Big Data Filter White Paper The 2026 Hotelier’s Planning Calendar: Track Hotel Operations Deadlines & Industry Events Running hotel operations in 2026 will demand tighter coordination, smarter planning, and proactive decision-making across every department. To support your strategy, Otelier built a comprehensive, ready-to-use 2026 Hotel Planning Calendar – designed... Otelier More in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Big Data More like this Opinion Maybe MCP is really the tech that hotels need There’s a new 3-letter acronym circling the hotel tech sphere (yay): MCP. And before you yawn hit delete, this one might actually be useful. Martin SolerPartner at Soler & Associates Soler & AssociatesMore in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category CRM & LoyaltyMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Big Data More like this Supplier News Many hoteliers with properties in China are unwittingly breaking Chinese data laws, warns Ireckonu Any international hotel chains with properties in China, along with the global tech vendors they rely on, may be unknowingly violating Chinese data privacy laws, warns Ireckonu. At the heart of the issue are China’s data residency requirements, whic... Ireckonu More in this category PCI ComplianceMore in this category Big Data More like this Opinion AI Users Need Agency, Not Agentic For the past few years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in hospitality has been dominated by a single question: Will AI replace the people who run our hotels, inns, and operations? It is an understandable concern. The industry is gra... Chris McPhersonCo-Founder and CTO TakeUpMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Big DataMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this Opinion AI is coming for the PMS, but not the way you think There’s an explosion of talk about AI in hotels, but very little actual application. Or is there? AI has been coming to hotels for a while, but not in the flashy, headline-grabbing way many expect. There won’t be a moment when a chatbot takes over t... Martin SolerPartner at Soler & Associates Soler & AssociatesMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category InnovationMore in this category Big DataMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this Opinion Decentralization Is a Myth — But We Can Still Take Back Control We’ve heard this promise before. The Internet was supposed to decentralize travel. Then came social media, metasearch, and the so-called “sharing economy.” Each new wave arrived with the same story: this time, hotels will finally connect directly wi... Ira VoukHospitality Technology and Revenue Management consultant Ira Vouk Hospitality 2.0 ConsultingMore in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Big DataMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this Report Losing Time, Money and Guests: The High Price of Disconnected Hotel Systems A new study by Access Hospitality - an HSMAI Europe organizational member - reveals fragmentation iscosting Europe’s hospitality sector thousands of hours, and millions in missedopportunities. The findings paint a stark picture of inefficiency: HSMAI Region Europe More in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Big Data More like this Opinion Forecasts are Falling: It’s Time to Look Inward and Refine Your 2026 Plan The final U.S. hotel performance forecast of 2025 is in – and it’s not the news many hoped for. According to the latest from CoStar and Tourism Economics, both 2025 and 2026 projections have again been downgraded across occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR, s... Rob LawrenceCEO OtelierMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Big Data More like this Opinion From Data Overload to Commercial Clarity: Why Hotels Need Smarter Decision Intelligence Hotel revenue teams have access to more data than ever before — yet decision-making has never been harder. Mayank RastogiSenior Vice President & GM, RateGain RateGain Technologies LimitedMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Big Data More like this Case Study A pragmatic, data-driven approach to direct bookings with Triptease GCP Hospitality is a hotel management company operating a diverse portfolio of independent hotels and hostels across the Asia-Pacific region. With properties ranging from luxury resorts to brand-forward hostels, GCP operates a highly adaptive, analy... Triptease More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Big Data More like this The Hotel Yearbook 2026 Converging Forces – The Future is Hybrid by Design Explore Your content on Hospitality Net? Hospitality Net membership explained
White Paper The 2026 Hotelier’s Planning Calendar: Track Hotel Operations Deadlines & Industry Events Running hotel operations in 2026 will demand tighter coordination, smarter planning, and proactive decision-making across every department. To support your strategy, Otelier built a comprehensive, ready-to-use 2026 Hotel Planning Calendar – designed... Otelier More in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Big Data More like this
Opinion Maybe MCP is really the tech that hotels need There’s a new 3-letter acronym circling the hotel tech sphere (yay): MCP. And before you yawn hit delete, this one might actually be useful. Martin SolerPartner at Soler & Associates Soler & AssociatesMore in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category CRM & LoyaltyMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Big Data More like this
Supplier News Many hoteliers with properties in China are unwittingly breaking Chinese data laws, warns Ireckonu Any international hotel chains with properties in China, along with the global tech vendors they rely on, may be unknowingly violating Chinese data privacy laws, warns Ireckonu. At the heart of the issue are China’s data residency requirements, whic... Ireckonu More in this category PCI ComplianceMore in this category Big Data More like this
Opinion AI Users Need Agency, Not Agentic For the past few years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in hospitality has been dominated by a single question: Will AI replace the people who run our hotels, inns, and operations? It is an understandable concern. The industry is gra... Chris McPhersonCo-Founder and CTO TakeUpMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Big DataMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
Opinion AI is coming for the PMS, but not the way you think There’s an explosion of talk about AI in hotels, but very little actual application. Or is there? AI has been coming to hotels for a while, but not in the flashy, headline-grabbing way many expect. There won’t be a moment when a chatbot takes over t... Martin SolerPartner at Soler & Associates Soler & AssociatesMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category InnovationMore in this category Big DataMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
Opinion Decentralization Is a Myth — But We Can Still Take Back Control We’ve heard this promise before. The Internet was supposed to decentralize travel. Then came social media, metasearch, and the so-called “sharing economy.” Each new wave arrived with the same story: this time, hotels will finally connect directly wi... Ira VoukHospitality Technology and Revenue Management consultant Ira Vouk Hospitality 2.0 ConsultingMore in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Big DataMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
Report Losing Time, Money and Guests: The High Price of Disconnected Hotel Systems A new study by Access Hospitality - an HSMAI Europe organizational member - reveals fragmentation iscosting Europe’s hospitality sector thousands of hours, and millions in missedopportunities. The findings paint a stark picture of inefficiency: HSMAI Region Europe More in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Big Data More like this
Opinion Forecasts are Falling: It’s Time to Look Inward and Refine Your 2026 Plan The final U.S. hotel performance forecast of 2025 is in – and it’s not the news many hoped for. According to the latest from CoStar and Tourism Economics, both 2025 and 2026 projections have again been downgraded across occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR, s... Rob LawrenceCEO OtelierMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Big Data More like this
Opinion From Data Overload to Commercial Clarity: Why Hotels Need Smarter Decision Intelligence Hotel revenue teams have access to more data than ever before — yet decision-making has never been harder. Mayank RastogiSenior Vice President & GM, RateGain RateGain Technologies LimitedMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Big Data More like this
Case Study A pragmatic, data-driven approach to direct bookings with Triptease GCP Hospitality is a hotel management company operating a diverse portfolio of independent hotels and hostels across the Asia-Pacific region. With properties ranging from luxury resorts to brand-forward hostels, GCP operates a highly adaptive, analy... Triptease More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Big Data More like this