The travel industry, digested. Curated opinion on hotels, airlines, OTAs and travel-tech.
Read → Hundreds of independent hotel owners meet with lawmakers to push for higher SBA loan limits, fairer franchise contracts and real credit card competition.
Read → MMGY 2026: U.S. international spend drops to $11,808 while Canadian spend rises to $8,800, with safety now beating cost as the top barrier.
Read → Swiss firm Aphy has released an agentic AI platform that executes operational tasks in independent hotels without real-time human supervision.
Read → The destination wants 3 million visitors, but its real priority is spend per traveller. A mindset shift that touches the whole value chain.
Read → Travel brands are dropping heavily produced campaigns and giving creative control to creators. According to Skift, the shift changes how tourism marketing works.
Read → Most hotels don't have a technology problem but an application one. The first step isn't the software, it's knowing which process actually hurts.
Read → Hilton unveils an optional clean energy prototype for Home2 Suites targeting 30% higher efficiency and up to 40% lower annual energy costs.
Read → Business travel confidence hits its 2026 high while IHG launches a new brand in Jordan, Riu reopens Mexico and Civitatis already books 40% of its revenue in Latin America.
Read → Burt and Alex Cabañas are backing a $30M fund that tracks a single metric: NUM. And that says a lot about where hospitality money is heading.
Read → The Bali resort replaces its scattered restaurant operation with Infrasys and frees staff to focus on what actually matters: the guest.
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