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Fulham Football Club (FFC) has recruited Oracle Cloud as its official point of sale (POS) and payments provider. In time for the upcoming season, the club will outfit Craven Cottage stadium and restaurants at its new riverside London entertainment destination, Fulham Pier with Oracle Simphony Cloud POS and Payments Cloud Service.

In the fast-paced world of hospitality, a frictionless, scalable, and guest-centric mobile ordering system isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s a revenue driver, a brand builder, and a guest loyalty enabler.

Picture a scenario where a hacker poses as an employee and tricks IT support into resetting credentials, bypassing multi-factor authentication and gaining access to core systems. That’s exactly what happened to one of the world’s leading casino brands in 2023, when a social engineering attack brought down everything from check-in kiosks to room keys and slot machines. Operations were disrupted for over a week, costing the company more than $100 million in lost revenue and leading to a $45 million class-action settlement.

BirchStreet Systems, a leading hospitality operations platform, has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Procure-to-Pay Application 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc # US53575025, June 2025).

Nomadix® Inc., bringing connected experiences to life, today announced a distribution agreement with TD SYNNEX, a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. Through this agreement, Nomadix’s portfolio of connectivity and digital engagement solutions will be available to TD SYNNEX’s vast network of resellers across North America, accelerating growth and expanding footprint in key industries including hospitality, multifamily housing, education and government.

YOTEL, the global hospitality brand known for its design-led, tech-forward hotels, has announced plans to expand its European footprint with the launch of YOTELPAD Athens – a 113-key urban aparthotel set across three centrally located buildings in the Greek capital. Marking the brand’s debut in Greece, the project is a significant milestone in YOTEL’s strategic growth across Europe and in the fast-evolving extended stay sector.

The first 50 of a plethora of hospitality and tourism industry leaders have been confirmed as speakers at the Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World, taking place at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, 27-29 October.

Summer travel season is in full swing, and it’s time to dial in your booking strategies. From the latest trends and spend to the most successful hotel offers, Cendyn’s experts dove into the industry data from May 2025 to reveal how travelers are planning their summer getaways. We’ll discuss what guests are really prioritizing when making summer booking decisions, along with actionable tips designed to get your guests engaged, excited, and ready to book their next stay.

Banyan Group (“Banyan Tree Holdings Limited” or the “Group” – SGX: B58), an independent global hospitality company, enters the second half of 2025 with strategic momentum across its diversified portfolio of hotels, branded residences, and purpose-led experiences. This November, Banyan Group will mark a significant moment in its journey with the Grand Opening of Mandai Rainforest Resort—its 100th hotel and a symbolic homecoming in Singapore—through a weeklong celebration and charity festival.

The business community has welcomed artificial intelligence as a key means of adapting to today’s changing workforce and recommending actions based on data analytics; however, according to experts, the hotel industry has yet to leverage it fully. A recent study by McKinsey found that as many as 78 percent of respondents say their organizations use AI in at least one business function, a 6-percentage-point increase from 2024. With so many core processes now informed by AI, hoteliers must bring these capabilities into the heart of their operations: the property-management system.