Spanish hotel group achieved 15% higher conversions and 27% revenue per click increase using centralized metasearch campaigns across Google, Kayak, and Tripadvisor.

Kalibri's new Profit Actions feature in Hummingbird Commercial provides hotels with daily insights to identify and act on their most profitable revenue opportunities.

It should be common knowledge by now that luxury hospitality is having a moment heading into 2026 and likely to last for the rest of the decade.

On April 23rd at 3:00 PM CET, we're launching The Upgrade, our brand new product webinar series!

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Multi-brand operator Primestar Group has added a fourth brand to its portfolio, June Lux.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesBecca Krug, client services director at Davies Tanner, shares a six-step strategy for managing crisis and protecting hotel reputation.
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Peachtree Group announced that Mike Morey has joined the firm as executive vice president of capital markets. Read more. The U.S. Travel Association announced the appointment of Ntina K. Cooper as senior vice president of operations. Cooper brings more than 20 years of leadership experience. Cooper most recently served as executive assistant commissioner for enterprise services at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. She has held senior leadership roles across CBP and the Department of Homeland Security. In […]
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AMSTERDAM—Mews announced the launch of Mews Business Intelligence (Mews BI), a native data and analytics product delivering actionable AI-insights for hoteliers. Built directly into the Mews operating system, Mews BI gives hotel teams the ability to act on live business data without leaving the platform they already use to run their properties. With built-in, customizable dashboards and scheduled reports, hotels can track revenue, occupancy, and bookings across their portfolio. Product Details: “Customers are looking for […]
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IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Pekah Beach Resorts Sdn Bhd to open the 350-room Kimpton Kota Kinabalu on the Tanjung Aru shoreline in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, with the hotel scheduled to open in 2031.

Daniel Foreman's article provides a comprehensive guide on conducting hotel rate plan audits, a key tool for optimizing revenue and ensuring competitive pricing in the hospitality industry.

