LODGING Staff - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 38

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Hilton Reports Q3 2025 Results

💸 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported Q3 2025 results: USD 1.78 diluted EPS, adjusted to USD 2.11. Net income reached USD 421 million, with an adjusted EBITDA of USD 976 million. RevPAR declined by 1.1% compared to Q3 2024. A record 515,400 rooms are in development, up 5% from 2024. The new Outset Collection launched in October, and Hilton opened its 9,000th hotel. USD 792 million was returned to shareholders in Q3, totaling USD 2.671 billion YTD.

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Waldorf Astoria New York Debuts Guerlain Wellness Spa

🌵 Waldorf Astoria New York, October 2025, unveils the world’s largest Guerlain Wellness Spa on its fifth floor. Featuring 16 treatment rooms, advanced technology like the Guerlain LongeviSkin device, and exclusive treatments, it focuses on nutrition, movement, sleep, and mindfulness. Residents access a separate wellness area on the 25th floor. Two new Guerlain boutiques will open later this year. Managed by Trilogy Spa Holdings, the spa integrates wellness with luxury, offering personalized care and unique experiences.

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CoStar: U.S. Hotel Construction Fell for Ninth Consecutive Month

🏨 U.S. hotel rooms under construction have declined for nine consecutive months as of September 2025, reports CoStar. Construction volume fell 12.3% to 137,956 rooms compared to September 2024. Final planning dropped by 3.5% to 258,836 rooms, and planning decreased 2.6% to 327,304 rooms. Isaac Collazo notes the drop is over 80,000 rooms below the Q3 2020 peak, citing uncertainty, high costs, and cautious developers. Still, more construction is ongoing than post-Great Recession.

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LivAway Suites Implements Virdee’s Guest Experience Platform Across Its Portfolio

🛌 Virdee and LivAway Suites are revolutionizing the guest experience with digital check-in kiosks in Austin, Texas, offering frictionless arrivals and 24/7 digital room keys. Currently, nine properties are live with Virdee’s platform, while seven more are in development, aiming for full rollout by 2026. Over 50 new builds are planned, integrating Virdee's technology from the ground up. This innovative approach seeks to enhance guest satisfaction and operational efficiency for extended stays.

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DISH Business Debuts the Edge Server Blade

📰 ENGLEWOOD, Colorado—On October 2025, DISH Business launched the Edge Server Blade (ESB) to enhance its SMARTBOX solution. This innovation integrates internet-streamed live linear television with satellite TV, tailored for hotels, senior living communities, and multi-unit buildings. The ESB offers scalable, flexible deployment and seamlessly integrates with existing infrastructure, ensuring centralized management of live content. This advancement supports various property sizes and ensures efficient TV distribution.

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Resolute Road Hospitality Adds Dual-Brand Marriott Hotel to its Portfolio

🏨 Resolute Road Hospitality has partnered with Live Wide Ventures to manage a new dual-brand Marriott property in Caldwell, Idaho, opening mid-2026. The hotel will feature 119 rooms, with 57 in TownePlace Suites and 62 in Fairfield Inn & Suites. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, meeting spaces, and more. This project marks the beginning of a series of collaborations aimed at enhancing hospitality for travelers and the Caldwell community.

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Loyalty Juggernaut Launches GRAVTY Agentic AI Compass

💻 September 2025, Palo Alto: Loyalty Juggernaut, Inc. unveiled GRAVTY Agentic AI Compass, an AI suite for loyalty programs built on Amazon Bedrock. This multi-agent intelligence provides real-time, actionable decisions, simulating outcomes and reducing risk. Chief Commercial Officer Dave Andreadakis emphasizes its role in transforming decision-making, while CTO Kalpak Shah highlights its dynamic insights. The AI-driven system supports tasks like performance analysis and predictive insights, aiming to optimize enterprise loyalty strategies.

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Canary Technologies Announces Launch of AI-Powered Sales and Catering Payment Hub

💸 Canary Technologies, based in San Francisco, California, launched its AI-powered Sales & Catering Payments Hub to streamline hotel sales and finance workflows. By automating processes, hotels close deals faster and improve efficiency. The platform includes a digital dashboard for card or ACH payments, reducing processing fees and reconciling payments quickly. This tool is integrated with Canary's Guest Journey Platform and is available immediately.

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Wyndham Debuts Wyndham Rewards Insider

💼 Parsippany, New Jersey—Wyndham Rewards introduces the Wyndham Rewards Insider, a travel and entertainment subscription for members. Unlock perks such as automatic Gold status, 10%+ savings on 8,000+ hotels, and discounts on flights (domestic: up to 5%; international: up to 15%), cruises (up to 30%), car rentals (10%+), and tours. Collaborate with Ticketmaster for rewards on 50,000+ events. Benefits extend to concierge services and exclusive ticket savings at iconic attractions.

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Brandstand Announces Launch of CubieTime Zen

⏰ Brandstand launched CubieTime Zen, an alarm clock, in Dallas, Texas, designed for guest wellness with Better Sleep Technology. Over 2 million units have been installed in hotels like Marriott and Hyatt. Features include five sleep sounds, sunrise-simulated alarm, and a nightlight. It also offers two 110V outlets, USB-C ports, and a pass-through plug. CubieTime Zen enhances hotel stays with capacitive touch controls and automatic daylight-saving updates, supporting guest satisfaction.

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