Google’s new Meta Price Accuracy rules now require hotel rates shown in search to exactly match the bookable price, fees included, or risk being penalized or removed, tightening the metasearch ecosystem and cracking down on misleading listings.
TripAdvisor Lost the Plot — and Now 20% of Its Staff
TripAdvisor is laying off 20% of its staff as it pivots toward experiences and AI, but years of overmonetization and declining trust mean the platform’s bid for relevance may already be too late.
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Sonder Went Bust. Marriott Went Missing
Sonder’s collapse was predictable, Marriott’s mishandling wasn’t. The failed SPAC burned through cash, dissolved 7,700 licensed rooms, and left guests stranded, exposing major cracks in Marriott’s due diligence and partnership strategy.
Springboard New Marketing Head
Springboard Hospitality has named Eve Tronson as its new VP of Marketing, stepping into the role after Jason Pirock’s move to Outrigger. She’ll oversee brand, digital, CRM, and field marketing across a 50-property portfolio, including 12 in Hawaiʻi.
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Is Hawaiʻi Tourism Sliding Into a Slow Burn?
Hawaiʻi’s visitor economy is softening, three months of declining arrivals, rising costs, and stalled job growth, while competing destinations outspend and outmarket us. With Japan slow to return and HTA in limbo, the state needs clearer messaging and a stronger strategy.
Debt Surfacing Like an Iceberg
Hotel insiders are quietly warning about looming debt troubles in Oʻahu and Maui, as pandemic-era refinancings meet today’s higher rates and softer demand, signaling potential distress, quiet sales, and ownership shakeups ahead.
Beach Front Waikīkī
Only nine hotels in Waikīkī sit truly on the sand; from Hilton Hawaiian Village to Kaimana Beach Hotel, the list reveals a mix of fee simple and leasehold ownership that shapes some of the most valuable shoreline real estate in Hawaiʻi.
Crown Jewel, Sold. Legacy, TBD.
Kamehameha Schools shocked the market by selling the 10.3 acres beneath the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to Japan’s Daisho Co. for $510M, an unprecedented shift in Waikīkī land ownership with deep cultural, financial, and historic implications.
Crown Jewel of Waikīkī Sold, Hawaiʻi Hotel Debt Mounts, and Google Cracks Down
Kamehameha Schools sells the Royal Hawaiian’s ʻāina, hotel debt whispers across Oʻahu and Maui, Sonder collapses while Marriott fumbles, and Google cracks down on messy meta pricing.
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Pakalōlō Panic, Loyalty for Sale, and a Hotel Site in ʻEwa
Recreational cannabis sparks panic from Japan to Waikīkī, a Mandarin-branded mystery lingers in Kakaʻako, hotel earnings flatline, and AI browsers start booking your guests before you can.
