Innovation

📈 Hotel technology provider dailypoint has launched a free AI Readiness Check for hotels, revealing a gap in AI adoption. Based on the h2c Global Study 2026, 91% of hotel chains use AI, but only 13% see measurable ROI. While 69% manually handle guest preferences, just 19% use AI for this purpose. Only 42% have a central guest profile database. Visit dailypoint at The Hospitality Show, Miami, November 2-4, 2026, booth 2820.

🏋️ Wellness tourism is projected to grow from $720 billion in 2019 to $1.4 trillion by 2027. The shift towards medical wellness in luxury hospitality includes body composition scans and AI-guided training like PACE from Matrix Fitness. These insights create personalized fitness experiences, encouraging longer stays and repeat visits. Fitness centers evolve from mere amenities to platforms for prevention and sustained wellbeing, linking insight with action to meet growing health-focused guest expectations.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday and raised its full-year global RevPAR outlook on the heels of RevPAR in the quarter growing 2% compared to the same…

📚 The AI travel planner market currently features around 40 applications, divided into categories like inspiration, booking, and assistance. AI travel assistants aim to simplify travel planning by handling destination, hotel, flights, and activities based on user preferences. Despite the allure of AI, travel unpredictability poses challenges. OTAs have thrived without managing issues like cancellations. AI might transform travel booking by prioritizing convenience and cost-effectiveness over personalized service, akin to Ryanair's success through affordability, not service.

💻 Hoteza, a hospitality technology provider in Larnaca, Cyprus, received the EcoVadis Committed Badge 1 hour ago for its sustainability practices in four key areas: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and procurement. Their digital solutions, used by over 1,000 hotels in 90+ countries, aim to reduce paper use and enhance operational efficiency. Hoteza's framework targets 13 sustainability objectives, promoting digital guest journeys and sustainable hotel operations.

📈 Lighthouse research shows flight and hotel searches indicate future hotel demand, with strong correlations found in both 2022 and data from 2024-2026. For example, in Washington, flight searches for July 4, 2026, were 40% above the prior year, leading to a 98% occupancy. In Milan, hotel searches were 60% higher before the Winter Olympics, raising occupancy to 86%. Such data allows hotels to adjust pricing and marketing strategies in advance, enhancing revenue opportunities.

Venues are complex businesses. Their software doesn’t need to be. For years, enterprise software has conditioned us to believe that greater capability inevitably means greater complexity. More functionality means more…

📶 In Alena Ivanova's opinion piece, Hoteza HSIA handles over 52,000 concurrent sessions and 5 Gbps of peak daily traffic, verifying 30,000+ phone numbers and collecting 28,000+ emails monthly. The network's robustness is crucial for hotel operations, ensuring seamless guest experiences. Continuous monitoring and proactive measures like automated load balancing and error-correcting login features help maintain connectivity. Effective guest connectivity reduces front desk issues, underscoring the importance of the network as hotels integrate guest services into one platform.

💻 HFTP is organizing a two-day AI event on February 2–3, 2027, in the Dallas area. Aimed at hospitality professionals, the event will address AI's impact on operations, finance, and technology. Registration fees are $399 for HFTP members and $499 for nonmembers. Attendees will explore AI governance, intellectual property, and security risks. HFTP, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, supports hospitality finance and technology, boasting an international network and over 140,000 monthly site visitors.