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Tuesday brought former Remington CEO Sloan Dean launching AIHG with 60-plus autonomous agents targeting 500+ basis points of GOP improvement, Booking.com arguing Hotrec data supports a balanced multi-channel model rather than a direct-vs-OTA zero-sum fight, and Actabl's H1 2026 data showing Full Service hotels cutting hours per occupied room by 3.1% while RevPAR grew 8.9%. Simple Booking opening hotel back offices to AI agents via Claude and ChatGPT, GBTA confidence rebounding to its 2026 high, and five property announcements rounded out the session.
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