IDS Next marks 25+ years powering ITC Hotels' operations with its cloud-native, AI-enabled ERP platform covering front and back-end, wellness, and sales and catering functions.
Hapi and Upgrade's Flex Pay integration automates BNPL payment processing across reservation systems and PMS platforms, already live across thousands of hotels and billed as the first above-property payment automation in a global hotel chain.
RMS survey of 1,500 campers across the US, UK, Australia and NZ finds 66% plan to camp more in 2026, with online search now the top discovery channel and AI tools used by 14% for trip research.
Otel AI launches a free webinar series for hoteliers, with the first 41-minute episode featuring former Accor Group CTO Floor Bleeker on building a practical AI strategy.
Cloudbeds launches a native RMS powered by its Signals unified data layer, combining competitor rates, booking pace, and channel behavior with automated rate execution via its PMS.
Inn-Flow's new integration connects its Accounting and Procurement modules, giving hotel teams real-time budget, forecast, and open PO data within the purchasing workflow alongside AI-driven guidance.
Novotel's "Longevity Everyday" philosophy, activated through its first Longevity Week in September 2026, offers a blueprint for wellness resorts to embed longevity as a scalable, behaviour-driven guest experience.
dormakaba acquires Alliants, a UK-based guest experience platform serving 100,000+ hotel rooms, to combine physical access control with digital guest engagement in a single end-to-end hospitality solution.
roommaster will demo its reimagined PMS platform at NoVacancy 2026 in Sydney, promising 60% fewer clicks, 3x faster performance, and 99.95% uptime for small hotel teams.
UrVenue is hosting an interactive technology showcase at its new Las Vegas Strip HQ on Sept. 30, offering guided sessions on experience inventory, guest journey management, web design, and its OpenTable integration.
Unifocus launches Claira, an AI-native end-to-end workforce and operations platform built for hoteliers, with a specific focus on the historically underserved select-service segment.
Agilysys SVP Frank Pitsikalis will lead a keynote and two panels at NoVacancy 2026 in Sydney, covering AI in hotel ops, evolving guest expectations, and ancillary revenue strategies.
The article argues hotels should treat credential portability as an operational asset, maintaining control over their identity layer rather than becoming dependent on any single wallet, lock vendor, or technology platform.
AAHOA, Folio, and Avendra International have launched the AAHOA Marketplace, a free mobile-optimized procurement platform offering members AI-powered purchasing, a unified catalog, and access to negotiated supplier savings.
First Central Hotel Suites Dubai deployed Shiji's Daylight PMS and Infrasys POS across its 524-room property to unify front office and F&B data on a single cloud platform.
First Central Hotel Suites Dubai deployed Shiji's Daylight PMS and Infrasys POS across its 524-room property to unify front office and F&B data on a single cloud platform.
CruVu by Lodging Interactive collects private in-stay guest feedback to give hotel GMs real-time service recovery alerts, department recognition tools, and AI-assisted coaching to improve public review scores.
A practical guide covering AI readiness essentials for hotels, including data governance, content accuracy, direct booking strategy, and the emerging role of Model Context Protocol in AI-powered search.
A supplier argues wooden key cards can serve as meaningful physical touchpoints for adventure-focused hotels, doubling as keepsakes engraved with trip details.
The inaugural HoSS, held in London on 3-4 September, brought 200+ hospitality marketing leaders from 14 countries to address the gap between social media's commercial expectations and current strategy and capability.