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10minhotel.com est le premier site web français dédié aux professionnels de l'hôtellerie, offrant une centralisation d'informations, de nouvelles, de tutoriels et de meilleures pratiques dans le secteur. La plateforme, intuitive et conviviale, donne accès à des conseils pour améliorer différents aspects de la gestion hôtelière. En complément, le site propose le podcast "10 min pour un hôtelier", proposant des analyses, des interviews d'experts et des conseils pratiques. Le but de 10minhotel.com est d'aider les hôteliers à rester informés et compétitifs sur un marché en constante évolution.

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Driftwood Capital Appoints David Resnick and David Steiner as Co-CIOs to Lead Unified Investment Strategy

🏠 Driftwood Capital appoints David Resnick as Partner and co-CIO, with David Steiner also elevated to co-CIO. Andrew Dykeman joins as SVP of Equity Investments. Resnick, from 13th Floor Investments, led over $850M in projects. Steiner co-founded Driftwood's credit platform, participating in $2.3B in credit transactions. Dykeman, from The Witkoff Group, managed $10B in deals. Driftwood has transacted over $5B in hospitality assets since 2015.

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Gstaad Palace Partners with dailypoint to Enhance CRM and Data Management in Luxury Hospitality Sector

📰 Gstaad Palace in Switzerland joins dailypoint™, a CRM platform, to enhance guest experiences with centralized data and personalized services. The luxury hotel, established in 1913, is integrating dailypoint with its existing systems like protel, TAC, and aleno. Owned by Andrea Scherz since 1947, the 5-star property has 90 rooms and nine dining options. dailypoint serves over 1,500 hotels, offering smart guest profiles and winning awards like the #1 Hotel CRM at the HotelTechAwards 2026.

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Corporate Hotel Sales Must Focus Beyond Room Rates to Address Business Travelers' Needs and Enhance Value

🛢️ Corporate travel is evolving: companies are focusing on purposeful trips, prioritizing business outcomes over mere accommodation. Key factors include hotel location, Wi-Fi reliability, and meeting space availability, which enhance productivity and flexibility. Hotels should shift from pricing to offering broader value, addressing travel needs and reducing friction. Revenue Management should understand context, Distribution should ease bookings, and Sales should align offerings with client goals. The future lies in selling more than room nights—it's about enhancing the business travel experience.

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Mark Fancourt Advocates Multi-Year Business Planning Over Traditional Budgeting for Hotel Technology Investments

📈 Mark Fancourt, Co-Founder & Principal Consultant at TRAVHOTECH, emphasizes multi-year business planning over traditional annual budgeting for hotels. He highlights the importance of integrating guest feedback and staff insights to inform technology investments. Technology should be treated as an enterprise capability, assessed beyond annual budget lines. This approach ensures investments align with strategic objectives, addressing capability gaps and avoiding fragmented systems. Fancourt stresses the need to evaluate ROI based on business capability rather than arbitrary financial metrics.

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AI Assistants' Search Costs and Limits Impact Hotel Visibility in Travel Recommendations, Industry Faces New Challenges

📰 Anthropic and OpenAI charge $10 per 1,000 web searches, with additional costs for reading results. Each search costs a cent. Google modified links on August 26, and its search feed will close by January 1, 2027. Microsoft limits access to Bing's search results. AI assistants choose their search sources, impacting hotel visibility. A metered approach challenges hotels to be searchable within initial AI queries. Visibility depends on providing easy access to complete hotel information.

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Jon Hubbard Retires as Head of EMEA Hospitality at Cushman & Wakefield, Fred Le Fichoux Succeeds Leadership

📅 Jon Hubbard will retire at the end of September after a 40-year career in hospitality. Since 2017, he's led Cushman & Wakefield's EMEA Hospitality division. Fred Le Fichoux, with over 20 years at the firm, will succeed him. The firm, with 52,000 employees in 400 offices worldwide, reported $9.4 billion in revenue for 2024. Notable transactions include the Sunčani Hvar hotel portfolio and Augustine Hotel. In April, Luis Arsuaga was appointed Head of Capital Markets Hospitality in Spain.

10 min

Awasi Expands Ultra-Luxury Lodge Collection with New Santa Catarina Property, Emphasizes Personalized Travel Across South America

🌎 Nicolas Peluffo, CEO of Awasi, discusses its ultra-luxury lodges in South America, operating since 2007, with five locations across Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Awasi's "one villa, one guide, one vehicle" approach offers personalized guest experiences. With about three staff per guest, Awasi emphasizes judgment and empowerment in its operations. Awasi's conservation and cultural partnerships enhance its offerings. Notable expansion includes Zenit villas in Patagonia and wellness programs in Brazil. South America's luxury travel market remains largely untapped, presenting significant growth opportunities.

3 min

Ten Hotels from Five Countries Nominated for 2026 Hotel Property Award at 196+ Forum Munich

🏨 On October 7, 2026, at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, the "Hotel Property Award 2026" will feature 10 hotel nominees from Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands. Entries include conversions of a school, stately residence, post office, and a bank facade. The jury, comprising 12 experts, selected nominees based on innovation, destination integration, sustainability, and profitability. The event is part of the 196+ forum Munich, a leading European hospitality and real estate conference.

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FHS World 2026 in Dubai to Host Over 100 Global Industry Leaders, Including UAE Minister, from September 29.

📅 29 September to 1 October 2026, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai hosts FHS World 2026, featuring over 100 global hospitality leaders. H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri delivers the keynote on the UAE's growth in tourism and investment. The agenda covers investment, sustainability, and technology. Networking includes the FHS Dealroom and Investor Breakfast. FHS Living debuts, highlighting investment across seven asset classes. The event concludes with the FHS Leadership Award, celebrating hospitality pioneers.

9 min

Lighthouse Platform Claims to Reduce Hotel Data Fragmentation Costs, Boosts RevPAR by 2.7% for 7,352 Hotels

📈 Average digital workers switch applications 1,200 times daily, losing four hours weekly reorienting. Siloed systems in hotels cause data fragmentation, leading to missed revenue opportunities and slow decision-making. Lighthouse's AI, Ernest, integrates data from 80,000+ hotels across 185 countries, delivering a 2.7% median RevPAR uplift for 7,352 hotels. Ernest streamlines data analysis by providing quick insights in plain language, reducing administrative overhead and enabling strategic decision-making.

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