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Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Urban hospitality brand Room00 plans to add 20 properties, representing more than 1,400 rooms, across Spain, Italy, Portugal, and the UK this year. 
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The former managing director of the luxury Stafford Collection, John McLean, has stepped down after 20 months in the role.
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OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group announced the appointment of Stephen “Steve” Nickerson as vice president, operations—The Americas. In this role, Nickerson will oversee hotel operations across the Americas. Nickerson most recently served as senior vice president of operations at Midas Hospitality. He has also held senior operations roles at Sonesta Hotel Corporation and InterContinental Hotels Group. IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Michael Hoe Knudsen as managing director for Mexico, Latin America & the Caribbean […]
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SANTA FE, New Mexico—Crescent Hotels & Resorts announced the addition of La Posada de Santa Fe, a Tribute Portfolio Resort & Spa, to its portfolio. Plans are already underway to enhance and refine the Santa Fe hotel, while remaining true to its surroundings and its cultural connection. La Posada de Santa Fe is situated in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. The property is centered around the Victorian-style Staab House and includes 157 Southwestern-style rooms and […]
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A new hotel, Chapter Chianti, is set to launch in Italy's renowned Chianti region in June 2026, adding to the area's rich wine tourism offerings.

Virgin Limited Edition has announced plans to establish a hotel in Marrakech, set to launch in 2027, which will be situated on an agricultural estate, highlighting the brand's commitment to sustainability and unique guest experiences.

India, 17th March 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global provider of AI-powered technology solutions for the hospitality and travel industry, today announced that it has been recognized as an Expedia Group 2026 Elite Connectivity Partner, marking the fourth consecutive year the company has earned this status. The Elite Connectivity Partner designation is awarded to a select group of providers demonstrating excellence in connectivity performance, technical reliability, and their ability to help lodging partners drive measurable growth across the Expedia Group marketplace. Maintaining this recognition for four consecutive years reflects the strength and consistency of RateGain’s connectivity infrastructure in powering real-time hotel distribution at global scale. As hotel distribution becomes increasingly dynamic, the need for fast, accurate rate and inventory synchronization has become critical to marketplace performance. To support this shift, RateGain continues to invest in AI-led innovations that strengthen connectivity performance. One such advancement is Agentic ARI, a next-generation availability, rates, and inventory management engine designed to autonomously optimize distribution updates by filtering redundant data and prioritizing real-time changes. By improving the speed and precision of updates, these capabilities help hotels maintain rate accuracy, improve responsiveness, and deliver more reliable booking experiences across demand channels. Building on these advancements, RateGain’s deep integration with Expedia Group enables lodging partners to deliver faster, more accurate rates and availability across 200+ global travel sites and 70,000+ distribution partners, expanding their reach and unlocking stronger revenue opportunities worldwide. Bhanu Chopra, Founder and Managing Director, RateGain, said, “This recognition reflects the momentum of our partnership with Expedia Group and our focus on high-performance connectivity at scale. As distribution grows more dynamic, we’re investing in AI-led capabilities that help hoteliers move faster, stay accurate in real time, and capture demand more efficiently—while delivering a consistent guest experience.” RateGain today connects 200,000+ properties to 700+ demand partners and processes 231+ billion ARI updates annually, enabling hotels to operate with greater agility and efficiency across global distribution channels. About RateGain RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality that works with 13,000+ customers and 700+ partners in 160+ countries helping them accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion. RateGain today is one of the world’s largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data helping revenue management, distribution and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, meta-search companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises and ferries drive better outcomes for their business. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, today RateGain works with 33 of the Top 40 Hotel Chains, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, 7 of the Top 10 Car Rentals, and all leading OTAs and metasearch websites, including 25 Global Fortune 500 companies, in unlocking new revenue every day. Media Contact Aastha Khurana: media@rategain.com
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India, 12th March 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, and Juspay, a leading global payments technology company, today announced a strategic partnership for RG Pay, RateGain’s embedded financial technology platform for the travel and hospitality ecosystem. This partnership marks a significant step in Juspay and RateGain’s mission to drive higher checkout conversions, unlock localized and flexible payment options, and create seamless, scalable booking experiences for travelers around the world, aligned with the recent launch of RG Pay. As travel businesses scale globally, payments remain a critical operational priority, from supporting diverse local payment methods to managing cross-border transactions efficiently. RG Pay extends these capabilities by integrating Juspay’s cutting-edge payment orchestration stack into the RateGain travel commerce ecosystem. The platform goes beyond checkout to enable a unified transaction lifecycle model, combining payment processing, intelligent routing, orchestration, and affordability solutions within RateGain’s existing distribution and connectivity infrastructure. Through this partnership, travel and hospitality brands gain access to RG Pay a high-performance financial technology. Built for scale and reliability, the platform leverages Juspay’s proven capabilities, which process over 300 million daily transactions and handles more than $1 trillion in annual payment value with 99.999% uptime. Together, with a strong global presence across major travel markets, this partnership will enable seamless, high-performance payment experiences for travel and hospitality brands worldwide. “We are excited to partner with RateGain to demonstrate how high-performance payment technology can co-create a new benchmark for the travel industry,” said Ishan Sharma, Head of Sales and Business Development at Juspay. “RG Pay bridges the gap between institutional scale and the agility of modern technology, ensuring that hotels can offer the same seamless, secure checkout experience that the world’s largest digital enterprises rely on.” “RG Pay marks our evolution from optimizing bookings to enabling the full transaction lifecycle across our hospitality commerce platform,” said Parijat Tiwari, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Distribution, RateGain. “By integrating Juspay’s globally scalable orchestration infrastructure and AI-powered routing intelligence into our ecosystem as a launch Partner, we are strengthening the foundation of payments in travel, aligning discovery, distribution, conversion, and transaction performance within a unified architecture for travel brands worldwide.” Together, RateGain and Juspay aim to strengthen the foundation of global travel payments, enabling travel and hospitality brands to operate with greater agility, resilience, and confidence across markets. About Juspay Juspay is a leading multinational payments technology company, redefining payments for 500+ global enterprises and banks. Founded in 2012, the company processes over 300 million daily transactions, exceeding an annualized total payment volume (TPV) of $1 trillion with 99.999% reliability. Headquartered in Bangalore, India, Juspay is powered by a global network of 1,500+ payment experts operating across San Francisco, Dublin, São Paulo, Singapore and Dubai. To learn more about Juspay, visit: www.juspay.io | media@juspay.in   About RateGain RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, working with 13,000+ customers and 700+ partners across 160+ countries. RateGain helps travel and hospitality businesses accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion. Today, RateGain is one of the world’s largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data, enabling revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations, online travel agents, metasearch companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises, and ferries to drive better business outcomes. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, RateGain works with 33 of the Top 40 Hotel Chains, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, 7 of the Top 10 Car Rental companies, and all leading DMOs, OTAs, and metasearch platforms, including 25 Global Fortune 500 companies, unlocking new revenue every day. Media Contact: Aastha Khurana: media@rategain.com
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What is rate parity in the hotel industry? Hotel rate parity is the process of ensuring a property’s rates are consistent across all distribution channels, from online travel agencies (OTAs) to direct bookings. It is a contractual requirement that ensures the likes of Expedia and Booking.com aren’t undercut by properties that want to avoid commission […]

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Travelers often wonder where to sleep, shower, or relax during a long Manila layover at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Terminal 3 has The Wings Transit Lounge, a 24-hour facility with sleep capsules, private rooms, and showers. Travelers can also access airport lounges with showers across terminals or book day use hotels near Manila airport for […]