Innovation

As summer winds down and the robust vacation season slows, it’s time for resort and venue operators to shift gears and ramp up for budget season. Fall offers the perfect opportunity to take a step back, evaluate what worked, what didn’t, and new opportunities to improve both operations and revenue in the coming year. With advances in experiential technology and AI, businesses can plan smarter, crafting memorable guest experiences that align with evolving expectations while staying budget-conscious.

RobosizeME, a provider of hospitality automation solutions, has published The Hotelier’s Guide to Starting Your Automation Journey, a new operational guide designed to help hotel owners and executives take practical, low-disruption steps toward process automation. Authored with insights from industry leaders with decades of experience in hotel technology, the guide outlines a simple, seven-step framework for identifying and implementing automation opportunities that streamline operations, eliminate repetitive admin tasks, and allow hotel teams to focus on the guest experience.

This article concludes Hospitality Net’s Thematics campaign with Shiji Group on Single Provider for Seamless Data. Throughout the series we have examined how integrated systems can transform hotel operations and the guest journey. For this final edition, the focus turns to one of the most pressing questions facing the industry today: how to build clean, connected datasets that can support useful applications of artificial intelligence.

This article was written by Hospitality Technology. Click here to read the original article In 2025, everyone is their own travel agent, developing a PhD-sense of what’s on offer before…

Pets have become family, and more travelers are taking their furry companions along when they check into luxury hotels and resorts. To meet this growing trend, properties are looking for ways to connect with guests on a deeper, more emotional level. That’s where our new pet-themed key cards step in — a playful, stylish, and sustainable touch that instantly makes a stay feel more personal.

For hotel operators, changing tech is a big decision. It’s months of research, vendor calls, demos, stakeholder buy-in and budgeting.   After putting in all that effort and finally making…

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article DALLAS, Texas—Oravel Stays Limited, the parent company behind G6 Hospitality and OYO in the US, announced…

Two guests book the same property. Same city. Same age. Same check-in date.

Vacation rental platforms have transformed how people travel, offering convenient and flexible alternatives to hotels. But using these platforms comes with risks for both renters and hosts. Specifically, this sector faces significant security and trust challenges, primarily due to the inherent anonymity of online transactions. The Better Business Bureau estimates that more than five million people have lost money to vacation rental scams, and 43 percent of online shoppers have encountered bogus listings.

Sydney, Australia – September 2025 – GCS Times has confirmed its participation as an exhibitor at the NoVacancy Hotel + Accommodation Industry Expo, taking place 17–18 September at the International Convention Centre, Sydney.