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Stripe’s James Lemon discusses payment infrastructure challenges in hotels and why AI booking technology is more complex for travel than retail.

Bradley Spielman at Whittlebury Park shares strategies for marketing to diverse audiences including spa guests, golfers, motorsport fans, and corporate groups using data-driven personas.

Access Hospitality’s Navigator uses natural language AI to query unified hotel data, eliminating the need to toggle between multiple systems.

PPHE reacquires Park Plaza London Waterloo for £147.9m while Nordeste Properties buys Meliá Bilbao for €63m in major European deals.

TRYBE CEO discusses their wristband-based contactless system for spas, arguing specialized software with strong integrations beats all-in-one platforms.

HOSPA recognized top performers from its 2024/2025 training cohort, with Leonardo Hotels winning Employer of the Year for professional development commitment.

Dr. Willy Legrand discusses why 40 years of sustainability frameworks have failed to prevent environmental decline and explores regenerative tourism as a transformative alternative.

VenueSuite announced demand-based pricing for meetings and events, applying room revenue management logic to meeting spaces with early results showing increased bookings on lower-demand dates.

HOSPA panel discusses how aparthotels, lifestyle hotels, and challenger brands navigate rising compliance costs while maintaining profitability and guest focus.

Sri Lanka’s Amba Yaalu Kandalama and Kenya’s Nomad Africa won for employing 91 women against cultural norms and implementing comprehensive gender policies respectively.