BLLA partners with AICrashcourse.info to provide AI education through workshops and resources, helping independent hotels compete with AI-driven personalization and operations.
Terence Ronson's toolkit shows chefs how to use AI for menu costing, planning, and guest communication without technical skills, including ready-to-use workflows and responsible usage guidelines.
Lobby's CEO and Elegia's founders presented how AI automation can bridge the gap between guest expectations for instant service and hotels' outdated manual workflows.
Langham's three-phase AI rollout includes multilingual guest messaging, employee knowledge support, and commercial insights across 31 properties globally.
The challenge attracted over 20,000 participants globally and awarded French startups working on solutions from geolocated audio experiences to wastewater treatment systems.
Hotelschool The Hague looks back on the successful delivery of EuroCHRIE 2025, the largest international conference in its history. From 10 to 13 November, the university of applied sciences welcomed more than 220 students, PhD candidates, researchers, lecturers, alumni and industry partners in hospitality and tourism to its campus in The Hague.
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.