by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney The 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships were hosted by Prague, CZE for the third time since they were first introduced in St. Petersburg, Russia 130 years ago. The competition was held at the O2 Arena March 24-29. Thirty-one ice dance teams representing twenty-two countries competed in […]
Ultra-luxury properties have been charging more. Guests have been paying it. The rate has held — and for a period, climbed. What that number does not reveal is how fragile the condition producing it actually is. A guest paying $1,500 or $3,500 — or considerably more — a night is not paying for the room. […]
There’s a version of the AI conversation that doesn’t serve hotel sales teams well. It’s the one where AI is framed as near-omniscient, predicting behaviour and anticipating decisions before intent is even expressed. That framing generates headlines. It also generates scepticism, and rightly so. Hotel venue sales are built on judgement and timing. Relationships are […]
