Catégorie : Hotel & Hospitality
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L.A.’s $30 minimum wage sparks hotel industry backlash
A showdown brews between city hall and the hospitality industry as rising labor costs collide with a struggling market Jun 30, 2025 Hotel owners in Los Angeles are pushing back against the city’s newly approved ordinance mandating a $30 minimum wage for hotel workers by 2028—what union leaders call the highest in the nation. While…
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Search is dying. | Adam H.
Search is dying. Asking is taking over. Travelers aren’t typing keywords into boxes anymore. They’re talking. To #Claude. To #ChatGPT. To AI agents that interpret intent, understand nuance, and return answers. Page one listings and rankings will matter less and less. This is a huge shift. If a hotel isn’t structured for discovery through AI,…
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Hilton Named India’s No. 1 Great Place to Work for Third Consecutive Year
INDIA – Hilton (NYSE: HLT), Asia’s fastest-growing hospitality company, has once again been recognized as India’s #1 Company to Work For by Great Place to Work. This marks the third consecutive year Hilton has achieved this honor, making it the only hospitality company in India to achieve this distinction. It reflects the company’s consistent leadership…
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The Future of Travel Booking: AI-Powered, Instant, and Hyper-Personalized. | LinkedIn
About this eventImagine a world where travel booking is not only instant, but also knows exactly what your traveler wants, even before they do. That future is now!Join us for an exclusive LinkedIn Live session where industry powerhouses come together to explore how AI, real-time data, and hyper-personalization are disrupting travel booking as we know…
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Europe vs. Booking.com: The $billion reckoning
Consumer groups and hotel associations launch sweeping legal action against Booking.com, accusing the platform of price manipulation, unfair competition, and misleading travelers for over a decade Jun 27, 2025 Booking.com is facing a major legal backlash across Europe, accused of exploiting anti-competitive practices that inflated hotel prices and misled consumers for over a decade. Consumer…
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Coatue’s 2025 EMW Keynote Deck
Since 2015, we’ve been proud to host our East Meets West conference in Montecito, CA, our annual gathering of technology and business leaders for a dialogue on global innovation. Our Co-Founders Philippe Laffont and Thomas Laffont opened the conference with their keynote address « Coatue View on the State of the Markets, » and shared our outlook…
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Unpacking the Guest Experience: Insights for the Modern Hotelier
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Araceli Budia, Senior Manager of Global Digital & Guest Experience at Palladium Hotel Group. Our conversation peeled back the layers to reveal what it truly means to create memorable experiences for guests in today’s hospitality world. Palladium is a dynamic, family-run company in expansion mode, having…
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Mandarin Oriental x Pantone Unveil Signature Celadon Green: A Fresh Fusion of Heritage and Design
Hong Kong – In a celebration of culture, design and craftsmanship, Mandarin Oriental has partnered with Pantone, the global authority on colour, to create a bespoke shade: Mandarin Oriental Celadon Green. More than a new visual signature, this distinctive hue marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the brand. Developed in collaboration with…
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Does Le Mans’ hospitality industry reach full capacity during the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Just like Roland Garros, the 2025 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans sets a new attendance record, welcoming 332,000 spectators, compared to 329,000 the previous year. Tickets for the legendary car race also sold in “record time,” according to the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), despite a price increase of nearly €20 in…
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RealTime Reservation Partners with Trilogy Spa Holdings for a New Era of RealTime Wellness Bookings
Amadeus has partnered with Microsoft and is leveraging OpenAI’s models on Azure to develop a suite of AI integrations that enhance its Hospitality portfolio. The two latest AI tools will provide hoteliers of any background easy access to industry-leading insights and dramatically improve the efficiency of group bookings. Amadeus Advisor Chat is Coming to Demand360…
