Pricepoint secured $6.6M in seed funding led by Brightspark Ventures to scale its AI-native hotel pricing platform, which automates rate execution in real time rather than generating manual recommendations.

Tuesday brought the sharpest formulation yet of the agentic booking question: when an AI agent completes a reservation, who actually controls where it goes? U.S. hotel forecasts were upgraded for the second time in a week. And Booking.com's European Accommodation Barometer revealed a growing gap...

It’s often said that there are three main markets that will always exist: health, wealth and relationships. Luckily, this is exactly what hospitality does!

Hotels worldwide are invited to compete in the 2026 GuestRevu GREAT Awards. Entries are open from the 1st to the 30th of June.  

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh has completed its transition to The Unlimited Collection by The Ascott Limited following a full refurbishment of the historic Princes Street property.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Christophe Peymirat, head of Uber for Business, about why connecting transport with overnight stays makes “a tonne of sense” in helping to provide a unified view of the customer, and the role that mobility plays in enhancing the guest experience and loyalty. Filmed at Mews Unfold at the Muziekbouw, Amsterdam. 
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LONDON—YOTEL announced the appointment of Paul Harnedy as chief operating officer, alongside two senior leadership promotions. Harnedy will oversee global hotel operations and commercial strategy across YOTEL’s growing portfolio. He brings more than 30 years of experience leading and developing multi-site operations across Europe and the United States. Harnedy joins YOTEL from Cedar Capital Partners, where he served as executive vice president and head of asset management. He previously held senior positions including chief operating […]
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DURHAM, North Carolina—Folio announced a new partnership with meez, the recipe and kitchen operating system for professional chefs. Together, the companies are helping culinary teams better understand food costs, manage margins, and streamline purchasing decisions through a connected workflow. Through the new partnership integration, chefs and hospitality professionals can now plan recipes, manage products, track margins, and place orders, all in one interface. The partnership gives operators more visibility into profitability at both the recipe and […]
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Indian Hotels Company Limited has announced the opening of Taj Hessischer Hof Frankfurt, marking the Taj brand's entry into Continental Europe.

International tourism increased by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 307 million travelers, but growth was slowed by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, rising travel costs, and uncertainty in global air connectivity, according to UN Tourism data.

Google continues to blur the lines between advertising platforms and customer management tools. The company has launched a new Lead Management Dashboard inside Google Ads, giving advertisers a centralized place to track, qualify, and manage leads generated through Google-hosted lead forms. But this isn’t simply a reporting upgrade. The real story lies in Google’s growing […]
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India, 29th May 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited ((BSE: 543417, NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today released The Direct Booking Friction Report 2026, a first-of-its-kind audit revealing that hotels across APMEA are not losing direct revenue to poor demand or weak pricing. They are losing […]
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Hotel Designs
Preferred Hotels & Resorts – a summer pipeline
Preferred Hotels & Resorts – a summer pipeline
Stuart O'Brien.

Hotel Designs
Inside the Zoffany x Michael S. Smith Indoor Outdoor fabric collection
Inside the Zoffany x Michael S. Smith Indoor Outdoor fabric collection
Stuart O'Brien.

Former Google executive to lead hospitality brand growth across Europe, Middle East and Africa

The new brand will support both new-build and conversion projects, enabling hotel owners and developers to enter campus-driven markets

Learn how Hotel Azul Oaxaca lifted revenue and unlocked corporate demand in Mexico using SiteMinder's channel manager, Demand Plus, and GDS.

With Mews Channel Manager powered by SiteMinder, hospitality tech leaders have come together to redefine how hotels approach distribution Sydney, Australia – Mews, the hospitality operating system, and SiteMinder, the leading hotel commerce platform, have partnered to create the hotel industry’s first fully-integrated best-in-class distribution solution. Introduced today at Mews Unfold in Amsterdam, the solution […]

Austin, TX (June 2, 2026) – JdV by Hyatt, a Hyatt lifestyle brand that offers a collection of independent, neighborhood-inspired hotels, today announced a four-city summer activation at select...

CHICAGO (June 2, 2026) – Summer is here, and World of Hyatt is unlocking more ways to save on exceptional stays worldwide. Members can enjoy up to 25% off with World of Hyatt’s Global Summer...

Commission-only programs cost nothing to join, but the room nights sit in the big fee-based TMC programs — and Amex's new Lite tier opened that door wider for independents.

Cvent Transient — formerly Lanyon — runs the corporate RFP. But for an independent, the decision gets made long before the bid does.

A layover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) can be more comfortable than most travelers expect. SFO has paid nap rooms and showers at Freshen Up in the International Terminal, free yoga rooms in multiple terminals, a long list of airline and pay-per-use lounges, and one on-airport hotel connected by AirTrain. Travelers with longer layovers […]

Yes. You can rest during a layover at LAX, but your best option depends on how long your layover is and whether you need a real bed, private shower, or quiet place to work. Los Angeles International Airport does not offer public shower facilities inside the airport, and true sleep options inside the terminals are […]