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Gen Z is propelling Europe’s travel boom, with the youngest generation of travellers now planning to spend the most on international trips and take more holidays than any other age group in the next 12 months. According to MMGY’s 2025 Portrait of European Travellers™, this surge in Gen Z spending highlights how Europeans remain deeply committed to leisure travel despite economic pressures and global uncertainty. The survey also captures the growing role of artificial intelligence in trip planning, the demand for sustainable and authentic experiences, and the significant impact of international sporting events, such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

People talk about “being in the flow” as if it’s some zen productivity state. That’s nice, but what I mean by flow is much more practical: things moving. From left to right, down the funnel, across the team. Progress happens because work doesn’t get stuck.

Emerging Travel Group (ETG), a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, has partnered with Simple Booking, one of the leading international CRS providers, used by more than 7,500 hoteliers worldwide. Through this collaboration, ETG is integrating with the company’s channel manager to connect more properties across Europe, especially in Italy, as well as in South America, Asia, and Australia, while offering them global distribution via both B2B and B2C platforms.

Canary Technologies, the award-winning global leader in hotel guest management technology, today announced that Brøchner Hotels has selected Canary’s Guest Management System to enhance the digital guest journey and support staff across its portfolio.

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the continued growth of voco through nine new signings and openings across Southern Europe, adding over 1,000 keys to the brand’s portfolio. The accelerated growth sees properties in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Türkiye significantly strengthen IHG’s premium presence in the region.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in partnership with Omran, today unveiled its Environmental & Social Research (ESR) 2025, showing that while the sector has surpassed its pre-pandemic economic peak, its carbon footprint remains below 2019 levels, and its positive social impact continue to grow.

Oscar Wilde wasn’t talking about hospitality, but the line has never felt more urgent in hospitality. Today, the biggest competitive threat isn’t criticism – it’s invisibility.

When staffing shortages hit at peak season, it’s not just guest satisfaction that suffers — room inventory shrinks, and operations strain under pressure. Across U.S. hospitality, uncertain immigration policy is now a key factor shaping workforce strategy. Hotels are adapting with agility: amplifying internal talent pipelines, refining recruiting, and fortifying preparedness against potential enforcement disruptions.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere in hospitality headlines right now. Promises of robot concierges, self-learning revenue systems, and smart room everything dominate the conversation. But while the industry debates what’s possible, a quiet shift is already underway.

Cloudbeds, the AI-powered platform fueling hotel growth today announced its role as a partner in h2c’s newly released 2025 Global Study: “AI & Automation in Hospitality: Navigating Today’s Challenges, Shaping Tomorrow’s Gains.” The report presents exclusive insights from 189 quantitative responses and 26 executive interviews across 171 hotel chains, representing more than 11,000 properties and 1.3 million rooms worldwide.