Cloudbeds integrates with Oolio's Bepoz, Swiftpos and Idealpos POS platforms to enable real-time F&B charge posting to guest folios across Australian hotels, resorts and pub groups.
Fliggy's open-source "flyai" travel skill is now live in Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO and Honor native skill stores, enabling AI-driven bookings without a user ever opening the Fliggy app, just as Chinese AI orders surged 800% during Spring Festival.
Agilysys SVP Frank Pitsikalis will lead a keynote and two panels at NoVacancy 2026 in Sydney, covering AI in hotel ops, evolving guest expectations, and ancillary revenue strategies.
PATA and ATTIA have signed an MOU to collaborate on events, policy advocacy, and marketing across the Asia Pacific travel and technology sector.
EVT's GM of digital distribution shares how SiteMinder's channel manager has streamlined OTA management across 100+ hotels for nearly 20 years, freeing teams to focus on revenue strategy.
OYO parent Prism's GM Agent promises fully autonomous hotel operations, but raises unresolved questions on guest data use, Aadhaar privacy, and accountability as the company pursues a Rs 6,650 crore IPO.
Shiji's Daylight PMS, including a specialized Apartment Module for extended stays and flexible billing, has gone live at Chatrium Residence Riverside Bangkok with SUN Accounting System integration.
Vietnam's "1+1+34+N" tourism data governance model is held up as a template for the Philippine DOT, arguing that a data ownership framework must precede any AI or chatbot deployment.
Stripe's reported $7B acquisition of OpenRouter, combined with its earlier Metronome buy, creates a vertically integrated AI billing stack that makes model routing costs opaque to operators and demands new cost-tracking disciplines for hospitality.
One year after launch, South Palms Resort and Spa Panglao's 20,000-device IoT infrastructure has run without guest-facing failures, validating the invisible-by-design technology approach.
Hotelogix, a BIR-certified cloud PMS, reports that ~75% of 3–5 star hotels in the Philippines have adopted certified systems as tax compliance becomes a deal-breaker in tech procurement.
Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach has deployed Canary's AI Guest Messaging platform, enabling instant multilingual responses across 100+ languages throughout the guest journey.
Fitzroy Island Resort replaced fragmented legacy software with the Agilysys cloud-native ecosystem, cutting night audit time by four hours per shift and enabling AR reports to be configured in under five minutes.
Fitzroy Island Resort replaced fragmented legacy software with Agilysys's cloud-native platform, cutting night audit time by four hours per shift and enabling automated financial reporting in under five minutes.
Hotel Essencia in Dumaguete City replaced its legacy PMS with Hotelogix's cloud platform, gaining improved system stability, third-party integrations, and broader online distribution capabilities.
Shiji's Book&Pay marketplace upgrade connects 290,000+ hotel properties with China corporate travel channels including Ctrip and Meituan, adding automated bookings, cross-border payments, and digital invoicing.
Shiji's Horizon Distribution integrates with JR Systems' Rakutsu with channel manager, giving Japanese hotels access to 300+ travel agencies and OTAs worldwide, with a focus on Asian inbound markets.
The Bangkok property, formerly Maitria Mode Sukhumvit 15, deployed Shiji's cloud-based PMS, POS, and reputation tools to support its relaunch as a Thai lifestyle hotel.
Pan Pacific Hanoi implemented Shiji's Infrasys POS across all F&B outlets to streamline operations and enhance guest personalization.
Commentary on how China's humanoid combat robots are advancing AI capabilities that could soon revolutionize hotel service operations.