Automatic - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 121

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Azul Hospitality Group Expands Portfolio with Management of Dual-Branded Marriott Hotel

Azul Hospitality Group, a premier hospitality management platform providing innovative approaches to maximizing an asset’s performance, announced today it has been selected to manage the under-construction dual-branded Marriott hotel at City North in Phoenix, Arizona. The project, comprising the 142-room AC Hotel by Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge and the 98-room Element by Westin Phoenix Desert Ridge, broke ground earlier this summer and is expected to open in January 2027.

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AHLA Foundation Awards More Than $700,000 in Academic Scholarships to 246 Students Nationwide

AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of AHLA dedicated to supporting a strong hotel industry workforce, today announced the distribution of more than $710,000 in academic scholarships to 246 students at 64 schools across the country for the 2025–2026 academic year.

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The #1 Mistake Hotels Make with AI: Bolting It onto Old Workflows

AI is everywhere right now. It’s in your newsfeed, in the trade magazines, at the hotel conferences, and yes, even creeping into those late-night WhatsApp chats with fellow operators. The promises are shiny: faster check-ins, smarter pricing, happier guests, more efficient staff.

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Peachtree Group Expands Hotel Management Portfolio with Six New Properties

Peachtree Group’s (“Peachtree”) hospitality management division has added six new hotels to its growing third-party management platform, underscoring the company’s ability to deliver best-in-class operations for hotel owners nationwide.

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White Lodging Awarded Management of The Shepherd Hotel at Clemson University

White Lodging, one of the hospitality industry’s leading hotel development, ownership, and management companies, has begun managing The Shepherd Hotel in Clemson, South Carolina. This partnership reflects an alignment of values between White Lodging and The Shepherd Hotel brand, both of which are committed to a culture of caring and cultivating the next generation of industry leaders.

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U.S. Travel Forecast 2025: Modest Growth but Decline in International Visitors Threatens Economy and Jobs

The U.S. Travel Association released its updated Travel Forecast, projecting little growth in travel spending for 2025 but a significant decline in international inbound travel—a critical driver of the U.S. economy, jobs and global influence.

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Sonesta Expands Global Footprint with New Opening in Lima, Peru

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the opening of Sonesta Hotel Miraflores in Lima, Peru with Master Franchisor GHL Hoteles. The 133-room upscale hotel is located within walking distance of Kennedy Park, Iglesia Matriz Virgen Milagrosa, Love Park and Lima’s main shopping district.

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H2 2025 Global Hotel Outlook

Despite stronger-than-expected economic growth through the first half of 2025, year-to-date RevPAR growth through July stands at a meager 0.4% as the occupancy rate fell for four consecutive months.

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Email Is About to Become Your Most Important Customer Interface

The hospitality industry has overlooked email and the inbox for too long. While hotels invest resources in websites and social media, email remains one of the most valuable yet underinvested in customer touchpoints. Not only the hotel’s own email marketing program, but also emails from trusted, third-party media brands that lend credibility and discovery en masse in the upper funnel, before your potential guests have started searching or making purchase decisions.

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HIA Adds 400+ Properties in 2025 YTD As Demand For Hospitality-Specific ERP Surges

HIA, the only Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform purpose-built for hospitality, today announced a period of accelerated growth, having added over 400 new properties to its platform year-to-date in 2025 alone. This momentum, driven by new partnerships with top management companies including Midas Hospitality, Grand Pacific Resorts, and Azul Hospitality Group, underscores the industry’s thirst for a unified financial solution built for the complexities of modern hotel management.

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