Purpose – This study aims to analyze management innovations developed by a homegrown Chinese hotel company aimed at sustaining its growth and reveals some unorthodox management practices in the lodging industry in China. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical sampling process was used...

Purpose This study aims to examine the evolution of spatial–temporal patterns in China’s hotel industry from 1978 to 2018. Design/methodology/approach A database comprising over 140,000 hotels with more than 30 rooms was created. The exploratory spatial–temporal data analysis (ESTDA)...