Beyond Blue: Why a Wooden Key Card Can Extend the Blue Mind Experience
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.
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Canary Technologies Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 List
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 Ways Hotels Are Turning Blue Mind into Guest Experiences
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 expands payment ecosystem tackling cart abandonment
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.
Positron Access Solutions Appoints Artjom Airikainen as Vice President, Technical Solutions and Services
Positron Access Solutions promotes Artjom Airikainen to VP of Technical Solutions and Services, expanding his remit to cover MSP oversight, partner certification, and new vertical and geographic markets.
Stayntouch Partners with Paradise in a Box to Bring the Aloha Spirit to Hotel Check-In
Stayntouch integrates Paradise in a Box's locally sourced Hawaiian gift sets into its PMS upselling flow, letting hotels offer curated amenities at mobile check-in, kiosks, and front desk.
Green Lodge Moorea chooses Shiji Daylight PMS to elevate eco-luxury hospitality in French Polynesia
Green Lodge Moorea, an eco-boutique retreat in French Polynesia, has gone live with Shiji Daylight PMS and Amadeus iHotelier, marking Daylight PMS's first deployment in the territory.
Beyond the App Download: How to Build a Frictionless Guest Journey with Web-First Contactless Technology
The article argues that web-first contactless technology, including browser-based check-in and native wallet digital keys, outperforms hotel apps by eliminating download friction and boosting guest adoption rates.
CruVu™ Brings Property-Level Private Guest Feedback to Portfolio-Level Intelligence
Lodging Interactive's CruVu now aggregates private property-level guest feedback into a single dashboard for hotel management companies, giving corporate and regional leaders portfolio-wide visibility into department performance and service recovery needs.
Iceportal Content Surpasses 650 Demand Channels, Expanding Hospitality’s Largest Hotel Content Distribution Ecosystem
Iceportal Content now connects 60,000+ hotel properties with 650+ demand partners, distributing 2.5M images globally, with five new integrations added in Q2 2026.
Mews secures the first e-money license held by a hospitality operating system in the European Economic Area
Mews has secured an EMI license from De Nederlandsche Bank, making it the first hospitality operating system in the EEA to hold regulated e-money status, with rollout planned from late 2026.
What Role Does a Key Card Play in a Hotel’s Identity Infrastructure?
GCSTIMES reframes the hotel key card as part of a six-layer identity infrastructure spanning identity, credentials, access, permissions, operations, and data.
Five Reasons Why Adding Digital Tipping to the 2027 Budget Can Boost Employee Retention and Guest Satisfaction
GratifID CEO argues that adding digital tipping to 2027 budgets addresses hotel staffing shortages, citing AHLA data showing 42% of operators cite workforce shortages as a top financial pressure.
The Ava Hotel Paso Robles selects IRIS to unlock smarter guest experiences and new F&B revenue
The Ava Hotel Paso Robles, a Curio Collection by Hilton property opened in August 2025, deployed IRIS mobile ordering and digital directory integrated with Toast POS to streamline F&B operations and drive ancillary revenue.
FCS Solutions Partners with Salto to bring Mobile Access for Hotel Housekeeping
FCS Solutions integrates its FCS1 platform with Salto's smart access control, letting room attendants unlock assigned guest rooms via mobile app and replacing master keys with a digital audit trail.
From Digital to Physical: Rethinking the Hotel Key Card for Star-Bathing
A supplier opinion piece arguing hotel key cards can serve as a ritual object in star-bathing wellness experiences, with GCSTIMES promoting plant-based and wood credentials aligned with ISO 14068.
Bilt Expands Bilt OS for Hospitality, Now for Travel Advisors
Bilt OS for Hospitality expands to travel advisors, offering a unified platform with booking tools, itinerary building, commission tracking, and an AI concierge to consolidate fragmented legacy systems.
Exploring Hotel Opportunities in Star-Bathing Tourism
Hotels near dark-sky destinations can build premium nighttime wellness offerings around star-bathing, from guided sessions and astrophotography to DarkSky certification and responsible lighting practices.
Guest Experience Benchmark Report Q2 2026 Overview
Global GRI hit a record 87.3% in Q2 2026, with 3-star hotels improving fastest, Asia leading regionally, and review response speed emerging as a core reputation driver.
Hotel social moves into the boardroom: Hospitality Social Media Summit brings a two-day commercial programme to London this September
A two-day executive programme at Chicago Booth London on 3-4 September 2026, focused on building commercial social media strategies, frameworks, and assets for hospitality brands.