HotelIQ Decision Cloud joins the Mews Marketplace
HotelIQ Decision Cloud integrates with Mews PMS to deliver automated, daily reservation-level data including RevPAR, ADR, and segmentation metrics without manual exports.
Supplier News
Grupo Baleine selects Shiji’s Daylight PMS to scale its vision for luxury boutique hospitality
Grupo Baleine, a nine-property Mexican boutique hotel group, has deployed Shiji's Daylight PMS at its new Mexico City property as a scalable foundation for luxury hospitality growth.
EVT took a chance on a young SiteMinder and never looked back
EVT's GM of digital distribution shares how SiteMinder's channel manager has streamlined OTA management across 100+ hotels for nearly 20 years, freeing teams to focus on revenue strategy.
Gstaad Palace selects dailypoint as provider for guest data and customer relationship management solutions
Gstaad Palace, the iconic 5-star Swiss Alps property open since 1913, will use dailypoint to unify guest data from systems including protel, TAC, and aleno into a single central guest profile.
Forget Fly-and-Flop: Meet the Darecation
Pinterest's 2026 trend report names "Darecations" as a rising travel segment, with searches for adventure tourism up 75% and sports travel insurance purchases up 182% in two years.
Cendyn brings live hotel data to Google’s Search Campaigns for Travel in closed beta test
Cendyn joins Google's closed beta for Search Campaigns for Travel, combining live ARI feeds and first-party guest data with Google's AI to improve hotel search ad performance ahead of general availability.
Amsterdam founders launch Away.ai: an AI-based travel agent
Dutch founders Loes Daniels and Jorik Schröder launch Away.ai, an AI platform that books complete flight-and-hotel packages in minutes based on personal preferences, with a 2-4% travel credit rewards model.
Francis Louis Passerini appointed Chief Operating Officer of Blastness
Francis Louis Passerini, formerly Managing Director Italy MEA at D-EDGE for 24 years, joins Italian travel tech firm Blastness as COO to drive growth and operational scale across international markets.
From Open Standards to Brand Experience: Rethinking the Hotel Key Card
The article argues that open-standard key card systems give hotels vendor flexibility and credential control, while sustainable, custom-designed physical cards double as brand touchpoints.
Beyond Transactions: Why Payments Are Becoming the Backbone of Modern Hospitality
FreedomPay's SVP Kevin Carson argues hotel groups must shift from fragmented payment systems to integrated commerce platforms to improve resilience, staff productivity, and cross-property consistency.
Not every lost group deserves a follow-up email
The piece argues that sales teams should use meeting intelligence platforms to prioritize re-engagement with lost group accounts based on actual booking activity, not generic outreach schedules.
roommaster Reveals Its Reimagined Hotel Platform at Independent Hotel Show Miami 2026
roommaster will demo its rebuilt cloud-native PMS at Booth 419 and present a session on Revenue Per Available Guest (RevPAG) for independent hoteliers on September 16 in Miami Beach.
Otel AI Releases New Product Video: The AI That Gives You Your Morning Back
Otel AI's platform connects PMS, RMS, POS, and other hotel systems to automate reporting and run AI agents, with customers reporting 20+ hours saved weekly and RevPAR gains of 8.6% at The Alex Dublin.
Wooden Key Cards: From Access Credentials to Skillcation Markers
Hotels can reframe wooden keycards as collectible markers of skill-based guest experiences, linking tangible objects to workshops like pottery, weaving, or tea to deepen guest connection and encourage return visits.
OTAs already speak the language of AI discovery, and most hotel marketers don't
Hotel marketers are falling behind OTAs in AI search fluency, risking direct bookings as AI assistants increasingly surface inaccurate or OTA-sourced property information.
The Importance of the PMS User Experience
Poor PMS usability creates hidden operational costs, including supervisor interventions, data errors, and wasted staff time, that never appear in a technology budget.
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok elevates luxury guest experiences with IRIS digital ordering and guest directory
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok has deployed IRIS digital ordering and a Hilton-approved guest directory across all 171 guestrooms, integrating with Oracle MICROS POS to streamline in-room dining and reduce printed materials.
UrVenue Opens Las Vegas Strip Headquarters, Strengthens Commercial Team
UrVenue moves its HQ to the Las Vegas Strip and adds four hires across client success, business development, and marketing as it expands into hotels and resorts.
How hotels win visibility, direct bookings & profitable growth in an AI-driven travel era
A best-practice guide covering SEO, generative engine optimization, paid media, and AI strategy to help hotels capture direct bookings as zero-click search and AI platforms reshape travel discovery in 2026.
Positron Access Solutions and UberData Networks Deliver Infrastructure Modernization Solution for Tribal Gaming and Hospitality
Positron and UberData Networks have launched a solution enabling tribal hotels and casinos to deploy Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7, IPTV, and IoT services over existing coax or CAT-3 wiring, avoiding costly recabling.