Hotels and resorts
A Netflix cooking show is changing how people travel — and restaurants are seeing bookings jump 303%
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 17, 2025: Participants Jung Ho-young, Hudukjuk, Monk Sunjae, Son Jong-won, producers Kim Eun-ji and Kim Hak-min, Yoon Jumo Yoon Nara, French Papa, Chinese Cuisine Witch, and Baby Beast pose during a press conference for the Netflix series Culinary Class Wars: Black and White Chef Season 2 at JW Marriott Dongdaemun […]
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‘Significant, but not catastrophic’: A fall in Chinese visitors barely dents tourism numbers to Japan
Visitors (L) dressed in kimonos look at photos they took during a visit to Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of central Tokyo on September 16, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images After living in Tokyo for over a year, Karin Nordin noticed something peculiar. The hot spring towns of Kusatsu and […]
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Travelers are turning to AI to plan trips — but hallucinations and trust gaps remain
For many travelers, the process of planning their trips is a grueling slog through endless price comparisons and messy browser tabs. Increasingly, they are outsourcing the task to artificial intelligence. About 91% of global travelers rely on AI travel planners, according to an annual survey of 11,000 global users by travel platform Klook. Travelers use […]
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From Hyatt to Holiday Inn, America’s free hotel breakfast is facing a K-shaped economic threat
Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images At some point in the 1980s and 90s, the free hot breakfast became a staple of the hospitality industry. At many a Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn, the lobby at 8 a.m. is a pinwheel of pajama-clad kids, frazzled parents, and solo business travelers jockeying for […]
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BTS comeback tour turbocharges concert tourism, with hotel searches jumping as much as 6,700%
Concert tourism is expected be one of the travel industry’s more lucrative drivers this year, according to Trip.com, and the upcoming global comeback tour by K-pop group BTS appears to be reinforcing that trend. Flights and hotel rooms at their tour locations — in 34 cities across Asia, North and South America, Australia, Europe and […]
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Vacations can be stressful—here are 3 ways to fully unwind, according to a psychologist
Monica Virga, a 38-year-old entrepreneur based in Norway, found it unsettling to go from a period of working 20 hours a day to almost zero while on holiday, she said. “I would… end up popping into my emails again and checking up on things with work that I didn’t need to be in,” she said. […]
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Watch CNBC’s full interview with Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic
CNBC’s “Squawk Box” team discusses holiday travel and travel trends with Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic. Source
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Travelers booking later, prioritizing flexibility: Best Western CEO
CNBC’s “Squawk Box” team discusses holiday travel with Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic. Source
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5 major trends set to shape travel in 2026
Traveling is no longer just about the destination – or even the journey. It’s about the experience you walk away with. Since the end of Covid, experience‑led travel has continued to evolve, shifting away from checking off landmarks and more towards meaningful trips that help travelers connect with the people and places they visit. CNBC […]
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I stayed in a $40 capsule hotel as return to office mandates drive workers back to the city
Capsule hotels are a cheap alternative to expensive accomodation in London for office workers. Sawdah Bhaimiya Workers who moved out of London for remote work are under pressure to come back to the office in the city, and some are choosing to stay in Japanese-inspired sleeping pods for just £30 ($40). I travelled to Piccadilly […]
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