Hotel Trends

🏃‍➡️ IHG chases Hilton and Marriott into AI search

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

🏃‍➡️ IHG chases Hilton and Marriott into AI search

And Accor sells its last real estate stake and finally goes asset-light

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Hotel Trends

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

🚀 PriceLabs upgrades its rate shopper

And Mews adds three ways to get paid faster

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Hotel Trends

✂️ Mews cuts 15% of its staff and Pudu builds a fully robotic hotel

Jul 9, 2026

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✂️ Mews cuts 15% of its staff and Pudu builds a fully robotic hotel

Also, Hopper will pay $35M for hiding fees

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Hotel Trends

🔮 RateHawk and Phocuswright predict 10 travel trends for the next decade

Jul 2, 2026

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🔮 RateHawk and Phocuswright predict 10 travel trends for the next decade

And the PMS debate: global vs. regional

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Startups

📱 A hotel is charging guests to put their phones down

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

📱 A hotel is charging guests to put their phones down

And Lastminute.com fires a quarter of its staff

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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

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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

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Startups

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

🔮 Guesty presents the PMS of the future

And Accor's CEO transition begins

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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Hotel Trends

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

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

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

Also, Radisson targets 100 net zero hotels by 2030

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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

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Hotel Trends

📱 Canary bets on mobile keys and BWH partners with Tripadvisor

Feb 5, 2026

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7 min read

📱 Canary bets on mobile keys and BWH partners with Tripadvisor

Also, Accor enters ChatGPT

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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