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Accor Expands to 48 Brands, Achieves €5.6 Billion Revenue and 268,000 Rooms by 2026 Under Bazin

🏨 Sébastien Bazin took the helm at Accor in 2013, transitioning the company from a real estate-focused model to a brand-driven operation. By 2025, revenue reached €5.6 billion, with a record EBITDA of €1.2 billion. Accor expanded its brand portfolio from 11 to 48, covering all hotel segments. With over 110 million members, ALL Accor enhanced customer experience. By June 2026, Accor's pipeline included 268,000 rooms across 1,595 hotels, emphasizing responsible hospitality.
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First Central Hotel Suites Dubai Integrates Operations with Shiji's Daylight PMS and Infrasys POS Across 524 Rooms

📰 On September 14, 2026, in Dubai, Shiji announced that First Central Hotel Suites has integrated its 524-room property and two dining outlets with Shiji's Daylight PMS and Infrasys POS systems. This unifies front office and F&B operations on a single cloud platform, enhancing guest service efficiency. The implementation aims to improve coordination, data visibility, and service delivery speed. Shiji supports over 91,000 hotels globally, ensuring seamless hospitality technology solutions.
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Saladplate Serves as Official Hub for Hospitality, Food and Beverage Insights with Access to 10,000 Brands

🍽 Saladplate is the central hub for the Hospitality, Food, and Beverage sector under Informa Markets, offering insights into industry trends and innovations. It features weekly news, a monthly newsletter, a bi-monthly e-magazine, and exclusive access to 10,000+ brands and products. Additionally, Saladplate connects users to over 35 international trade events through its supplier directory and event updates.
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Saladplate Becomes Official Content Hub for Hospitality, Food, and Beverage Industry Under Informa Markets Portfolio

🍽 Saladplate, the content hub for Informa Markets' Hospitality, Food, and Beverage portfolio, provides insights into industry trends. With weekly news updates, a monthly newsletter, and a bi-monthly e-magazine, it offers access to over 10,000 brands and products. Their platform also features updates from 35+ international trade events.
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New Travel App Offers Real-Time Crowd Levels, Interactive Maps, and Predictive Alerts for Attractions

📅 The app offers real-time crowd levels, trend directions, and peak hours at various attractions, updating continuously. Crowd forecasts can be viewed hourly, daily, and monthly, incorporating weather, cruise ship arrivals, and local events. Interactive maps show attractions with color-coded crowd levels, and users can set notifications for crowd level drops. The app also features gamification through city passport stamps and Explorer Awards by visiting hidden gems and off-peak hours.
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Fora Travel Achieves Unicorn Status with Over $1 Billion Valuation and $3 Billion in Booked Travel

📅 Fora Travel achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion in its latest funding round. 🚀 Since its 2021 launch, the AI-powered platform and its 15,000 advisors—many new to travel—have booked over $3 billion in travel. Unlike others, Fora uses AI to handle repetitive tasks, empowering advisors to focus on personalized planning. This approach mirrors what Hotelspeaker employs: supporting advisors while keeping them central to the guest experience.
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Google Discontinues Vacation Rental Search in Europe, Citing DMA, Impacting Direct Bookings by Up to 30%

🛠️ Google has removed vacation rental search in Europe due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), affecting EEA travelers and European suppliers, who have lost up to 30% of free direct-booking clicks. The DMA prohibits Google from prioritizing its own services over others like Booking.com, HomeToGo, and Airbnb. This change favors intermediaries and complicates direct bookings. The shift emphasizes AI visibility over Google Ads. The dependence shifts towards Maps and integrations with PMS partners.
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US Households' Lodging Spending Varies by Age: Under 35 Spend 13%, 35-54 Spend 39%, 55+ Spend 47%

📅 The article highlights changing travel preferences over decades. In college, 7 shared a Motel 6 room. Now, the author enjoys all-inclusive breaks. U.S. lodging spending: under 35s at 13%, 35-54s at 39%, and 55+ at 47%. Marketing often targets the first 13%, missing opportunities. Travel evolves: 20s seek experiences; 30s to 40s focus on family; 50s to 70s prioritize luxury and reunions. Source: BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2024. 37% of adults aged 50-64 use AI chatbots by 2026.
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Meta's Muse Outpaces OTAs Like KAYAK and Skyscanner with Faster Trip Inquiry Response Times

😮 Meta's #muse innovation may disrupt travel platforms like KAYAK, Skyscanner, and Expedia with its rapid response time, outpacing most OTAs. In contrast, Google's Gemini struggled with complex itineraries. Duffel's innovative approach shows promise, but the look-to-book cost could be a hurdle. Meta's advertising strategy remains a question: will they support distributors who bid per click, or is this the end for OTAs and metasearch engines? Kudos to Duffel's team for their achievement! 👏
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