An AI-powered hotel is coming to Las Vegas
With a base price of $300 per night, Otonomus hopes to mimic the Airbnb model—but with more AI-enabled customization.
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An AI-powered hotel is coming to Las Vegas
With a base price of $300 per night, Otonomus hopes to mimic the Airbnb model—but with more AI-enabled customization.
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Holoconnects to Debut AI-Powered Holographic Avatars, Hospitality Features and More at CES 2025
Holoconnects, a leading technology provider of 3D holographic solutions, today announced it will showcase the latest features of Holobox and Holobox Mini – plug-and-play holographic devices that project lifelike 3D images and videos – at CES 2025…
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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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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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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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Travel agent’s chatty AI call-handlers take off
Recordings of eight million conversations helped create robot staff who don’t need sleep — including Donnie, who recommends a ‘beautiful’ stay in Washington DC
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Hotel Assistant: World’s first end-to-end AI voice hotel agents take 10,000 calls a day
The first end-to-end global team of AI generated booking assistants are taking interactive calls for over one million properties worldwide
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A NEW fleet of butler robots will serve Brits with booze and food at an iconic Benidorm hotel - and they'll even interact with guests.
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Meet Bengaluru hotel's work-from-home receptionist. Netizens debate over innovation vs inconvenience
A Bengaluru hotel recently introduced a virtual receptionist, where guest services are managed remotely via video conference, prompting mixed reactions online. Ananya Narang, CEO of Entourage, shared her surprise at checking into a hotel with no…
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Holidays can cost 50% more if you book on a computer, not a smartphone app
Families planning half-term breaks face paying up to 50 per cent more on Booking.com if they use a computer rather than the travel firm's smartphone app.
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Hotel Engine Expands Beyond Hotels, Achieving Valuation of $2.1 Billion
Hotel Engine, a Denver-based travel tech startup, has recently secured one of the year’s largest funding rounds for a travel company, raising $140 million and achieving a valuation of $2.1 billion. The company, which initially focused on hotel…
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Hotel Tech-in: The sensors alerting hotel staff of cleanliness issues
Hygiene IQ’s sensor technology allows travelers to alert housekeeping staff of their needs, helping hoteliers improve the guest experience.
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Apple and Google wallets are part of a plan to make the hotel room key card obsolete
Many hotel chains are racing to replace the plastic room key with digital options, including Apple Wallet and Google Wallet apps. Plastic hotel key cards have had a rough few years. During the pandemic, touch was taboo, so touchless trends…
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Tassos Kotzanastassis: How drones and AI can reshape hospitality real estate
Tassos Kotzanastassis is the founder and managing director 8G Group, a private equity real estate group,and a founding partner at Petra Hospitality Management, a hotel management company based in Istanbul and focusing on Turkey, East Mediterranean…
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One Blackpool hotel group told me in 12 months they paid £800k in commissions to Booking.com
Hoteliers and B&B owners have raised concerns over the business practices of Booking.com in Blackpool…
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Black Myth: Wukong sends China’s game-enabled hotels into overdrive, boosts room rates
Stay-and-play rooms with high-powered PCs prove popular among fans who lack their own hardware or just want a nice place to play with friends.
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The Hotelification of Offices, With Signature Scents and Saltwater Spas
Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room.
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Innocorn Introduces AI Kimiya Elevating Luxury Hotel Guest Interactions to New Heights
Innocorn, a trailblazer in AI innovation, is excited to unveil AI Kimiya, a cutting-edge in-room assistant designed to elevate guest experiences in the hospitality sector. AI Kimiya is poised to transform how guests interact with hotel services…
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