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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSA: Kasa, a flexible accommodation brand, will open The Duffy Times Square later this month. The 22-room hotel will be a tech-enabled accommodation operated. Guests
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: GroupSync Engage, a direct group booking solution by Groups360, has been launched at Hilton and Omni Hotels & Resorts. Groups360 uses cloud-based technology to
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAlison Vasey, group product director at Zonal, highlights the opportunities for hoteliers to embrace technology and data to drive revenue this summer and beyond. The summer ahead for

Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Guest management system Wishbox has revealed a new name Duve, logo and website, as well as a product release. The widespread tech adoption by hotels

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Hospitality technology provider Alliants has appointed Kevin Edwards and Jamie Moore within the group’s consulting arm. Alliants has expanded, bringing on Edwards, from PnK
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Travel tech company Amadeus has issued its latest report which reveals global hotel occupancy reaching two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels in April, with China and
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Subscription-based OTA Bidroom has launched an extranet app for hotel members to access all guest data and manage multiple properties and room rates. uilt

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Institute of Hospitality in partnership with technology supplier Zonal has published a report on how the use of tech can enhance the guest

Reading Time: 2 minutesEU: Ruby Hotels has partnered with Bookboost Guest Messaging, claiming to have increased conversion to 29 per cent and improve ratings by eight to 11

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Surveying over 200 hospitality providers, Operto Guest Technologies has published The State of Tech-Enabled Stays from 2021-2023. The report highlights five trends that are