Cloudbeds will replace legacy systems across HI USA's network of properties that serve 600,000+ annual guests, streamlining workflows and reducing administrative burden.

Wednesday brought tension between pricing sophistication and public sentiment as revenue management confronts growing consumer resistance to dynamic pricing. Meanwhile, cloud PMS adoption accelerated sharply with specialized systems gaining ground over all-in-one platforms.

The latest shifts in Google’s travel search experience aren’t just another UI test; they’re a signal flare for where distribution power is heading next.

Marriott has Bonvoy. Hilton has Honors. IHG has One Rewards. If you run an independent hotel group in Europe, it is easy to look at these programmes

Reading Time: 2 minutesMorocco: Nikki Beach will launch a luxury resort, spa, and branded residences in Marrakech, set to open in 2028.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hyatt will redevelop the South Congress Hotel in Austin, reopening in 2027 as The Standard and the brand's first US opening in more than a decade.
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ORA Hospitality announced the appointment of Vincenzo Falcone as chief executive officer. In this position, Falcone will be responsible for defining and executing the company’s strategic vision and driving financial performance and sustainable growth. Falcone brings over 30 years of experience to his new role; he joins the ORA team following a seven-year stint at Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, where he led Bvlgari Hotel Milano and then Bvlgari Hotel Roma as general manager. Ultima Collection announced […]
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DURHAM, North Carolina—The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) announced Folio as the official technology platform of AAHOA Marketplace. Coming later this year, Folio will launch an updated AAHOA Marketplace to enhance the purchasing and bill pay experience for AAHOA Members. The AAHOA Marketplace will remain free for all members. New features of the Marketplace will include: Statements From Leadership “We have been blown away by the passion and dedication that AAHOA Members have for […]
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The implementation of AI infrastructure is leading to localized increases in hotel demand in specific U.S. markets, altering traditional booking and occupancy trends.

Authors Adnan Shamim and Leanne Reddie delve into the current ethical challenges faced by the hospitality industry in its revenue management strategies, highlighting the urgent need for a comprehensive review and reform.

