Hospitality Veteran Releases an Insider’s Guide to Hotel Operations, Management, and Industry Trends

Robert A. Rauch, a 50-year hospitality veteran, releases a 20-chapter book covering hotel operations, revenue management, AI, cybersecurity, sustainability, and leadership development.

The Zetter Collection embarks on European expansion

The Zetter Group has announced plans to expand beyond the UK for the first time with the opening of The […] The post The Zetter Collection embarks on European expansion appeared first on Sleeper.

The EU AI Act Is Changing How Hotels Present Themselves

Article 50 of the EU AI Act, in force since August 2026, requires hotels using AI-generated visuals, videos, and chatbots to meet specific disclosure and transparency obligations.

Trip.com Group’s Antitrust Reset Could Change How Hotels Compete on Its Platform

The fine will hit Trip.com Group’s books once. The changes to its China business could last much longer.

Neil Gallagher of Soneva on Bare Luxury, Just What Matters, and the Evolution of Ultra-Luxury in the Maldives

Soneva CEO Neil Gallagher outlines the "Bare Luxury" repositioning following KSL Capital's 2025 majority stake acquisition, covering service philosophy, expansion into Africa and ski markets, and a shift from SOPs to…

An educational piece exploring how generative AI can transform the hotel daily operations meeting from a status broadcast into a pattern-spotting, decision-driving tool across all departments.

An educational piece exploring how generative AI can transform the hotel daily operations meeting from a status broadcast into a pattern-spotting, decision-driving tool across all departments.

Cloudbeds launches RMS with deeper hotel intelligence built on unified data

Cloudbeds launches a native RMS powered by its Signals unified data layer, combining competitor rates, booking pace, and channel behavior with automated rate execution via its PMS.

Inn-Flow Introduces Connected AI for Hotel Purchasing with Native Accounting + Procurement Integration

Inn-Flow's new integration connects its Accounting and Procurement modules, giving hotel teams real-time budget, forecast, and open PO data within the purchasing workflow alongside AI-driven guidance.

Personalization formats that keep luxury hotel websites on-brand

Luxury hoteliers can maintain brand consistency while personalizing the booking journey using three formats: embedded inliners, automatic content swaps, and branded overlay layers.

Abu Dhabi Pins Hopes on F1 and Events Calendar to Reverse a 14.2% Drop in Hotel Guests

Abu Dhabi’s recovery runs on domestic demand and the return of a packed events calendar.