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Nine Gran Canaria hotels compete for the most innovative hotel award

JSBy Joan SanzCurated by Joan Sanz. · September 27, 2026 · Follow on LinkedIn
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The Smart Travel News Roadshow lands in Las Palmas this Wednesday 30 September with one of its widest shortlists to date for the Most Innovative Hotel award. Nine Gran Canaria properties have been picked as candidates, and the sponsorship comes from Liiffe, as reported by Smart Travel News.

That number matters in a market like the Canaries, where hotel innovation usually gets measured in refurbishments rather than digital product. Nine hotels signing up to compete for a recognition like this says plenty about the appetite to stand out in a destination as mature as Gran Canaria.

For those of us following the industry from the inside, awards like this are valuable mostly for what they reveal about the pipeline: what hotels are testing, how they are rethinking the guest experience and which tools they are adopting. The ceremony on the 30th in Las Palmas should give a decent snapshot of where the island sector stands right now.

Quick questions

When and where is the Las Palmas Most Innovative Hotel award held?
On Wednesday 30 September, as part of the Smart Travel News Roadshow landing in Las Palmas with a wide shortlist of Canary candidates.
How many hotels are competing for the award?
Nine Gran Canaria properties have been selected as candidates, one of the widest shortlists in the award's history.
Who is sponsoring the award?
The award is sponsored by Liiffe, a firm linked to the hotel sector that backs this Roadshow event in the Canaries.
What counts as an innovative hotel for this award?
Projects that genuinely stand out in product, guest experience or technology adoption inside the property.
Why do these awards matter for the industry?
Because they show what hotels are testing in a mature destination and act as a thermometer for the hotel innovation pipeline in the Canaries.

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