News · Daily Brief · Saturday, September 26, 2026
Hotel Marketing & PR Brief
Hotel marketing, PR, social media and travel-demand headlines curated by Evoques. Today: How Independent Hotels Can Turn Soft Dates Into Focused Sales and Marketing Action |; Can marketing put a destination on the tourism map?; Ekta Kanchan appointed director of marketing at Sofitel Mumbai BKC.
Hotel marketing & commercial headlines
- How Independent Hotels Can Turn Soft Dates Into Focused Sales and Marketing Action |Hotel Technology News · Sep 25
- Can marketing put a destination on the tourism map?IMPACT Magazine · Sep 25
- Ekta Kanchan appointed director of marketing at Sofitel Mumbai BKCET HospitalityWorld · Sep 25
- The Everest Hotel Kathmandu Appoints New DOSMsafariindia.com · Sep 25
- Syndacast brings ChatGPT (OpenAI) advertising opportunities to hotels and travel brandsEIN Presswire · Sep 25
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain Advances QCI Partnership to Strengthen Player Development and MarketingThe Manila Times · Sep 24
- 20 Stats Every Hotel Group Sales Team Should Know to Prepare for 2027hotel-online.com · Sep 24
- Raffles Hotel Singapore Announces New Leadership Promotionsafariindia.com · Sep 24
- Marriott Hotels Appoints New Cluster Marketing Manager- Chennaisafariindia.com · Sep 24
PR, brand & reputation
- Hard Rock Hotels names comms agency for UK and SpainPRWeek · Sep 25
- Summit Hotels & Resorts Appoints New PR Officer for Sikkimsafariindia.com · Sep 25
- Pacific Coast Brings Hotel-Inspired Comfort Home With Three Distinct Pillow DesignsThe Manila Times · Sep 24
- "I was sceptical of AVE as a client – I'm sceptical of it as an…prmoment.com · Sep 24
- AGIBOT and Chimelong Launch Large-Scale Embodied AI Theme Park with More Than 300 RobotsThe Manila Times · Sep 24
- Xiaodu AI Hotel Globalization Strategy Takes Another Major Step with the Official Launch of Its First AI Smart Speaker with Screen for Overseas Markets, X8 PlusThe Malaysian Reserve · Sep 24
Hotel economy & performance
- Experience takes centre stage in hotel revenue strategyTradingView · Sep 25
- U.S. hotel results for week ending Sept. 19hotelbusiness.com · Sep 25
- News | US hotels post record rates in mid-SeptemberCoStar · Sep 25
- BRICS Summit India Boosts Hotel Demand, MICE & Tourismtravtalkindia.com · Sep 25
- Vietnam and Korea lead APAC hotel performance in H1 2026Real Estate Asia · Sep 25
- After Labor Day slump, U.S. hotel performance back on trackHotel Management · Sep 24
Europe, Mediterranean & Middle East
- The 10 most beautiful hotels in the world, rankedqz.com · Sep 25
- Anya Gurgaon appoints Chitra Awasthi as General ManagerHotelier India · Sep 25
- New Complex MARCOM Director Appointed Across Four Propertiessafariindia.com · Sep 25
- The Leela Palace Jaipur Appoints New DOSMsafariindia.com · Sep 25
- Gekko Group accelerates its direct hotel contracting expansion across EuropeHospitality Net · Sep 25
- Interview: Meininger Hotels chief on reaching 50 hotels, European expansion, and cost pressureshotelmanagement-network.com · Sep 24
Social media & creators
- Tokio Hotel launch anniversary podcast in 3 languagesMusic Ally · Sep 25
- Moxy Mumbai Andheri West appoints Akshay Pethkar as loss & prevention managerET HospitalityWorld · Sep 25
- Emerging Businesses and Personalities That Deserve Your Attention in 2026Big News Network.com · Sep 25
- Hospitality’s ‘Earn & Learn’ degree a pathway to tourism careersIrish Examiner · Sep 25
- DigiPlus Fest 2026 to explore how AI is turning attention into action for India’s biggest brandsET BrandEquity · Sep 25
- Digital Tourism Marketing course to launch in Octgnlm.com.mm · Sep 24
Quarterly performance
- Indian Hotels shares rise over 2% after Morgan Stanley raises target price to Rs 886Business Upturn · Sep 21
- 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
- CoStar, Tourism Economics ‘significantly’ boost US hotel outlookhoteldive.com · Aug 7
- Greek Hospitality Industry Performance - 2nd Quarter 2026Hospitality Net · Aug 3
- News | World Cup created some unforeseen benefits for hoteliers across the USCoStar · Jul 27
Annual outlook
- THAI to add Europe flights despite jet fuel concernsBangkok Post · May 15
- JetBlue First-Quarter Loss Widens; Company to Deepen Cost CutsBloomberg · 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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