Grevon debuts AI booking and connectivity platform at HITEC 2026
Grevon launched at HITEC 2026 with Kore, an MCP-based connectivity layer powering AI booking, voice, and staff intelligence tools to drive direct revenue and reduce OTA dependence.
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Shiji Unifies Housekeeping Workflows with Tasks per Room in Daylight PMS Mobile App
Shiji's Daylight PMS now embeds task management directly into the housekeeping mobile app's room-level view, letting attendants handle cleaning and guest requests in one screen without switching between systems.
Innspire Officially Launches ‘Guest Flows’ at HITEC
Innspire's app-free Guest Flows product covers the full hotel stay via SMS, WhatsApp, and browser, with pilot data showing pre-arrival completion rates rising from 5% to 20%.
Revinate Introduces Ivy, the Hospitality AI Decision Intelligence, Built Across Its Entire Platform
Revinate's Ivy is trained on 17 years of hospitality data and 1.1 billion guest profiles, currently powering chat resolution and call scoring, with planned expansion into automated guest communications.
Revinate Brings Ivy to Work: Automated Call Scoring and Revinate Chat Put Hospitality AI on the Front Line
Revinate announced AI-powered call scoring (96% accuracy, 30+ hours saved monthly) and a digital concierge chat tool, both launching for general availability in mid-to-late 2026.
Demand Calendar cuts hotel forecast error in half at Classic Norway Hotels
Classic Norway Hotels cut forecast error by ~50% across 22 properties using Demand Calendar's automated BI platform, reducing Excel use by 95% and aligning all departments on a single nightly-updated forecast.
RoomPriceGenie Enhances Revenue Management Transparency with Price Explanations
RoomPriceGenie's new price explanations feature gives hoteliers plain-language context behind each rate recommendation, including how their own pricing rules may be limiting revenue potential.
Thynk Introduces Lead Qualification Index to Help Hotels Prioritize High-Value Business and Respond Faster
Thynk's Lead Qualification Index scores incoming hotel inquiries across Intent, Fit, Impact and Relationship dimensions, automating RFP capture and prioritization to help sales teams respond faster and win more business.
Aven Hospitality Debuts New Booking Engine; First Properties Live with Navarino Services
Aven Hospitality launches a redesigned booking engine built on the SynXis platform, with Navarino Services reporting over 30% revenue growth in the first month of the pilot.
Introducing TRYBE Overnights: The Latest Feature from TRYBE Software
TRYBE launches an overnight booking engine letting guests book stays, spa treatments, dining, and activities in one place, integrating with Guestline, Mews, ResDiary, Sevenrooms, and Opera Cloud.
Hotel Essencia in the Philippines upgrades to Hotelogix to modernize operations and drive growth
Hotel Essencia in Dumaguete City replaced its legacy PMS with Hotelogix's cloud platform, gaining improved system stability, third-party integrations, and broader online distribution capabilities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.