Jour : 1 juillet 2025
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Trust is the New Oil
From the Attention Economy to the Action Economy Source: ChatGPT 4o. A few weeks ago, I floated a half-baked idea during a presentation: “in the age of AI, trust is the new oil.” The more I bake it, the more I believe this phrase captures the possibility that AI will re-order the media economy as…
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Marriott’s Andy Kauffman Balances Putting People First With AI Personalization
In a travel economy fueled by experiences and expectations, the lines between marketing, technology, and hospitality are blurring. Marriott International sits at the crossroads of this evolution, balancing more than 30 brands, over 228 million loyalty members, and the rising demands of a mobile-native consumer. In this episode of The Speed of Culture, Matt Britton chats with…
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Meet Visual AI’s Unlikely Winner
I’ve spent over a decade following the evolution of computational photography, watching as algorithms and machine learning transform how we capture and enhance visual content. During this journey, I’ve tracked numerous companies pushing boundaries in this space. One company stood apart. It caught my attention years ago when I was looking for better ways to…
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Bernard Tan: “We’re not struggling with innovation, we’re struggling with integration.”
At HITEC 2025, Hospitality Net caught up with Bernard Tan, Senior Vice President of Commercial Strategy and Technology and Chief Commercial Officer at Castle Resorts & Hotels, to hear firsthand how hotel operators are coping with the challenges of scaling technology across diverse property types. A 40-year legacy, and a fragmented tech stack Castle Resorts…
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A New Era for Hotel Efficiency and Sustainability: Inside the ADA Cosmetics Refillution
It’s in this complex environment that ADA Cosmetics introduces the Refillution — the world’s first automated refill system specifically engineered for hotel cosmetics. Designed to meet the real-world needs of today’s hospitality professionals, the ADA Cosmetics Refillution offers a groundbreaking approach to three of the industry’s most urgent challenges: cost control, labour efficiency, and sustainability…
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I don’t believe in scripts. | Jennifer Sillars
I don’t believe in scripts. I believe in positioning points. Points that every salesperson has to hit. There’s a flow to these points that makes logical sense. A flow that not only leaves room for conversation, but invites it. After creating 100s of decks in my career, and being heavily influenced by the one and…
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The best ad I’ve seen in a while AI can’t generate sand between your toes. This is excellent from Patricia Varella and the team at Polaroid. Nailing most of the key creative principles for outdoor advertising. Poster advertising has a profit issue. Best estimates from Ebiquity plc show only 48% of campaigns actually lead to…
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The best ad I’ve seen in a while | Andrew Tindall
The best ad I’ve seen in a while AI can’t generate sand between your toes. This is excellent from Patricia Varella and the team at Polaroid. Nailing most of the key creative principles for outdoor advertising. Poster advertising has a profit issue. Best estimates from Ebiquity plc show only 48% of campaigns actually lead to…
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Jet2.com signs distribution agreement with…
Seats with Jet2.com, the UK’s third-largest airline, will now be available on the Kyte platform, with all ancillaries also available, thanks to a new distribution partnership between the pair. Kyte, a new-gen airline distribution platform, provides a modern application programming interface (API) that standardises airline NDC and LCC proprietary content, making it easy for airlines…
