Branded residences explained: how they work, what they cost, whether they hold value, and if they’re worth it for buyers and investors in 2026.

A clear guide to hotel development: the stages, the costs, the risks, and why the right operator turns a plan into a hotel that performs.

STORY Hotels & Resorts’ guests gain access to GHA DISCOVERY, Global Hotel Alliance’s (GHA) award-winning loyalty programme with more than 35 million members.Members can enjoy exclusive member rates, flexible rewards, and elevated privileges at more than 1,000 hotels globally.STORY Hospitality, the…

A guest books a room. They arrive, check in, sleep, and leave. In practice, that’s the version of the hotel guest experience that produces one-time stays rather than loyal, returning guests. According to PwC research on customer experience, 73% of consumers…

Most hotels still set their rates by watching competitors or reacting to seasonal demand. That approach fills rooms, but it rarely captures what each room is actually worth. Hotel revenue management changes the equation by replacing instinct with data, guest segmentation,…

Most hotel owners use these two terms interchangeably, and that single confusion costs them money. Hotel asset management represents the owner’s interests: monitoring operator performance, protecting asset value, and driving long-term returns. Hotel management represents the operator’s function: running the property day to day on…