News · Daily Brief · Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Hotel Marketing & PR Brief
Hotel marketing, PR, social media and travel-demand headlines curated by Evoques. Today: Hotel Budgets Are Changing. Here’s What You Can’t Ignore; The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace appoints Aditya Kaul as director of sales and marketing; Salamander resorts, others appoint sales, marketing leaders.
Hotel marketing & commercial headlines
- Hotel Budgets Are Changing. Here’s What You Can’t IgnoreHotel Online · Sep 21
- The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace appoints Aditya Kaul as director of sales and marketingET HospitalityWorld · Sep 21
- Salamander resorts, others appoint sales, marketing leadersHotel Management · Sep 21
- How Hotels Should Prepare for AIHotel Online · Sep 21
- HSMAI DC’s DMV Commercial Leadership Forum Will Address How Integrated Hospitality Organizations Can Drive PerformanceHotel News Resource · Sep 21
- Are we marketing Ghana before fixing the experience? A hard question for our tourism ambitionMyJoyOnline · Sep 21
- ELIVAAS Partners with Alivaa Hotelssafariindia.com · Sep 21
- Hyatt Centric Rajpur Road Dehradun appoints Sahil Snower as Director of Sales & Marketingbwhotelier.com · Sep 21
- Novotel New Delhi City Centre Appoints New MARCOM Managersafariindia.com · Sep 21
PR, brand & reputation
- Shoemakers restaurant in Lynchburg closingWDBJ7 · Sep 21
- Global Alliance appeals to Davido to attend World PR forum in AbujaThe Guardian Nigeria News · Sep 21
- Elong Hotel Technology Group Accelerates Global Expansion with Elong Brand Family to Create a 'Second Growth Curve'The Manila Times · Sep 20
- Hotel & Shop Plus 2027: Seamless Synergy across Design, Sustainability, DigitalizationThe Manila Times · Sep 20
- The Sanya EDITION Presents an Island Celebration Experience for Mid-Autumn Festival and China National Day Golden WeekThe Malaysian Reserve · Sep 19
- TAJ IS WORLD’S STRONGEST LUXURY HOTEL BRAND 2026The Malaysian Reserve · Sep 18
Hotel economy & performance
- Luxury hotel brands led RevPAR growth in H1 2026: reportHotel Dive · Sep 21
- U.S. Hotel Market Splits as Luxury Demand Surgesftnnews.com · Sep 21
- Indian Hotels shares rise over 2% after Morgan Stanley raises target price to Rs 886Business Upturn · Sep 21
- Back-to-back Malaysia and Singapore races lift regional travel demandtraveldailynews.asia · Sep 20
- Hyatt Hotels beats Q2 EPS estimates, maintains full-year outlookscanx.trade · Sep 20
- 7 Hotel Stocks That Benefit the Most During India's Wedding Seasons; Do You Hold Any?Trade Brains · Sep 19
Europe, Mediterranean & Middle East
- Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach Receives Its First Michelin Key in the 2026 Michelin GuideFour Seasons Press Room · Sep 21
- 7 European Luxury Hotels Offering Nature-Based Experiences In An Urban SettingForbes · Sep 21
- Dubai property prices could ‘fall 5 per cent’ as Emaar hotels rebound to 60 per cent and backlog tops $50bnArabian Business · Sep 21
- Seven Tides opens NH Collection Dubai Ibn Battuta after a major transformationTravel2Latam · Sep 21
- ZAWYA: First Gran Melia in UAE to open as J1 Hotel in Dubai, Q4 2027TradingView · Sep 21
- UAE Business: Al Bustan Centre & Residence strengthens global partnerships at ATM 2026Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) · Sep 21
Social media & creators
- A Husband Realized His Wife's Loyalty App Showed Visits To A City She Never MentionedEn Pareja · Sep 21
- Projjwal Ghosh new Area Champion for IHG Hotels & ResortsToday’s Traveller · Sep 21
- Galway Hotel's 'tireless efforts' secures whopping 8 'Best Hotel' nominationsGalway Beo · Sep 21
- Cebu gets a new pickleball spot with a view at bai Hotel CebuCebu Daily News · Sep 21
- Business diary: 1,200 set to attend Festival of BusinessThe Irish News · Sep 21
- Lodge Social Appoints Amy Westerberg Senior Account Managercitybiz.co · Sep 18
Quarterly performance
- U.S. Hotel Industry Forecast to Grow Moderately in 2027AirGuide Business · Sep 2
- News | An early look at 2027 hotel performance projections reveals impact of GDP growth, event calendarsCoStar · Aug 31
- News | US hotel performance continues to build on summer momentumCoStar · Aug 21
- Greek Hospitality Industry Performance - 2nd Quarter 2026Hospitality Net · Aug 3
- News | World Cup created some unforeseen benefits for hoteliers across the USCoStar · Jul 27
- U.S. Hotels Extend Summer Momentum in Week Ending July 4Hotel Online · Jul 9
Annual outlook
- THAI to add Europe flights despite jet fuel concernsBangkok Post · May 15
- JetBlue First-Quarter Loss Widens; Company to Deepen Cost CutsBloomberg.com · Apr 28
- IATA: Global aviation demand will double by 2050Aerospace Global News · Mar 18
Headlines are aggregated from third-party public news feeds and link to the original publishers. Evoques does not verify, endorse or adopt third-party reporting. This brief is general industry information only.
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