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Beautiful hotel maps
Hey 👋 You’ve just opened Hotel Nuggets, a not-boring newsletter for hoteliers. Today’s edition: 🗺️ Beautiful hotel maps 🥐 Busy breakfast 👀 Google pushes WhatsApp #1 Make your hotel map in a few minutes A nicely designed property map is one of those small branding touches guests actually notice. It helps them explore the hotel, find facilities,…
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2026 Hospitality Outlook: how AI is transforming hotels
The hotel industry is entering a new era. Generative and agentic AI are no longer distant possibilities reserved for tech‑forward properties. They are shaping guest expectations, operations and revenue models today, and if you act wisely (and quickly), your hotel will be well positioned to benefit.
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Lost in Loyalty
The other day, I saw some industry analysis suggesting that loyalty is about recognition. I had to suppress a laugh, mostly out of weary familiarity. The thing is, loyalty always was about recognition. Before the proliferation of card-carrying programs and digitized point systems, genuine hospitality was built on actively knowing the guest, paying attention, and…
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Hospitality in 2026: where experience and efficiency converge
Why technology, wellness, and brand ecosystems are reshaping hotel performance and investment decisions Jan 15, 2026 The hospitality industry enters 2026 in a more stable but demanding environment, following a year of modest rate growth, softer occupancy, and persistent cost pressures. Travelers are prioritizing convenience, personal values, and meaningful experiences, while owners and operators must…
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Platform thinking becomes the defining operational shift for hotels
Why coherent technology platforms are replacing fragmented integrations and reshaping hotel operations Jan 15, 2026 The hospitality industry enters 2026 with a growing consensus that fragmented technology is no longer sustainable. A conversation between Shiji and Amadeus highlights a shift away from tactical integrations toward genuinely integrated platform thinking. The focus is moving from systems…
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Non-room revenue is becoming a core performance driver for hotels
Why guest-centric technology and new KPIs are redefining how hotel value is created Jan 15, 2026 Traditional room-focused metrics no longer reflect how many modern hotels create value. Lifestyle hotels and resorts increasingly generate a significant share of revenue from experiences, dining, wellness, and activities rather than rooms alone. By redesigning their technology stack around…
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Here’s what marketers should be prioritizing in 2026, but most won’t 1. Create Your Internal AI Team: Stop working alone. Build three AI assistants: – Data Strategist: Upload data, get back… | Kieran Flanagan | 92 comments
#RevenueOperations(RevOps) in the Agentic AI era forces you to think beyond siloed Sales Ops, Marketing Ops, and CS ops. RevOps Agents become the owner of how revenue decisions are made. The focus of RevOps shifts from data hygiene to signal quality. Old RevOps spent enormous energy on: – Field standardization – CRM compliance – Attribution…
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Perfect design is dead. AI killed it. Now brands are paying premium prices for work that looks « worse » – grainy videos, hand-drawn illustrations, intentional flaws. Hermès commissioning… | Marc Steimer | 54 comments
Perfect design is dead. AI killed it. Now brands are paying premium prices for work that looks « worse » – grainy videos, hand-drawn illustrations, intentional flaws. Hermès commissioning hand-drawn animations instead of AI renders. Microsoft adding VHS grain to video content. Patagonia ditching polish for raw, no-frills reality. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s strategy. Here’s what’s happening:…
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Worc Studio centres circular stone table at “reverential” Mexico City restaurant
Mexico-based Worc Studio referenced familial traditions and shared experiences at Savvia in Mexico City, placing a circular, communal table, inside a historic structure in the city’s core. The 153-square-metre (1,646-square-foot) restaurant is located in the mid-20th-century residential Humboldt building in the Centro Histórico. . Work Studio has completed Savvia restaurant in Mexico City The studio…
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Travel Trends Report Guide 2026
Last updated on January 14, 2026. This article has been expanded since its original publication on November 20, 2025. Earlier versions may differ from what you’re reading today.It’s that time of year when your LinkedIn feed gets flooded with reports, outlooks, megatrends, deep dives, and “future of travel” PDFs.And let’s be honest: keeping up is…
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