Hospitality Today

JUNE 10, 2025

Those who adapt and guide these tools with strategy and intention will unlock a powerful creative edge in the battle for attention—and bookings. Boosting direct bookings through visuals: With consumers browsing quickly and visually, fresh and relevant imagery can make or break a booking. Test what works—and repeat.

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Hotel Business

JUNE 12, 2025

Marriott International has launched Marriott Media, signaling a change and a new chapter in how brands engage with consumers across the traveler journey, according to the company. Today’s travelers expect personalization and welcome thoughtful discovery,” said Peggy Roe, EVP/chief customer officer, Marriott International.

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Hospitality Tech

JUNE 11, 2025

For hotel staff, the combined power of IRIS’s intuitive mobile ordering and the Alliants Experience Platform - including its Concierge and Messaging modules - streamlines the management of guest requests, reduces administrative workload, and eliminates time-consuming manual processes.

Services 52

Services Hospitality Upsell Operations 52

Hotel Business

DECEMBER 20, 2024

travel consumers, the survey found that nearly 8 in 10 U.S. Americans intent to travel is reaching its highest level in almost four years, eclipsing even the spikes we saw in the immediate post-pandemic surge, said Simon Moriarty, VP, research and analytics, MMGY Travel Intelligence. trips per person. trips per person.

Travel 59

Travel Intent Consumer Branding 59

AskSuite

JUNE 9, 2025

Yet without a robust attribution model, it’s difficult to quantify which touchpoints are actually driving direct bookings and which ones are simply consuming budget. This visibility drives more intentional coaching and faster iteration on sales strategies — especially when supported by tools like the Sales Performance Dashboard.

Operations 52

Operations Hospitality Upsell Sales 52

AskSuite

JUNE 9, 2025

Yet without a robust attribution model, it’s difficult to quantify which touchpoints are actually driving direct bookings and which ones are simply consuming budget. This visibility drives more intentional coaching and faster iteration on sales strategies — especially when supported by tools like the Sales Performance Dashboard.

Operations 52

Operations Hospitality Upsell Sales 52

Hospitality Today

JULY 1, 2025

on Hotels.com) AI that acts on your behalf: Expedia is shifting from reactive search to proactive agents that understand user intent and can execute complex travel tasks – like rebooking flights or adjusting itineraries – inside a single interface. natural language search) Agentic AI for real-time problem-solving (e.g.

Shopping 45

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Hospitality Tech

JUNE 11, 2025

VAIA boosts incremental revenue by offering timely upsell opportunities for room upgrades, spa appointments, dining reservations, and more - triggered automatically based on guest behavior and intent.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Upsell Operations Revenue 52

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 11, 2025

VAIA boosts incremental revenue by offering timely upsell opportunities for room upgrades, spa appointments, dining reservations, and more - triggered automatically based on guest behavior and intent.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Upsell Operations Revenue 52

Hotel Business

MARCH 26, 2025

Developers who succeed in challenging markets are intentional about where they build and what they build. Consumer preferences continue to evolve, and travelers today are seeking more than just a place to sleep. In down markets, those who build often open into a recovery, with the newest and most compelling assets on the market.

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Hospitality Today

JULY 16, 2025

Key takeaways High travel intent across age groups: Despite economic headwinds, travel remains a high priority. Even younger adults (18–24), though more constrained by time and finances, show strong intent at 66%. A remarkable 82% of Europeans aged 55+ intend to travel, closely followed by those aged 45–54 (79%) and 35–44 (78%).

Travel 40

Travel Intent Shopping Consumer 40

Social Hospitality

MAY 8, 2025

AI-powered personalization tools handle tasks that used to consume staff time, such as sorting guest data or sending personalized offers. Google Ads for hyper-targeted campaigns : Hotels utilize Google Ads to target potential guests with tailored search ads, focusing on keywords that align withtravelers’ intent and location.

