Canary Technologies, the hospitality industry’s leading hotel management platform, today announced the launch of its AI-powered Sales & Catering Payments Hub, making it drastically faster for hotels to manage and close sales and event contracts.
LodgIQ Launches Hospitality Guide to Help Revenue Leaders Embrace the Role of Commercial Strategist
LodgIQ, a leading provider of AI-powered revenue optimization solutions for the hospitality industry, has released a new industry guide entitled “From Revenue Manager to Commercial Strategist: A Hospitality Guide.” This resource outlines the transformation of traditional revenue management roles into broader, data-led commercial leadership, and provides hotel professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI, business intelligence (BI) and revenue management to drive total profitability.
Airbnb launches £1 million “Best of British” fund to back hospitality and boost local tourism
From maypole dancing to cheese rolling, the UK is home to some of the world’s best cultural experiences and quirky, local traditions. Yet according to new research from Airbnb, many of these remain off the radar for holidaymakers.
Shaping Hospitality’s Next Chapter: How Rotana’s Vision is Guiding the Future of Investment
In the lead up to the Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World 2025, taking place at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai next week from 27-29 October, we asked several industry partners about what’s next for hospitality investment in line with this year’s event theme: “Where Vision Leads, Investment Follows.”
Ditch discount blasts: Reward high-value hotel guests
Blanket-sending discount codes only target low-spending guests. High-spending guests respond to offers that resonate, incentivize, and make them feel noticed. Hotels that take promotional offers one step further to hone in on strategic discounts for high-value guests see their Find, Book, and Grow strategies flourish with revenue.
UN Tourism Launches Online Training on Tourism for Rural Development
UN Tourism has launched its first-ever set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) dedicated entirely to rural tourism.
UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025: 52 Communities Leading Tourism for Rural Development
From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina, and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognized Best Tourism Villages from 29 countries showcase the power of tourism.
As Nights Grow Darker: Using Gender Impact Assessments to Protect Female Employees in the Hotel Industry
When the lights dim and hotel guests settle down for the night, a different reality often emerges for female workers. For many women – especially shift workers – fewer daylight hours brought about by winter can increase risk of harassment, intimidation, or violence.
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 17 October 2025
Spanish real estate investment trust Azora, via its European Hotel & Lodging Fund, has acquired Spanish owner-operator Medplaya Hotels. The deal includes six owned hotel properties in Spain – situated in Catalonia and the Costa del Sol – with a total of more than 1,500 rooms, as well as the operating company that manages an additional nine hotels. Azora plans to renovate the properties and reposition them. In 2019, Azora acquired seven hotels from Medplaya while keeping the company on as the operator through lease agreements, meaning that Azora now owns 13 of Medplaya’s 15 hotels.
DIF Hospitality & Travel SIG Webinar: Google’s Lucyna Janas to Present on the Future of Digital Wallets in Hospitality & Travel
The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) is pleased to announce the next session of its Hospitality & Travel Special Interest Group (SIG) — a bi-weekly forum bringing together innovators shaping the future of identity, access, and payments in travel and hospitality. The upcoming meeting will take place Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET, and will feature a special presentation by Lucyna Janas, Head of Google Wallet Partnerships, EMEA.