The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) celebrated another record-breaking attendance at its annual conference, HOSPACE 2025, which took place on 13th November at the Royal Lancaster London – marking the 20th edition of the flagship event.
HOSPA has confirmed the final lineup for HOSPACE 2025, with it set to take place next Thursday, 13th November 2025, at the Royal Lancaster London. This year’s event marks the 20th edition of the UK’s leading hospitality conference and brings together industry professionals to explore the key topics and trends shaping the future of the sector.
Milestone Inc., a leading provider of AI-powered digital experience platforms, in partnership with the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), today announced the release of a new eBook titled “How AI is Impacting the Hospitality Customer Journey.”
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) today announced the recipients of the 2025 HTNG TechOvation and AHLA Tech Acceleration Awards – two prestigious technology awards recognizing excellence and innovation in hospitality technology.
In today’s evolving hotel market, your competitive set (compset) should be your compass—not a leftover list from years past. With margins tighter than ever, profit benchmarking has become essential. Yet many compsets are still optimized only for RevPAR, not for true performance insights.
The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) is pleased to announce the next session of its Hospitality & Travel Special Interest Group (SIG) — a bi-weekly forum bringing together innovators shaping the future of identity, access, and payments in travel and hospitality. The upcoming meeting will take place Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET, and will feature a special presentation by Lucyna Janas, Head of Google Wallet Partnerships, EMEA.
As the countdown begins to Future Hospitality Summit - FHS World in Dubai later this month, we put the spotlight on Innovation & Technology, one of the content tracks at this year’s conference designed to explore the transformative trends in hospitality.
Expedia Group has released new global research revealing that fragmented hotel distribution is costing properties revenue and creating operational strain. Nearly all surveyed hoteliers report losing income due to rate leakage, yet 99% agree that a centralized distribution platform would help simplify operations, improve rate integrity, and better protect revenue.
h2c GmbH, in collaboration with industry-leading sponsors, today announces the release of its 2025 Global Study “AI & Automation in Hospitality: Navigating Today’s Challenges, Shaping Tomorrow’s Gains.” The comprehensive report presents unique insights from 189 quantitative responses and 26 executive interviews with industry leaders—including hotel chain executives and IT vendors—across 171 hotel chains, representing over 11,000 properties and 1.3 million rooms worldwide.
Say goodbye to blaring alarms and the dreaded snooze spiral – Holiday Inn Express by IHG has unveiled a world-first hotel experience designed to transform mornings, one mouth-watering scent at a time. Introducing the Holiday Inn Express Breakfast Alarm Clock: a clever new in-room device that helps to wake guests with the irresistible smell of breakfast.
Pioneer of French luxury hospitality, Sofitel is deepening its signature sensorial experience through a new global partnership with trailblazing French enterprise Devialet, the acclaimed acoustic engineer. Rooted in a shared devotion to French craftsmanship, sensory innovation and emotional impact, the collaboration harnesses the power of ambiance to elevate everyday moments.
Travalyst, the independent not-for-profit coalition of leading travel and technology companies founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, today announces the launch of the Data Hub. This platform is designed to make sustainability data more accessible, credible, compliant1 and comparable across the travel sector.
From 15 – 17 October 2025, the global travel technology community will gather at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore (Level 1, Hall B) for Travel Tech Asia 2025. Co-located with ITB Asia and MICE Show Asia, the event unites the brightest minds, pioneering technologies, and most influential leaders in the travel and tourism sector. Over three days, executives, innovators, and thousands of attendees will meet to showcase solutions, forge partnerships, and shape the future of how the world travels.
In November, Simone Puorto, Head of Emerging Trends & Strategic Innovation at Hospitality Net, will speak at BTO 2025 in Florence, alongside Romy Abbrederis and Alessio Re. His talk, titled “Zero-Click, Zero-Friction: Rethinking Hospitality from Discovery to Operations?”, will explore the future of hospitality in an age of radical digital transformation.
The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) has announced further details for HOSPACE 2025, as anticipation builds for what promises to be a landmark 20th edition of the UK’s leading hospitality conference.
Ask any hotelier what frustrates them about technology, and you’ll hear a familiar refrain:
Last week, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and Hospitality Upgrade successfully hosted 80 chief information officers (CIO) and hospitality industry professionals for two days of high-level exploration of tech and business trends impacting the hospitality space. In its 23rd year, the CIO Summit was held Sept. 3–5 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. In its two decades, the CIO Summit is known as a unique, invitation-only event for CIOs from hotel brands, management companies, cruise lines, gaming and independent hotels. The Summit program offers a mix of expert-led sessions and fun social activities that highlight the host city’s local treasures.
The rapid development of emerging technologies is reshaping industries around the world, including the tourism sector. The European Travel Commission (ETC) has today published the findings of its European mapping study on artificial intelligence use within National Tourism Organisations (NTOs).
The Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World is giving hospitality brands and technology start-ups a unique opportunity to promote their business and connect with investors with PitchPoint, one of a host of new features at FHS World 2025.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, world-renowned hospitality brand and one of Accor's leading luxury brands are setting a new standard for sound across Fairmont's 96 hotels and resorts globally through a newly curated partnership with Devialet. The global leader in luxury sound technology will further elevate Fairmont's signature guest experience, with cutting-edge audio innovation. Serving as the sound solution provider across Fairmont's iconic global destinations, Devialet will further develop a series of guest touchpoints at partner properties including enhancing the Fairmont Gold, in-room and in-lobby experiences; providing a hand-picked range of audio products available for purchase at the Fairmont Store; as well as Making Special Happen in audio through special Fairmont pop-ups and events throughout the year.