasons to book a hotel. But do guests select a property based on its gym facilities?

An industry analysis outlining five strategic opportunities for luxury hotel development heading into 2026 and beyond, covering branded residences, demand diversification, overtourism, adaptive reuse, and generational demand shifts.

Owner Angie Clavijo details how Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel integrates regenerative farming, agrobiodiversity, and Andean cultural heritage into a luxury guest experience, with B Corp certification in final stages.

TheLifeCo's Aslihan Ozgur outlines A'ila Developments, a $1B+ master-planned longevity village in St. Lucia spanning three resorts, 500 residences, and a physician-led detox program with a 65% repeat visit rate.

Opinion piece argues that sub-five-minute response time is the top conversion KPI for hotel sales teams in 2026, with AI, omnichannel inboxes, and CRM cited as key enablers.

Everyone knew AI would dominate the conversation at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio. What surprised me was how quickly the discussion has moved beyond chatbots, virtual concierges and one-off productivity tools.

Three GMs of The House Collective share how their China-based luxury properties in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Chengdu deliver hyper-personalized, culture-rooted guest experiences as inbound travel rebounds.

Miramis CEO Stefano Cuoco outlines how the Swedish-Italian hospitality group integrates live entertainment, hyper-local cuisine, and a longevity wellness concept across properties in Tuscany and Stockholm.

A HITEC 2026 recap identifies agentic governance, Agent Management Platforms, and Guest Success Management Systems as the defining trends, with AI shifting from point tools to enterprise-wide orchestrated workflows.

Boutique has become a bit of a bad word in hospitality. It has meaning; it has value; it's been dangerously overused in the past few years. Then as the big chains rushed in with soft brands to slice and dice various ‘independently spirited' traveler personas, we now have the appropriate portmanteau ‘fauxtique' to describe this trend.