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Best 10 Point of Sale Tools for Mid-Size and Luxury Hotels: The Ultimate Guide Best 10 Point of Sale Tools for Mid-Size and Luxury Hotels: The Ultimate Guide Vanshikha Dhar…

SAN FRANCISCO (September 10, 2025) — Canary Technologies, the award-winning global leader in hotel guest management technology, today announced more than 3X year-over-year growth in digital tips to hotel staff, with nearly 70% of gratuities going to housekeepers.

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article SAN FRANCISCO, California—Canary Technologies announced more than 3X year-over-year growth in digital tips to hotel staff,…

In today’s OTA-dominated market, hotels face a persistent challenge: how to convert more guests on their direct channel. While OTAs offer convenience, they also cut into revenue and limit a…

Travel is one of my greatest joys in life – each journey leaves me energized and inspired. I love the human touch: being greeted by hotel staff, chatting with someone who can answer questions, and feeling genuinely welcomed. But when I travel for business, efficiency is everything. I’m often moving fast, focused solely on getting to my room and connecting to Wi-Fi as quickly as possible.

EasyHotel has introduced digital room keys via Apple Wallet at its London City Shoreditch and Paris Aubervilliers hotels. Guests can now add a room key to Apple Wallet on their…

Getting a hotel breakfast right is a balancing act: meet or exceed guest expectations and keep costs at budget. It can be a tricky proposition. “Breakfast is usually the shift…

5-star Tuscan retreat adopts advanced revenue management system to drive profitability, enhance operational efficiency, and future-proof its luxury positioning TUSCANY, ITALY – September 10, 2025 – IDeaS, a SAS company and…

The traditional guest journey, a straightforward path from dreaming and discovery to conversion and experience, is being fundamentally reshaped by AI. Large Language Models (LLMs) are creating a new, non-linear journeys by delivering multimodal, personalized, and conversational experiences right from the discovery phase. This shift is happening quickly, with the ’hockey-stick’ growth in traffic driven by LLMs showing that AI is set to become a major force in driving web traffic.

The launch of TikTok Go, in partnership with Booking.com, is a moment hoteliers cannot ignore. TikTok users can now book hotels directly within the app, enabling content creators to earn…