Following its acquisition of Alliants, dormakaba will demo integrated access control and digital guest solutions including digital wallet keys and staff keycard management at The Hospitality Show in Miami, Nov 2-4.Following its acquisition of Alliants, dormakaba will demo integrated access control and digital guest solutions including digital wallet keys and staff keycard management at The Hospitality Show in Miami, Nov 2-4.
Five Verdi Hotels in Malta, Portugal and Tunisia will join Accor’s Handwritten Collection under franchise from November 2026, with two more in Hungary and the Czech Republic to follow.Five Verdi Hotels in Malta, Portugal and Tunisia will join Accor’s Handwritten Collection under franchise from November 2026, with two more in Hungary and the Czech Republic to follow.
Raffles Hotels & Resorts launches The Little Shop by Raffles, a global e-commerce platform selling branded apparel, homewares, and exclusive partner collaborations with heritage brands like Smythson, Frette, and Ginori 1735.Raffles Hotels & Resorts launches The Little Shop by Raffles, a global e-commerce platform selling branded apparel, homewares, and exclusive partner collaborations with heritage brands like Smythson, Frette, and Ginori 1735.
IDS Next launches Pomolabs as a wholly owned subsidiary building an AI-native hospitality operating system across five layers: guest engagement, direct booking, front office, housekeeping, and operational decision-making.IDS Next launches Pomolabs as a wholly owned subsidiary building an AI-native hospitality operating system across five layers: guest engagement, direct booking, front office, housekeeping, and operational decision-making.
A strategic roadmap for luxury hotel owners, developers, and operators on building credible longevity brands, covering medical models, clinical governance, space economics, and disciplined vocabulary.A strategic roadmap for luxury hotel owners, developers, and operators on building credible longevity brands, covering medical models, clinical governance, space economics, and disciplined vocabulary.
Revinate CMO Karen Stephens reflects on 200+ episodes of the Hotel Moment podcast, highlighting recurring themes: service as an org-wide responsibility, human connection, and the need for data foundations before adopting new technology.Revinate CMO Karen Stephens reflects on 200+ episodes of the Hotel Moment podcast, highlighting recurring themes: service as an org-wide responsibility, human connection, and the need for data foundations before adopting new technology.
IHG adds Yas World Resort (formerly Yas Plaza Hotels) to its Vignette Collection, making the 1,400-room, six-hotel Yas Island complex the brand’s largest property worldwide.IHG adds Yas World Resort (formerly Yas Plaza Hotels) to its Vignette Collection, making the 1,400-room, six-hotel Yas Island complex the brand’s largest property worldwide.
Independent hotels are unknowingly paying OTA commissions on repeat guests they can’t recognize, because Booking.com masks email addresses and phone numbers, making returning guests appear new in hotel systems.Independent hotels are unknowingly paying OTA commissions on repeat guests they can’t recognize, because Booking.com masks email addresses and phone numbers, making returning guests appear new in hotel systems.
Hyatt relaunched its Leverage platform for small-and-midsize businesses, now powered by Spotnana, offering preferred rates at 1,300+ hotels and centralized booking and spend management.Hyatt relaunched its Leverage platform for small-and-midsize businesses, now powered by Spotnana, offering preferred rates at 1,300+ hotels and centralized booking and spend management.
The GBTA Foundation’s 2026 benchmark of 204 companies across 28 countries shows average travel sustainability maturity rising to 1.5 on a 0-5 scale, with APAC leading gains and the Americas losing ground.The GBTA Foundation’s 2026 benchmark of 204 companies across 28 countries shows average travel sustainability maturity rising to 1.5 on a 0-5 scale, with APAC leading gains and the Americas losing ground.