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.

💸 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…

📶 Firsty and Proximus Global partnership enhances global mobile connectivity via an eSIM platform, offering travelers affordable roaming in over 170 countries. Firsty, collaborating with companies like Uber, Mastercard, and Belfius, provides unique service models, including free global connectivity. This partnership leverages Proximus Global's mobile infrastructure to reduce operational costs and improve user experience. Gauthier Thierens of Firsty emphasizes seamless connectivity for users, while Proximus highlights the necessity of global partnerships for effective eSIM deployment.

💻 Ireckonu warns about AI risks in hospitality. CEO Jan Jaap van Roon highlights legal and trust issues from using public AI models like ChatGPT without safeguards. Risks include exposing guest data to servers in weak privacy jurisdictions and GDPR fines. Ireckonu advises using internal AI models and tools like Microsoft Copilot. Hotels should invest in secure systems, staff training, and policies. Urges global guidelines for AI use in guest data, emphasizing proactive industry leadership.

🚪 RoomRaccoon partners with i-Checkin to automate hotel and vacation rental check-ins using a digital key system, enhancing guest experiences. Guests receive a secure digital key via WhatsApp or email to unlock doors, reducing front desk workload. The system supports over 300 electronic lock models from 42 manufacturers and works with all intercom systems. Tymen van Dyl emphasizes improved security and satisfaction, while Sebastian Worel highlights operational cost savings and staff efficiency.

💻 SIHOT upgrades its SIHOT@360º API with REST technology to enhance interface building and security. This update, featuring an embedded Token Service, supports multiple Identity Providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Amazon Cognito. Developers benefit from improved authentication, data integrity, and traceability. Carsten Wernet, CEO of SIHOT, highlights the API's role in simplifying development and boosting flexibility, enabling faster market entry and stronger connectivity for hospitality management and services.

📅 Holiwise, a London-based AI travel agency, raised €1.45M in an oversubscribed pre-seed round involving executives from Bank of America, Barclays, Google, and Goldman Sachs. Led by Bobby Previti, with Ulf Nilsson joining the board, the funds will enhance AI travel services for over 10,000 destinations. Major integrations include HBX Group and Amadeus, allowing instant personalized trip planning. Notably, the platform boasts tens of thousands of monthly users with an 80% return rate.

💸 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.