Hotelogix, a globally leading cloud-based hospitality technology provider, announced the integration of its comprehensive Hotel Property Management System (Hotel PMS) with Profitroom's Booking Engine platform. As a significant development in the hospitality industry, this partnership aims to improve direct booking capabilities for hospitality businesses across the globe, leading to enhanced revenue.
The Hotels Network (THN), a direct growth platform serving over 20,000 hotels worldwide, has launched Swaps, an inventive solution designed to personalize hotel websites by dynamically replacing content for each visitor.
When planning a trip, choosing the right hotel is crucial to ensure a memorable experience. However, the booking process can often feel overwhelming with the multitude of options. This is where Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) come into play. OTAs have transformed the way we book accommodations by offering a wide range of choices and simplifying the booking process. Let’s explore how you can maximize your travel experience by understanding the advantages and unique features of various OTAs and how hotels can effectively manage their listings on these platforms.
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An event venue connected to a hotel in New York City struggled to capture market share. Despite having a premium location and offerings, the venue was being overlooked by potential clients. The standalone website, which served as the primary digital presence for this venue, was seeing minimal traffic and conversions.
Amadeus, a leading global travel technology company, has announced a minority investment in hivr.ai through its strategic funding program Amadeus Ventures. hivr.ai, an innovative scale – up started in 2019, consolidates and automates meeting and group sales across the fragmented distribution landscape, including hotel websites, email, phone, and third-party venue finders. The technology enables hotels to streamline processes, shorten sales cycles, and significantly increase revenue from meetings and groups.
Meetingmax, the leading provider of event room block management software, has announced a strategic partnership with aRes Travel to address the growing challenges of post-cutoff hotel bookings. This collaboration offers event managers an innovative solution to ensure no attendee is left without accommodations, even after the contracted room blocks close.
As digital transformation drives the hospitality industry, direct bookings have become a key battleground for hotels. Juanjo Rodríguez, founder and CEO of The Hotels Network, sat down with Florencia Cueto to discuss the evolution of direct sales, personalisation, and the role of artificial intelligence in enhancing the guest experience.
Alliants, a leading provider of hospitality guest experience technology solutions and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that the Alliants Experience Platform is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and integrates with OPERA Cloud via the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform. Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Oracle partners.
Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research has revealed.
Duetto, the world’s leading revenue management software provider for the hospitality industry, has unveiled its 2025 hospitality trends report, revealing that increased costs, AI, personalization, evolving revenue metrics, and data, are the biggest challenges the industry will face this year, according to a global survey of hoteliers.
Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered marketing technology company, is announcing its recognition in the 2024 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards. This year, Tambourine earned 11 awards, celebrating innovative campaigns and website designs created in partnership with its hotel, resort, and tourism destination clients worldwide.
Wish I Was There (WIWT) is disrupting the hotel industry by taking social selling to a whole new level. Forget the complexities of managing social media and influencer collaborations. WIWT offers a streamlined solution that bridges the gap between hotel marketing and distribution, opening up a world of new opportunities for hotels to connect with potential guests.
These awards are the most prestigious and sought-after in the hospitality industry, and this marks MARA's first time competing against more established players in the category. "Winning the award in our very first year is something we never imagined when launching the product in early 2024," said Tobias Roelen-Blasberg, Co-Founder of MARA. "It's a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone on the team in building 'the new way' of AI-driven reputation management. We're incredibly fortunate to have the best and most innovative hoteliers among our customers, and we're grateful that so many took the time to vote for MARA."
In addition, MARA was the 7th most recommended app out of all hotel technology solutions worldwide, with more recommendations than hotel tech giants like Mews (winner of the PMS category).
Each year, 2.5 million hospitality professionals visit HotelTechReport.com to guide their technology investments. The HotelTechAwards selects the best hotel software products in each category by evaluating customer feedback alongside key metrics—including integration capabilities, company stability, market presence, partnership networks, and support excellence.
"The ranking process is simple, transparent, and unbiased--judging is based on time tested ranking factors developed specifically for the industry. Only verified hoteliers with hands-on experience using each product are allowed to participate in the voting process. This means that MARA’s users decided the #1 Reputation Management Solution,” said Hotel Tech Report CEO, Jordan Hollander.
“The authentic voice of the customer decides the winners of the annual HotelTechAwards - ranking hotel software solutions based on users’ experience in buying, implementing and using those solutions,” said Jordan Hollander, CEO of Hotel Tech Report. “We’re thrilled to highlight the value that the world’s leading software solutions deliver to their customers. By building a platform around the voice of the people actually using these hotel tech solutions, we’re able to deliver actionable, peer-to-peer insights that potential buyers can trust. Winning a HotelTechAward is the highest achievement in the industry because it’s based on data.”
The HotelTechAwards are often referred to as "the Grammys of Hotel Tech" and winners have been selected from more than 200 of the top technology products around the world. The HotelTechAwards are the industry's only data-driven awards platform with winners determined not by a handful of judges or popularity votes but by product reviews from a global community of verified hotel technology users across more than 120 countries.
Passengers flying with Air Europa will have the opportunity to take advantage of new mobility services as the airline expands its partnership with travel technology innovator Amadeus.
The Hotels Network (THN) is proud to announce its recognition as 2025’s #1 Direct Booking Tool by Hotel Tech Report, marking the third consecutive year the company has received this honor. THN was also named the runner-up for Hotel Rate Parity for the third year in a row, reinforcing its excellence in delivering innovative solutions that drive direct booking success and revenue optimization for hoteliers. The HotelTechAwards, often referred to as the “Grammys of Hotel Tech,” are the only data-driven awards platform in the industry, determined by reviews from a global community of verified hotel technology users across more than 120 countries.
SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel distribution and revenue platform, has again dominated at the 2025 HotelTechAwards with its sustained leadership in hotel eCommerce and servicing the modern needs of hoteliers.
Cogwheel Marketing & Analytics will be honored for travel marketing excellence by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) at the annual Adrian Awards Celebration at the New York Marriott Marquis, February 18, 2025.
Duetto, the world’s leading revenue management software provider for the hospitality industry, has solidified its position as the gold standard in hotel tech with a record number of wins in this year’s HotelTechAwards, reviewed by hoteliers as the #1 Revenue Management System, for the fourth consecutive year.
Topaz Services, a leader in professional hotel voice reservations and AI-powered live chat solutions is excited to announce its integration with Mews, an industry-leading hospitality cloud platform. This integration allows hoteliers to benefit from the Topaz contact center solution using Mews, enhancing capabilities to optimize their voice channel, convert calls into bookings, and deliver exceptional guest experiences.