AI May Hallucinate… So Do People

One of the reasons customers are concerned about or even scared of AI is that it has been known to provide incorrect answers. The result is frustration and concern over whether to believe any AI-fueled technology. In my annual customer service and customer experience research, I asked more than 1,000 U.S. consumers if they ever received wrong or incorrect information from an AI self-service technology. Fifty-one percent said yes.

Bain Capital to Acquire Pullman Paris Montparnasse Hotel

Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm, in partnership with Columbia Threadneedle and QuinSpark Investment Partners (“QuinSpark”), has today signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pullman Paris Montparnasse from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“Unibail”), a leading European retail REIT.

Hideaway Inns Selects Stayntouch to Redefine the “Microcation” Experience

Stayntouch, a global leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS), has partnered with Hideaway Inns, a design-forward brand redefining the modern lodging experience under Revival Hotels’ Invisible Hospitality™ model. Launching first in select Northeast destinations, Hideaway Inns plans 15 openings over the next 36 months, growing to 25 properties in five years. Starting with its flagship in Sunapee, N.H., this month, Hideaway Inns has deployed Stayntouch’s cloud PMS, payments platform, booking engine, and channel manager as its core technology stack.