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The world is inching closer to end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel booking in chat, and the payments layer is essential to achieving that goal.

PARIS, 11 November 2025. Influence Society, the design-driven digital agency specializing in luxury hospitality, has expanded its collaboration with Altamarea Group to support the online performance of Ai Fiori, the group’s flagship Midtown Manhattan restaurant. Following the launch of a refined, brand-centric website for Marea Beverly Hills, the partnership now turns its focus to enhancing visibility and strengthening the digital foundation for Ai Fiori—a restaurant synonymous with elegance and culinary precision.

Earlier this month, ChatGPT launched Apps, a new way for brands to show up in AI conversations. And I mean show up everywhere. When the iPhone App Store launched in 2008, it reached 6 million users. ChatGPT Apps launched to 800 million users. That’s 133 times larger, on day one.

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced that its licensing agreement with Sonder Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SOND, “Sonder”) is no longer in effect due to Sonder’s default. As a result, Sonder is no longer affiliated with Marriott Bonvoy, and Sonder properties are not available for new bookings on Marriott’s channels.

Today at the Resort and Residential Forum, Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (“Marriott”) announced continued momentum and expansion of the company’s branded residential portfolio across the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.

Mexico City, Mexico, November 11, 2025 – Shiji, the global leader in hospitality technology, announces that Nomade Tulum and BE Tulum, two of the Riviera Maya’s most renowned beachfront resorts operated by Nomade People Group, have successfully implemented Infrasys POS across their operations.

Italian hotel investment company Gest Resort has acquired the five-star, 47-room Hotel Risorgimento in Lecce, Italy for €18 million (€383,000 per room) from Italian entrepreneur Giovanni Casto. The property is situated in central Lecce, a city in the Salento peninsula of the Apulia (Puglia) region in the south-east of Italy. The hotel is currently closed for an extensive renovation that will reduce the room count to 45, and it is scheduled to reopen in April 2026 under Minor Hotels’ Tivoli Hotels & Resorts brand as the Tivoli Palazzo Risorgimento Lecce.

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Mews, the leading operating system for hospitality, is powering Revisn, Raleigh’s executive residences that combine technology, design, and personalized hospitality to redefine operations, guest autonomy and the future of modern hospitality through a fully front-desk-free model. As the first property in the United States to use Mews, Revisn recognized early that both companies shared a commitment to transforming hospitality management through advanced, innovative technology and forward-looking operational design.

Cloudbeds, the intelligent unified platform powering hotel growth, today announced the launch of its Preferred Partner Program. This new initiative recognizes and rewards partners who demonstrate proven adoption, reliability, and measurable business impact, bringing even more value to hoteliers across the globe.