14 Giugno 2026

• CallTek Strengthens Global Hospitality Technology Expansion
  12 Giugno 2026
  CallTek partners with GAIN Advisors to accelerate global growth, with the advisory firm supporting executive relationships and commercial partnerships across the hospitality technology ecosystem.
• Most Hotels Are Invisible to AI, 52% of UK Travelers Now Plan Trips with AI, Commercial Leaders Resist Adoption
  12 Giugno 2026
  Friday closed a strong week with hard data confirming what several pieces argued earlier: most hotels are invisible to AI-powered recommendations, with luxury brands and major chains capturing the vast majority of mentions. UK AI travel planning hit 52%, commercial leaders' resistance to AI got a...
• Destination AI and Hospitality Net Host A Webinar on the Current State of Robotics in Hospitality
  12 Giugno 2026
  A live webinar on June 25 will gather hospitality operators and robotics leaders to discuss ROI, adoption barriers, and real-world deployment of robots across U.S. hotels.
• The Spirits Company That Builds Destinations: Laura Sileo Pavat on Pernod Ricard
  12 Giugno 2026
  Pernod Ricard's Global Brand Homes Director Laura Sileo Pavat outlines how the spirits giant welcomes 1 million visitors annually across distilleries and châteaux, using five key elements to maintain personal guest connections at scale.
• GBTA Brings Industry Voices to Capitol Hill to Champion Business Travel’s Value and Economic Impact
  12 Giugno 2026
  120 GBTA members from 31 states met with Congress to advocate for business travel priorities, citing $624B in U.S. economic impact, 6.7M jobs, and key policies on aviation, SAF, and border efficiency.
• UK Travelers Lead Europe in Using AI and Social Media To Plan Holidays, New Study Reveals
  12 Giugno 2026
  MMGY Travel Intelligence's 2026 study finds 52% of UK travellers use AI for trip planning, up 12 points year-on-year, the fastest growth among five major European markets surveyed.
• The AI recommendation is the new battleground for hotel distribution
  12 Giugno 2026
  A Lighthouse study of 4,545 ChatGPT prompts across 9 destinations finds most hotels are invisible to AI recommendations, with luxury brands and major chains capturing a disproportionate share of mentions.
• Minor Hotels Partners with Saving the Wild to Launch Wine Collection in Support of Conservation
  12 Giugno 2026
  Minor Hotels launches a three-wine collection with Saving the Wild and Hoopenburg Wine Estate, served across African properties from May 2026, with proceeds funding wildlife crime legislation advocacy.
• WTTC Brings Global Tourism Leaders to Valletta as Malta's Travel & Tourism Sector Continues to Thrive
  12 Giugno 2026
  WTTC's Global Summit will be held in Valletta, Malta from 7-9 October 2026, as the country's tourism sector is forecast to contribute $4.9B to GDP and support 72,200 jobs in 2026.
• FIFA World Cup 2026 Sets New Benchmark for Trusted, Seamless Travel Across Borders
  12 Giugno 2026
  WTTC research covering 20 years of FIFA World Cup border innovation shows the 2026 tournament processed 5.9M ESTA applications and enrolled 1.6M travellers in trusted traveller programmes across three host nations.
• Hilton Announces Winners of Inaugural Americas Franchise Owner Performance Awards
  12 Giugno 2026
  Hilton's first annual Americas Franchise Owner Performance Awards names 25 winners across five categories, recognizing franchise owners for service, guest satisfaction, and operational excellence.
• Accor and Inspired By KM launch "ibis unlocked" to support young people furthest from employment towards new opportunities
  12 Giugno 2026
  Accor and Kylian Mbappé's charity IBKM launch "ibis unlocked" in Brazil, France, Morocco, and Thailand, targeting NEET youth with digital training, NGO support, and hotel immersion experiences across ibis's 2,500+ properties.
• Design for More Than the Super-User: Kelly Ommundsen on Who Hospitality Tech Leaves Behind
  12 Giugno 2026
  Kelly Ommundsen of the World Economic Forum argues hospitality tech is over-designed for confident users, under-regulated, and too often deployed without asking what problem it actually solves.
• Gain Advisors Named Recipient of the Mews 2026 Strategic Star Award
  12 Giugno 2026
  Gain Advisors received the Mews 2026 Strategic Star Award at the Mews Unfold forum in Amsterdam, recognizing its advisory model built on senior hospitality practitioners driving measurable commercial outcomes for hoteliers.
• The Long Run and APOLA to Advance Sustainable Outdoor Lodging in Asia Pacific
  12 Giugno 2026
  The Long Run and APOLA signed an MOU to collaborate on events, knowledge exchange, and membership engagement, targeting a glamping sector growing at 15% annually across Asia Pacific.
• Oliver Hospitality Diversifies Portfolio With Market Entrances and Expanded Development
  12 Giugno 2026
  The boutique hotel company plans to double its seven-property portfolio by 2027, with new openings in Florida, Michigan, and South Carolina focusing on historic building renovations.
• Why Commercial Leaders Are the Last to Adopt AI
  12 Giugno 2026
  Despite AI's proven revenue impact in sales, senior commercial leaders resist adoption because AI threatens the structured judgment that built their authority.
• Built to Breathe: Biophilic Hospitality Connects Nature with Guests
  12 Giugno 2026
  Three case studies, PARKROYAL Pickering, Oasia Hotel Downtown, and Six Senses Ibiza, illustrate how biophilic design is shifting from aesthetic trend to core hotel strategy.
• VSR and Quore Integrate Agentic AI-Powered Voice Automation into Hotel Operations
  11 Giugno 2026
  Quore and VSR have integrated their platforms so hotels can use VSR's VAIA voice AI to automatically create and route guest and staff requests into Quore's operations system, with AD1 Hospitality's Holiday Inn Resort Kissimmee as the pilot property.
• DayBlink GPO Partners with OneJourney to Turn Everyday Hotel Payments into a New Revenue Stream for Luxury Independent Properties
  11 Giugno 2026
  DayBlink GPO's 1,100+ luxury independent hotel members can now earn cashback and automate back-office tasks through SwiftPay, OneJourney's AI-powered B2B payment platform, at no cost.