26 Febbraio 2026

• ITB Berlin and IPK International: Stable international travel, holidays dominate, South America with strong growth
  26 Febbraio 2026
  International travel grew 4% in 2025 with South America leading at 11% growth, while business travel returned to 2019 levels for the first time.
• Hilton to Introduce Iconic Luxury Brand Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts to Goa
  26 Febbraio 2026
  The 148-room property will open in 2030 on a 20-acre South Goa waterfront site, marking Waldorf Astoria's third hotel in India.
• ITB Berlin 2026: Hotel booking lead time increases 14% compared to last year, according to RateGain’s data
  26 Febbraio 2026
  Berlin hotel bookings for ITB 2026 show travelers planning 84.75 days ahead versus 74.4 days last year, with ADR rising to €146.86.
• LodgIQ Announces Strategic Partnership with Convento do Espinheiro, Historic Hotel & Spa to Enhance Guest Revenue and Operational Insight
  26 Febbraio 2026
  The 92-room luxury property in Évora, Portugal will use LodgIQ's AI platform to optimize pricing and unify data from PMS and CRS systems into a single dashboard.
• U.S. Food Waste Pact Report Shows Less Food Being Wasted in Retail and Foodservice Sectors
  26 Febbraio 2026
  Retail unsold food rates dropped 1.1% while foodservice waste efficiency improved 5.7%, with pilot programs achieving over 50% waste reduction.
• How To Get The Revenue You Are Not Getting
  26 Febbraio 2026
  The whitepaper outlines how hotels can capture untapped revenue from non-staying guests through unified commerce architecture that treats time as inventory and shifts from reservation-centric to guest identity-first systems.
• While Hotels Add Tech, Some Are Taking It Away
  26 Febbraio 2026
  Hotels like Grand Velas, Urban Cowboy Lodge, and Hoshinoya Kyoto are removing tech through device lockboxes, Wi-Fi-free rooms, and phone restrictions to promote guest wellness.
• Hospitality: The Data That Matters Most, and How to Use It
  25 Febbraio 2026
  The guide targets operations, finance, commercial teams, and owners with role-specific data strategies to improve decision-making across hotel departments.
• RMS Launches Automated Invoicing & Payment solution
  25 Febbraio 2026
  The solution targets hotels, serviced apartments, and holiday parks managing high-volume transactions with automated payment collection and recurring billing capabilities.
• Only One-Sixth of Global Hotels Appear in AI Search Results
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Wednesday revealed a visibility crisis. Research analyzing 2.36 million data points shows only one-sixth of 810,000 global hotel properties appear in AI search results, with Holiday Inn Express leading rankings. The study launches as hotels face new operational realities: luxury properties miss 4...
• A Three-Year Hospitality Degree That Signals a Global Shift in Workforce Education
  25 Febbraio 2026
  The Mesa Workforce Development Center expands the degree into a full workforce ecosystem. In addition to delivering the three-year program in person, the Center provides non-credit credentials in culinary training, soft skills, and technical hospitality competencies that are in high demand.
• A smarter housekeeping model for hotels, teams and the planet
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Housekeeping is one of the most essential – and most pressured – functions in any hotel. It sits at the intersection of cost control and guest experience, a daily balancing act between staffing levels, service standards and operational efficiency.
• OneJourney Launches SwiftPay - The World’s First Hospitality Payment Card (HPC) Platform
  25 Febbraio 2026
  OneJourney's SwiftPay platform offers hospitality operators 1%+ cashback on supplier payments through bank-integrated payment cards with no setup fees.
• When Innovation Becomes Friction: Rethinking Hotel Technology Decisions
  25 Febbraio 2026
  The piece advocates for disciplined hotel technology decisions based on clear outcomes rather than competitive pressure, proposing configurable guest pathways from analog to futuristic.
• New Comfort Inn & Suites Opens Across From Orlando Sanford International Airport
  25 Febbraio 2026
  The four-story property was designed with sound mitigation for its airport location and targets sports teams visiting nearby Boombah Sports Complex.
• Canary Technologies Adds Industry Veteran Jeff Thoman to Fuel Enterprise Momentum
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Thoman joins from Salesforce where he led the travel and hospitality vertical, bringing experience with major hotel brands including Marriott, IHG, and Hyatt.
• This is How Your Customers Think About Your Customer Service in 2026
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Survey of 2,000 US consumers reveals 42% experienced more bad service in 2026 than previous years, with 66% willing to switch companies over poor service.
• Beyond the Pipeline: Why Park City’s Growth Is a Function of Scale, Not Oversupply
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Analysis shows Park City's 3,000-room hotel pipeline is supported by Deer Valley's expansion to 20,000 skiable acres, creating lodging density comparable to Colorado ski markets.
• HOSPITALITY X redefines hotel operations through Shiji full-stack adoption
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Four German hotels transitioned from Lindner to HOSPITALITY X management with Shiji's cloud PMS replacing legacy systems across all properties.
• Simone Puorto discussed Humans-as-Luxury, AI, Imperfection, and the Future of Hospitality
  25 Febbraio 2026
  Puorto argues AI requires structural process changes, not just tool integration, and introduces "Humans-as-Luxury" as human service becomes a strategic differentiator.