US: Property management system Mews has acquired Nomi, a Nashville-based hospitality startup which powers guest experiences.
Ewald Damen, creative director and managing partner at interior design firm Virgile + Partners, shares his thoughts on the impact of technology and AI on the future role of the creative director.
Following an interview with Jungyun Kim at Yanolja, BHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on the impact of AI on hotel operations.
BHN speaks to Jungyun Kim, chief strategy officer at hospitality technology platform Yanolja Cloud, to learn more about how AI innovation and investment will support the digital transformation of hotels, and what’s in store for Yanolja’s expansion in the west.
Worldwide: Guest communication platform HiJiffy has released the 2.0 version of Aplysia OS, its guest communications operating system that will use the power of generative AI.
Worldwide: Expedia Group has launched a ChatGPT-powered travel planning feature in the Expedia app that helps users plan their trips.
Israel: Tel Aviv-based guest experience platform Duve is planning to release its latest innovation for guest experience management, DuveAI.
US: Property management system Mews has acquired Nomi, a Nashville-based hospitality startup which powers guest experiences.
UK: Architecture and design firm Studio Moren has received planning consent for a Grade II-listed boutique townhouse hotel in Bloomsbury, London.
BHN editor – hospitality, Eloise Hanson, chats to Rishi Sachdev, founder of Place III Hotels, to learn more about the new London hotel collection and what guests can expect from the properties, as well as how the portfolio differs from Shiva Hotels.
US: Boutique property The Eliza Jane Hotel, part of Unbound Collection, has appointed Parker Sams as managing director and Malissa Fagan as director of sales.
UK: Colliers Hotels Capital Markets is selling the 201-bed lifestyle hotel voco St John’s Solihull at a guide price of £25 million.
When the Independent Hotel Show returns to Olympia London on 16-17 October, BHN editor – hospitality Eloise Hanson will be taking to the stage with four esteemed panellists to discuss a question many in the hotel sector are debating: where does the value lie in hotel F&B?
UK: Luxury Cheltenham hotel Ellenborough Park has unveiled The Lodge, its first self-catering accommodation.
US: Hospitality group Bunkhouse has broke ground on Hotel Daphne, its second hotel in Houston scheduled to open in early 2025.
US: Development firm Weyland Ventures in partnership with management company Common Bond Hotel Collection, has opened the boutique property Myriad Hotel in Kentucky.
Worldwide: Hospitality technology platform Amadeus has released its latest report which reveals that hotel occupancy levels in Europe have overtaken the US throughout the course of 2023.
