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Hotel Asset Performance • 08/05/2026 From task automation to workflow intelligence: the AI maturity threshold that separates pilots from production
Hotel Asset Performance • 06/05/2026 Hotel competitive analysis in a slowing US market: the four inputs that actually predict next-quarter share shifts
Post-Merger Integration • 07/05/2026 The integration playbook that quietly separates successful hotel M&A from dilutive expansion
Value-Add Strategies • 08/05/2026 Conversions as the real growth engine: the owner-side economics the brand pitch decks do not show you
Market Intelligence • 11/05/2026 HITEC 2026 preview: the four demos worth three days of your CTO's time, and the dozens that are not
Growth Models & Expansion • 12/05/2026 Growing in a 0.6 percent RevPAR market: the segmentation and geography choices that actually move the needle
Portfolio Strategy • 13/05/2026 Hotel brand positioning that survives a conversion: the four positioning axes owners should negotiate before signing
Group Strategy & Vision • 14/05/2026 AI-ready leadership: the three executive habits that separate CEOs driving deployment from CEOs approving pilots
Portfolio Strategy • 15/05/2026 Soft brands at 19 percent decade growth: when the collection premium actually pays for itself
Hotel Asset Performance • 18/05/2026 Marriott's Q1 surprise: what 4.2% RevPAR growth and upgraded guidance tell the rest of the industry about 2026 momentum
Group Strategy & Vision • 20/05/2026 Hilton splits brand from technology: why the new CBO and CTO roles signal a post-Silcock operating thesis
Growth Models & Expansion • 22/05/2026 The platform franchise is here: what Hilton's Select model means for independent brands weighing their options
Market Intelligence • 25/05/2026 Wyndham's ChatGPT app and the AI distribution race: what it means for every brand below luxury
Growth Models & Expansion • 27/05/2026 A $6.3 billion bet on corporate travel AI: what the Amex GBT take-private means for hotel distribution economics
Hotel Asset Performance • 29/05/2026 Distribution economics in 2026: the true cost of every booking channel now that travelers start on Booking.com, not Google