MAY / JUNE 2026
Vol. 60, No. 3
DEPARTMENTS
TRAVEL
GOOD VIBRATIONS
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38 PERSPECTIVES Viewpoints from hotel industry voices and leaders
62 F & B Here comes the bride
64 TECHNOLOGY Data matters
76 INDUSTRY NEWS Hilton’ s Yotel play; Main St. v. Wall St.
82 PRODUCTS Wellness / Coffee & Tea
ON THE COVER
Alex Tisch, president & CEO of Loews Hotels & Co, in his New York office.
Summer is just about here and that means it’ s prime vacation time. And right now, proactive hotel owners, operators and property teams are hard at work preparing their assets for the summer crush.
COVER STORY
FAMILY TIME
Loews Corporation has a pedigree all its own. Synonymous with the Tisch name, the family has its fingerprints on a host of businesses. Now, one of its youngest is leading its legacy hotel division and doing it his way.
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MARKET REPORT
IN DECISION
In Asia Pacific, hoteliers are being tasked with a simple question, but one with many variables: build new or buy and convert? Both strategies are reshaping the competitive landscape.
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