The Space Between, Captured in a Wooden Key Card
GCSTIMES promotes its wooden key card as a symbol of biophilic hospitality design, arguing that small natural details reflect a broader philosophy of restraint and mindful guest experience.
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Amadeus unveils major expansion of AI strategy across hospitality sector
Amadeus expands its AI strategy with new tools covering agentic commerce, AI search visibility, and a cross-portfolio AI assistant layer called Amadeus Max, targeting demand capture and operational efficiency for hoteliers.
RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Create Leading Global Guest Experience Platform Serving 2,000+ Properties Across 75+ Countries
RTR's acquisition of STAY, backed by Wavecrest Growth Partners, creates a combined platform covering pre-arrival commerce and in-stay engagement for 2,000+ properties in 75+ countries.
Cloudbeds and RateTiger Partner to Supercharge Hotel Visibility and Revenue Growth Worldwide
Cloudbeds and RateTiger by eRevMax have partnered to give joint hotel customers access to hundreds of OTAs and GDS providers via the Cloudbeds Marketplace, with the integration expected to go live this quarter.
BluIP and Oracle Hospitality Implement New Platform for Loews Hotels & Co.
BluIP deployed a cloud-based guest engagement platform for Loews Hotels, integrating voice, chat, and messaging with Oracle OPERA Cloud PMS to handle over 1.1 million interactions per month.
Zucchetti North America Enables Hotels to Accept Direct Bookings Through ChatGPT & Claude
Zucchetti North America's MCP connector lets hotels receive live-rate bookings via ChatGPT and Claude, cutting OTA reliance for its 7,000+ property client base across 75 countries.
GratifID Launches TIPMO at HITEC: A Game-Changing NFC-Powered Tipping Platform Delivering Real-Time Pay to Hospitality Workers
GratifID launched TIPMO at HITEC San Antonio, an NFC-based cashless tipping platform that delivers tips instantly to hospitality workers via a digital wallet, with analytics tools for operators.
Shiji’s Open Tab & Pay Only Enables the Industry’s Most Connected Hotel F&B Journey
Shiji's Stellaris Digital Dine adds Open Tab and Pay Only features, promising up to 15 minutes saved per cover and higher average checks through frictionless QR-based ordering and payment natively integrated with its POS and PMS.
Inn-Flow Introduces Expanded AI and Automation Platform Capabilities at HITEC 2026
Inn-Flow is showcasing expanded AI and automation capabilities at HITEC 2026, including a new procurement module from its Lilo acquisition, an AI-assisted inventory tool, and proactive BI alerts for accounting and labor.
RateGain accelerates European expansion with a doubled commercial team, as the region contributes 31.6% of total revenue
RateGain doubled its European commercial team, expanded to eight countries, and reports Europe at 31.6% of FY2025 revenue, with France and Italy as new strategic growth markets.
New AI Capabilities in Oracle OPERA Cloud Supercharge Hotel Operations
Oracle's OPERA Cloud Assistant adds AI-powered room assignments, rate descriptions, multilingual translation, and natural-language staff guidance at no extra cost to existing OPERA Cloud customers globally.
EML Payments and OneJourney Partner to Modernize Hotel Payments and Replace Legacy Gift Vouchers
EML Payments and OneJourney combine card-issuing infrastructure with hospitality automation to convert supplier payments into virtual cards and replace paper gift vouchers with digital stored-value cards, targeting luxury and premium hotels.
Bringing Biophilic Design to the Hotel Key Card
A wooden hotel key card with embossed deer motif illustrates how nature-inspired design can extend to small tactile touchpoints, reinforcing biophilic storytelling from the first moment of guest contact.
Cendyn unveils AI-native infrastructure tackling hotels’ invisibility cliff
Cendyn's Wayfinder platform monitors hotel visibility across AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, scoring GEO health and flagging content drift to protect direct bookings.
Keycafe Brings Automated Hotel Key Management to HITEC 2026 with New Mews and Cloudbeds Integrations
Keycafe will demo automated key management at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, including a live Mews PMS integration and early access preview of a Cloudbeds integration for contactless, reservation-triggered key access.
Canary Technologies Launches Agentic Sales Coordinator for Hotel Group and Event Sales
Canary Technologies' new Agentic Sales Coordinator autonomously handles hotel group and event sales workflows from first inquiry to confirmed booking, debuting at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio.
Cloudbeds and Tripleseat Partner to Drive Efficiency and Revenue Across Group and Event Bookings
Cloudbeds and Tripleseat have launched a two-way integration connecting event sales with Cloudbeds' new Groups Events module to automate group workflows and reduce manual data entry for hotel teams.
Shiji’s Daylight PMS Expands Across 449 Cities and 36 Countries with Full Fiscal Compliance
Shiji's Daylight PMS has expanded to 449 cities across 36 countries, with clients including Langham, Peninsula Hotels, and MGM Grand Paradise, positioning itself as a cloud-native PMS for luxury and enterprise hotel groups.
Shiji Enhances Book&Pay Marketplace to Accelerate Connectivity Between Global Supply and Corporate Travel Demand in Greater China
Shiji's Book&Pay marketplace upgrade connects 290,000+ hotel properties with China corporate travel channels including Ctrip and Meituan, adding automated bookings, cross-border payments, and digital invoicing.
Actabl Introduces Altitude, AI That Gives Hotel Executives Answers They Can Trust in Seconds
Actabl's new AI product Altitude lets hotel portfolio executives query financial and operational data in plain language, with sourced, deterministic answers built on data from 14,000+ properties.