Hotel technology is entering a new phase. Future locking systems are moving card-free, powered by BLE, NFC, and cloud-managed mobile keys. At the same time, digitalisation is accelerating across every touchpoint—from cloud PMS platforms to automation and AI-supported operations.
Lure Agency, along with hospitality sales trainer Celeste Berke Knisely, today announced the launch of Sales on Tap, a modern social-selling and visibility-building community created for hotel group sales professionals.
Mews, the leading operating system for hotels, has launched Zero Dollar Authorization, a new feature that helps protect revenue and ensure smoother payments. The feature enables hotels to instantly verify a guest’s card at booking without charging it, reducing failed payments, chargebacks, and lost revenue from no-shows.
Duetto, the industry’s leading provider of revenue and profit software, and Cloudbeds, the intelligent unified platform powering hotel growth, have released their first-ever Hotel Market Pulse report, providing performance and profitability analysis for hoteliers worldwide, based on the data managed by both companies.
Saudi Arabia-based Adeera has signed a new agreement to use transformative travel technology, Amadeus Digital Media. Through advanced omni-channel advertising strategies, Adeera will be able to better reach travelers at the moments they are most likely to book, across paid search, display, and social media.
Travel Media Group is pleased to announce that they have surpassed $1 million in social media ad spend invested on behalf of their hotel partners. As a trusted provider of exclusive hospitality marketing services, this achievement underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to helping hotels gain visibility, drive bookings, and remain competitive in a quickly evolving digital landscape.
In the world of luxury hospitality leadership, few professionals embody the balance of global perspective and local authenticity as well as Andreas Magnus, General Manager of Kempinski Palace Engelberg.
The leading global hospitality and travel technology company, HotelRunner, is to join The Phocuswright Conference, running from November 18 to 20, 2025, in San Diego, California. As a proud sponsor, HotelRunner will join the top industry thought leaders at the Manchester Grand Hyatt this year.
Resorts around the world are rethinking guest experience beyond linens, scents, and check-in efficiency. One shift gaining momentum: turning everyday touchpoints into emotional keepsakes. Key cards, once a functional necessity, are now becoming part of the story guests bring home.
SiteMinder, the world's leading hotel guest acquisition and revenue platform, has unveiled the winners of the 2025 SiteMinder Partner Awards, presenting 12 awards to businesses across five continents that are transforming how hotels seize opportunities in an increasingly fast-moving landscape. From AI-powered guest services to significant revenue uplift, this year's winners highlighted the growing importance of technology partners in helping hotels capture more demand.
Benchmark Global Sales, the powerhouse behind group business for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, has partnered with Lure Agency to level up sales performance across its independent portfolio with one clear goal: drive more direct group revenue.
Today is the final day to stop by Booth 831 and explore how family-friendly hospitality and sustainability can come together, from creative key cards to fully sustainable amenity kits like bamboo toothbrushes, razors, combs, and sugarcane slippers.
Maestro PMS, the preferred All-In-One web property-management system for independent hotels and luxury resorts, is proud to announce that four of its clients — White Elephant (Nantucket, Mass.), Ocean House (Watch Hill, R.I.), Castle Hill Inn (Newport, R.I.), and Twin Farms (Barnard, Vt.) — have been named among Condé Nast Traveler’s “Top 15 Best New England Resorts” for 2025.
Forty-eight percent of Thai hoteliers acknowledge they miss revenue opportunities at least weekly—such as when competitors adjust rates or new events are announced—because they cannot respond fast enough, according to new research by SiteMinder, the world's leading hotel guest acquisition and revenue platform.
P3 Hotel Software, a leading innovator in hotel booking solutions, has set a new benchmark for rapid deployment in hospitality technology with the successful implementation of its enhanced Custom Booking Engine for Cabinn Hotels in Denmark and Sunborn Hotels in Finland. Both hotel groups faced urgent migration challenges after their previous booking engine providers announced service discontinuation — and both transitioned to P3’s advanced, OPERA Cloud–integrated solution in record time.
The pace of innovation at online travel agencies (OTAs) continues to accelerate, transforming how travelers discover, plan and book their stays. For independent hotels and B&Bs, these changes can bring both opportunity and pressure.
Lure Agency, a pioneer in hospitality B2B marketing, proudly announces the official launch of its proprietary WINS Method™, a proven sales and marketing framework engineered for today’s decision-maker and tomorrow’s AI-driven buying journey.
LodgIQ, a leading provider of AI-powered revenue optimization solutions for the hospitality industry, has released a new industry guide entitled “From Revenue Manager to Commercial Strategist: A Hospitality Guide.” This resource outlines the transformation of traditional revenue management roles into broader, data-led commercial leadership, and provides hotel professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI, business intelligence (BI) and revenue management to drive total profitability.
As winter approaches, GCSTIMES is bringing more than just innovation to the heart of hospitality — we’re bringing warmth, creativity, and sustainability to the forefront.
IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, has signed an exclusive service agreement with Red Sea Global Hospitality for the implementation of IDeaS’ G3 Revenue Management System (RMS) and Optix, a revenue intelligence and performance analysis platform, across multiple luxury properties in Saudi Arabia.