Innovation

💸 Mize, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, has generated $596.2 million in incremental profit for 350+ travel companies by optimizing 7.1 million bookings worth $4.5 billion. Founded in 2016, Mize evolved from a hotel-focused platform to a multi-vertical travel technology provider. By 2022, it had 150 clients and expanded into China, East Asia, and the U.S. In 2025, Mize acquired RightRez and launched SmartRate. The company emphasizes AI-driven systems for revenue optimization in the travel industry.

📈 Jun 11, 2026, Cloudbeds and Journey announced a partnership integrating Journey's AI-driven loyalty engine into Cloudbeds' platform, impacting tens of thousands of independent hotels across 150+ countries. Guests earn five times the loyalty points for direct bookings. Journey disclosed a $15 million seed round, following a previous $7.7 million raise. The integration aims to shift booking behavior and offer a cost-effective loyalty solution, a year after Cloudbeds launched “Ask Signals” AI.

💻 Denver, Colorado—Actabl has launched Altitude, an AI product designed with Noble House Hotels & Resorts, entering beta in 2026. It allows hotel executives to obtain instant answers using their data, covering areas like budget trends and RevPAR variance. Altitude provides sourced, timestamped answers suitable for presentations to hotel owners. Actabl's platform integrates data from over 14,000 properties without needing new connections. Noble House confirmed its effectiveness in real-time forecasting and cross-property comparisons.

💳 Hapi launched new payment automations, enhancing transaction efficiency for thousands of connected hotels. These automations drastically reduced payment processing failures from over 30% to zero. By integrating with partners like SecurePay and Toast, Hapi's system streamlines workflows across payment, PMS, and POS environments. Jeff Bzdawka, CEO, emphasized the platform's ease of deployment and immediate value. The automation is built on Hapi's API, aiming to support more seamless guest experiences.

💻 Cloudbeds and Journey partnered to empower independent hoteliers in New York and San Diego with global loyalty network benefits while maintaining independence. By integrating Journey's AI-driven loyalty engine into Cloudbeds, hoteliers enhance direct bookings with Instant Rewards and AI Guest Engine insights. Rafael Blanes emphasized enhanced guest experiences, while John Sutton noted the end of tradeoffs for independent hotels to gain chain-scale loyalty, highlighting a new era of independent hotel empowerment.

🏨 In hotel management, Central Reservation Systems (CRS) help teams handle real-time inventory, rates, and reservations. CRS technology allows hotels to optimize distribution, boost revenue, and enhance guest experiences by efficiently managing inventory.