Catégorie : Strategy
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The PE Firm as a Media Company: Why Content Strategy Might Be The Best Sourcing Strategy | Lee McCabe
The PE Firm as a Media Company: Why Content Strategy Might Be The Best Sourcing Strategy Most private equity firms still operate like it’s 2005. They invest time and capital building outbound sourcing teams, but spend almost no time building a voice in the market. Meanwhile, firms like Andreessen Horowitz and 20VC have proven that…
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Hotels: AI is already influencing where your guests decide to stay. | Michael Albert
Hotels: AI is already influencing where your guests decide to stay. And most people in the industry aren’t even checking. I built something to help with that. No engineering background. No fluff. Just a clear need and a working tool. It’s called Artificial Hotelligence, and it’s now live. You can: – See how your hotel…
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Yesterday, I shared a surprising finding: Only 4% of major hotel brands provide AI-ready data instantly—the story underneath the tech points to a major hotel industry disruption. | Jason Cincotta
Yesterday, I shared a surprising finding: Only 4% of major hotel brands provide AI-ready data instantly—the story underneath the tech points to a major hotel industry disruption. Here’s what we saw: 🔵 Big chain websites had technical barriers that led AI to miss key data even when it was present on the page to human…
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Need a cheap hotel this summer? | Johannes Sundlo
Need a cheap hotel this summer? Tired of having to compare hotels in 40 different tabs? (We’ve all been there.) Let AI do the heavy lifting! Here’s my best prompt to let ChatGPT, Perplexity or whatever model you like to help you with finding the best possible deal. (Perplexity and Manus are excellent here imho!)…
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The Five Stages of Rate Parity Acceptance
Stage 3: Bargaining ⇒ “If I Try Harder, I Can Get It.”After the anger stage, a certain desperation sets in. You tell yourself if you do everything right, monitor channels, match promos, and offer a gimmicky direct discount, perhaps you can finally achieve the parity unicorn. You begin frantically running your private promos, mobile discounts, and…
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Sommet Education partners with EHA to boost hospitality talent
This partnership, which includes renowned institutions such as Glion Institute of Higher Education and Les Roches, will offer postgraduate and executive training programs to eligible EHA member employees through partial scholarships. The agreement was signed in the presence of H.E. Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and reflects the shared vision of Sommet Education…
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Nowism – Edition 32
Navigating nuance in the era of mass hype. Wow, it’s exhausting out there. Every time a new technology emerges, I get genuinely excited about what’s possible. But then the noise kicks in. These days, it pays to be loud and wrong, bold and clueless, to stir panic rather than understanding. Futurists get paid to be…
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Are We in a Bubble?
Two newsletters in two days? I am publishing intermittently while waiting for the birth of our third child (and for some announcements about my upcoming book). I will have a more consistent publishing schedule from September. Meanwhile, the following post is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Are we…
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Shops make a city great
Eight years ago, around the time I moved to San Francisco, I watched the Disney movie Big Hero 6. It’s set in a city called “San Fransokyo”, which is supposed to be a mashup of two of my favorite cities — basically a denser San Francisco with some Japanese-style roofs and electric signs:Around that same…
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Revolutionizing Hospitality: The Synergy Between AI and Humans for Unmatched Hotel Experiences
The hospitality industry has always been about people, connecting with guests, anticipating their needs, and delivering memorable experiences. But what happens when the hospitality sector embraces a new kind of partnership: one where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humans collaborate to amplify these experiences? What if AI could empower hoteliers, streamline operations, and enhance guest interactions…