Everything on revenue management systems (RMS) for hotels. This hub brings together the latest news, product moves and trends around automated pricing and RMS technology, curated by 10 Minutes News. Keep up with the tools reshaping hotel revenue.
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Bed Bug Safety Overtakes Stars, Cleanliness and Value as Travellers’ #1 Hotel Booking Concern, Phocuswright Research Confirms
30 June 20264 in 5 travellers across the US and Europe rank a guaranteed bed bug–safe room as their #1 hotel necessity; above non smoking rooms, Wi-Fi and air conditioning Bed bugs outrank linen cleanliness, value for money and staff friendliness as the single biggest concern at time of booking, in every market surveyed 84% would choose a certified 4-star hotel over an uncertified 5-star at the same price; 7 in 10 say they will pay more for a guaranteed safe stay…
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HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 26 June 2026
30 June 2026OUE REIT Sells Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for SGD500 Million in Singapore OUE Hospitality Sub-Trust , a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based OUE REIT , has agreed to divest the 575-key Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for SGD500 million to a joint venture between Singapore-based OUE Limited and Japan-based Tokyo Century Corporation . The sale price reflects approximately SGD869,600 per key and represents a 1.3% premium to the average of two independent valuations. The hotel’s master lease agreement and hotel management…
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THE AI GAP: Why Hospitality’s Greatest Tech Opportunity Isn’t AI, It’s Guest Identity
30 June 2026We are currently in a cycle of high-speed experimentation. Seems like every boardroom and strategy session is focused on AI copilots, service automation, and predictive personalization. But these conversations are happening on a foundation of fragmented systems, inconsistent records, and data flows that are rarely under control. AI is not a magic fix for a broken foundation. Until we address the data trust gap, AI will simply scale existing problems rather than solving them. Organizing Around the Wrong Center For…
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Unlocking Poolside Leisure: GCSTIMES Key Card That Double-Functions as a Travel Companion
30 June 2026Summer afternoons unfold at an easy pace around the hotel pool. Guests lounge beneath the sun, cool off with refreshing drinks, and enjoy light snacks served on floating trays. Between dips in the water, many reach for their phones streaming a favorite TV series, catching up on social media, or sharing snapshots of the day with family and friends. Amid these moments, an everyday hotel essential finds a new purpose. Crafted from responsibly-sourced cherry wood, the floral-shaped wooden hotel key…
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Trip.com Reports Two-Thirds of Pre-Booking Queries Focus on Conditions Over Price, Affecting Booking Decisions
30 June 2026📅 June 30, 2026, Japan: Trip.com’s AI data shows that two-thirds of pre-booking queries are about conditions like baggage or cancellation, not price. Over three years, real-time use for issues like menu translation and local navigation has surged. The AI’s job is moving from discovery to decision-making, shortening hotel browsing sessions significantly. Clear, accessible policies win bookings, highlighting the importance of transparency over vague terms for hotels.
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Visa Launches Travel Platform in 10 Cities, Securing Direct Deals with Louvre, Disneyland Paris, and Printemps
30 June 2026🏠 Visa launched the Visa Destinations platform on June 25, 2026, across ten cities, including Paris, London, Dubai, and New York. More than 150 card issuers promote it. The platform focuses on dining, culture, and shopping, with direct deals for the Louvre, Disneyland Paris, and Printemps. Hotels are accessed via the pre-existing Visa Luxury Hotel Collection. The platform moves hotel decisions to a secondary role, influencing how trips are planned and where cardholders spend.
