Jour : 9 janvier 2026
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2026: The Year AI Agents Check In For Us: What the Meta-Manus Acquisition Means for Travel and Hospitality Leaders
Meta announced it will acquire Manus AI , with reported estimates placing the deal around $2–3 billion. This feels like a turning point, not because a big tech company bought a startup, but because of what they bought. Manus AI isn’t another chatbot. It’s an execution layer, an environment that takes AI from « here’s a…
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The Margin Defense Strategy: Why Operational Efficiency is Your Competitive Advantage
It’s budget season, and if you were among the leaders at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix last month, you heard the same sobering message: revenues are flatlining while expenses continue climbing. The squeeze is real, and it’s forcing a fundamental shift in how the industry thinks about operational performance. The path forward from that sobering…
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The Take by TRAVHOTECH – CES 2026 Day One
The Survival Report Welcome to Day One. If you want the headlines on the 100-inch transparent TVs and the keynote speeches, you can read the mainstream press—they have that covered. We bypassed the « Hollywood » of CES to hit the trenches of the Expo Halls. This is where we find the real gadgetry; the stuff that…
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#gainmomentum #hotelconference #hotelpodcast #novacancy #novacancylondon #gainevents | Adam Mogelonsky
« You can’t replace the serendipity of in-person conferences with AI. » Paraphrasing the astute words of Dan Assor of NoVacancy Hotel + Accommodation Industry Expo London on why hotel tradeshows are booming in the face of video and all other digital media. It’s that thesis that Dan used as his north star to successfully launch an…
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Trouble with the Soho House & Co merger? MCR Hotels, a cornerstone investor, has gone wobbly at the finish line. MCR was supposed to bring $200 million to the table to help Soho House go private in… | Sean O’Neill
Trouble with the Soho House & Co merger? MCR Hotels, a cornerstone investor, has gone wobbly at the finish line. MCR was supposed to bring $200 million to the table to help Soho House go private in a $2.7 billion deal. But on Monday, MCR Hotels, the big investor that owns the TWA Hotel at…
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2026 Is Not About Adding AI to Hotels
Most hotel leaders will look back at 2026 and realize it was the year the rules changed without an announcement. There will be no single launch moment. No dramatic platform reveals that forces everyone to scramble. No overnight collapse of the systems hotels depend on today. What will happen instead is slower and more dangerous.…
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Everything Is TV and Nothing Is TV
Weekly writing about how technology and people intersect. By day, I’m building Daybreak to partner with early-stage founders. By night, I’m writing Digital Native about market trends and startup opportunities. If you haven’t subscribed, join 70,000+ weekly readers by subscribing here: I’ve been thinking through where AI is headed in 2026, and I keep returning…
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What’s Next for Hospitality in 2026?
In 2025, the hospitality industry experienced a more normalized operating environment. Average daily rates grew modestly while overall occupancy softened, and demand remained stable amid rising operating costs and broader economic uncertainty. Several macro-level factors shaped hotel performance during the year. The implementation of new tariffs increased the cost of construction materials, furnishings, and equipment,…
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PwC Report: AI at the heart of tourism and hospitality – powering personalisation, efficiency and growth
PwC Report: AI at the heart of tourism and hospitality – powering personalisation, efficiency and growth — Source: PwC Artificial intelligence is reshaping how the tourism and hospitality industry operates and grows. Across the Middle East, AI is powering smarter, more sustainable destinations – enhancing guest experiences, improving efficiency and creating new value. This report…