Hotel Trends

🧨 Oracle launches AI features for OPERA Cloud and Marriott presents its new chatbot

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

🧨 Oracle launches AI features for OPERA Cloud and Marriott presents its new chatbot

Also, Journey raises $15 million

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🚨 A new security report warns hotels about the World Cup

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

🚨 A new security report warns hotels about the World Cup

And IHG will also be inside ChatGPT

Jose Sevilla

Startups

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

🔮 Guesty presents the PMS of the future

And Accor's CEO transition begins

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

🔓 A check-in tool leaks a million passports

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

🔓 A check-in tool leaks a million passports

And a new tool to map your hotel's entire tech stack

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

💣 Another tech giant selling hotels and Airbnb loses its essence

May 14, 2026

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4 min read

💣 Another tech giant selling hotels and Airbnb loses its essence

Also, an Italian hotel tech startup raises €47M

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

🧐 What Uber's hotel deal really means and what it doesn't

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

🧐 What Uber's hotel deal really means and what it doesn't

Also, DirectBooker connects hotels to AI assistants

Jose Sevilla

Startups

💸 Five hotel CEOs made more than $120M combined last year

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

💸 Five hotel CEOs made more than $120M combined last year

And Booking.com gets in legal trouble (again)

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🧨 Hackers hit Booking.com and the PMS drama between Cloudbeds and Mews

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

🧨 Hackers hit Booking.com and the PMS drama between Cloudbeds and Mews

Also, Stayntouch posts its best quarter ever

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

🦈 Google smells ChatGPT's blood and Apaleo raises the bar

Mar 26, 2026

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🦈 Google smells ChatGPT's blood and Apaleo raises the bar

Also, Radisson targets 100 net zero hotels by 2030

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

🚨 Marriott and Hilton sound the alarm, Hyatt celebrates, and IHG prepares

Feb 19, 2026

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8 min read

🚨 Marriott and Hilton sound the alarm, Hyatt celebrates, and IHG prepares

Also, Expedia's latest aggressive strategy

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

📱 Canary bets on mobile keys and BWH partners with Tripadvisor

Feb 5, 2026

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📱 Canary bets on mobile keys and BWH partners with Tripadvisor

Also, Accor enters ChatGPT

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

✂️ Expedia cuts jobs (again) despite record growth, and Siri gets a second chance

Jan 29, 2026

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8 min read

✂️ Expedia cuts jobs (again) despite record growth, and Siri gets a second chance

Also, TripWorks raises $6 million

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🚨 Mews lands $300M and Duetto warns on hotel profitability

Jan 22, 2026

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7 min read

🚨 Mews lands $300M and Duetto warns on hotel profitability

Also, Maestro PMS reveals its roadmap for 2026

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🌛 HBX hacks Gen Z travel habits and the first hotel on the Moon

Jan 15, 2026

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8 min read

🌛 HBX hacks Gen Z travel habits and the first hotel on the Moon

Also, Airbnb hires a tech titan and the HotelTechAwards 2025

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

🔌 Expedia plugs hotels into Alexa+ and reflections from 2025

Dec 30, 2025

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6 min read

🔌 Expedia plugs hotels into Alexa+ and reflections from 2025

Also, DerbySoft and Trip.Biz automate corporate RFPs

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

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

Dec 23, 2025

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7 min read

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

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

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

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

Dec 11, 2025

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7 min read

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

Also, STR hosts struggle with AI

Jose Sevilla

Startups

➗ Sonder crumbles, WhatsApp simplifies identity and digital marketing struggles

Nov 20, 2025

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7 min read

➗ Sonder crumbles, WhatsApp simplifies identity and digital marketing struggles

Also, Google expands its travel tools and Shiji embeds payments

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

❗ Airbnb’s unexpected new AI strategy and Cloudbeds builds a trusted tech list

Nov 13, 2025

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7 min read

❗ Airbnb’s unexpected new AI strategy and Cloudbeds builds a trusted tech list

Also, RMS new integrations and Amenitiz raises $45 million

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🤳 Expedia blends social media with booking engines and hotels embrace flexible tech

Nov 6, 2025

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8 min read

🤳 Expedia blends social media with booking engines and hotels embrace flexible tech

Also, Cloudbeds new image

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🚀 Hostaway skyrockets while Mews and Apple redefine hotel operations

Oct 30, 2025

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7 min read

🚀 Hostaway skyrockets while Mews and Apple redefine hotel operations

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

Jose Sevilla

Startups

💻 BWH refreshes its tech stack and Skyscanner reveals new travel trends

Oct 16, 2025

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7 min read

💻 BWH refreshes its tech stack and Skyscanner reveals new travel trends

Also, Kayak releases an AI Mode and Mews opens an office in Dallas

Jose Sevilla

Startups

Oct 9, 2025

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7 min read

💬 The next OTA looks conversational

Also, Plusgrade acquires Oaky and RateGain buys Sojern for $250M

Jose Sevilla

Startups

🧹 Mews adds housekeeping power with Flexkeeping and Hospitable bets on community funding

Oct 2, 2025

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7 min read

🧹 Mews adds housekeeping power with Flexkeeping and Hospitable bets on community funding

Also, Cvent automates sustainability reporting and RoomRaccoon publishes a report on European hotels

Jose Sevilla

Hotel Trends

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

Sep 25, 2025

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7 min read

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

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

Jose Sevilla