🚣‍♂️ Marriott goes all-in on outdoor experiences and a new hotel tech job platform

Also, Airbnb reflects and fresh funding

🔌 Expedia plugs hotels into Alexa+ and reflections from 2025

Also, DerbySoft and Trip.Biz automate corporate RFPs

🔮 Airbnb predicts 2026, Duve secures $60M, and Stayntouch upgrades its PMS

Also, Duetto plans a global summit and Cloudbeds adds AI messaging

🔎 A deep dive into the history of hotel tech

🍸 Amadeus coins "travel mixology" and the gap inside hotel teams gets bigger

Also, STR hosts struggle with AI

🌟 Cloudbeds and Duetto reveal fresh insights and ChatGPT loses momentum

Also, the deals of the month

🚀 Hostaway skyrockets while Mews and Apple redefine hotel operations

Also, Quore launches a gamified learning hub and Inn-Flow automates financial forecasting.

☁️ Apaleo’s latest AI agent play and a warning on cloud adoption

Also, Shiji expands with new partners and Radisson standardizes global payments.

🛏️ Hotels struggle with tech upgrades and AI could change who gets booked

Also, Sirvoy wins best PMS