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Simone Puorto

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After fifteen years spent teaching students across Europe, twenty in digital marketing, and twenty-six in hospitality, one conclusion imposes itself with brutal clarity: (almost) everything we… | Simone Puorto

  • Simone Puorto
  • 26 September 2025
After fifteen years spent teaching students across Europe, twenty in digital marketing, and twenty-six in hospitality, one conclusion imposes itself with brutal clarity: (almost) everything we thought we knew about…
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42: What Happened in Tech This Week (plus some hints about Life, the Universe, and Everything), curated by Simone Puorto

  • Simone Puorto
  • 5 September 2025
1 . TikTok + Booking.com: Travel Funnel Reinvented TikTok and Booking.com now allow users to jump directly from a video to a hotel booking without leaving the app. For now,…
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Fix the Data First: Why AI Alone Cannot Solve Hospitality’s Content Challenges | By Simone Puorto and Natalie Kimball

  • Simone Puorto
  • 21 July 2025
At HITEC 2025 in Indianapolis, we sat down with Natalie Kimball, Vice President of Strategic Accounts for Americas and EMEA at Shiji Group, to explore the evolving role of hotel…
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Max asked. | Simone Puorto

  • Simone Puorto
  • 14 June 2025
Max asked. I replied. Should the government regulate the commissions hotels pay to OTAs? I am always cautious when the State intervenes in the dynamics of the private sector. History…
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Max asked. | Simone Puorto

  • Simone Puorto
  • 14 June 2025
Max asked. I replied. Should the government regulate the commissions hotels pay to OTAs? I am always cautious when the State intervenes in the dynamics of the private sector. History…
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Will citizenM be the Fugazi or the Blink-182 of Hospitality? My Two Cents on the Marriott Acquisition

  • Simone Puorto
  • 28 April 2025
Soundtrack for this article: Marriott International has acquired citizenM hotels for $355 million. At this point, everyone and their dog in the industry knows it. You can find the fine…
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I Tried Sesame Voice AI for Hotels. We’re F*cked. | Simone Puorto | 23 comments

  • Simone Puorto
  • 11 March 2025
I Tried Sesame Voice AI for Hotels. Honestly? We’re F*cked. https://lnkd.in/dYEAGcEa I just tested #Sesame, and let’s be real—we’re one API away from firing entire call centers. Right now, it…
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Google vs. Booking.com: How the DMA Plays Favorites

  • Simone Puorto
  • 22 December 2024
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) was designed to dismantle the dominance of “gatekeepers” and ensure a fairer competitive landscape for businesses. However, its implementation, particularly in the travel and hospitality…
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HITEC Rewind: Ryan King on Enhancing Guest and Employee Experiences with Shiji | By Simone Puorto and Ryan King

  • Simone Puorto
  • 8 July 2024
In a recent one-on-one interview recorded during the HITEC 2024 event in Charlotte, Hospitality Net’s Simone Puorto sat down with Ryan King, Senior Vice President, Americas at Shiji Group. This…
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HITEC Rewind: Natalie Kimball on Streamlining Hotel Content Distribution with Shiji Distribution Solutions | By Simone Puorto and Natalie Kimball

  • Simone Puorto
  • 8 July 2024
In a recent one-on-one interview recorded during the HITEC 2024 event in Charlotte, Hospitality Net’s Simone Puorto sat down with Natalie Kimball, Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Shiji Distribution…
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