Hotel Industry
US hotel rates are up 2.6 percent. In the same period the closet, the minibar and daily housekeeping quietly left the room. Here is the economics behind it and what to check before booking.
Travel Savings
Hotel loyalty programs are funded by card swipe fees, not by hotels. A $38 billion settlement is about to squeeze that model.
Travel News
Skift State of Travel 2026 found just 1% of travelers plan to cancel a trip over price. 52% are restructuring instead. What that means for booking.
Hotel Industry
Rate parity clauses are banned across Europe since November 2024. Here is what replaced them and why the same room now carries four different prices.
Hotel Industry
Only 19 percent of the 767,000 rooms in the US hotel pipeline are under construction, the lowest share in twelve years. Why that pushes room rates up through 2028.
Hotel Industry
US hotel RevPAR rose 7.3% this summer. Luxury was up 12.9% and economy barely moved. What a K-shaped hotel market means for what you pay.
Hotel Industry
Mobile keys will pass 70 percent of hotels in 2026. The real economics behind the death of the plastic key card, and what guests trade away.
Hotel Industry
Hotel rates now change 30 to 40 times a day, adjusted by algorithms that read events, flights, and weather. How AI pricing works and where it leaves openings.
Hotel Industry
The stocked minibar is quietly being retired across hotels in 2026. Here is the real economics behind why it is going, and what is replacing it in your room.
Hotel Industry
A $150 hotel room is not $150 of profit. Where the money really goes, from booking-site commissions to labor, and why cashback is possible.
Travel Savings
Resort fees average $42 a night in 2026. What they cover, the new FTC all-in pricing rule, and how to stop paying for amenities you never use.
Travel News & Trends
Automatic daily housekeeping is quietly disappearing. Why hotels switched to opt-in cleaning in 2026, and how to come out ahead.