The Digital Race Reshaping Hospitality: Insights from Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder & CEO of Apaleo
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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...

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The Digital Race Reshaping Hospitality: Insights from Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder & CEO of Apaleo
by Jessica Gillingham and Uli Pillau
15 January 2026Abode WorldwideSales & Marketing
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The Anti-Strategy Strategy: How Doing Less Will Win 2026
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The Anti-Strategy Strategy: How Doing Less Will Win 2026

Julia Krebs, Senior Lecturer and Hospitality Consultant at Les Roches Marbella, argues that the stand-out hotels of 2026 will be the ones that dare to do less, not more. Her “anti-strategy” swaps add-ons and AI hype for staff-led revenue insight, fi...

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Is your hotel visible in ChatGPT search? A quick guide to help you compete with OTAs for AI planned trips

For over two decades, the battleground for hotel bookings has been defined by a struggle for control, with hotels on one side and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) on the other.

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HBX Group and Professors from NYU Analyze How Gen Z Travels: Experiences as a Priority, Technology as a Partner, and a Budget Dedicated to Leisure

HBX Group (HBX.SM), the leading B2B travel technology marketplace, has unveiled new trends that are shaping Gen Z’s relationship with personalization in travel. The study, conducted in collaboration with consultant professors Dr. Recep “Richie” Kara...

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Moving Past ROAS as Marketing KPI

For years, Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) has been treated as the gold standard for evaluating hotel marketing performance. But as traveler behavior evolves and the planning journey becomes longer and more complex, it’s clear that ROAS no longer tells th...

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London. Oslo. Paris. And Your City – Start 2026 Together with HSMAI Europe

As we step into 2026, we would like to wish you, your teams, and your organisations a strong and successful year ahead. A new year brings new opportunities — to sharpen our thinking, strengthen our leadership, and continue building a hospitality ind...

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Bringing it All Together: How All-Inclusive Resorts Changed the Narrative
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Bringing it All Together: How All-Inclusive Resorts Changed the Narrative

As all inclusive resorts shed their old value only reputation and reemerge as serious players in the upscale leisure space, Ricardo Orozco Arce of The Villa Group shows how the category’s revival is powered by “hybrid by design” thinking. He maps th...

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Doug Kennedy’s Next Staff Training Webcast: Hospitality IS…
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Doug Kennedy’s Next Staff Training Webcast: Hospitality IS…

Register your team and participate live, or view the recording, of Doug Kennedy’s next 40-minute training webcast scheduled for Friday, January 23, at Noon ET. REGISTER HERE

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