India, 15th April 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today launched the FIFA World Cup 2026 Market Pulse Dashboard, a first-of-its-kind, free resource giving travel brands continuous visibility into where travelers are going, how far in advance they’re booking, and which markets are driving demand across all 16 World Cup host cities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Built on Sojern’s travel intent data, the world’s largest of its kind and now part of RateGain, the dashboard is updated every 24 hours, tracking live flight and hotel booking signals as they evolve in the lead-up to the tournament. This builds on RateGain’s scale in processing global demand signals across airlines, hotels, and destinations. Built for travel marketers, revenue managers, DMOs, and hospitality operators who need to make real-time decisions on pricing, inventory, and campaign targeting, without delays in data availability. The dashboard gives brands a continuously refreshed view of: Flight and hotel booking trends across all 16 U.S., Mexico, and Canada host cities Source market breakdowns showing which countries demand originate from Booking window trends showing how far in advance travelers are committing Rate movement tracking across the World Cup travel window Demand growth signals by city, updated daily as new booking data flows in Early data already points to strong, broad-based demand, with a majority of FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities seeing double-digit increases in flight bookings two months ahead of the tournament. Standout growth is being recorded across multiple destinations, with the dashboard continuing to reflect the latest picture as the tournament approaches. “The FIFA World Cup is one of the most significant demand events the global travel industry has seen in years and the brands that will win are the ones acting on real-time intelligence, not waiting for the data to catch up,” said Bhanu Chopra, Founder and Managing Director of RateGain. “We’re making it available to all because the entire industry benefits when decisions are grounded in signal, not sentiment.” “This is a fundamentally different kind of World Cup spread across 16 host cities in three countries and travel brands need to know exactly where their guests are coming from and where they’re headed,” said Mark Rabe, CEO at Sojern. “The Market Pulse Dashboard was built to answer that question in real time, so every hotel, destination, and travel marketer can target smarter and capture demand as it builds.” The dashboard is live now at fifa26marketpulse.rategain.com and is free to access. About RateGain RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, working with 13,000+ customers and 700+ partners across 160+ countries. RateGain helps travel and hospitality businesses accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion. Today, RateGain is one of the world’s largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data, enabling revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations, online travel agents, metasearch companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises, and ferries to drive better business outcomes. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, RateGain works with 33 of the Top 40 Hotel Chains, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, 7 of the Top 10 Car Rental companies, and all leading DMOs, OTAs, and metasearch platforms, including 25 Global Fortune 500 companies, unlocking new revenue every day. Media Contact: Aastha Khurana: media@rategain.com
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India, 13 April, 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the launch of RG Varsity, a digital marketing certification program designed to help hotel professionals navigate a rapidly changing customer acquisition landscape and build skills that directly impact revenue performance. The launch comes at a critical moment. Hotels are increasing digital marketing budgets, yet many teams still cannot clearly explain what is driving or undermining their results. Part of the challenge is structural: travelers are now discovering and evaluating options across a wider mix of platforms, from search and social media to AI-powered interfaces such as conversational search and generative recommendations, making the path to purchase more fragmented and harder to influence. According to RateGain’s State of Distribution 2025 report, nearly 70 percent of hotels say they struggle to understand why their return on ad spend underperforms. Artificial intelligence and automation are making this harder to ignore. Campaigns today demand precision, timing, and relevance across channels not just visibility. Yet while marketing tools have grown more sophisticated, the ability of hotel teams to translate data into consistent, measurable performance has not kept pace. The result is a widening gap between the technology available, and the outcomes hotels are achieving. RG Varsity is designed to close that gap. Built for hotel commercial and marketing teams, the program goes beyond theory to help professionals understand how to acquire the right customer, optimize ad spends, and connect marketing decisions directly to revenue outcomes. “The industry does not just have a technology gap, it has a clarity gap,” said Bhanu Chopra, Founder and Managing Director, RateGain. “Hotels have access to more data and AI-driven tools than ever before but knowing how to use them to consistently acquire the right customer and drive performance is where many teams need support.” The curriculum reflects that focus on clarity and application. It covers three core areas, digital marketing fundamentals in an AI-driven environment, performance and return on ad spend optimization, and building a digital revenue strategy that aligns marketing with broader commercial goals, all grounded in insights from thousands of hotels working with RateGain globally. The emphasis throughout is on applying concepts to real business scenarios, not theory alone. The program is designed to deliver value at two levels. For individual professionals, it offers a pathway to build career relevance as employer expectations shift rapidly toward measurable outcomes. For hotel organizations, it creates teams better equipped to manage increasingly complex acquisition channels with confidence. As part of the launch, RateGain has recognized a founding cohort of certified practitioners – Shilpa Samal (Senior Digital Marketing Manager, SALA Hospitality Group); Sonia Wadhwa (DGM Sales & Marketing, DLF Hospitality), and Dolly Mahato (Revenue Specialist, DLF Hospitality) – who demonstrated strong digital marketing performance, with the aim of building a practitioner community that shares best practices and sets new benchmarks for customer acquisition across hospitality. RG Varsity is now available globally. Visit https://varsity.rategain.com RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, working with 13,000+ customers and 700+ partners across 160+ countries. RateGain helps travel and hospitality businesses accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion. Today, RateGain is one of the world’s largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data, enabling revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations, online travel agents, metasearch companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises, and ferries to drive better business outcomes. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, RateGain works with 33 of the Top 40 Hotel Chains, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, 7 of the Top 10 Car Rental companies, and all leading DMOs, OTAs, and metasearch platforms, including 25 Global Fortune 500 companies, unlocking new revenue every day. Media Contact Aastha Khurana: media@rategain.com
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Hotel Designs
The Crossing – a restaurant designed to reflect the natural beauty of its setting
The Crossing – a restaurant designed to reflect the natural beauty of its setting
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
Artisan glass and asymmetric forms – Northern Lights unveils sculptural ceiling collection
Artisan glass and asymmetric forms – Northern Lights unveils sculptural ceiling collection
Stuart O'Brien.

Sydney, Australia – SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel commerce platform, today announced new platform capabilities and partnerships designed to extend hotel distribution into the AI era. Connecting 53,000 hotels across 150 countries to the channels where travellers search and book accommodation, SiteMinder is expanding its platform to support AI-driven direct booking and AI-powered online travel […]

Discover how City Lodge Hotels uses SiteMinder’s platform to simplify distribution, ensure real-time connectivity for 57 hotels and scale trusted hospitality.

CHICAGO, IL (April 13, 2026): A bold new chapter in Old Town Scottsdale hospitality is set to unfold this spring as Hotel Solaya has officially opened its doors, joining the JdV by Hyatt brand...

CHICAGO (April 6, 2026) – As The Unbound Collection by Hyatt celebrates its 10th anniversary, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is pleased to announce four recent and upcoming new additions to...

Guests use AI to discover trips, but still rely on trusted brands and platforms when it comes to booking hotels

AI-driven automation and human support are converging to redefine customer experience and service delivery

Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show appreciation with meaningful experiences, thoughtful gestures, and quality time. Whether you’re planning a relaxing daycation, a special outing, or a heartfelt surprise, there are many ways to make your mom feel truly loved. To make the day memorable, focus on personal touches and quality time that reflect […]

A long layover at Honolulu airport doesn’t have to be wasted time. During an HNL airport layover, you can rest at a nearby hotel, grab a shower, explore Waikiki, or just find a quiet place to recharge before your next flight. The problem with a long layover at Honolulu airport is that HNL itself doesn’t […]