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A bank is now America’s sixth-biggest seller of travel
30 June 2026This article was written by Hospitality Today. Click here to read the original article Chase Travel is the No. 6 seller of travel in the US on $12.6 billion in
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Tao Group Takes Hospitality to New Heights at Hudson Yards
29 June 2026This article was written by Hospitality Design. Click here to read the original article Tao Group Hospitality has unveiled a sweeping reinvention of the 6,000-square-foot dining destination above Edge at
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Accor and H World Integrate Loyalty Programs, Connecting 430 Million Members Across China, Europe, and Middle East
29 June 2026📅 Accor and H World, over a 12-year partnership, are transitioning to a mutual loyalty collaboration across China, Europe, and the Middle East, fully implemented by 2026. They boast 430 million loyalty members (310M+ in H Rewards, nearly 120M in ALL Accor). This alliance allows Accor access to H World’s Chinese customers and H World access to Accor’s European and Middle Eastern hotels, enhancing geographic reach and expanding premium brand accessibility.
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Stefano Cuoco Discusses Miramis Italy’s Unique Hospitality Ventures in Stockholm and Tuscany on BrandInsiders Episode
29 June 2026🏨 Stefano Cuoco, leader of Miramis Italy and Sweden, shares insights in a 50-minute #BrandInsiders episode. Miramis, a hospitality innovator, focuses on luxury stays and entertainment venues in Stockholm and Tuscany. Key properties include LA ROQQA Hotel, Boutique Hotel Torre di Cala Piccola, and the upcoming Fattoria La Capitana. Discussed topics include hospitality growth through unique features, with an emphasis on sustainability and local storytelling. New openings include Gasometer arts center and Ex Cirio wellness property.
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10% of North American Beauty E-commerce Sales Now Stem from Social Commerce, Reports Circana’s New Market View.
29 June 2026💸 10% of North America’s beauty e-commerce sales come from social commerce, according to Circana. At Cannes Lions, Lindsay Pullins and Cara Pratt noted 70% of shoppers use AI for product search. The shift to AI-driven transactions is imminent, with agentic systems evaluating product data. Retail media’s fractured infrastructure impedes standardization, hindering progress. By 2030, brands succeeding will be those prioritizing product data over creative optimization.
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France Trends May 2026: French hotel market driven by upscale and Île-de-France
29 June 2026This article was written by HospitalityOn. Click here to read the original article From super-economy to luxury: a performance hierarchy that holds Looking by chain scale, the market shows clear
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IHG to introduce all its Luxury & Lifestyle brands to Saudi Arabia by 2028
29 June 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – IHG Hotels & Resorts is set to introduce all six of its Luxury & Lifestyle brands into Saudi Arabia by 2028, with hotels for each brand either already open or in the pipeline, reinforcing the Kingdom as one of the company’s most important global growth markets and supporting Vision 2030. IHG’s journey in Saudi Arabia began in 1975 with the opening of InterContinental Riyadh. Five decades on, the Kingdom has become one of the Group’s most…
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AI Hospitality Alliance Names Founding Partners
29 June 2026This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article SAN DIEGO, California—The AI Hospitality Alliance (AIHA) announced its inaugural group of founding partners, bringing together
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Hospitality Industry Faces Dual Challenges in AI Adoption: Vendor-Paced Internal Integration vs. Immediate Distribution Demands
29 June 2026💻 In the hospitality industry, adopting AI means two distinct processes: internal operations and distribution. Internally, hotels depend on PMS/RMS vendors for AI-native tools, which they can adopt at their own pace. Externally, AI-driven guest interactions have set a deadline for hotels to provide machine-readable information. While hotels traditionally buy systems, they now face the need to adapt quickly to AI demands in distribution, where machine-friendly data formats are crucial for maintaining competitive guest services.
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Villatel Launches Multi-Brand Platform with Villatel Resorts and Homes by Villatel to Expand Premium Offerings
29 June 2026🏨 In Orlando, Villatel introduces a new multi-brand platform, segmenting into Villatel Resorts and Homes by Villatel. This reorganization addresses traveler demand for larger accommodations and professional management. Villatel Resorts offers expansive stays with resort amenities, while Homes by Villatel focuses on curated vacation rentals. The flagship, Villatel Resort Orlando, exemplifies this new strategy aimed at scaling through development and acquisitions, maintaining consistent standards across leisure destinations.
