Marriott's AI-powered conversational search tool launches in beta on Marriott.com and its mobile apps, with a full global rollout to 283 million Bonvoy members planned later in 2025.
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 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.
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' 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 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.
dormakaba will exhibit at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, showcasing digital key, cloud access management, and staff keycard solutions, including its Google Wallet hotel key deployment at Resorts World Las Vegas.
UrVenue will exhibit its experience commerce platform at HITEC San Antonio (June 16-18, Booth #538), showcasing tools to manage and monetize non-room inventory and previewing its AI and Model Context Protocol strategy.
Agilysys will lead three sessions at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio covering AI-driven personalization, resort experience merchandising, and data-connected workforce strategy.
Shiji and FreedomPay are combining Infrasys POS and Astral Payments into a single Android-based mobile device, letting hotel F&B staff handle ordering and payment in one workflow without switching systems.
Otelier will demo TruePlan at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, highlighting new features including Critique, a workflow for contextualizing variances and forecast changes across hotel portfolios.
HCN's white paper, debuting at HITEC San Antonio, claims a 500-room Boston hotel can generate $257,645 in annual net revenue via its tablet-based Commerce Media Network managing $3B+ in global ad inventory.
HEI Hotels & Resorts, which operates 100+ US properties, has deployed Canary Technologies' Dynamic Upsells to automate and personalize add-on offers across the guest journey.
A U.S. luxury hotel group using RobosizeME automation surpassed 3,000 hours saved per month across finance, reconciliation, and back-office functions, exceeding its 600-hour target by 5x.
Actabl's forward-deployed engineering program embeds its engineers inside hotel companies to build custom AI, analytics, and data solutions on top of its unified platform, backed by a U.S.-patented data normalization method.
Pricepoint secured $6.6M in seed funding led by Brightspark Ventures to scale its AI-native hotel pricing platform, which automates rate execution in real time rather than generating manual recommendations.
GratifID will host a pre-HITEC 2026 webinar on June 10 for hotel tech consultants, covering NFC vs. QR-based digital tipping platforms ahead of its TIPMO product launch in San Antonio.
RDP will demo its expanded PMS ecosystem at HITEC San Antonio (June 15-18), featuring new payment tools, owner portal upgrades, and integrations with Ascent360, Pulse, and DocuSign.
BluIP's AIVA 3 platform cut front-desk call volume by over 75% at The Proper Hotel Santa Monica, handling up to 85% of guest inquiries autonomously across voice, SMS, and web chat.
HFTP is cracking down on suitcasing and unauthorized events at HITEC 2026, warning that violators will be banned from the premises and publicly identified.