Food tourism opens new revenue streams for hotels
GlobalData research highlights how gastronomy tourism can support hotel F&B sales, local demand and ancillary revenue through more experience-led offers.…
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Mohamed Dabo
Mohamed Dabo is a seasoned journalist with extensive experience in financial reporting. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his previous work in the United States and France, along with his numerous contributions to business and financial publications over the years.
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When hotels outsource dining
Outsourcing a hotel restaurant can bring specialist expertise and shift operating risk, but leases, management agreements and other structures can…
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Hotel AI moves beyond chatbots as guest services and dynamic pricing gain traction
GlobalData identifies AI-powered guest services and dynamic pricing as emerging priorities in Travel & Tourism, pointing to more operational uses…
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How Marriott, Hilton, Accor and IHG are expanding global hotel networks
Marriott, Hilton, Accor and IHG are expanding through new openings, conversions, repositionings and heritage projects, giving hotel owners and developers…
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Hotel investment faces a high-tech, high-touch balancing act
GlobalData research places sensory experiences ahead of AI among prominent Travel & Tourism themes, highlighting the challenge for hotels of…
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UK hotel business rates: Why rateable values have risen in 2026
Hotel rateable values have risen sharply under the 2026 business rates revaluation, prompting a government review of how hotels are…
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Sustainability leaders aren’t necessarily hotel-investment leaders
Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Kenya, New Zealand and Sweden achieved the highest sustainability score in GlobalData's 2026 Tourism Potential Index,…
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The AI illusion: Are hotels really transforming?
AI adoption is accelerating across the hotel industry, but fragmented systems, weak governance and poor data can prevent new technology…
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When guests take towels, robes and more: How hotels can tackle inventory shrinkage
Towels and bathrobes have a habit of leaving hotels with guests. But items taken from guestrooms are only one source…
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China overtakes India to become world’s highest-potential tourism market
China has overtaken India to become the world’s highest-potential tourism market in GlobalData’s 2026 Tourism Potential Index, combining large-scale tourism…