DENVER, CO — [March, 2026] — Lighthouse, the AI commercial operating system for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the launch of The Hotels Network app, the first direct booking app for hotels available inside ChatGPT. Powered by Lighthouse’s Connect AI engine, the app gives hotels a direct presence in AI conversations for the first…
Any international hotel chains with properties in China, along with the global tech vendors they rely on, may be unknowingly violating Chinese data privacy laws, warns Ireckonu. At the heart of the issue are China’s data residency requirements, which mandate that guest data collected within the country must remain there. According to Ireckonu, a middleware…
Owners and operators often ask for a plain, business-first definition before debating features or price. For that neutral starting point, see PMS for hotels explained as a straightforward primer that frames a property management system as an operating method, not a gadget, and sets up the discussion that follows. What PMS actually does (in business…
SAN FRANCISCO, November 20, 2025 — Canary Technologies, the award-winning global leader in hotel guest management technology, has announced that Bespoke Hotels chose to bring Canary’s mobile-first Guest Management System to a majority of its portfolio. With more than 50 hotels nationwide, Bespoke Hotels is one of the UK’s leading hospitality groups. The collaboration forms…
Clearwater, FL — November, 2025 — roommaster, the modern hotel management software built for independent hoteliers, has been recognized with the 2025 Certificate of Excellence by HotelTechReport, the global authority on hospitality technology reviews. The Certificate of Excellence celebrates hospitality technology providers that consistently earn outstanding ratings from verified hoteliers. This recognition highlights roommaster’s commitment…
Clearwater, FL, November, 2025 – ampliphi, the AI-powered revenue management system, has introduced two new features, Event Signals and Competitive Insights Tools. These capabilities enable hotels to anticipate market changes, adapt pricing with greater precision, and strengthen revenue strategies in competitive environments. Understanding Demand in Real Time The new Event Signals feature allows ampliphi to…
As the European Commission reviews key aspects of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)—including how it intersects with emerging technologies such as generative AI and virtual assistants—the debate around regulation and technology in hotel distribution has entered a new phase. For the hospitality industry, the question is no longer whether the DMA will change the landscape, but how technology is…
The hospitality world has entered a new chapter where revenue leaders are no longer solely technicians but are becoming the drivers of total profitability. The Turning Point What if I told you that the era of focusing only on room rates is over? If you’re managing a hotel today, you already feel it. Those rules…
Hotels have entered a new operational era. Costs continue to rise across energy, labour, and distribution while expectations for speed and personalization grow sharper with every guest interaction. To sustain profitability, operations must evolve from manually driven routines to connected, automated systems that execute repetitive tasks with precision and reliability. According to Deloitte, organizations that…
Apaleo is the first property management platform in the hospitality industry to launch a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server – a breakthrough that allows AI agents to perform complex, cross-system hotel operations without weeks of custom coding. The MCP Server provides AI agents a standardised way to read hotel data and perform actions across the broad ecosystem of hospitality AI…
