GCSTIMES introduces a cherry wood, floral-shaped hotel key card that doubles as a 360° rotating phone grip, marketed as a guest amenity that combines sustainable materials with practical design.
Lake.com launched Lake Chat, a conversational AI concierge that lets travelers explore waterfront destinations and compare accommodations through natural language instead of traditional search.
Sojern data shows US outbound flight bookings up 13% YoY but hotel searches down 16%, with the FIFA World Cup redistributing rather than amplifying demand across host cities globally.
GCSTIMES promotes a wooden key card shaped like a cat's head featuring cityscape designs that doubles as a 3D fridge magnet, framed around the "set-jetting" travel trend.
Alliants launches New Living, a purpose-built platform for branded residences covering 5,500+ units across 80 destinations, with AI messaging, payment, and HOA management tools for developers and operators.
ETG appoints Samyra Krooswijk as Head of Business Development, Direct Supply Middle East, to grow its directly contracted hotel portfolio across the region and Turkey.
Vacatia used Cloudbeds Open API to connect proprietary timeshare tech with a unified hotel platform across 60 resorts and 11,000+ units, reducing tech fragmentation and laying groundwork for AI adoption.
Maestro PMS shares key takeaways from HITEC 2026, citing operator demand for integrated platforms, tech stack simplification, AI clarity, and modern UI as top hospitality technology priorities.
Mews becomes a preferred PMS for The Originals Hotels' 320+ member network in France, offering preferential pricing, French-language support, and access to 1,000+ integrations.
Lighthouse and Bowerbird Technologies have combined AI-powered rate parity monitoring with copyright enforcement, with a Radisson Hotel Group pilot showing 25% parity loss reduction and 20% improvement in parity meet rates.
Hotels are capitalizing on screen-inspired travel through three strategies: leveraging filming-location status, curating set-related guest itineraries, and maintaining long-term cinematic identity.
Mews becomes the sole preferred PMS supplier for Resorts of Ontario, giving 100+ independent resorts and lodges across the province access to its cloud-native platform.
Industry leaders from Dragonfly Strategists and Duetto argue that hotels must move beyond RevPAR to profitability metrics like GOPAR, with smarter segmentation, ancillary strategy, and personalization at scale.
Southern Aluminum acquires Ramler International to expand its hospitality and event furniture portfolio, boosting manufacturing capacity and product range across North America and international markets.
EU CSRD, CSDDD, France's AGEC Law, and Asia's sustainability roadmaps are pushing hotel procurement teams to verify supplier environmental credentials for compliance and ESG reporting.
Expedia data shows 53% of travelers are interested in screen-inspired travel, with 81% of Gen Z and Millennials citing TV and film as influences, creating packaging and marketing opportunities for hotels.
Duetto and Triptease's Auto Date Boost integration uses occupancy forecast data to automatically increase Google Hotel Ads spend when bookings fall below a hotel's set threshold.
HotelRunner founders Arden Agopyan and Ali Beklen were shortlisted among 5,000+ applicants for Global Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2026 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
GCSTIMES promotes its wooden cat-shaped hotel key card, designed to double as a fridge magnet and serve as a branded keepsake guests take home after their stay.