Jour : 14 novembre 2025
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In a world where you can book everything online… why do travel agencies still exist? It’s a fair question. With Google, Booking.com, and AI itineraries at our fingertips who still needs a travel… | Thanchanok Arunrangsri
In a world where you can book everything online… why do travel agencies still exist? It’s a fair question. With Google, Booking.com, and AI itineraries at our fingertips who still needs a travel agent, right? Here’s the truth: travel agencies aren’t dying. They’re evolving. Because travel isn’t just about booking flights or finding a hotel.…
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Amazon is building a vision where a brand comes to it and asks “I want shoppers to buy my product,” and Amazon does everything else to advertise the product to the right demographic with the right ad… | Juozas Kaziukėnas
Amazon is building a vision where a brand comes to it and asks “I want shoppers to buy my product,” and Amazon does everything else to advertise the product to the right demographic with the right ad creative and on the right channel. Amazon advertising is both a simple boosting of products in search results…
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From Sleep to Profit: Why Wellness Investments Are the Quiet Drivers of Hotel Performance
As wellness and recovery continue shaping traveler expectations, sleep quality has become a key factor in hospitality. In its recent report, Sleep in Hospitality: A Strategic Asset for Guest Experience – Insights – RLA Global, it was highlighted how rest has become a new frontier for differentiation. At HotStats, we see this trend reflected financially…
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#hospitality #finedining #japanesefood #culinaryculture #michelinguide #qualityoverhype | Norbert Jacniak | 141 comments
japan always first. – why japan tops the michelin map. ______ “Paris is the capital of fine dining.” – That used to be the easy answer. ( still is somehow. ) But look at the list now: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka – three of the top four cities by Michelin stars. That’s not nostalgia. It’s reality. …
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PwC UK Hotels Forecast 2025 – 2026: Selective resilience
PwC: Hotels Forecast 2025 – 2026— Source: PwC Unlocking opportunity in the hospitality sector The UK hotel sector enters 2026 with a sense of resilience and renewed confidence. Despite a backdrop of economic headwinds and rising operational costs, the market continues to demonstrate stability – supported by resilient international demand, event-led travel, and a steady…
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Ascott Launches Holistic Disability Inclusion Playbook For Accommodation Sector, Setting New Hospitality Benchmark
One of the world’s first open-access playbooks providing hospitality operators with a holistic, practical framework to embrace disability inclusion Supported by SG Enable, World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance and Valuable 500 and reviewed by nearly 20 disability inclusion experts globally Company announces global disability inclusion commitments, including standardised accessibility profiles for all properties, frontline disability awareness…
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Google Agentic Commerce This changes everything. Not today. But really soon. This stuff is the future of Google. Its probably good news for some and really bad news for many others. One of the… | Christian Watts
Transcript Transcript Transcript OK, Google Agentic Commerce, I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s available now on Google. So I can now have the agent go out and find products on Google and book some of them. So this was announced in the spring. It’s part of AI mode. So for those that don’t…
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What Your Customers Feel in the First 7 Seconds | Branding Confidential
Let’s be honest, the world doesn’t need another product. It needs a brand that feels alive. When everything looks polished, Uniformity becomes invisible. So what makes people stop, trust, and remember you? It’s not your idea. It’s your intention. Here’s what truly sets modern brands apart: 1. Consistency over Chaos Trends fade faster than you…
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Voice AI to dominate hotel guest calls in 2-3 years, says expert | Ralph Melis posted on the topic | LinkedIn
I’m going to make a bold prediction. In 2–3 years, most—if not all—guest calls to and inside hotels will be handled by voice AI. It will know everything about the property, answer in any language, and the differentiator will be agentic capabilities—not just answering questions, but actually taking action: making a room or restaurant booking,…
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AIO Impact on Google CTR: September 2025 Update
The Google search experience and performance has fundamentally shifted since our January analysis on how Google’s AI Overviews (AIOs) are impacting our click-through-rate (CTR). While we continue to study the impact of AI search on SEO traffic, it’s clear that your users are still searching on Google most of the time – but the impact…