Innovation

💻 **Ireckonu**, a technology provider in the hospitality industry, highlights the increasing risks of improperly using AI with guest data. **Jan Jaap van Roon**, CEO, emphasizes that tools like **ChatGPT** could lead to privacy breaches, especially under regulations like **GDPR**. He advocates for private AI models within hotels' own systems. **Ireckonu**, based in **Amsterdam**, employs over **75** professionals globally, urging the industry to set standards and best practices for AI use to protect guest privacy.

💻 Casago partners with Breezeway to enhance operations and guest experiences across its franchise network. Casago's recent expansions include acquiring Vacasa and adding over 150 homes in San Diego, plus managing 90+ Texas Gulf Coast properties. Breezeway's tools help streamline operations like housekeeping and digital communications. Previously, Casago selected Wheelhouse for revenue management. This partnership aims to balance automation with personalization, focusing on delivering exceptional guest experiences and boosting profitability.

📈 **Sunnyvale, CA, August 26th, 2025** – LodgIQ integrates its AI-driven RMS with Host Hotel Systems' PMS, impacting over 1,800 hotels across 15 countries. This partnership streamlines revenue management through automated pricing, optimizing room rates based on real-time data and external factors. CEO Vincent Ramelli highlights improved efficiency, allowing staff to focus on guest experiences. LodgIQ serves over 550 hotels globally, enhancing decision-making with data-driven insights from Silicon Valley, NYC, and Bangalore. For more details, visit their websites.

💻 Bethesda, Maryland—August 2025: Stayntouch partners with Lion Roars Hotels & Lodges in South Africa. Stayntouch PMS now supports 11 properties, implemented within six weeks. Benefits include centralized management, flexible integrations, and user-friendly cloud technology. Vincent Bouwer, Lion Roars CRO, praises Stayntouch for enhancing operations and guest experiences. Jeff Down, Stayntouch EMEA head of sales, highlights the platform's ease of use and scalability, helping staff focus on delivering memorable guest experiences.

💸 AI is transforming hotel revenue management. Manual processes once consumed up to 80% of managers' time, leading to revenue losses of up to 15% during peak periods. Now, AI enables real-time pricing, demand forecasting, and rate behavior intelligence, which boosts profitability by 20–30% and improves RevPAR. A New York hotel saw an 18% RevPAR increase during a marathon weekend using AI. AI saves revenue teams 50% of their time, enhancing strategic decision-making.

💸 BARCELONA, August 26, 2025 – Shiji integrates its Daylight PMS with Right Revenue’s rate management software, empowering hotels with AI-driven, real-time rate recommendations covering up to two years. This partnership optimizes revenue and simplifies decision-making for hoteliers. Shiji supports over 91,000 hotels globally, while Right Revenue specializes in independent hotels. The integration delivers dynamic pricing by analyzing reservation data and market trends to enhance profitability and operational efficiency.

📈 Sunnyvale, CA, August 26, 2025 – LodgIQ announces integration of its Revenue Management System with Host’s Property Management System, benefiting over 1,800 hotels across 15 countries. The system automates data-driven pricing, optimizing rates by analyzing performance, competitor rates, and local factors. This collaboration enhances operational efficiency and competitiveness, freeing hotel staff from manual tasks. LodgIQ, with 550 hotels already using its platform, continues to lead in AI-driven revenue management.

💰 Hyatt is now allowing guests to earn and redeem loyalty points for travel experiences like cabana rentals and chef's table meals. Several Hyatt properties using Way's platform have generated millions in ancillary revenue, according to Arlie Sisson, Hyatt’s SVP and global head of digital. This initiative is unique among major hotel groups and showcases Way's tech platform. Michael Stocker, CEO of Way, emphasizes the need for hotels to offer unique, branded experiences rather than standardized offerings.

💸 HBX Group partners with Superscript to streamline insurance complexities in the UK and Europe. This collaboration focuses on providing innovative, competitively priced insurance solutions for various business risks to partners in the travel industry. Superscript, a dual-regulated UK-based Insurtech and Lloyd’s of London broker, will offer digital broking services. This partnership enhances HBX Group's insurance offerings, complementing its existing ties with battleface, Wallbid, and Intermundial.

🛍 Woolacombe Bay Hotel, Devon, experienced a 14% increase in spa bookings within the first three months of an integration launched a year ago by Profitroom and TRYBE. Online bookings now represent 70% of spa revenue, reducing phone reservations previously at 70%. The integration eliminates duplicate bookings, reduces abandoned carts, and saves 30 admin hours weekly per site. This technology combines Profitroom’s booking engine with TRYBE's spa management software, offering guests a seamless package booking experience.