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What the Data Tells Us About Japan’s Next Chapter in Hospitality
Opinion

What the Data Tells Us About Japan’s Next Chapter in Hospitality

Japan’s accommodation industry is thriving in 2025: strong business results, rising investments, and ambitious workforce plans underline optimism across the sector. From AI adoption to training initiatives, the industry is tackling challenges with i...

Luiz Rodrigues De Paula
Luiz Rodrigues De Paula
Regional Manager, Japan, Booking.com
Booking.com
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Luiz Rodrigues De Paula
by Luiz Rodrigues De Paula
20 January 2026Booking.comLodging Industry
What the Data Tells Us About Japan’s Next Chapter in Hospitality
Opinion

New Data Shows How Travelers Are Using AI to Plan and Book Trips, And It’s Not What You Think

The travel industry has spent years trading opinions about what AI will do to planning and booking. No more hypotheticals. New research by TakeUp, The Rise of AI Planned Travel in 2026, based on a survey of 300 US leisure travelers, shows the shift ...

Bobby Marhamat
Bobby Marhamat
CEO at TakeUp
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Bobby Marhamat
by Bobby Marhamat
20 January 2026TakeUpSales & Marketing
TakeUp
Opinion

Optimise Your Hotel Website in 8 Easy Steps - FREE Checklist

As a hotelier, you know that first impressions matter. And in 2026, your website is your virtual front desk. But is it doing enough to convert visitors into paying guests? If your website isn’t optimised for speed, ease of use, and direct bookings, ...

Savina Karaivanova
Savina Karaivanova
Marketing & Product Strategist
Userguest
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Savina Karaivanova
by Savina Karaivanova
20 January 2026UserguestSales & Marketing
Userguest
What Hotel Investors Need to Know About Agentic Hotel Distribution in 2026
Opinion

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
Brad Brewer
Chief AI Officer, Agentic Hospitality, and Founder, Brewer Digital Marketing
Agentic Hospitality
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Brad Brewer
by Brad Brewer
20 January 2026Agentic HospitalitySales & Marketing
What Hotel Investors Need to Know About Agentic Hotel Distribution in 2026
No More Guesswork: How Pace Analytics Uncovers the ‘Why’ Behind Hotel Performance Changes
Opinion

No More Guesswork: How Pace Analytics Uncovers the ‘Why’ Behind Hotel Performance Changes

Every revenue manager knows the frustration: performance drops unexpectedly, pickup slows, or ADRs fluctuate without a clear reason. The system shows you what changed, but it doesn’t show why. And to find out, you’re bouncing between PMS reports, sp...

Ryan MacLagan
Ryan MacLagan
Vice President of Business Development at LodgIQ
LodgIQ™
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Ryan MacLagan
by Ryan MacLagan
19 January 2026LodgIQ™Finance
No More Guesswork: How Pace Analytics Uncovers the ‘Why’ Behind Hotel Performance Changes
Hotel Staffs Do Not Need to Work Harder, Just Smarter
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Hotel Staffs Do Not Need to Work Harder, Just Smarter

In hospitality, time is everything. And yet, too much of it is spent on the wrong things. Admin overload, repetitive reporting, fragmented systems… it all adds up. That’s where automation steps in, not to replace people, but to give them back time, ...

Linda Girrbach
Linda Girrbach
Co-Founder & Head of Hospitality Consulting, RobosizeMe
Robosize ME
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Linda Girrbach
by Linda Girrbach
19 January 2026Robosize MELodging Industry
Hotel Staffs Do Not Need to Work Harder, Just Smarter
Hotel AI Deployment Planning from the Framework of a Switchboard Operator
Opinion

Hotel AI Deployment Planning from the Framework of a Switchboard Operator

It seems every day there’s another announcement surrounding some preternatural feat that artificial intelligence (AI) has accomplished. Within the hospitality world, the number of technology vendors introducing (or claiming to introduce!) AI product...

Adam Mogelonsky
Adam Mogelonsky
Partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd.
Hotel Mogel Consulting Limited
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Adam Mogelonsky
by Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
19 January 2026Hotel Mogel Consulting LimitedInformation Technology
Hotel AI Deployment Planning from the Framework of a Switchboard Operator
Luxury Travelers Seek Authenticity Over Standardization
Opinion

Luxury Travelers Seek Authenticity Over Standardization

The luxury travel market continues to thrive — even in these often uncertain economic times. From here in Paris as well as when I travel to attend industry conferences and speak to my colleagues at other properties, I am hearing that five-star hotel...

Arnaud Morandi
Arnaud Morandi
General Manager, Fauchon L’Hôtel Paris
FAUCHON Hospitality
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Arnaud Morandi
by Arnaud Morandi
19 January 2026FAUCHON HospitalityLuxury Travel
Luxury Travelers Seek Authenticity Over Standardization