Luxury hotels take centre stage in Europe
The Mediterranean region is becoming a prime destination for hotel investment, with leisure-focused luxury assets leading the charge as appetite waxes stronger than ever and discerning investors shift their focus toward high-end leisure assets with…
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The evolving nature of the relationship between hotels and their tech partners
Family-owned Icelandic hospitality company Íslandshótel launched in 1992 when it opened Hotel Reykjavík in the capital with just 30 rooms. Today, with 18 properties and 2,000 rooms, the company is Iceland’s largest hotel chain…
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Study reveals hidden cost of rate disparity for hotels
Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research by hotel technology specialist SHR has revealed.
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Hotel technology predictions for 2025
In the face of low or flat rate growth, hotels will turn to ecommerce, actionable data insights, and generative AI to maintain profitability.
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Outlook 2025: Long-term view to trump geopolitical noise
Despite the complex geopolitical outlook affecting markets at the dawn of 2025, savvy hospitality investors would do well to keep their eye on the long-term prize, experts suggest.
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4 Trends to Watch in 2025: The Future of Technology and AI
With a new year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what tech trends are coming in the months ahead, 2025 will be interesting.
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Change is blowing through the professional services sector
Today a global revolution is taking place, heralding a new information age, comparable to the introduction of the printing press, electricity, cars, trains and the internet. Its potential to revolutionize our world in ways previously unimaginable is…
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The period between or 'betwixt' Christmas and New Year – now dubbed Twixmas – is fast becoming a time when 50- and 60-somethings, caught between caring for children, grandchildren and their own ageing parents, can escape for a relaxed mini-break…
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Should you try a ‘mattress run’? What to know about the hotel-points hack
As the year races to a close, some avid travelers are approaching the finish line of a very niche marathon.
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AI - From Buzz to Practical Implementations in Hospitality
There has been a lot of buzz and heated discussions about the role and impact of AI in the hospitality industry and travel in general.
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Europe gains pricing control as hotels tackle rate parity
The European hotel market is leading in price parity by outperforming OTAs and Metasearch engines with more aggressive pricing, according to the World Parity Monitor by 123Compare.me, giving hotels real-time control of its pricing distribution…
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Hotels Will Start Selling So Much More Than Rooms
For years, hotels have treated their digital storefronts with all the imagination of a Soviet-era grocery. Guests faced dreary drop-down menus that reduced the art of hospitality to generic choices like “Economy Standard” and “1 Queen Bed Suite.”…
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Hotel F&B driving labor cost growth in 2024
In the U.S., it costs about $9 more to staff a hotel room than in 2023.
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4 hospitality trends to watch in 2025
2024 is quickly drawing to a close and with it a strong year of demand for the travel industry. According to Amadeus’ business intelligence data, 5% more hotel room nights were booked globally from January – October 2024 compared to the same time…
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Members include Barceló Hotel Group, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels, Meliá Hotels International, Minor Hotels, Pestana Hotel Group, and Radisson Hotel Group.
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“No One Is Pushing the Hotel Industry to Change Faster Than the Savvy Indian Traveller”: SiteMinder
SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel distribution and revenue platform, has released SiteMinder’s Changing Traveller Report 2025, the largest survey globally on accommodation, revealing that Indian travellers are emerging as the most influential…
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Giovanni Angelini: Is the One-Stop-Shop Booking Platform Viable?
Is the 'one-stop-shop' or 'door-to-door' booking platform for travelers a practical reality or a logistic nightmare in this highly specialized/people industry?.
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Don’t rely soley on AI marketing in 2025 for direct hotel sales warns Mirai
“Hoteliers wanting to drive direct sales shouldn’t rely solely on rapid AI-based placements for their marketing strategy in 2025” warned Mirai’s Pablo Delgado during an executive panel at Phocuswright – taking place this week in Phoenix, Arizona –…
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