Automatic - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 2

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2025 Deloitte Holiday Travel Survey

Travel continues to hold a treasured place in holiday plans, but many Americans are holding their wallets a little closer this year. Our 2025 Deloitte Holiday Travel Survey finds that financial concerns appear to lie at the root of several indicators of a softer season, despite the continued enthusiasm for travel.

2 min

Peachtree Group Announces Grand Opening of Tru by Hilton Huntsville, Alabama

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the grand opening of the Tru by Hilton in Huntsville, Ala. The 98-room hotel, located at 7206 Cabela Drive NW, was developed by Peachtree and is the sixth property the firm completed and opened this year. Peachtree’s hospitality management division will operate the hotel.

4 min

Choice Hotels International to Make Landmark Entry into Africa Starting with Three Hotels in Kenya

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest and most successful lodging franchisors, today announced plans to enter the African market with the signing of three directly franchised properties in Kenya that are expected to open in early 2026. The company also signed a master development agreement that will drive further expansion in the continent with a minimum of 15 additional properties across the sub-Saharan and southern Africa regions by 2030.

3 min

Shiji CEO, Kevin King, receives Lifetime Achievement Visionary Award from Hospitality Technology

Shiji International’s CEO Kevin King, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Visionary Award at the 2025 Hotel Visionary Awards, presented during the Hotel Technology Forum by EnsembleIQ’s Hospitality Technology.

Fairmas & Tidan Success Story

The Tidan Hospitality and Real Estate Group has been a leader in the real estate industry since 1970. Despite their success, managing financial planning for their 12 hotels was a challenge. Tidan’s reliance on manual processes for consolidating financial data led to inefficiencies and errors.

4 min

How ChatGPT Plans to Book Hotels (And Why Your Property Might Be Invisible)

Last month, Sam Altman sat down with economist Tyler Cowen and outlined how ChatGPT will transform hotel booking. Not someday. Now.

3 min

Why ‘think global, act local’ has never been more important in hospitality

Despite global economic pressures, both business and leisure travel continue to grow, with global tourism rising five percent in the first six months of 2025. Amidst that growth, the sector is becoming increasingly competitive as more destinations seek to boost their economies and create jobs through tourism.

3 min

Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Panel: Modern Commercial Strategy in Tricky Times

During the Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Annual Conference 2025 in Scottsdale, Rick Blackburn, Founder of brn solutions and Cayuga Hospitality Consultant moderated these exceptional panelists:

4 min

PATA Releases New Report on Tropical Coastal Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Development

The development of sustainable tourism in tropical coastal cities rests on four key pillars: proper resource management, harmonious coexistence between locals and residents, diversification of the economy and tourism products, and successful implementation of sustainable practices across the private sector.

11 min

Making Change Work: A Conversation with Ryan King on Hotel PMS Implementation and Leadership

This article is the first installment in The Implementation Playbook, a new Shiji Insights series examining the realities of hotel PMS implementations. Across five parts, the series will explore the leadership behaviors, operational structures, and on‑property practices that determine whether a technology rollout succeeds or struggles. This first article focuses on the foundational mistakes hotel groups commonly make, and what leaders can do to avoid them.

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