What I Saw at HITEC 2026 That Nobody Else Is Talking About
The author argues that HITEC 2026 overlooked a key market gap: back-office AI that reduces overhead and drives margins, while vendors focused almost entirely on guest-facing tools.
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Keycafe Brings Automated Hotel Key Management to HITEC 2026 with New Mews and Cloudbeds Integrations
Keycafe will demo automated key management at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, including a live Mews PMS integration and early access preview of a Cloudbeds integration for contactless, reservation-triggered key access.
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Shiji and FreedomPay advance all-in-one payments strategy for global hospitality operations
Shiji and FreedomPay are combining Infrasys POS and Astral Payments into a single Android-based mobile device, letting hotel staff manage orders and payments in one workflow across F&B and other revenue centers.
Luxury U.S. Hotel Group Increases Monthly Time Savings To More Than 3,000 Hours With RobosizeME Automation
A U.S. luxury hotel group using RobosizeME automation surpassed 3,000 hours saved per month across finance, reconciliation, and back-office functions, exceeding its 600-hour target by 5x.
Humanizing Hospitality: Why Choosing a Technology Partner with Heart Brings Many Happy Returns
As the 2026 tradeshow season opens, the article argues that hotel technology must be evaluated on how well it supports frontline staff, with multilingual interfaces, mobile-first workflows, and vendor partnership as key criteria.
By Scott Schaedle, Chief Executive Officer, Quore
citizenM Transforms Hotel Linen Operations with Laundris
The digital platform helped citizenM reduce linen inventory from 8-9 PAR to 3-4 PAR, saving $680K-$1M in procurement costs across 17 hotels.
Transforming Hotel F&B with Mobility-Driven Operations
American Liberty Hospitality reports 10-15% F&B revenue increases and 10-20% faster service after deploying mobile POS across five properties.
By Shiji's Editorial Team, Shiji Group, Shiji
Why Cost per Occupied Room Is the Metric That Will Shape Hotel Profitability in 2026
HotelData.com report analyzing 5,000 U.S. hotels shows labor CPOR rose 12.8% in 2025, with Q4 seeing 21.1% year-over-year increase amid softening demand.
By Sarah McCay Tams, Head of Editorial, Actabl
Aloft New York LaGuardia Airport strengthens F&B revenue and reduces operational strain with IRIS Mobile Dining
The 148-room hotel deployed IRIS Mobile Dining to compete with third-party delivery apps and reduce phone-based ordering strain on limited staff.