Posts in category: Newsletter

Sun, sand, surf… and surveillance. Airbnb eyes hotels as Hawaiʻi rolls out a friendlier marketing push.

Policy, planes, hotel math, and a moment that stopped me scrolling.

Hawaiʻi Hotel Hui Insider chronicles a year of growth, community building, and newsletter evolution, revealing the unexpected journey behind their 16 groundbreaking issues.

Visitor gatekeeping meets industry reckoning, cruise lines eat our lunch, a stalled Kona site revives, and Hopper’s shine fades as AI hype runs ahead of truth.

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.

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.

A historic Kauaʻi inn lists for $26M, an unexpected endeavor for the Panda Express founders, PM Hotel Group keeps growing, OTAs move in on ChatGPT, and the travel economy takes another billion-dollar hit.

Castle takes over the Waikīkī Circle, a billionaire buys his own land, Kauaʻi’s oldest inn hits the market, HTA resets again, and yes… what a glasshole.

TikTok now books rooms, HTA déjà vu, Big Island joins STR delay club, Marriott Waikīkī swaps GMs, and luxury keeps winning (for now).