Noida, 2nd April, 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced a strategic partnership with Razorpay, ​​India’s omnichannel payments platform for businesses​​​​, as a Platinum Partner for RG Pay, RateGain’s unified technology infrastructure for the global travel and hospitality ecosystem. Through this partnership, RG Pay will bring Razorpay’s payment gateway and processing capabilities into its ecosystem to improve payment outcomes at the final step of booking. Travel brands will be able to offer locally preferred payment options such as UPI, cards, net banking, and EMI, enabling smoother transactions aligned with how travelers pay in different markets. This will help reduce friction during checkout and improve booking completion rates. As travel companies expand across regions with diverse payment behaviors, delivering a consistent and reliable checkout experience becomes critical. This partnership supports travel brands in adapting to these variations while maintaining performance and reliability at scale. RG Pay brings together adaptive checkout experiences, affordability options, virtual card (VCC) enablement, and cross-border settlement capabilities to help travel and hospitality companies strengthen conversion outcomes and manage payments more effectively across global markets. Commenting on the partnership, Rahul Kothari, COO, Razorpay, said​​, ​​“Travel and hospitality is at an inflection point, where digital adoption is accelerating rapidly, and traveler expectations are being shaped in real time. As more bookings move online and across borders, payments are no longer just a backend function; they are central to the overall customer experience. At Razorpay, we believe payments are a key driver of conversion, trust, and global scale. Our partnership with RateGain brings together deep ecosystem intelligence and payment innovation to help travel and hospitality businesses deliver seamless, locally relevant checkout experiences wherever their customers are.” “RG Pay is built to address how payments influence conversion in travel,” said Parijat Tiwari, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Distribution, RateGain. “With Razorpay as a Platinum Partner, we are strengthening our ability to support high-quality payment experiences that improve booking completion and reduce transaction friction for travel and hospitality companies worldwide.” Together, RateGain and Razorpay enabling travel and hospitality brands to deliver more consistent and dependable payment experiences as they scale across markets with varying payment preferences. 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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India, 26th March 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced a strategic partnership with Cashfree Payments, a ​leading ​payments platform, as a Platinum Partner for RG Pay, RateGain’s unified technology infrastructure for the global travel and hospitality ecosystem. Through this partnership, RG Pay will bring together Cashfree Payments’ domestic payment gateway and cross-border payments ​stack ​to strengthen ​transactions​​ across the travel ecosystem. This​ partnership will enable Indian customers to seamlessly pay to international travel merchants across 176 countries through​​ familiar local payment methods such as UPI​ and ​RuPay​ cards​​. It will further help international travel brands​​ improve​ their​ checkout performance and transaction success rates. This collaboration strengthens the ability of travel and hospitality brands to deliver reliable, locally relevant payment experiences while improving checkout performance and enabling more efficient settlement across international markets. RG Pay brings together optimized checkout experiences, affordability options, virtual card (VCC) enablement, and cross-border settlement capabilities to help travel and hospitality companies improve conversion performance and manage payments more effectively across global markets. “Payments in the travel sector are inherently complex, involving multiple stakeholders and high-value cross-border transactions,” said Akash Sinha, CEO & Co-founder, Cashfree Payments. “By combining Cashfree Payments’ payment infrastructure and cross-border capabilities with RateGain’s deep understanding of travel and hospitality, we aim to help travel brands deliver secure, reliable, and locally relevant payment journeys for travelers worldwide. This partnership is a significant step toward setting a new global standard for travel financial infrastructure.” “RG Pay extends RateGain’s platform capabilities into the financial layer of travel commerce, helping brands improve how payments are accepted and settled across markets,” said Parijat Tiwari, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Distribution, RateGain. “By bringing Cashfree Payments’ scalable payment infrastructure into the RG Pay ecosystem as a Platinum Partner, we are enabling travel and hospitality companies to support local payment preferences and deliver more reliable transaction experiences for travelers worldwide.” Together, RateGain and Cashfree Payments are enabling travel and hospitality brands to operate with greater confidence as they serve travelers across increasingly diverse and digital payment environments. About Cashfree Payments Founded in 2015, Cashfree Payments is ​a leading​​ payments platform, processing over $80 billion in transactions annually for more than a million businesses–from high-growth startups, ecommerce & D2C brands, SMBs, and enterprises. Businesses use Cashfree Payments to collect payments across 180+ payment modes, provide seamless one-click checkout to their customers to improve conversions, and conduct cross-border payments across 176+ countries and 140+ currencies. Built for scale, Cashfree’s infrastructure handles an industry-leading 12,000 transactions per second, processing peak volumes without friction. Cashfree Payments is India’s first AI-native payments platform, enabling AI agents to process invoices and conduct payments autonomously through its MCP server, and allowing businesses to embed payments natively within AI chatbots through Cashfree Here. The company was one of the first fintech companies to hold all three RBI licenses of Payment Aggregator (PA), Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB), and Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI). Cashfree Payments is backed by Silicon Valley investor Y Combinator, Apis Partners, State Bank of India (SBI), KRAFTON, and was incubated by PayPal. 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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onefifty fenchurch boutique aparthotel opens in the City of London
onefifty fenchurch boutique aparthotel opens in the City of London
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Antao by Villeroy & Boch: integrating nature into hotel bathrooms
Antao by Villeroy & Boch: integrating nature into hotel bathrooms
Stuart O'Brien.

Guest rooms feature natural wood textures and blue-green tones, with amenities including climate control and device streaming

A restored red brick manor will provide 56 boutique studios following a partnership with developer Frank Capital

Sydney, Australia – Hotel bookings for the 2026 Easter holiday have risen by an average of 12% across six key European markets compared to last year’s Easter period, according to new data from SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel guest acquisition and revenue platform. SiteMinder’s analysis focuses on six of Europe’s most Easter-centric travel markets: Spain, […]

Learn how Auténtico Hotel in San José, Costa Rica, gained strategic control over pricing, distribution and revenue by switching to SiteMinder's all-in-one hotel platform.

CHICAGO (April 6, 2026) – As The Unbound Collection by Hyatt celebrates its 10th anniversary, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is pleased to announce four recent and upcoming new additions to...

Chicago, IL, April 6, 2026 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the signing of management agreements with Brigade Hotel Ventures Limited (BHVL) and BCV Developers Private...

Coordinating specialized AI agents across systems is emerging as the key to scalable, reliable travel experiences

Dutch court decision highlights growing regulatory pressure on how hotel quality is presented online

Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show appreciation with meaningful experiences, thoughtful gestures, and quality time. Whether you’re planning a relaxing daycation, a special outing, or a heartfelt surprise, there are many ways to make your mom feel truly loved. To make the day memorable, focus on personal touches and quality time that reflect […]

A long layover at Honolulu airport doesn’t have to be wasted time. During an HNL airport layover, you can rest at a nearby hotel, grab a shower, explore Waikiki, or just find a quiet place to recharge before your next flight. The problem with a long layover at Honolulu airport is that HNL itself doesn’t […]