HITEC TOKYO Held for the First Time in Japan
The world's largest hospitality tech conference establishes its first Asian presence through a partnership with RX Japan.
The world's largest hospitality tech conference establishes its first Asian presence through a partnership with RX Japan.
HotelRunner processes over 2 million booked room nights and maintains 135,000+ active Booking.com listings daily, nearly double required benchmarks.
Positron promotes Jeffrey Clement to SVP of Sales and adds Dominic Locascio to expand its hospitality technology team amid growing demand for Wi-Fi solutions using existing coax wiring.
Narai Hospitality Group replaced manual spreadsheets with Fairmas software, cutting financial planning time from hours to minutes across its Lub d and Marasca hotel brands.
Seven PMS companies captured $408M of the total, with Mews leading at $300M as investors back platforms that centralize hotel operations and data.
Industry discussions reveal how outdated hotel venue management systems create operational bottlenecks and increased costs for properties.
The Danish startup grew from 12 to 50+ hotels across five European countries and raised its first angel round with hospitality and tech veterans.
Industry research shows 70% of hotels report guests still prefer human interaction for check-in and complex requests, despite AI efficiency gains.
Shiji's Infrasys POS is now operational across seven dining outlets at the Portugal resort, integrating with Hyatt systems and local payment regulations.
Canary's platform, trusted by 20,000+ hotels, uses AI-powered personalization to automate upgrade and add-on offers throughout the guest journey.
Survey of 400+ hotel tech decision-makers shows 85% will allocate at least 5% of IT budgets to AI tools in 2026.
NVIDIA's OpenClaw and NemoClaw aim to deploy specialized AI agents for hotel operations like guest messaging, RFP processing, and maintenance coordination.
The report ranks hospitality tech products across six departments based on 80,921 verified reviews from hoteliers in 152 countries.
The 299-room property in CapitaSpring will be Oakwood's second Singapore opening, featuring smart technology and sustainability initiatives.
Day two coverage of ITB Berlin highlights live AI booking demos, regenerative hospitality debate, and production-ready hotel automation systems.
Coverage from ITB Berlin highlights the "toggle tax" hoteliers pay when staff switch between multiple systems during guest interactions.
Nicolas Suissa joins from Amadeus to lead Apaleo's expansion in France, where the company already manages 100+ hotels with API-first PMS technology.
The platform powered by Groups360 offers real-time dashboards, customizable booking pages, and integration with hotel systems to reduce manual work for planners.