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Digital Marketing Hotel Marketing Marketing Market 130

Amadeus Hospitality

JUNE 23, 2025

DMOs that adapt to shifting consumer behavior, invest in forward-looking data insights and meaningful content, and leverage the right technology partners will be best positioned to drive demand and long-term loyalty.

Travel 52

Travel Intent Consumer Marketing 52

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 24, 2025

With the introduction of GroupSync Connect, these features can now be embedded directly into other event platforms, removing the need for external tools or time-consuming RFPs. For First Hospitality, the ideal guest experience blends seamless efficiency for the guest with genuine local connection.

Events 52

Events Revenue Hotels Operations 52

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 24, 2025

With the introduction of GroupSync Connect, these features can now be embedded directly into other event platforms, removing the need for external tools or time-consuming RFPs. For First Hospitality, the ideal guest experience blends seamless efficiency for the guest with genuine local connection.

Events 52

Events Revenue Hotels Revenue Management 52

Hospitality Today

JULY 17, 2025

For hotel marketers, this marks a shift from transactional targeting to influencing high-intent users at the inspiration phase, with dynamic, visual-first content embedded in the search experience. AI reshapes when and how brands reach travelers: Ads are no longer reserved for bottom-funnel, booking-intent searches.

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Hospitality Tech

JUNE 24, 2025

Tasks deemed suitable for AI include repetitive, data-intensive, or time-consuming duties such as summarizing policies, creating schedules, verifying paychecks, and approving time-off requests. This indicates a growing understanding and trust in AIs potential for improving efficiency and productivity.

Events 52

Events Revenue Operations Revenue Management 52

eHotelier

JUNE 5, 2025

It is important to us that we meet our ambitions of true net zero carbon, by producing more energy than we consume over an annual period. Our intentions are to meet the 2050 standards when they come out and at this stage we are confident that we will. “As

Construction 52

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Hospitality Tech

JUNE 16, 2025

Brands, will succeed current Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs, who, in March 2025, informed the Board of Directors of his intention to retire in the next year after 37 years with the Company and a successful tenure as CEO. Turner, who currently serves as Chief Financial & Franchise Officer for Yum! Turner has served as Yum!

Upsell 52

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Hospitality Tech

JUNE 23, 2025

What’s being reclaimed isn’t just volume — it’s high-intent reservations that were already in motion, simply interrupted. But it points to a clear trend: today’s cautious traveler often needs a little extra reassurance to move from intent to action — and small, well-timed nudges are helping hosts recover significant revenue.

Travel 52

Travel Scale Hotels Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 16, 2025

Brands, will succeed current Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs, who, in March 2025, informed the Board of Directors of his intention to retire in the next year after 37 years with the Company and a successful tenure as CEO. Turner, who currently serves as Chief Financial & Franchise Officer for Yum! Turner has served as Yum!

Services 52

Services Ancillary Revenue Hotels Revenue 52

eHotelier

JULY 8, 2025

Martin: We recognized the increasing consumer focus on health and wellness as an integral part of their living spaces, backed by trends in luxury real estate and wellness spending. What sort of feasibility did you conduct to justify the extra investment and go against the grain of focusing purely on cost efficiencies?

Real Estate 64

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Value: The Hapi team and our solutions create unparalleled value for hoteliers and hospitality technology providers by removing the time-consuming and often frustrating process of integrating divergent systems. This vision closely aligns with my drive for connecting technologies to ensure hoteliers gain the most out of their purchases.

Hospitality 59

Hospitality Business Closing General Manager 59

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 23, 2025

With a small team, it is time-consuming to monitor multiple partners – this leads to failures and problems. What’s being reclaimed isn’t just volume — it’s high-intent reservations that were already in motion, simply interrupted. So far this year, over 300 bookings have been recovered this way, totalling $1.2

Operations 52

Operations Hospitality Scale Revenue 52

Travel Media Group

JULY 2, 2025

Ryan Embree: And know, the conversations I’ve had, Brian, with these individuals, it’s also, you know, building something from the ground up, founding something, everything is intentional, right? From the logo, brand colors, even the name. So I’m curious, it always, what was the message behind the Aligned hotel management?

