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Influence Society announces the publication of Societies Quarterly for Q3 2025, its essential guide spotlighting the trends, inspirations, and innovations shaping the hospitality sector from July through September 2025. This report is designed for hospitality brands seeking clarity and competitive advantage as the industry accelerates into a new era defined by luxury, design, technology, and artificial intelligence. Societies offers a curated perspective on the cultural and operational shifts that are setting new benchmarks for extraordinary hotel experiences.

In the modern hotel industry, speed, convenience, and personalization define exceptional guest experiences. KIOSK delivers advanced Self-Service KIOSK and POS (Point-of-Sale) solutions that help hotels streamline operations, reduce pressure on staff, and impress guests—from check-in to check-out.

Comprising Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – conveniently listed in alphabetical order from north to south – the Baltic region is a captivating corner of Northern Europe to the east of the Baltic Sea, where medieval towns, pristine coastlines and vibrant cultural scenes converge.

The Oasis Live ’25 tour led to significant gains in average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) in Cardiff and Manchester, according to preliminary data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of world-leading hospitality group Accor, invites guests to celebrate International Dog Day on August 26, with heartwarming stays that go beyond just “pet friendly”, which ‘Make Special Happen’ for all of its guests. While Fairmont embraces this special holiday with a series of paw-fect offerings, Fairmont’s global hotels and resorts continue to offer top-tier service and dog pampering all year round across its iconic destinations globally.

On December 1, 2025, the Comfort Hotel Victoria in downtown Florø will change its name to Scandic Victoria Florø. The Helle family, which currently owns the hotel, will continue to operate under the Scandic brand according to a franchise agreement. The hotel will be Scandic’s 19th franchise hotel – an important part of the company’s long-term growth strategy.

Blue Coast Capital acquires Courtyard Munich City Centre from Union Investment

As I make the rounds conducting hospitality industry training, I sense that more and more hoteliers are truly understanding the difference between “guest service excellence” and “hospitality.” My regular readers may recall that this is a topic previously addressed here in my monthly column. In short, “guest service excellence” is more demonstrative, requiring the use of hospitality communications essentials like those espoused by hotel ratings services such as Forbes and AAA. “Hospitality,” on the other hand, is more of a philosophy for our work-life culture, or as true hospitality superstars know, it’s really a philosophy for living daily.

Quore, the leading provider of workflow management solutions for hotels, today announced that implementation of its Cleanings Plus solution is underway at 74 IHG® Army Hotels, representing 12,190 guestrooms at 40 Army posts across the United States and Puerto Rico. Each hotel will be equipped to optimize performance, track room status, and coordinate tasks more efficiently.

Inside experiences shaped with intention. The polished marble, the scent of fresh florals, the warm, personal greeting. But the key card, the very object that grants access to a private world, is often designed to be forgotten, an object of pure utility with no story to tell. It’s a disconnect in an otherwise seamless narrative of luxury.