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How Hotels Can Use Smart Monitoring Technology to Shift from Reactive to Proactive Water Damage Prevention

A major water leak in a hotel can create a host of problems for the operator to deal with. Angry guests, refund requests, canceled bookings, and costly repairs are among the immediate consequences. But a [...]
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Naumi Hotels Partners with Cendyn to Scale Boutique Hospitality Brand

Marking 18 years since the opening of its flagship Naumi Hotel Singapore, Naumi is launching a new website and promotional campaign accompanied by new visuals to drive home the USP of design-led boutique properties. With [...]
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Valamar Taps Flexkeeping to Power Personalized, Automated Guest Services Across Its Portfolio of Hotel Properties

Flexkeeping, the leading hotel operations platform, has successfully implemented its Automated Services engine across Valamar’s entire portfolio of properties. This milestone highlights Flexkeeping’s mission to empower hospitality brands with smart automation that delivers tailored guest [...]
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What Hotel Bars Can Learn from Mango’s Tech-Driven Transformation with Square

For nearly 15 years, Mango’s Sports Bar has been a popular fixture in Columbus, Ohio, just minutes from the Ohio State University campus. What began as a modest lounge has since expanded into a sprawling [...]
Weekly Recap

Hotel Technology News Recap: Week of June 29, 2025

This week brought a steady infusion of innovation in AI-driven guest services, POS automation, and backend connectivity across the hospitality landscape. Highlights include funding rounds, new installations, platform integrations, and pilot programs deployed in live [...]

Humanoid Robots in Hotels Stir Curiosity and Concern as Global Use Expands

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Hotels around the world are increasingly embracing humanoid robots at check-in desks, lobby information points, and even for room service, but the trend is raising eyebrows among guests, researchers and hoteliers alike. Last week, a [...]
Marriott Introduces Media Network Targeting Travelers Across Digital and In-Hotel Touchpoints

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Wyndham Unveils AI-Driven Platform to Streamline Hotel Guest Engagement and Staff Workflows

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chatlyn Raises $8.6 Million to Advance AI-Driven Hotel Guest Communications

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Vienna-based startup chatlyn closed an $8.6 million Series A round led by London’s Smedvig Ventures, alongside angel investor Andreas Burike (AnyDesk), Austrian transport operator Blaguss, and other hospitality-sector backers. Supported by an innovation grant from [...]
Canary Technologies Raises $80 Million to Expand Its Global Presence and Enhance AI-Powered Hotel Solutions

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Sabre Sells Hotel Technology Division to TPG for $1.1 Billion in Strategic Refocus

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How Hotels Can Monetize Better Sleep Through Automated Room Assignments

Sleep tourism is a very real trend. Working closely with hotel owners and executives to help ideate and set up sleep programs at hotels, one of the most common challenges that we have to overcome is limiting capex and opex so that the sleep program is both turnkey and easy to operationalize as well as acceptable to the guest’s price elasticity. Luckily, there’s a principle in sleep science that hotels can leverage to aid in guest’s sleep purely by better utilizing existing merchandizing and inventory systems. When it comes to sleep, there’s something called the first night effect (FNE). In essence, every time we spend the first night trying to sleep in a new environment, some corner in the deep recesses of our minds can’t help but stay active to maintain a vigilant eye in catch of lions, tigers or bears. This ends up resulting in longer time to fall [...]

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How Hotels Can Use Smart Monitoring Technology to Shift from Reactive to Proactive Water Damage Prevention

Naumi Hotels Partners with Cendyn to Scale Boutique Hospitality Brand

Valamar Taps Flexkeeping to Power Personalized, Automated Guest Services Across Its Portfolio of Hotel Properties

What Hotel Bars Can Learn from Mango’s Tech-Driven Transformation with Square