ÖHV Congress 2026: Between AI Euphoria and Operational Reality

Last week in Linz, the ÖHV Congress once again brought together Austria’s hospitality industry. This year, the focus was clear: artificial intelligence, simplification, and the future of the sector. But between the keynote speeches and the conversat...

Jan Mazur

Director of Sales PMS, Europe & Africa, Shiji Group

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What Hotel Investors Need to Know About Agentic Hotel Distribution in 2026

Next week, hospitality industry leaders, including investors, owners, lenders, developers, management and brand executives and the like will travel to Los Angeles to attend ALIS, the world’s leading and most influential hotel investment conference. ...

Brad Brewer

Chief AI Officer, Agentic Hospitality, and Founder, Brewer Digital Marketing

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The Acceleration of “Hard AI”: Why CES 2026 Changed the Operational Blueprint

For years, we have treated robotics and Artificial Intelligence as separate workstreams. AI was “Soft”—it lived in the cloud, processed data, and generated text. Robotics was “Hardware”—it lived in the warehouse, moved boxes, and required expensive ...

Mark Fancourt

Co Founder & Principal Consultant, TRAVHOTECH

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2026 Starts Here: Events, Ideas, and the Conversations Shaping Hospitality

As we look ahead to 2026, the year feels genuinely promising for Hospitality Net and for the wider hospitality community. Our industry continues to move forward through conversation, collaboration, and the kind of face-to-face connection that turns ...

Henri Roelings

Founder, Hospitality Net

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The Soul of Service: A Timely Lesson in Luxury Hospitality Leadership

On Wednesday I had the privilege of listening to Horst Schulze deliver the keynote at the International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA) event. It was, in a word, a reaffirmation of my own values regarding luxury hospitality leadership.

Mark Fancourt

Co Founder & Principal Consultant, TRAVHOTECH

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The Great MICE Comeback: Why Events Are Fueling a New Travel Boom

When borders slammed shut in 2020, the meetings and events industry didn’t just slow down – it fell off a cliff. Global business travel spending plunged by 53.8% compared to 2019 as conferences were canceled, sales kickoffs went online, and incentiv...

Timothy Prescott

Director of Marketing, drvn

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Unlocking Incremental Revenue in Hospitality: October 2025 Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Conference

In October 2025, Cayuga Hospitality Consultants hosted a dynamic discussion on new pathways to incremental revenue in the hotel and restaurant industry. With economic pressures prompting owners to think differently about value creation, the conversa...

Mandy Murry

Principal & Chief Experience Officer at The Hospitality Concierge and member of Cayuga Hospitality Consultants

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Anticipating the Surge: How Hospitality America is Positioning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

When FIFA announced that North America would host the 2026 World Cup—describing it as “the largest World Cup in history”—the hospitality sector began preparing for a seismic shift in travel patterns across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Sixt...

Daniel Lock

VP of Commercial Strategy

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Hotel Investment & Development Trends: Key Takeaways from Cayuga’s Annual Conference

Moderator: Jon Peck, President of Peck Hotel Consulting, and Cayuga Hospitality Consultant

Jon Peck

President of Peck Hotel Consulting and active Consultant with Cayuga Hospitality Consultants

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Navigating the Current: Key Takeaways from CHICOS 2025

Last year’s CHICOS conference focused on the Caribbean region’s record-breaking RevPAR levels and appetite for new development. This year’s CHICOS theme, “Navigating the Current,” highlighted the potential for continued growth and development in the...

Shannon L. Sampson

Senior Vice President and Director of South Texas

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