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Hospitality Operator Forum 2026: relive the morning in full
29 June 2026This article was written by HospitalityOn. Click here to read the original article The first segment brought two generations of entrepreneurs into dialogue. Serge Trigano looked back on his ousting
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AI and the Booking Journey
29 June 2026For the past twenty years, hotel marketing has revolved around visibility. The goal was to appear on the first page of Google, rank highly on OTAs, build a strong review
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Aimbridge Hospitality unifies regional operations under global sales office
29 June 2026New division brings regional sales teams together under a single structure to strengthen international client management
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Alliants Launches New Living Platform for Branded Residences, Supporting Over 5,500 Units Across 80 Destinations
29 June 2026Blog Post Excerpt 🏡 London, UK – June 28, 2026. Alliants launches its New Living platform, targeting branded residences. With 16 years of expertise across 100,000+ hotel rooms and 43 million high-net-worth individuals, the platform integrates hospitality with residential living. New Living supports 5,500 residences in 80 locations, promising a 150% growth in developments over the past decade. It aims to double growth in 5-7 years, leveraging tech to boost NOI, ROI, and resident satisfaction.
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AI Hospitality Alliance Announces Founding Partners to Advance Responsible AI in Global Hospitality Industry
29 June 2026💻 AI Hospitality Alliance (AIHA) announces its Founding Partners to advance AI in hospitality. Partners include Apaleo, Canary Technologies, Cendyn, Cloudbeds, and others, covering platforms, management systems, and education. The initiative promotes responsible AI through education, standards, and collaboration. AIHA’s 12-month roadmap includes governance and technical guidelines. Founding Partners like Canary Technologies serve 20,000+ hotels in 120+ countries, while Cendyn supports 32,000 customers in 150 countries, generating over $20 billion in hotel revenue.
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Hotel Revenue Benchmarking vs Hotel Profit Benchmarking: What’s the Difference?
29 June 2026Most hotels are benchmarking. The question is whether they’re benchmarking the thing their owners are actually asking about. The industry settled on RevPAR as its universal performance metric a long time ago, and for understandable reasons. It’s clean, comparable, and widely understood. But RevPAR measures one dimension of a business that has many. And somewhere along the way, strong RevPAR performance became a proxy for strong hotel performance — a substitution that works until it doesn’t. Consider two hotels in…
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GCSTIMES Introduces Unique Wooden Key Card That Transforms Into 3D Fridge Magnet, Enhancing Travel Experience
29 June 2026📍 Set-Jetting, a trend inspired by onscreen locations, influences travelers’ destination choices, making cities like New York iconic through storytelling. GCSTIMES introduces a unique wooden key card, shaped like a cat’s head and designed with cityscape motifs, enhancing the travel experience. Beyond functionality, it transforms into a 3D fridge magnet post-stay, keeping memories alive. This trend highlights how cinema and music emotionally shape our perception of places, intertwining imagination with reality.
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Hotels Must Adapt to AI-Native Distribution Now as Guest Assistants Already Demand Machine-Readable Booking Information
29 June 2026💻 Jun 29, 2026, hospitality faces an AI transformation. Inside hotels, adopting AI-native processes is vendor-dependent, with timelines determined by property management system (PMS) and revenue management system (RMS) vendors. Conversely, distribution deadlines are set by guest AI assistants. The shift from brochures to machine-readable data changes booking dynamics. Google identifies hotels as the merchant of record, retaining guest relationships and handling disputes. Adaptation is crucial as guests’ assistants demand real-time, machine-compatible interactions.
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Accenture Survey Finds 90% of Travelers Favor AI for Hotel Searches, But Only 7% Trust It to Book
29 June 2026🛫 Jun 29, 2026: 90% of travelers want AI assistance in trip planning, but only 7% trust AI to book autonomously. The travel industry invests heavily in automation, but travelers prefer control over final booking decisions. 44% enjoy brand interaction during browsing. The challenge lies in aligning developments with user preference: AI for discovery is highly demanded, while full automation lags behind. The industry must address this gap to cater to current travel preferences effectively.
