Catégorie : Hotel & Hospitality

Backed by ex-Google Travel and Tripadvisor leaders, DirectBooker bets on large language models like ChatGPT to drive cheaper, smarter direct bookings — and challenge OTA dominance in the AI era Jul 18, 2025 A new startup backed by former travel tech heavyweights is aiming to disrupt the dominance of online travel agencies (OTAs) in the…

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, and CHICAGO, Illinois—Wyndham announced a new partnership between Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform, Grubhub. Available now across Wyndham’s entire U.S. portfolio—nearly 6,000 hotels spanning 20 brands—guests can order by opening the Grubhub app while on-site at a participating hotel or simply scanning one of the Grubhub QR…

Now, imagine booking your next hotel stay without leaving your favorite social media app. In 2025, that is exactly what travelers are doing. Social media is no longer just for discovery and inspiration. It’s becoming a seamless, powerful booking channel that’s transforming hospitality worldwide. Here’s why your hotel can’t miss this game-changing trend: ⭐ Direct…

Rising costs, a shrinking labor pool and soaring guest expectations have created the perfect storm for hoteliers. It’s a squeeze that shows no signs of letting up, and it means that hotels are often required to run with leaner teams – while still delivering standout service. But fewer staff doesn’t have to mean a worse…

AI isn’t just the future of travel, it’s already here, quietly shaping millions of travel plans each day.  From chat-based trip planners like ChatGPT and Google Bard to AI-powered recommendations on online travel agents (OTAs) and search engines, today’s guest journey is very different from even two years ago. And here’s the question hoteliers must…

Senior Food & Beverage Editor Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality for Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group, with responsibility for spotting and reporting on food and beverage trends across the country for both publications as well as guiding overall F&B coverage.  He is the host of…

The July/August 2025 issue of HOTELS Magazine is now live, featuring: Special Feature: The List—HOTELS’ annual global ranking of hotel companies and brands total rooms and properties. Cover Story: At attention with BWH Hotels and its CEO Larry Cuculic. Development: BD Hotels brings New York attitude to Palm Beach. More Development: Hyatt Hotels and its…

40% increase in direct bookings for Cove Bay Hotel with STAAH’s powerful channel management and tools. Tucked along the coastline near Aberdeen, Scotland, the Cove Bay Hotel is rich with history and heart. Dating back to the early 1800s, this former coaching inn began its life as a (somewhat cheeky) illegal drinking house in the…

A category that values innovation in the service of efficiency This award recognizes technologies that have a real impact on operational management, by facilitating decision-making, automating processes or improving overall performance. Award-winning initiatives must demonstrate the potential to revolutionize the hospitality industry, while delivering measurable benefits for customers, employees and the environment. Technological innovations that…