BirchStreet Smart AP automates the full accounts payable cycle with AI-driven 3-way matching and touchless invoicing, claiming up to 95% reduction in manual invoice processing tasks for hospitality operators.
Inn-Flow names Jon Coley, a 20-year SaaS sales veteran, as SVP and Head of Sales to drive growth of its AI-enabled accounting, labor management, and procurement platform for hotels.
HotelIQ connects Decision Cloud directly to Shiji's Daylight PMS, enabling shared customers to centralize reservation data and eliminate manual exports for commercial planning and performance reporting.
Wyndham Garden Phuket Kamala has deployed Shiji's Infrasys cloud POS across 3 F&B outlets, centralizing menu management and transaction processing at the Kamala Beach resort.
The article argues that forest-bathing wellness programs should extend into the guestroom through tactile design details like wooden key cards and coasters, bridging outdoor experiences with indoor environments.
Three engagement models for forest bathing in luxury hotels range from unguided nature access to fully integrated wellness journeys, with examples from Aman, Four Seasons, and Ritz-Carlton.
HotelData.com's H1 2026 report covering ~5,000 US hotels shows GOP margin up 3.6 points to 44.9%, with Luxury surging and Economy the only segment posting a RevPAR decline.
TMG's hotel social media solution has hit 30,000+ hours of video watch time and 500,000+ engagements, reflecting short-form video's growing role in traveler discovery.
Forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) is gaining traction in luxury hotels as a low-investment, high-perceived-value wellness offering that can be personalized into premium, bookable experiences.
Groove Technology Solutions will continue distributing NFL Sunday Ticket to hotel partners via a new multi-year DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS and EverPass Media agreement, effective the 2026 NFL season.
Actabl's ProfitSword forecasting platform now integrates with Reeco's AI-powered procure-to-pay system, letting hotels automatically flag purchasing overruns against live forecasts before orders are placed.
Birmingham hotels saw 62.5% more room nights and a 60.1% ADR spike for European Athletics Championships week, with guests booking 169 days ahead vs. 58 days in 2025.
GCSTIMES has completed a rooftop solar PV installation at its headquarters, expected to generate 351 kWh of clean electricity daily, equivalent to the annual consumption of 43 households.
Innspire joins the Toast Partner Ecosystem to connect its digital guest platform with Toast POS, enabling branded mobile F&B ordering across in-room, poolside, and other on-property hotel venues.
The article argues physical key cards remain essential alongside digital keys due to shared-room access challenges, arrival friction, and their role as a tangible brand touchpoint.
Al Khoory Hotels adopts Shiji's Daylight PMS, Infrasys Cloud POS, and Reviewpro Reputation to unify guest data and operations across its UAE portfolio on a single cloud-based platform.
Drawing on Blue Mind theory and wood-touch research, the piece argues waterfront hotels can deepen nature connection through material choices like wooden key cards.
Canary Technologies, serving 20,000+ hotels with its AI guest management platform, has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing U.S. private companies.
Three hospitality approaches to Blue Mind wellness are emerging: designing water into the guest environment, offering immersive water-based activities, and using water directly as a therapeutic medium.
Cendyn adds four payment integrations (Flex Pay, FreedomPay, Stripe, Gr4vy) to its CRS, enabling BNPL, multi-currency support, and policy-driven payment management to cut direct booking drop-off.