Automatic - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 2

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The Growth Illusion Luxury Hotel Marketing Still Operates Under

🏨 Luxury hotels face a fragile growth despite sophisticated marketing, as direct bookings plateau and customer acquisition costs rise. The core issue is dependency on "rented demand" through third-party platforms, versus developing "owned demand" through direct, permission-based guest relationships. Rented demand is structurally constrained, lacking ownership. To resolve this, hotels need an "Owned Demand Infrastructure" (ODI) to own guest identity and data, enhancing acquisition, lifetime value, and reducing reliance on intermediaries.

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Why Chefs Leave? What a Global Survey Reveals About the Kitchen Retention Crisis

🍳 69% of chefs frequently consider leaving their roles, according to the January 2026 global survey by Bournemouth University and The Burnt Chef Project. 460 chefs participated, highlighting toxic work environments, work-family conflict, and poor mental health. 70% report work impacting personal life, and 56% contemplate entrepreneurship as an escape. Toxic leadership and understaffing exacerbate issues, with burnout common. The industry must improve scheduling, staffing, and management to enhance retention and chef well-being.

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Per Day Pricing or Occupancy Based Pricing? The impact of connectivity on your revenue strategy (Part 1)

🌐 In 2026, the hotel industry faces a choice between Per Day Pricing (PDP) and Occupancy Based Pricing (OBP). PDP, the traditional model, uses a base rate to auto-calculate prices for different occupancies, offering speed but limited flexibility. OBP provides independent pricing for each occupancy, allowing precision but requiring significant data management. A PDP setup might handle 10 base prices, while OBP deals with 160 prices, reflecting a balance between efficiency and control. €54,000 in potential high-season revenue hinges on this choice.

3 min

Sustainability is Everywhere: Except in Hospitality Culture

🏨 Hospitality industry faces sustainability challenges. Over 40 years, sustainability frameworks like Green Key, LEED, and EarthCheck expanded, yet practical integration lags (UNWTO, 2021; WTTC, 2022). Deloitte (2023) and McKinsey (2021) report low employee engagement due to unaligned tasks and lack of impact visibility. Sustainability actions, often treated as transactional, fail to become cultural, as noted by Harvard Business Review (2018). Leaders must embed sustainability into daily activities to achieve meaningful change.

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Postillion Hotels Boosts Cvent-Sourced Revenue by 30% YoY Using Thynk Commercial Platform, Now with a Thorough Integration with Cvent Supplier Network

📈 Postillion Hotels in the Netherlands increased Cvent-sourced revenue by 30% YoY during Thynk's pilot integration with the Cvent Supplier Network. The hotel chain achieved a 69% win rate when responding to RFPs within the top three positions, compared to just 2% when responding later. This integration automates lead management and proposal creation, eliminating manual data entry and increasing data accuracy, significantly enhancing their sales team's efficiency and ROI.

4 min

Omniboost Launches Full Revenue Push Functionality for Toast POS to Mews PMS Integration

💸 Omniboost enhances Toast POS-Mews PMS integration with Full Revenue Push in North America, boosting data unification in hospitality. Real-time charges update guest profiles, eliminating manual entry errors. The integration offers detailed financial visibility with itemized transactions and granular revenue mapping for F&B and finance teams. Built on Omniboost’s platform, this functionality empowers efficient operations and personalized guest experiences, impacting over 10,000 integrations in 85+ countries. Mews supports 15,000 customers globally with award-winning technology.

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HVS ANAROCK MONITOR, January 2026

📈 December 2025, India: Air travel disruptions impacted the hospitality sector, lowering occupancy to 68-70% and ARR to ₹10,000-10,200, with RevPAR dropping 6-8% MoM. Despite this, ARR and RevPAR grew by 7-9% YoY. Bengaluru led ARR growth at 20-25% YoY, followed by Hyderabad at 18-20%. Chandigarh achieved the highest occupancy growth, 2-4% YoY. Q4 2025 saw occupancy improve to 66-68% with a 3-5% QoQ increase in RevPAR, driven by festive demand.

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Hilton Continues Rapid Growth in Türkiye with New Signings across Four Brands

🏨 Hilton expands growth in Türkiye with five new properties across four brands, enhancing its 70-year presence. Opening highlights include Hilton Antalya City Centre in 2028 with 254 rooms, DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul Maçka this spring with 109 rooms, and Hilton Garden Inn Kocaeli Dilovası in 2027 with 104 rooms. Tapestry Collection hotels, Gist Istanbul and Hotel Istanbul Sisli, will open in 2027 and 2028, respectively. Hilton's lifestyle portfolio will see continued growth in 2025.

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IHG’s Vignette Collection Reaches 10 Open Hotels in Greater China

🏨 Shanghai – In 2023, IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrated the milestone of 10 Vignette Collection hotels open in Greater China since its launch in 2021. The brand focuses on luxury and lifestyle, offering personal, memorable stays that reflect the character of their destinations. With projects like Palm Springs Hotel Chengdu and TFT Chongqing, these hotels personalize experiences and support community and environmental initiatives, promising more expansion in the region.

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Shoulder seasons challenge peak periods as year-round hotel demand strengthens in 2025: SiteMinder

📅 In 2025, SiteMinder's report shows hotel arrivals beyond peak periods increased, with 65% of markets seeing less concentration in their busiest months. Room rates rose in 70% of markets, averaging US$194. Major peak periods in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Thailand saw less concentrated arrivals, indicating a shift in booking behavior. Asian travel, particularly from China and India, surpassed pre-pandemic levels. Expedia Group led North American bookings, and the average booking lead time extended to 32.15 days.

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