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The age of AI search is here and it’s already reshaping how travelers discover and book hotels. Instead of scrolling through endless links, guests now expect AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity to “do the Googling for them” and deliver one trusted answer. As a hotel operator, your job is to make sure your property is part of that answer. That ensures that you: stay visible, capture more direct bookings, and stay ahead of competitors in this new distribution landscape.

Bookboost, the industry-leading hospitality engagement platform, is proud to announce a new partnership with CIC Hospitality, a forward-thinking hotel group known for its innovative approach to guest experience.

Quore, a leader in hotel operations management, will reveal its next-generation Learning Management System at The Hospitality Show in October. The event, to be held October 26 to 28 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, will give hotel owners and operators the tools they need to streamline operations and drive profitability.

Travellers in the UK are rapidly turning to new sources of information, including Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and travel influencers, when it comes to planning their next trip, according to a major new global study from transformative travel provider, Amadeus.

Uniting the strength of Visa’s trusted infrastructure with HotelRunner’s deep presence in hospitality, this strategic preferred partnership sets the foundation for a new era of embedded finance in travel. By bringing Visa’s products directly into HotelRunner’s platform, this collaboration will enable seamless, secure, and scalable cross-border payments and settlements for thousands of travel businesses worldwide.

Inn-Flow, a leading provider of accounting, labor, and operations technology solutions purpose-built for the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of its Budgeting & Forecasting solution, a next-generation enhancement to the company’s cloud-based hotel accounting and finance platform. The new release delivers a modern interface, streamlined workflows and true portfolio planning capabilities, offering hotel owners and operators—at both the property and portfolio levels—the clarity and efficiency they need to thrive in today’s competitive environment.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company, today launched Dazzler Select by Wyndham, a new franchise offering designed for independent hoteliers in the economy lifestyle space.

MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Plusgrade, a global leader in ancillary revenue solutions, today announced its acquisition of Oaky, an award-winning upselling platform recognized as the Best Upselling Software for five consecutive years. Together, two trusted platforms are now united—bringing the best of both worlds into a single, more powerful experience.

U.S. revenue per available room (RevPAR) fell 6.6% in the week ending 27 September 2025. The decrease was mostly due to declining occupancy, down 2.8 percentage points (ppts) but was worsened by a 2.5% retreat in average daily rate (ADR). Occupancy has declined for the past 14 consecutive weeks, the longest such streak since the end of the pandemic. Further, since April, weekly occupancy has only increased twice.

Leonardo Hotels Central Europe is continuing to pursue a course of expansion by investing in new hotels, in the upgrading of its existing portfolio and in the further development of innovative brands. The group has achieved a number of important milestones in 2025 and has also launched new projects which will secure growth in Europe over the long term.