Jour : 19 janvier 2026
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A Golden Opportunity for Hotels: Preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Surge
2026 is set to be a year of opportunity for the hospitality industry, as major events—including America250 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup—will bring numerous tourists to the United States, driving strong demand for hotels across the country. The World Cup will be especially lucrative, as the tournament spans 16 host cities from June 11…
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Most hotels don’t actually know who their best guests are. They know who stayed. They know who booked a massage. They know who dines regularly. But they don’t always see the full relationship. I… | Carla Severn
Most hotels don’t actually know who their best guests are. They know who stayed. They know who booked a massage. They know who dines regularly. But they don’t always see the full relationship. I see this fairly often when working with hotels and hotel collections. Each outlet doing a good job in isolation, but no…
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My old reporter’s instinct is kicking in, and I have lots of questions about what’s going on over at Airbnb for Hotels. It’s looking like Airbnb both as a partner and a competitor are going to be… | Jason Freed | 14 comments
My old reporter’s instinct is kicking in, and I have lots of questions about what’s going on over at Airbnb for Hotels. It’s looking like Airbnb both as a partner and a competitor are going to be growing storylines this year. We will see a push by Airbnb to partner with as many hotel brands…
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#hospitalitytech #hoteloperations #operationalresilience #businesscontinuity #guestexperience #itleadership #hotellife #cio #cto #digitaltransformation | Mahmood Ahmed
« Doomsday Trolley » Most hotels have manuals on “what to do when systems go down” — power outages, network failures, major tech glitches. But manuals don’t help much when chaos actually hits. Just a thought that crossed my mind today What if hotels had a “Doomsday Trolley”? A mobile, ready-to-deploy setup with: UPS-powered POS/PC/tablets and a…
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Download the New Free Guide: “The 2026 Hotel Operations Blueprint” released by roommaster
Source: roommaster Hotel operations are changing fast, and 2026 will separate properties that are merely adapting from those that are truly future-ready. roommaster, the leading property management solution provider, has just released The 2026 Hotel Operations Blueprint, a practical guide built for hotel operators navigating rising guest expectations, staffing challenges, and increasing operational complexity. Inside…
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Front Office Isn’t a Desk. It’s a Control Tower.
It’s 6:42 a.m. Night audit has just closed. Three early arrivals are already waiting by the entrance. Housekeeping is short-staffed… again. Revenue has quietly oversold the hotel by four rooms. At the front desk, someone is smiling. This is the moment when theory ends and hospitality begins. The Department Where Everything Eventually Arrives Front Office…
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🗣️ “Today, differentiation means strength. If brands are not clearly differentiated, they become weak.” https://lnkd.in/eYvK-m3G As we explore 2026’s premium hospitality, we see that growth is not… | Hospitality ON
Transcript Transcript Transcript We know that as of today differentiation means strength. So we need to have very differentiated brands. It is all about giving creative freedom to our brand. But within boundaries, what is interesting to see is that the premium segment keep growing and we expect to see a growth by almost 40%…
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Airbnb’s Structural Problem: Hospitality vs Tech | Stuart Greif posted on the topic | LinkedIn
“In an AI discovery world, where Google, OpenAI, and chat interfaces can search across everything, the concierge layer forms above platforms, not inside them. Hotels, boutique inns, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct-booked homes all sit in the same answer space. The listings get more comparable.” “Airbnb can innovate on the interface: discovery, booking, messaging, policies, payments,…
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Airbnb’s Structural Problem: Hospitality vs Tech | Stuart Greif posted on the topic | LinkedIn
“In an AI discovery world, where Google, OpenAI, and chat interfaces can search across everything, the concierge layer forms above platforms, not inside them. Hotels, boutique inns, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct-booked homes all sit in the same answer space. The listings get more comparable.” “Airbnb can innovate on the interface: discovery, booking, messaging, policies, payments,…
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Why AI makes 2026 an inflection point for hoteliers
Hospitality is at an inflection point. 2026 is not just any other year, but a year when everything could change – and yes, AI is at the heart of it. The 2026 Hospitality Industry Outlook explores exactly what’s at stake for hoteliers. Based on interviews with 18 industry experts – spanning hoteliers, operators, investors, consultants,…
