🛎️ Booking.com surveys AI trust, ProposalPath automates sales, and Ampliphi targets pricing

Hi there, welcome to RemoteHotelier.

In today’s newsletter:

🌐 Booking.com publishes global AI sentiment report

🏨 Actabl launches HotelData.com for hospitality insights

🤖 ProposalPath transforms hotel sales proposals

🛏️ Ampliphi redesigns hotel pricing

🤝 + 7 new integrations & partnerships

🗞️ + 5 other news you might like

🌐 Booking.com publishes global AI sentiment report.

Booking.com releases a report analyzing consumer attitudes towards AI in 33 markets worldwide.  

• In general terms, 91% of respondents express excitement about AI, but only 6% fully trust it.  

• Regarding travel planning, 89% of consumers rely on AI for it. This shows potential for industry transformation.  

• The report stresses transparency, trust-building, and human oversight for responsible AI integration.  

Why this matters: Understanding consumer sentiment towards AI, especially in hospitality, is crucial for hoteliers. With a majority embracing AI for planning, it's an opportunity to align services with evolving expectations.

🏨 Actabl launches HotelData.com for hospitality insights.

Actabl introduces HotelData.com to enhance hospitality industry benchmarks and decision-making. Their goal is to help with things like budget accuracy, offering insights on labor costs, revenue per room, and profit margins.

• HotelData.com uses Actabl's data to provide insights on RevPAR, ADR, and GOP for hotel operators.

• As hotels are adjusting financial strategies, using tailored insights to navigate economic and labor market pressures can be very helpful.

Why this matters: This new tool offers hotel professionals a fresh approach to budgeting and financial planning, critical for adapting to economic changes. By using Actabl's data insights, hoteliers can make more informed and precise financial decisions, boosting resilience in uncertain times.

🤖 ProposalPath transforms hotel sales proposals.

SalesAndCatering.com launches ProposalPath Assistant, an AI tool for hotels, creating branded proposals swiftly, enhancing efficiency, automating tasks, and boosting customer interactions for better sales conversions.

• The tool creates interactive, branded proposals from various input formats within a minute.

• It also offers features such as smart placeholders, 3D floor plans, and business intelligence for enhanced proposal customization.

• This assistant can also automate routine tasks, enabling staff to focus on personalized customer interactions, boosting business growth.

Why this matters: Automating proposal creation lets hotel sales teams spend more time on customer engagement, boosting satisfaction and conversions. The adoption of a tool like this could lead to data-driven sales processes, increasing customer satisfaction and sales conversions in the industry.

🛏️ Ampliphi redesigns hotel pricing.

Ampliphi introduces a new automatic pricing platform for independent hotels. It simplifies complex strategies, enhancing revenue, and offers seamless integration with existing workflows.

• The idea is to make advanced pricing strategies available to any hotel size, reducing the need for specialized staff.

• The platform's integration with existing workflows promises immediate improvements in revenue and competitive positioning.

Why this matters: New pricing tools seem to launch every week. A clear sign there’s strong demand (and real money) in getting pricing right. Let’s just hope independent hotels don’t end up with analysis paralysis from all the options out there.

📢 Thinking about switching your cloud PMS?

We’ve put together a free, simple comparison sheet with the top 30+ cloud PMS. You can see the best options at a glance and save yourself hours of research.

• Identify the best fit for your hotel’s needs.

• Delivered as a Google Sheet for easy viewing and filtering.

• Instantly see how leading PMS solutions compare.

💡 For-Sight expands collaboration with GuestRevu platform.

For-Sight's enhanced partnership with GuestRevu integrates feedback into CRM strategies for data-driven guest experiences. This boosts satisfaction with AI responses and profits via marketing insights.

🏷️ TakeUp and RMS announce strategic integration.

TakeUp and RMS have announced a crucial integration for the hospitality industry, combining AI-driven pricing tools and strategic human oversight to enhance revenue management for boutique hotels.

⚙️ Frenchospitality chooses eviivo for operational efficiency.

Frenchospitality partners with eviivo to streamline operations, cut technology costs, and boost direct bookings by 35%, enhancing efficiency and financial health in Europe's expanding hospitality market.

💪 Anantara & Technogym launch in-room wellness series.

Anantara Hotels partners with Technogym to offer exclusive in-room wellness video series, improving the guest experience and promoting a holistic lifestyle in luxury hotels worldwide.

🎵 HCN and Stingray offer free hotel music streaming.

HCN and Stingray teamed up to offer free music streaming in hotel rooms via ad-supported in-room tablets, without added costs for hotels.

💻 Kixby Hotel partners with Stayntouch for innovation.

Kixby Hotel partners with Stayntouch to boost operational efficiency and guest satisfaction. Check-in times dropped by 25%, and interdepartmental communication improved by 40%.

🍔 Wyndham partners with Grubhub for hotel delivery services.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts partnered with Grubhub to offer six-month Grubhub+ memberships at nearly 6,000 hotels. This increases guest convenience with zero delivery fees, reduced service fees, and cashback benefits.

Other news & articles you might like

• Preferred Hotels expands with 18 new global properties.

• Choice Hotels launches loyalty program sweepstakes.

• Revenue Analytics acquires Climber for global expansion.

• Peachtree Group launches $250 million Special Situations Fund.

• Accor launches global HERA Challenge for travel advisors.

That’s a wrap for today, thank you for reading.

If you’re not subscribed yet, you can sign up here. If you’re already a subscriber and want to help out, you can:

• Share it on social media, forward it to coworkers, or follow the LinkedIn page. Every bit helps a lot!

• Move it to your Primary inbox following this guide so you don’t miss any editions.

• Any feedback? Reply to this email or send me a message.

See you next week!
Jose