I use AI every day and it makes my work better and faster, so I walked in excited about what is coming. ... The energy bill was sobering, with AI consumption roughly tripling in a year and most of that power still coming from coal and gas.
In boardrooms across the globe, executives look at charts tracking touchscreens, mobile check-ins, and robotic room delivery. ... We see this play out globally as platforms look to automate the entire customer journey—a trend analyzed deeply in our breakdown of what you must take away from Marriott-Google AI Direct Booking .
Utilizing advanced AI technologies, hoteliers can gain valuable insights and benchmarking across properties. ... Beyond tipping, TIPMO was created to help hospitality employees gain faster access to their earnings and participate more fully in the financial system.
and developments in the global hospitality investment sector. ... , branded residences, restaurant investment, education investment, green construction & smart cities.
Enter Vibe Coding Vibe coding was introduced by AI researcher and OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy in February 2025. ... It involves building functional software by describing what you want in plain language and letting an AI do the rest.
In features such as “Listening Rooms: The New Hospitality Ritual,” “Aesop’s Architecture of Light,” coverage of Thailand’s restaurant scene and a look at railway dining in Malaysia, SOCIETIES examines ... The magazine also explores how hospitality spaces are evolving into more residential, cultural and local destinations, with examples including Terreno Barrio in Palma, the Orient Express hotel in Venice
The hotel went live on Mews in early April, completing the transition in a matter of weeks. ... About Aluna Resort Tulum Aluna Resort Tulum is a 78-room independent boutique hotel in Tulum, Mexico, featuring two restaurants, a bar and a spa.
Before a traveler ever sees a recommendation, an AI model may have already weighed hundreds of signals in an effort to establish confidence. That subtle shift changes everything. ... In many ways, hospitality is entering a trust economy. Travelers have always made decisions based on trust, but now digital systems are participating in those decisions as well.
Founded by two hospitality professionals determined to tackle food waste, the Swiss company has now supported more than 500 kitchens in over 40 countries with AI-powered waste reduction technology that ... Today, KITRO’s technology has been used in more than 500 kitchens across over 40 countries , including hotels, resorts, restaurants, hospitals, universities, large-scale catering operations and cruise
The largest funding rounds in hospitality technology last year went to the platform layer, not to the AI features sitting atop it. ... Over the next twelve to eighteen months, I expect agentic AI in our sector to split cleanly in two.
Restaurants have already learned this with digital menu boards. Retailers are learning it with in-store media screens. ... As the world leader in guestroom tablets following the June 2025 acquisition of Crave Interactive, HCN’s platform has evolved into an AI-powered digital concierge, a guest communication hub, room controller
What hotels can learn from catering This is where his catering years come in. ... Use it to work more efficiently behind the scenes, and to take the friction out of the dull moments for the guest, the form you fill in at check-in and the like, so that people are freed to create something
The scope is significant: three resorts, 500 longevity residences, 20 restaurants, a medical and commercial district, and one of the largest conference centers in the Eastern Caribbean, with indoor seating ... The lineup includes the CAR.O.L. bike, which uses AI to deliver personalized high-intensity interval training in as little as eight minutes, calibrated to each individual's fitness level; React Sport,
At Actabl, he will work across the company’s entire platform of business intelligence, labor management, and operations tools, and help shape how it partners with customers to put AI to work in their ... I look forward to helping shape what AI innovation looks like for the hospitality industry." Bahl's career began as a cook in Colorado restaurants.
From becoming the source of truth for AI platforms to building data foundations that drive visibility, they unpack what it takes to stand out in an AI-first world. ... We never want to create a more challenging experience for guests, whether it’s AI voice, AI chat. And certainly AI personalization is an area that we see potential in as well.
The effects of AI agents (acting alone or in concert) could be profound in many crucial areas and certainly on GOP. ... Another emerging player is SOUS, an Amsterdam-based startup specializing in AI-driven software for the hospitality sector, with a strong emphasis on restaurants and food service operations.
Even now, he noted, hotels still need a large human element, partly because the AI experience is not yet good enough to replace it, but mostly because he does not want to live in a world without human ... Students now do that work on their own, and he does not think an AI can take the place of another person in it.
Holiday Inn Kenilworth deployed Eccobell's AI voice agent, cutting reception calls by over 80% in the first week, with upsell commissions now exceeding the technology's cost. ... Daniel believes voice AI works particularly well because it mirrors communication habits guests already have in daily life.
Equinox pulls locals in through the club, and once they are inside they spend time in the bars and restaurants after working out. ... On another day, in another mood, he might want the conversation. That is the heart of how he sees it. As he put it, the choice is never AI-centric versus human-centric. It is choice-centric.
in funding. ... Since the win in Riyadh last year, Intello AI has participated in FHS World and FHS Africa where it signed its first major customer through a partnership with City Blue Hotels.