Category: Recent News

As digital transformation drives the hospitality industry, direct bookings have become a key battleground for hotels. Juanjo Rodríguez, founder and CEO of The Hotels Network, sat down with Florencia Cueto to discuss the evolution of direct sales, personalisation, and the role of artificial intelligence in enhancing the guest experience.

September 2023 saw Marriott International UK, Ireland, and Nordics (UKIN) set the ambitious goal to have all 55 managed properties be certified by The PLEDGE on Food Waste.

Alliants, a leading provider of hospitality guest experience technology solutions and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that the Alliants Experience Platform is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and integrates with OPERA Cloud via the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform. Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Oracle partners.

Lodging Interactive, an award-winning digital marketing, social media, and guest review engagement agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of GuestCONNECTSM, a flexible, subscription-based suite of services that includes a hotel website, social media marketing, and white-glove guest review response services designed exclusively for hotels and resorts. This all-in-one solution allows properties to build an impactful online presence with minimal upfront investment while ensuring consistent guest engagement across the travel booking journey.

As a leader in revenue management consulting, we’re always at the forefront of what is happening in the hotel industry ─ and keeping a close eye on how revenue management trends keep evolving.

This month, we’re excited to spotlight Stuart Wareman, SVP Global Sponsorship, Events & Experiences — the dynamic leader behind Accor’s global sponsorships, member experiences, and corporate hospitality.

Canary Technologies, the industry’s leading Guest Management System, today announced the release of its groundbreaking research report on AI trends in the hospitality industry, titled Navigating AI: Emerging Trends in Hospitality. The first-of-it-kind report captures hotelier attitudes toward AI and provides a roadmap for building an AI strategy, including insights on budget allocation and top use cases.

Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research has revealed.

Adagio is taking a new step in its development and announces the future opening of its first aparthotel in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, developed by CODIC, in the heart of “BOTANICA – Your Office Resort”, the new innovative business eco-district of the Cloche d’Or. With this new location, the European leader in aparthotels confirms its status as a key player in the sector, now present in 17 countries. Carried out in partnership with the CODIC Group, a prestigious real estate reference in Europe and a renowned developer in Luxembourg, this visionary project will open its doors by 2027.

Hospitality is an industry that thrives on human connection, but it has often been held back by outdated technology. In a recent interview on Hotel Tech Insider, Matt Welle, CEO of Mews, shared his journey from being a hotelier to leading a revolutionary property management system (PMS) company. His insights provide a roadmap for how technology can empower hoteliers to deliver better guest experiences and drive operational efficiency.