Jour : 19 septembre 2025
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HAMA Europe Announces Launch of 10th HAMA Europe Asset Management Award
HAMA Europe is delighted to announce today that applications are now open for the 10th annual prestigious HAMA Europe Asset Management Achievement Award with first round applications invited by 1 st December 2025. The award is co-sponsored by Questex Hospitality and HotStats and will be presented at the IHIF EMEA conference, held in Berlin on…
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The barriers Agentic AI must overcome to emerge as a hotel distribution channel
En español, en français, em português. Agentic AI has shown impressive potential across use cases, from writing emails to managing shopping. The next frontier is travel, where AI making bookings on your behalf is yet to come but sounds both exciting and disruptive. But in hotel reservations, this vision faces significant hurdles that could keep it…
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From Patchwork to Platform: The Case for Unified Hotel Systems | By Michael Heinze
It usually starts with a simple fix. One team wants better upsell options, so a new CRM is added. Another needs richer analytics, so in comes a reporting tool. The spa needs its own booking interface. The restaurant team demands a POS that talks to the kitchen the way they like. All good intentions. Fast…
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🚨 Budget season is back. In Revenue Management, we all secretly ask the same thing: Do we really need to go through this show one more time? The deeper tension is not the spreadsheet and numbers… | Vassilis Syropoulos
🚨 Budget season is back. In Revenue Management, we all secretly ask the same thing: Do we really need to go through this show one more time? The deeper tension is not the spreadsheet and numbers though. It’s the two sides of the table. On one side, the team building and executing the budget. They…
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Fwd: AI bubble or not
Hi there, Travel-tech conference season is in full swing. Some of us just got back from Skift Forum, and next on the itinerary is the FutureTravel Summit in Barcelona on Oct 30, where our very own Director of Strategic Innovation, Tino, will take the stage with a TNMT-powered opening keynote. Want to join us? We’ve got…
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Marriott Is Testing AI. Kayak Is Weaponizing It. Kayak’s about to launch natural language search. Two weeks. Guests will be able to type exactly what they want in everyday terms. Not filters.… | Michael J. Goldrich
Marriott Is Testing AI. Kayak Is Weaponizing It. Kayak’s about to launch natural language search. Two weeks. Guests will be able to type exactly what they want in everyday terms. Not filters. Not drop-downs. Just “dog-friendly hotel near a brewery with free parking.” What Kayak is building isn’t impressive. It’s strategic. They want to make…
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Marriott Is Testing AI. Kayak Is Weaponizing It. Kayak’s about to launch natural language search. Two weeks. Guests will be able to type exactly what they want in everyday terms. Not filters.… | Michael J. Goldrich
Marriott Is Testing AI. Kayak Is Weaponizing It. Kayak’s about to launch natural language search. Two weeks. Guests will be able to type exactly what they want in everyday terms. Not filters. Not drop-downs. Just “dog-friendly hotel near a brewery with free parking.” What Kayak is building isn’t impressive. It’s strategic. They want to make…
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Improving global health, travel with agentic AI, the latest spotlight on geopolitics, and more: The Weekend Read
Relax and reset with some weekend reading Share this email Brought to you by Alex Panas, global leader of industries, & Axel Karlsson, global leader of functional practices and growth platforms —Alex and Axel Ready to unwind? —Edited by Joyce Yoo, editor, New York Follow our thinking…
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Casago selects new franchise partner to manage 50+ Vacasa vacation homes in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
September 19, 2025 – Coeur d’Alene, ID – Casago Unwind, a new Casago franchise partner, has been appointed to manage more than 50 Vacasa vacation rental properties in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Casago Unwind is led by Edward and Michele Johnson, who bring deep local ties to the community. Edward was raised in the Coeur d’Alene area, while Michele…
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Airbnb isn’t growing fast enough, says its CEO
Brian Chesky admits he’s frustrated — and wants to rebuild the company from the ground up Sep 19, 2025 Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company needs to reinvent itself by expanding into experiences, boutique hotels, and international markets to accelerate growth. After slowing to single-digit growth this year, Chesky expects new initiatives to drive…
