Guides and stories about travel news from Best.
IHG and Hilton both launched new collection brands this year to recruit independents. The pitch to owners is keep your name, take our distribution. The cost lands on your booking.
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Fall rates now sit only 5% below summer, and US autumn lodging is running 20% above it. Where the discount actually went.
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962 fires across the EU by July, and almost every hotel stayed open. What a non refundable rate covers, when insurance pays out, and how to book the Mediterranean for the rest of 2026.
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Six of the ten fastest-growing shoulder season destinations this year are Mediterranean islands or coastal towns. The reason has more to do with hotel supply economics than with travel fashion.
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National hotel ADR rose 3.5% in mid-August 2026. San Diego rose 12.6%. Here is where US hotel rates actually moved, and how to book against it.
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Lodging in the top ten US destinations is running about 20% above summer rates this fall. Here is where the discount still exists.
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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.
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Chinese hotel RevPAR fell 6% in July while US RevPAR rose 7.3%. What that gap means for anyone planning a trip.
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Alexa+ now closes travel bookings inside the conversation, with Priceline and Viator among the first partners. What it changes about hotel search, and what it does not change about the price.
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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.
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Google confirmed agentic hotel booking is now in a limited US test. Here is what it changes about how you search, and what it does not change about what you pay.
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Asia and the Middle East up 9 percent. Oceania down 11. A 20 point spread in the same global market, and what it changes about how to book.
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