🛎️ Marriott enters media, Cloudbeds leans on AI, and Meliá sets a green bar

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In today’s newsletter:

📈 Marriott unveils new personalized media network.

🤖 Cloudbeds says AI is transforming hotel booking recommendations.

📱 Duetto launches GameTime.

🏨 Meliá Hotels crowned most sustainable in Europe.

🧳 Mindtrip launches personalized AI travel app.

🤝 + 5 new integrations & partnerships

🎁 + 6 other news you might like

📈 Marriott unveils new personalized media network.

Marriott's new MARRIOTT MEDIA emphasizes personalized content. It highlights potential partnerships with brands like PepsiCo, Visa, and Starbucks, potentially redefining hotel marketing through advertising integration.

• The platform uses over 200 guest attributes to emphasize personalized, context-driven content for enriched experiences.

• Marriott’s media initiative sets a precedent for integrating advertising while diversifying revenue in hospitality.

• The move could redefine hotel marketing boundaries and increase Marriott's revenue through strategic partnerships.

Why this matters: Marriott's move into media highlights a shift in hospitality, combining personalization with advertising to enhance guest engagement. This can inspire hotels to rethink marketing, and explore new revenue streams.

🤖 Cloudbeds says AI is transforming hotel booking recommendations.

Cloudbeds study on AI hotel recommendations reveals AI tools like ChatGPT influence visibility and revenue, favoring branded properties. A robust online presence is crucial for hotel competitiveness.

• Cloudbeds released a pioneering study on AI-driven recommendations, impacting how travelers book accommodations.

• AI-powered platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity alter hotel visibility and revenue strategies for hoteliers.

• Branded properties achieve higher visibility in AI recommendations compared to independent hotels.

• A strong online presence and active guest ratings are crucial for competitive advantage in AI recommendations.

Why this matters: In embracing AI, hotels can transform their visibility and revenue strategies. Branded properties already benefit, but any hotel can boost its presence with smart reputation and digital management, ensuring they don’t get left behind. This could be part of Cloubdeds ongoing strategy towards automation.

📱 Duetto launches GameTime.

Duetto launched GameTime, a mobile-focused system for limited-service hotels. It enhances revenue management with real-time updates, demand forecasting, and efficient pricing tools for improved profitability.

• GameTime provides real-time rate updates and forecasting based on demand metrics and signals. 

• Its user-friendly interface allows lean teams to handle pricing and scaling efficiently. 

• The system helps limited-service hotels streamline operations and improve revenue management decisions. 

• GameTime aims to boost profitability, offering tools that cater to these hotels' specific needs. 

Why this matters: Limited-service hotels often juggle tight resources. GameTime equips them with tools for real-time decisions and better efficiency, leading to smarter pricing strategies and profitability without overcomplicating operations.

🏨 Meliá Hotels crowned most sustainable in Europe.

Meliá Hotels International earned the title of Europe's most sustainable hotel company by TIME magazine. This recognition encourages industry-wide sustainability initiatives.

• The ranking assesses over 20 performance indicators, including participation in global sustainability initiatives.    

• CEO Gabriel Escarrer emphasizes sustainability as a core business principle impacting global operations.  

• Recognition motivates other companies to enhance sustainability efforts, promoting responsible tourism practices.

Why this matters: Meliá's commitment to sustainability sets a benchmark, encouraging hotels to adopt similar practices. This focus on ESG standards and responsible tourism can enhance brand loyalty, providing a competitive edge in a market with growing environmental awareness.

🧳 Mindtrip launches personalized AI travel app.

Mindtrip's new mobile app offers AI-powered, personalized travel insights, integrating 10 million points of interest and various trip elements for real-time planning.

• Mindtrip launches a mobile app providing personalized, location-based travel recommendations using advanced AI technologies.

• The app offers tailored recommendations, identifies over 10 million points of interest, and uses interactive maps.

• With multimodal AI capabilities, the app integrates trip elements like accommodation and flights into one platform.

• Mindtrip's app revolutionizes trip planning, helping users maximize their journeys through innovative AI assistance.

Why this matters: Mindtrip's AI-driven app revolutionizes travel by embedding personalization at every step. For hotels, this could mean more distribution, potentially requiring more tailored services and partnerships to meet these personalized travel demands.

New integrations & partnerships

🤖 RoomRaccoon and GuestButler integrate AI for hotels.

RoomRaccoon's integration with GuestButler promises enhanced guest communication using AI. This aims to improve efficiency and decrease workload in the hospitality industry without diminishing service quality.

🎉 Tambourine launches Reserv on Oracle Marketplace.

Tambourine's launch of Reserv on Oracle Cloud offers hotels enhanced booking solutions, leveraging Oracle's infrastructure to modernize experiences and boost customer satisfaction and revenue in the hospitality sector.

🤝 Opago partners with GuestReady.

Opago partners with GuestReady to enhance rental operations in London (200+ properties) and Paris (300+), aiming for high guest satisfaction and market expansion.

🏨 Red Roof integrates FreedomPay's payment solutions. 

Red Roof partners with FreedomPay to enhance guest experience and efficiency with secure and faster payments. This strategic alliance exemplifies technology's growing role in hospitality competitiveness.

 🏢 Rentyl Resorts partners with Miami Worldcenter project.

Rentyl Resorts becomes the exclusive hospitality partner for Miami Worldcenter, a $6 billion development. They aim to redefine urban luxury through integrated guest experiences.

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