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Direct booking in the AI era: 10 OTA winback strategies

If OTA winback felt hard before, AI just raised the stakes.If OTA winback felt hard before, AI just raised the stakes.

Opinion Articles

The Silent Revolution: How Every Hotel Website is Becoming an Actionable Endpoint for AI

For decades, the web has been held together by a chaotic and brittle system of custom APIs. This fragmented landscape of bespoke integrations is more than just a developer headache; it is the primary bottleneck preventing the next generation of AI from reaching its potential.

Beyond the Business Case: What Hotels Get Wrong About Neurodiversity Employment

In my previous Hospitality Net article, I explored how small, practical adjustments can help hotels tap into an overlooked talent pool of neurodivergent people—and, in the process, make operations smoother for everyone.

Strategic partnerships that help your independent hotel stand out from the competition

Most independent hoteliers feel like they’re always juggling 10 different tasks at once.Most independent hoteliers feel like they’re always juggling 10 different tasks at once.

Today's News

WTTC Recognized China’s Strategic Initiatives Driving Growth in Travel & Tourism

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today welcomed the Chinese government’s ongoing efforts to facilitate international travel, highlighting the impact of visa-free policies, transit visa initiatives, and broader measures designed to create a seamless travel journey for visitors.

A Roundtable Discussion with Caribbean and Latin American Lodging Experts

The Caribbean and Latin American (CALA) lodging market has experienced some challenges in 2025. While visitation from the U.S.

2026 Travel & Hospitality Trend Forecast

As the travel landscape accelerates into 2026, hotels and resorts are redefining what modern hospitality looks like, with a clear shift toward wellness led journeys, meaningful experiences, flexible pricing and more personalised service.

The World’s Best New Luxury Hotels of 2025

We are pleased to announce the 15 global arrivals that LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence - recognise as this year’s best.

From sustainability to sleep tourism and convenience to connectivity: five essentials shaping the future of the Middle East’s hospitality sector

The era of scaling hospitality businesses simply by counting rooms is over, according to The Bench, organisers of Future Hospitality Summit, which says that the future of hospitality lies in creating integrated ecosystems, lifestyle platforms and purpose-driven destinations.

Hyatt Accelerates Essentials Portfolio Momentum with Planned Brand Growth in New Markets and New Leadership

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is expanding the reach of its Essentials portfolio with several major milestones, including signing more than 20 new Hyatt Select deals this year and reaching 70 total hotel deals for the Hyatt Studios brand since its launch, highlighting the portfolio’s continued growth in new markets across the Americas.

Excellence Endowment Bolsters Senior Living Programing in Hospitality Management

The School of Hospitality Management (SHM) in the College of Health and Human Development (HHD) at Penn State has received foundational gifts from two leaders in the senior living industry.

The Chief Engineer’s AI Playbook

Artificial Intelligence is no longer optional in hospitality, yet effectively adopting it remains a challenge, especially for hands-on engineering leaders balancing cost pressures, staffing constraints, and uncompromising service expectations.

Jason Ballard Appointed Hyatt SVP, Global Brand Leader – Essentials at Hyatt Hotels Corporation in Chicago - IL, USA

Crystal Chan Busch Appointed Group Director, Global Sales at Wharf Hotels in Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR)

Patrick Pahlke Appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Viceroy in Los Angeles - CA, USA

Hilton to Expand Luxury Footprint with LXR Hotels & Resorts in Turks and Caicos with AMARIS Grace Bay

IHCL Unveils Avantika by the Ganges – IHCL SeleQtions in Varanasi

Le Méridien Arlington Announces Hotel Renovation

Where Deco Dreams Meet Ocean Breezes: Balfour Miami Beach Joins Wyndham’s Registry Collection Hotels

Today's Supplier News

Sustainability News You Don’t Want to Miss in Recent Weeks

Hotelogix caps 2025 with strong growth, market leadership, and turns EBITDA positive

roommaster Recognized as a 2025 Trusted Vendor by Crozdesk

Schloss & Gut Liebenberg chooses Mews to fully digitalize operations

Stayntouch Accelerates Cloud PMS Performance with Gen-2 Infrastructure Enhancements and Advanced AI Features

German Hotel Guests Want Speed — But Still Reject Full Digitalization

The Rise of Agentic AI in Hospitality: Moving From Search to Action

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