Four nominees include Brookfield’s Barcelona Moxy, EQ Hotels’ London Novotel, Pygmalion’s 9-hotel Spanish portfolio, and Minor Hotels’ Amsterdam Avani.
Shiji and Straiv Partner to Deliver Fully Synchronized Digital Guest Journeys via Daylight PMS
The partnership enables automated data flow between Shiji’s cloud PMS and Straiv’s guest experience platform, targeting hotel chains in DACH, Benelux and France markets.
LodgIQ Announces Strategic Partnership with Convento do Espinheiro, Historic Hotel & Spa to Enhance Guest Revenue and Operational Insight
The 92-room luxury property in Évora, Portugal will use LodgIQ’s AI platform to optimize pricing and unify data from PMS and CRS systems into a single dashboard.
HOSPITALITY X redefines hotel operations through Shiji full-stack adoption
Four German hotels transitioned from Lindner to HOSPITALITY X management with Shiji’s cloud PMS replacing legacy systems across all properties.
Simone Puorto discussed Humans-as-Luxury, AI, Imperfection, and the Future of Hospitality
Puorto argues AI requires structural process changes, not just tool integration, and introduces “Humans-as-Luxury” as human service becomes a strategic differentiator.
AP Hotels & Resorts Relies on LodgIQ to Boost Revenue Performance Across Portuguese Portfolio
Portuguese hospitality group AP Hotels Resorts selected LodgIQ’s AI-driven platform to optimize pricing across its diverse portfolio of resort and city hotels.
Cendyn: Make Your CRM Work Across Every Department, Not Just Marketing
CRMs power up businesses, and for hotels, this keeps guests returning time and time again. But without a people-first approach, the CRM can fail. IÕve seen it first-hand: that Eureka moment when hotel staff see the benefits of the CRM, and everything changes. HereÕs why your hotelÕs Find, Book, and Grow strategy relies on your staff to actively engage with the CRM.
Finding a Place for Mindfulness in the Hospitality Industry
We’re living in anxious times. Politically. Socially. Environmentally. Spiritually.
Why 2026 will reshape hospitality and leisure dealmaking
After several years of post-pandemic reset, the hospitality and leisure dealmaking sector is settling into a new rhythm. Growth is no longer about adding scale alone, but about how well companies can connect experiences, customer data and loyalty across their portfolios. The assets attracting the most interest are those designed to work together.
The Best Hospitality Marketing Agencies Plan for the Day You Don’t Need Them
I’m going to say something that sounds counterintuitive for an agency owner:

