Innovation

📈 **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.

New Integration Delivers Automated, Data-Driven Pricing to Streamline Revenue Management for Host Hotel Systems Global Portfolio Sunnyvale, CA, August 26th, 2025 – LodgIQ, a leading provider of AI-powered 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.

🛳 Ponant Expeditions enhances guest travel by adopting Smartvel's EntryDocs for Cruises, an intuitive travel documentation tool. Integrated into Ponant's digital platforms, this solution assists in verifying necessary travel documents for over 70 countries. It aims to provide seamless experiences for guests throughout their journey, from boarding cruises to international flights. Priscila Martin emphasizes stress-free travel, while Smartvel's CEO, Iñigo Valenzuela, highlights their focus on clarity and efficiency in a dynamic travel landscape.

💻 Announced last week, Mews' Atomize has achieved record-breaking adoption, doubling its customer base in six months and automating pricing for 70% of users. Acquired in late 2024, Atomize now uses AI to manage revenue for various hotel spaces. Key markets include the Nordics, DACH, France, North America, and the Middle East, with notable customers like First Hotels and JustStay. This AI-powered tool enables hoteliers to optimize revenue, with significant growth anticipated.