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Announcement

Uptown Network Launches Artuzan to Help Luxury Hospitality Brands Unify Guest Engagement and Loyalty

As luxury hospitality brands increasingly look beyond reservations and transactions to build lasting guest loyalty, the industry is moving toward more persistent, membership-driven guest relationships. As hotels and other operators seek to unify the systems [...]
Hotel Technology News

Marriott Unveils Ask Bonvoy as Conversational Search Emerges as the Next Frontier in Hotel Technology

Marriott International this week entered the rapidly evolving market for AI-powered travel discovery with the launch of Ask Bonvoy™, a conversational search experience designed to help travelers explore the company’s global portfolio using natural language [...]
Vendor Spotlight

Kitchenless Helps Hotels and Other Lodging Properties Expand Foodservice Without a Traditional Kitchen

One of the more interesting questions facing foodservice operators today is whether every food program actually requires a traditional kitchen. Hotels want to offer quality meals around the clock without staffing a full back-of-house operation. [...]
Solution Provider News

RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Create End-to-End Guest Experience Platform

RealTime Reservation has acquired STAY, a move that reflects the hospitality technology industry’s growing focus on connecting the many digital touchpoints that make up the modern guest journey. The deal brings together two companies focused [...]
Announcement

Cendyn Launches Wayfinder to Help Hotels Monitor and Optimize Visibility Across AI Search Platforms

Cendyn, the leading hospitality marketing software and services platform, has unveiled Wayfinder, a GEO analytics and LLM monitoring platform designed to guide hoteliers to maintain and maximize visibility across leading AI models like Gemini, ChatGPT [...]

Marriott Unveils Ask Bonvoy as Conversational Search Emerges as the Next Frontier in Hotel Technology

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Marriott International this week entered the rapidly evolving market for AI-powered travel discovery with the launch of Ask Bonvoy™, a conversational search experience designed to help travelers explore the company’s global portfolio using natural language [...]
Wyndham Launches Native ChatGPT App as Competition Intensifies Around AI-Powered Hotel Discovery

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Choice Hotels Moves AI Technology Beyond Pilot Projects and Into the Core of Hotel Operations

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RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Create End-to-End Guest Experience Platform

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RealTime Reservation has acquired STAY, a move that reflects the hospitality technology industry’s growing focus on connecting the many digital touchpoints that make up the modern guest journey. The deal brings together two companies focused [...]
Journey Raises $15 Million to Expand Loyalty Network for Independent Hotels

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Lighthouse Expands AI Distribution Strategy with Hotelrank.ai Acquisition

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How Streaming’s Ad Inventory Growth Is Opening Up Television to Hospitality Brands That Couldn’t Previously Afford It

For most of the history of television advertising, hotels and resorts either had the budget for it or they didn’t. Production costs were high, media buys were structured for large national advertisers, and the targeting was too broad to justify the spend for a regional property or independent hotel. The channel belonged to the big chains. That has changed. Connected television (CTV) has opened up inventory that didn’t exist a few years ago, at price points that work for properties well below the enterprise level. At the same time, AI-powered ad creation has removed the production barrier that kept smaller operators out of video advertising entirely. Together, these two shifts put television advertising within reach for a much wider range of hospitality brands. But what does that look like in practice, and how can operators and marketing teams make the most of it? Streaming Has More Ad Inventory, and the [...]

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Uptown Network Launches Artuzan to Help Luxury Hospitality Brands Unify Guest Engagement and Loyalty

Marriott Unveils Ask Bonvoy as Conversational Search Emerges as the Next Frontier in Hotel Technology

Kitchenless Helps Hotels and Other Lodging Properties Expand Foodservice Without a Traditional Kitchen

RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Create End-to-End Guest Experience Platform

Cendyn Launches Wayfinder to Help Hotels Monitor and Optimize Visibility Across AI Search Platforms

Hotel Technology News

Marriott Unveils Ask Bonvoy as Conversational Search Emerges as the Next Frontier in Hotel Technology

Solution Provider News

RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Create End-to-End Guest Experience Platform

How Streaming’s Ad Inventory Growth Is Opening Up Television to Hospitality Brands That Couldn’t Previously Afford It

Uptown Network Launches Artuzan to Help Luxury Hospitality Brands Unify Guest Engagement and Loyalty

Marriott Unveils Ask Bonvoy as Conversational Search Emerges as the Next Frontier in Hotel Technology

Kitchenless Helps Hotels and Other Lodging Properties Expand Foodservice Without a Traditional Kitchen

RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Create End-to-End Guest Experience Platform

Cendyn Launches Wayfinder to Help Hotels Monitor and Optimize Visibility Across AI Search Platforms

Climber RMS by Revenue Analytics Brings AI-Powered Revenue Management to Independent Hotels Across North America

dormakaba to Highlight Next-Generation Guest Access, Staff Key Management and Digital Credentials at HITEC 2026

Lighthouse Launches Ernest to Help Hotel Commercial Teams Transform AI Insights into Revenue Growth

How Hotel Groups Are Closing the Hidden Revenue Gap in Multi-Property F&B With Unified Mobile Ordering

Journey Raises $15 Million to Expand Loyalty Network for Independent Hotels

Market Research

Research: Hospitality Technology Tops $1 Billion Across 40 Startups, With PMS and AI Platforms Capturing the Largest Share

Viewpoints

How Hotel Groups Are Closing the Hidden Revenue Gap in Multi-Property F&B With Unified Mobile Ordering

Spotlight Interviews

Spotlight Interview: Johan Ohlin, Chief Technology Officer, IRIS Software Systems