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Digital Marketing Market Marketing 52

Hospitality Today

JULY 17, 2025

This marks a shift from static search to dynamic, intent-driven exploration. Jul 18, 2025 • Hospitality JOIN 34,000+ HOTELIERS Get our Daily Brief in your inbox Consumers are changing the face of hospitality - from online shopping to personalized guest journeys and digitalized guest experiences. weve got you covered.

Travel 40

Travel Intent Branding Pipeline 40

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 23, 2025

What’s being reclaimed isn’t just volume — it’s high-intent reservations that were already in motion, simply interrupted. But it points to a clear trend: today’s cautious traveler often needs a little extra reassurance to move from intent to action — and small, well-timed nudges are helping hosts recover significant revenue.

Scale 52

Scale Revenue Hospitality Operations 52

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 23, 2025

What’s being reclaimed isn’t just volume — it’s high-intent reservations that were already in motion, simply interrupted. But it points to a clear trend: today’s cautious traveler often needs a little extra reassurance to move from intent to action — and small, well-timed nudges are helping hosts recover significant revenue.

Scale 52

Scale Revenue Hospitality Operations 52

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 10, 2025

Today, more than 150,000 advertisers — from global CPG leaders and Fortune 500 retailers to local restaurants — use the platform to reach high-intent customers, drive incremental sales, and grow their businesses. “We’re building the future of local commerce advertising,” said Toby Espinosa, VP of Ads at DoorDash.

Hiring 52

Hiring Small Business Retail Branding 52

Hotel Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Marriott has signed three deals across the UK and Türkiye as well as letters of intent for future Four Points Express hotels in markets such as Poland, Belgium and the UK. The post Marriott launches midscale brand for value-conscious consumers appeared first on Hotel Management.

Consumer 147

Consumer Branding Intent Shopping 147

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Bangkok, Thailand – SiteMinder, the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, has released the 2023 edition of the world’s largest consumer research on accommodation, which reveals that the global intent to travel over the next 12 months is highest among travellers from Asia and Latin America.

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Anthony Iannarino

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Consuming this content can disempower you and infect you with weak ideas and beliefs. Content Worth Consuming. The intention of the content you consume is a large part of how you know whether or not it is useful to you. Content Worth Avoiding. You need a careful diet of content that improves and strengthens your mindset.

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Anthony Iannarino

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Consuming this content can disempower you and infect you with weak ideas and beliefs. Content Worth Consuming. The intention of the content you consume is a large part of how you know whether or not it is useful to you. The post Being Intentional in What You Feed Your Mind appeared first on The Sales Blog.

Intent 64

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Hotel News Resource

JULY 25, 2023

The highest consumer sentiment we’ve seen in 18 months strongly suggests we’re nearly back to normal. While inflation remains the biggest factor affecting finances, fewer people are cutting back and spending intentions have consistently improved since June 2022.

Consumer 52

Consumer Intent Closing Business 52

Hotel Speak

APRIL 4, 2023

This is especially true for the future luxury consumers, often referred to as the Millennials and Gen Z, or even more precisely HENRYs (‘High earners, not rich yet’). This younger group of would-be spenders are developing a different approach to the idea of what a luxury brand should entail compared to the older generations of consumers.

Branding 119

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Hotel News Resource

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Article - Revenge Travel is Here to Stay, Visa Study Reveals - New Visa Global Travel Intentions study showcases consumer's hunger for travel in the post COVID economy, despite rising costs

Travel 77

Travel Intent Consumer Hotels 77

Hotel Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

Cities that focus on intentional tourism and leverage technology will garner long-term investor interest, with foreign capital likely to be the most acquisitive in 2024. As borders reopen, a surge in urban hotel performance is expected, benefiting both performance and liquidity.

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Consumer Real Estate Tourism Hotels 126