Category: Recent News

Otelier, a hospitality data platform powering the future of hotel operations, is proud to announce the return of Night Auditor Appreciation Day on Sunday, May 18. The annual celebration, launched by Otelier in 2023, recognizes the critical contributions of night auditors – the overnight hotel professionals who work behind the scenes to ensure every property runs smoothly from one day to the next.

Starhotels continues its growth strategy by announcing the acquisition of ownership and management of the Hermitage Hotel & Resort in Forte dei Marmi, strengthening its leadership position and reaffirming its natural vocation for high-profile Italian hospitality.

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF EMEA) presented the prestigious ISHC Young Leader Award to Nicola Bandera, Senior Analyst, Hospitality Real Estate Development at THE LINE, NEOM.

In this week’s episode of Hotel Moment, Dana Cariss, Senior Vice President of Revenue Strategy at Coraltree Hospitality, joins Revinate CMO Karen Stephens with lessons on revenue strategy, the hotel guest experience, and understanding the true value of guest spend.

The hospitality industry, once defined by luxury, opulence, and aesthetic grandeur, is undergoing a transformation—one that is being shaped by the urgent call for sustainability, conscious travel, and meaningful experiences. In a world grappling with climate change, resource scarcity, and a growing demand for ethical consumption, tomorrow’s hospitality leaders will be those who align profit with purpose and luxury with responsibility.

In today’s rapidly shifting market, pricing decisions backed by solid data aren’t just helpful—they’re essential for maximizing revenue. Make no mistake – raising and lowering rate is only one tool within the revenue management tool-box, but it is often the most crucial and effective tool that we have, so when making rate changes to our Best Available Rate, or Flexible rate, it’s very important that there is a logical reason for why we are making a change. This guide reveals five proven data signals that clearly indicate when to confidently raise your rates. These aren’t theoretical concepts, they’re practical indicators used by top-performing hotels to capture maximum value without sacrificing occupancy.

In this sponsored episode, Christine Lising, Director of the Solutions Engineering Team at Shiji, shares practical insights on leveraging technology to enhance food and beverage operations in the hospitality industry.

On paper, hotel management often looks at labor as a cost center. I’m not saying they shouldn’t look at this way; only that there is a bigger concern nowadays than pay scale – lack of replacement labor altogether.

Cendyn, a global integrated hotel technology and services company, announced today it has promoted Yakesh Arora from senior vice president of global engineering to chief technology officer (CTO). Arora is an entrepreneurial CTO with a track record in developing cutting-edge, scalable products for clients, resulting in significant increases in revenues and margins. He successfully built, managed, and trained multiple teams to deliver industry-first projects, increasing both market share and revenues.

As a candidate for the position of Secretary General of UN Tourism, I am honored to support the important work of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre in Jamaica and other parts of the world and contribute to this critical effort with learnings from my own experience. I had the hard job of guiding the tourism industry of Greece through the COVID-19 pandemic as Minister of Tourism and we did that by leveraging the power of data and that excites me to share my vision of a UN Tourism Resilience data centre.