Europe Takes a Third of Global Leisure Travel Spend
Read → WTTC says Europe will capture a third of global leisure travel spending in 2025, with Southern Europe leading the summer.
Personalize guest stays without complicated technology
Read → Independent hotels can personalize guest stays using simple context like travel purpose and group type, without big platforms.
Paying Travel Advisors on Time Is a Commercial Strategy
Read → Agency channel grew 11.8% in H1 2026 while commissions rose just 0.8%. Paying travel advisors on time is a smart commercial move.
Your resort doesn't own its guests, Gen Z arrives via influencers
Read → The latest analysis warns that OTAs, influencers and AI platforms capture the guest relationship, leaving hotels the stay alone. Integrated tech can turn that around.
The PMS debate at HITEC was never about rooms
Read → PMS CEOs and hotel CIOs clashed behind closed doors at HITEC over what a PMS is actually for. The argument is shifting from room management to labor and total cost of ownership.
Green Lodge Moorea picks Shiji Daylight PMS in French Polynesia
Read → The eco-boutique retreat goes live with Shiji Daylight and Amadeus iHotelier, the first Daylight deployment in French Polynesia. A signal that eco-luxury properties are ready for modern tech.
Hotel chefs are the hotel's new climate lever
Read → Hotel chefs are rising as key sustainability operators. Zero-waste menus and AI waste tracking cut food costs and carbon.
New Hotels Are the Test Labs for F&B Tech Integration
Read → The Ava Hotel Paso Robles opens with IRIS mobile ordering built in, showing how fresh properties can prototype revenue models faster than conversions.
Digital tipping: the 2027 budget that keeps your staff
Read → With 42% of hoteliers struggling with understaffing, digital tipping isn't a luxury: it's a direct answer to an immediate business problem.
Mandarin Oriental Revives Fan Campaign With Exclusive Guest Experiences
Read → The luxury chain returns its 25-year-old activation with pianist Yuja Wang and DJ Charlotte de Witte, translating their personal rituals into two new curated experiences launching in August 2026.