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Read → Kim Smith, IHG's SVP of Digital Direct Channels, on conversational AI, why content strategy must evolve, and how hotels survive the Google-powered booking shift.
Read → Fusion Hotel Group integrates Ayola and Odua brands from Topotels, expanding its midscale presence across Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya.
Read → The acquisition of OpenRouter adds another layer to Stripe's vertically integrated AI infrastructure. For hotels using these tools, the cost-tracking burden just shifted onto you.
Read → Hotel chains are posting solid RevPAR gains and portfolio growth, but what CEOs are really pushing is their AI momentum. Here's what the earnings actually tell us.
Read → Events generate substantial revenue at most hotels, but underutilized or poorly sized meeting spaces erode profitability. Technology lets you measure, anticipate, and optimize every square meter.
Read → The integration between Innspire's guest platform and Toast POS enables branded in-room and poolside ordering. A practical move that bridges the gap between guest experience and operational reality.
Read → A 20-year analysis reveals that forward planning cuts crisis recovery from 24 to 10 months. Meanwhile, travelers rank fitness as a decisive amenity, and hotels are now receiving bookings from non-human guests.
Read → As AI tools influence booking decisions, hotels need a new digital strategy that speaks to both humans and the algorithms searching on their behalf.
Read → Five new signings and a LINE Mini App show how legacy chains are using mobile to lock in Asia's most connected markets.
Read → The obsession with going digital doesn't eliminate the plastic card. Why hotels that keep both options actually solve real friction that mobile keys still can't cover.
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