Virgin Hotels is the latest major hotel brand to unveil an updated version of its mobile app with contactless features in response to the public health crisis. The new and improved app is designed to […]
Menlo Park-based startup Akia has secured a new round of funding from GSR Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with more than $3 billion under management. Akia, which is focused on transforming the way hotels […]
In response to the public health crisis that has wreaked havoc on the hospitality industry, and following on the heels of other leading hotel brands — including Marriott, which unveiled a similar initiative — Hilton […]
With COVID-19 front and center, major hotel chains, as well as independents, are working to assure guests that they are safeguarding their health through increased cleanliness, hygiene and social distancing. This week, Marriott International rolled […]
Imagine a future when robots will use intense germicidal UV light to disinfect rooms by quickly destroying microscopic bacteria and viruses that may be missed during the manual cleaning process. The robots will use pulsed […]
Atari isn’t playing games when it comes to its recent announcement that it will soon enter the hotel business with the opening of Atari Hotels. While the pioneering video game systems maker, which launched in […]
The Sinclair, Autograph Collection, in Fort Worth, Texas, has always stood out for its unique blend of historic art deco design. Now the landmark property, constructed in1930 and boasting 164 boutique rooms and suites, has […]
Effectively managing the operations and and optimizing the performance of hotels, resorts and vacation properties in 100 countries with more than 5,000 hotels and 280,000 employees worldwide is no easy feat. It requires, among other […]
Over the last few years, Grupo Piñero, a Spanish tourism group with 27 hotel properties in Spain and the Caribbean, has boosted digitization and data governance, investing in innovations such as digital assistants, for example, to improve […]
New York-based technology-powered apartment-hotel brand Domio has raised $100 million in Series B funding, evenly divided between equity and debt financing. The equity round was led by GGV Capital, with participation from additional investors, including: […]
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