Category: Recent News

Leader in digital engagement technology solutions, Uniguest has appointed Shawn O’Connell, a professional with over twenty years of experience in AV and technology, to the role of Executive Vice President of Sales Americas.

JUFA Holding GmbH, Austria’s largest hotel group based in Graz, has selected dailypoint™ as its partner for guest data management. With more than 60 hotels, JUFA offers an innovative and future-oriented hospitality concept with style, seeing itself not as a traditional hotel chain but as a unique “hotel idea” founded over 30 years ago. Owned by a nonprofit foundation, JUFA Hotels is not controlled by any corporate group or private owner.

With the acquisition of TOP INTERNATIONAL Hotels, Grand Metropolitan Hotels will expand its portfolio, leveraging synergies to enhance the competitiveness of its partner and member hotels in global markets. The integration of established processes, innovative technologies, and expert knowledge will be key to shared success.

Alchemy Step Hotel Group (ASHG) is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of the Gresham Belson Hotel in Brussels, Belgium, effective as of November 1st, 2024. This acquisition further expands the company’s presence throughout Belgium, following the recent addition of eight hotels across key city destinations in Belgium in October 2024, with the portfolio now servicing business, MICE and leisure guests.

Accor and the Arora Group are proud to announce the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated Sofitel Dublin Airport, a new luxury hotel set to redefine the hospitality experience at Ireland’s main international gateway. The hotel will feature 412 elegantly designed rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, a tea salon, and a sky bar located on the 11th floor, offering stunning views of the airport and beyond.

greet, Accor’s beacon of sustainable hospitality, proudly announces the opening of greet Brussels Airport Zaventem, the brand’s first hotel in the Benelux region.

Mercure, a leading brand within the Accor group, today announces the opening of Mercure Sofia City, the brand’s first hotel in Bulgaria. Located in the vibrant Manastirski Livadi district, one of the most sought-after areas of the capital, the hotel offers convenient access to the National Museum of History and Vitosha National Park.

As the hospitality industry continues to evolve, Accor’s ALL loyalty program stands at the forefront, driving growth and enhancing guest experience and relationship. With a mission to foster guest loyalty while increasing value for clients, owners, and Accor, ALL has become a pivotal element in our Group’s success. By leveraging our digital expertise and broad ecosystem, we meet clients’ expectations and needs by offering unique loyalty benefits, and a large choice of hotels and experience in seamless customer journeys through our ALL.com website and application.

SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel distribution and revenue platform, unveiled the winners of the 2024 SiteMinder Partner Awards during a ceremony at WTM London, recognising businesses across five continents that have successfully simplified an increasingly-complex landscape for hoteliers. From the simplification of revenue management to payments, digital marketing, direct bookings, and upselling, the winners highlighted the need for hoteliers to lean on technology and consultants to navigate today’s growing challenges, spurred by a fast-changing and dynamic consumer environment.

Online travel agency (OTA) search rankings can often leave hotel revenue and channel managers perplexed. It’s not always apparent why one hotel is placed above another in the rankings. And to complicate things even more, the algorithms that determine the listings are always changing