Digital Marketing Filter Podcast The Digital Race Reshaping Hospitality: Insights from Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder & CEO of Apaleo In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder and CEO of Apaleo, joins host Jessica Gillingham to explore how digital acceleration, AI integration, and platform openness are redefining what it means to operate in the hospitality... Abode Worldwide More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Digital Marketing More like this Opinion How AI-Driven Search, Connected Media, and Real-Time Intelligence Will Drive Direct Bookings in 2026 The hospitality customer journey has become more fragmented and compressed than ever before. Travelers now move fluidly between search engines, AI-powered answers, metasearch platforms, social channels, video, and review sites before making a bookin... Dhannesh BalajiSolutions Architect Milestone Inc.More in this category Search MarketingMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Advertising More like this Supplier News Tambourine and Settlers Hospitality Partner to Transform Digital Portfolio with Nine New Websites Tambourine, the global leader in hotel marketing technology, announced the successful completion of a comprehensive digital overhaul for Settlers Hospitality, a leading independent hospitality group based in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. The coll... Tambourine More in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions More like this Supplier News Thailand Launches “Travel Green Thailand” to Promote Responsible Travel The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched TravelGreenThailand.com, a government-backed digital platform designed to promote eco-friendly and responsible travel experiences across Thailand. The site aims to help visitors explore the countr... GCS TIMES GROUP COMPANY LIMITED More in this category Environment & SustainabilityMore in this category Lodging IndustryMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Market Segments More like this Opinion Winning over OTA guests with trust and convenience in the website and CRM By its very name, mastery implies a consummate passion for perfecting one’s craft through a combination of keen observation and in-the-field practice. It’s a process, and when it comes to maximizing direct bookings this means you must be ever vigila... Adam MogelonskyPartner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Digital Marketing More like this Opinion Direct booking in the AI era: 10 OTA winback strategies If OTA winback felt hard before, AI just raised the stakes. Karen StephensChief Marketing Officer, Revinate Revinate, Inc.More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Digital Marketing More like this Supplier News New Study Reveals What Really Drives Guest Survey Response Rates in Hotels A new analysis of more than 1,500 post-stay guest surveys has revealed that small, often overlooked design and wording choices can have a measurable impact on hotel survey response rates — challenging some long-held assumptions about survey length a... GuestRevu More in this category Reputation ManagementMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Guest Experience 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 Case Study Paradise Resort achieve 12% more direct bookings & 82% WhatsApp engagement with HiJiffy’s AI messaging Paradise Resort Gold Coast needed a smarter way to manage guest communication and boost direct bookings while maintaining its signature personalised service. With guests engaging across multiple channels – social media, WhatsApp, web chat, SMS, and ... HiJiffy, S.A More in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AIMore in this category Guest Experience More like this Supplier News Serious about reducing marketing costs in 2026? Start here. If controlling expenses is a priority for 2026, there are several high-impact ways Tambourine customers can immediately reduce marketing and distribution costs—without sacrificing performance. Tambourine More in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Lodging IndustryMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Market Segments 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
Podcast The Digital Race Reshaping Hospitality: Insights from Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder & CEO of Apaleo In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder and CEO of Apaleo, joins host Jessica Gillingham to explore how digital acceleration, AI integration, and platform openness are redefining what it means to operate in the hospitality... Abode Worldwide More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Digital Marketing More like this
Opinion How AI-Driven Search, Connected Media, and Real-Time Intelligence Will Drive Direct Bookings in 2026 The hospitality customer journey has become more fragmented and compressed than ever before. Travelers now move fluidly between search engines, AI-powered answers, metasearch platforms, social channels, video, and review sites before making a bookin... Dhannesh BalajiSolutions Architect Milestone Inc.More in this category Search MarketingMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Advertising More like this
Supplier News Tambourine and Settlers Hospitality Partner to Transform Digital Portfolio with Nine New Websites Tambourine, the global leader in hotel marketing technology, announced the successful completion of a comprehensive digital overhaul for Settlers Hospitality, a leading independent hospitality group based in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. The coll... Tambourine More in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions More like this
Supplier News Thailand Launches “Travel Green Thailand” to Promote Responsible Travel The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched TravelGreenThailand.com, a government-backed digital platform designed to promote eco-friendly and responsible travel experiences across Thailand. The site aims to help visitors explore the countr... GCS TIMES GROUP COMPANY LIMITED More in this category Environment & SustainabilityMore in this category Lodging IndustryMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Market Segments More like this
Opinion Winning over OTA guests with trust and convenience in the website and CRM By its very name, mastery implies a consummate passion for perfecting one’s craft through a combination of keen observation and in-the-field practice. It’s a process, and when it comes to maximizing direct bookings this means you must be ever vigila... Adam MogelonskyPartner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Digital Marketing More like this
Opinion Direct booking in the AI era: 10 OTA winback strategies If OTA winback felt hard before, AI just raised the stakes. Karen StephensChief Marketing Officer, Revinate Revinate, Inc.More in this category Sales & MarketingMore in this category Digital Marketing More like this
Supplier News New Study Reveals What Really Drives Guest Survey Response Rates in Hotels A new analysis of more than 1,500 post-stay guest surveys has revealed that small, often overlooked design and wording choices can have a measurable impact on hotel survey response rates — challenging some long-held assumptions about survey length a... GuestRevu More in this category Reputation ManagementMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Guest Experience 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
Case Study Paradise Resort achieve 12% more direct bookings & 82% WhatsApp engagement with HiJiffy’s AI messaging Paradise Resort Gold Coast needed a smarter way to manage guest communication and boost direct bookings while maintaining its signature personalised service. With guests engaging across multiple channels – social media, WhatsApp, web chat, SMS, and ... HiJiffy, S.A More in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AIMore in this category Guest Experience More like this
Supplier News Serious about reducing marketing costs in 2026? Start here. If controlling expenses is a priority for 2026, there are several high-impact ways Tambourine customers can immediately reduce marketing and distribution costs—without sacrificing performance. Tambourine More in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Lodging IndustryMore in this category Digital MarketingMore in this category Market Segments More like this