Category: Recent News

This year saw the first round of our new event series, Hospitality Horizons. Its mission is to bring together hospitality consultants and technology partners, to forge connections, discuss the latest industry trends, and generally have a great time.

Flexkeeping, the innovative hotel operations platform, has been selected to enhance efficiency, increase service quality, and improve staff satisfaction across Strawberry’s diverse portfolio. The chain’s 245+ properties range from boutique hotels to 800+ room establishments, including culturally significant sites with intricate architecture, posing unique operational challenges.

The business world is an eternal cycle of reinvention, where actors adapt to market conditions by establishing a new ecosystem that appears most relevant. Hospitality investors are no exception. Along the way, they’re integrating today’s new data for value creation into a 3.0 model that revives interaction over specialization.

With concerns swirling about the global economy, climate change, political instability, and health issues, wellness has emerged as a beacon guiding our travel plans. With worries swirling around the global economy, climate change, political instability, and ongoing health and safety issues, health and wellness have emerged as the shining beacons guiding our travel plans. Travel, hospitality, and wellness have joined forces in a thrilling “convergence” that’s changing how we think about the industry. This isn’t just a trend; it’s a full-blown revolution.

There has been a lot of news recently about the impact of artificial intelligence in search and how it may or may not impact the future of Google.

Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) today reported third quarter 2024 results.

Bethesda, Md. | Nov. 5, 2024 – Stayntouch, a global leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS), has just unveiled Stayntouch Academy 2.0, an enhanced online product training course with new content, streamlined role-based lesson plans and more efficient content production times.

European business travel spending is projected to reach $391.1 billion USD (360.4 billion euros) in 2024, reflecting a 10.4% increase from 2023. Additionally for this year, Europe is estimated to account for 26.4% of total global business travel spending of $1.48 trillion (1.36 trillion euros).

After approximately four years of touting the intent to eliminate third-party cookies from its popular Chrome browser, Google has reversed course, giving digital marketers an unexpected reprieve. Following multiple delays and a series of lackluster alternatives, the company in July 2024 abandoned plans to deprecate third-party cookies altogether, opting instead to address privacy concerns via enhanced user choice. While the move may be welcome news for advertisers in the short term, momentum in the digital space continues to push us toward a future where third-party cookies have diminishing utility.

An efficient hotel payment solution is the cornerstone of any successful hotel business. It’s critical to a property’s cash flow, operations and guest satisfaction. So, why are so many hoteliers reluctant to embrace modern payment solutions and their many benefits?