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How to win direct bookings with AI search
3+ week, 1+ day ago (906+ words) Starwood Hotels' VP of Digital Strategy discusses how hotels can optimize for AI-driven search discovery, build data foundations as the source of truth for LLMs, and convert AI recommendations into direct bookings. What happens when guests stop scrolling through pages…...
Not One Size Fits All: How Travelers Are Actually Using AI to Plan Trips " Cornell Research
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (487+ words) Cornell survey of 1, 029 U. S. travelers finds AI ranks 4th in travel planning tools, with accuracy concerns cited by 60%+ as the top barrier, and adoption motivations varying sharply across Budget, Premium, Aspirational, and Luxury segments. AI adoption in travel planning is real but…...
Will guests trust AI with their travel plans?
4+ week, 2+ day ago (473+ words) Revinate CMO Karen Stephens and Highgate VP of CRM Aaron Miller discuss how hotels can adopt AI for search, discovery, and personalization without sacrificing the human connection guests expect. AI may be transforming how travelers search and book hotels, but…...
Fiji Gateway Hotel Unveils New Rooms and Expanded Dining
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (160+ words) A significant expansion for Nadi's gateway hotel Each room also features bespoke pieces developed in collaboration with'Rise Beyond the Reef, a Fijian non-profit organisation supporting rural Indigenous women and their families. This partnership not only enriches the guest experience with…...
Markos Chaidemenos of Canaves Collection on Family Leadership, Nature, and Sustainability | By Adam Mogelonsky and Markos Chaidemenos
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (808+ words) Canaves Collection is a family owned luxury hospitality group rooted in Santorini, with a portfolio built around the island's dramatic caldera views, volcanic landscape, and the intimacy of boutique scale. In this Brand Insiders conversation, CEO Markos Chaidemenos explains how…...
GCSTIMES Wooden Keys Cards: Magic for Kids, Ease for Grandparents.
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) Parents are staying home, and the grandparents are taking over. Skip-gen travel is on the rise, how do you cater to the high-energy needs of a child while maintaining the comfort and seamless ease required by an older traveler? At…...
Top 10% of U. S. Households Now Drive Majority of Consumer Spending, and $544 Billion in Annual Leisure Travel
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (417+ words) The finding comes from Resonance's 2026 Future of Luxury Travel, a longitudinal study tracking affluent American travelers since 2007, conducted in partnership with research firm L'ger. Based on surveys of 1, 050 Top-10% households (annual income $240 K$600 K and/or net worth $1. 5 M$13 M) and…...
Why Mathematics is Important in Business and Hospitality Education | By Yacine Aoun
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (475+ words) But professor, will this be useful in real life?" This emphasis on analytical capabilities is echoed by employers. According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, based on responses from more than 1, 000 employers representing over 14 million workers across…...
Alexandra Murray
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (54+ words) Hospitality Net Alexandra Murray is Area Vice President and Regional Head for South East Asia at Hilton, based in Singapore. She assumed the role in January 2022 after leading operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Hilton. Murray brings…...