Hospitality news — 2026-04-17
26 stories covered that day.
Modernizing Hotel Operations with ASI 7.0 Experience
Hotel owner Amit Panchal outlines the transition to ASI 7.0, a web-based property management system designed to eliminat…
operations
Hotel Tech Report
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Six Hotel Groups Control 84% Of Global Organic Traffic
Top hotel brands have solidified a near-monopoly on organic search traffic, while the industry grapples with AI's impact…
marketing
HospitalityNet
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Mews Launches AI-Powered Business Intelligence Tool
Mews has launched Mews Business Intelligence, a native analytics tool integrated into its operating system that provides…
technology
HospitalityNet
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How Hotel Businesses Can Avoid the Toggle Tax
Hotel staff waste an average of 322 hours annually switching between disconnected software systems, a productivity drain…
technology
HospitalityNet
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Residential Thinking in Extended-Stay Hotel Evolution
The extended-stay hospitality sector is increasingly adopting residential-style amenities and lean operational models to…
operations
Lodging Magazine
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Why Branding Is the Most Underused Hotel Revenue Strategy
Tomas Bäcklund, CMO of Elite Hotels of Sweden, explains how investing in brand equity drives direct bookings and long-te…
marketing
HospitalityNet
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Mews Launches AI-Powered Business Intelligence Tool
Mews has launched Mews Business Intelligence, an AI-powered platform designed to provide hoteliers with a single source …
technology
Hotel Dive
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Marc & Rose Hospitality Gains 15% F&B Revenue Growth
Marc & Rose Hospitality has achieved a 15% increase in F&B revenue by deploying IRIS's mobile ordering platform at two m…
technology
eHotelier
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St. Regis Longboat Key Names Jasmine Wehbe Sommelier
The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort has appointed Jasmine Wehbe as the Sommelier for its signature steakhouse, CW Prime. W…
hr
eHotelier
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Hospitality’s Invisible Operational Crisis: System Fragmenta
The hospitality industry is facing an operational crisis driven by disconnected digital systems that create data silos a…
technology
eHotelier
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SiteMinder Aligns Hotel Distribution With AI Era
SiteMinder has launched new platform expansions designed to make hotel inventory visible and bookable across AI assistan…
technology
Hospitality Technology
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AI's Impact on Hospitality: Roles to Replace and Reshape
Industry experts weigh in on the evolution of hotel labor, predicting that AI will handle junior support and back-office…
technology
HospitalityNet
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Storey Hotel Management Expands Stayntouch Partnership
Storey Hotel Management Group has expanded its partnership with Stayntouch to deploy cloud-based property management sys…
technology
Lodging Magazine
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LCP Group Secures $104.5M for Savannah's First Ritz-Carlton
The LCP Group has closed a $104.5 million construction loan to transform the landmark Savannah Bank & Trust buildings in…
finance
eHotelier
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Why 'Unsatisfied Booking Rate' Matters for Travel Platforms
Asian travel platforms are shifting from a 'search and buy' model to real-time discovery, making the 'unsatisfied bookin…
marketing
Skift
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Travel And Tourism Sector Contributes $11.6T Global GDP
The travel and tourism sector reached a historic $11.6 trillion contribution to the global economy in 2025, exceeding ge…
finance
Hotel Dive
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The Case for Smarter Global Advocacy for Travel
The travel industry's reliance on 'triumphalist' messaging and record-breaking stats is losing effectiveness with policy…
finance
Skift
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Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country Construction Advances
Construction has commenced on the Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country in Fredericksburg, a 106-acre luxury development fe…
operations
Hotels Magazine
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Stonebridge to Manage New Kimpton in Salt Lake City
Stonebridge has been appointed to manage a forthcoming 216-room Kimpton hotel in Salt Lake City, developed by The Domain…
operations
Hotels Magazine
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Mirai Launches Dynamic Increments to Boost Profitability
Mirai has introduced a dynamic increments module that enables hotels to automate and optimize supplement pricing for gue…
technology
Hospitality Technology
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Saudi Arabia Reshuffles Vision 2030 Tourism Funding
Saudi Arabia is repositioning its Public Investment Fund strategy by cutting back on massive tourism developments like N…
finance
Skift
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Maestro PMS Earns High Marks for Hospitality Operations
Maestro PMS by Northwind is a highly-rated property management system currently ranked 32nd out of 340 systems on Hotel …
technology
Hotel Tech Report
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How Geopolitics Is Redrawing the American Travel Map
Geopolitical instability and security risks in Mexico and the Middle East are causing U.S. travelers to prioritize predi…
general
Skift
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Mews Founder Critiques Hotel Industry's AI Strategy
Mews founder Richard Valtr argues that the hotel industry lacks imagination in its AI adoption, focusing too heavily on …
technology
Skift
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Langham Group Earns Major MICHELIN Recognition in Shanghai
Langham Hospitality Group’s T’ang Court in Shanghai has been elevated to two MICHELIN stars, while Ming Court at Cordis …
finance
eHotelier
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Hotelchamp Convert Drives 36% Increase In Direct Bookings
Hotelchamp Convert is a highly-rated personalization platform designed to help hoteliers boost direct bookings and ROI t…
technology
Hotel Tech Report
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