38 Hospitality stories on the commercial real estate wire for June 17, 2026, spanning New York, Baltimore, San Francisco. Each links to its original source.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bullseye Event Group, a national leader in premium event hospitality and VIP tailgating experiences, is proud to announce its expansion into Buffalo, New York, bringing its…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Road Resorts (ORR), a leading outdoor hospitality company focused on owning and operating high-quality RV parks and campgrounds across the United States, today an…
Innspire's app-free Guest Flows product covers the full hotel stay via SMS, WhatsApp, and browser, with pilot data showing pre-arrival completion rates rising from 5% to 20%.
Wednesday closed HITEC 2026 with Marriott launching Ask Bonvoy, a conversational AI search tool for 283 million Bonvoy members, and a first-person recap of the conference finding deep industry consensus on AI's transf…
Zenzap CEO Guy Weiss argues that hospitality's reliance on WhatsApp for operations creates data loss, privacy, and security risks, and that purpose-built work communication can cut turnover by up to 50%.
Revinate's Ivy is trained on 17 years of hospitality data and 1.1 billion guest profiles, currently powering chat resolution and call scoring, with planned expansion into automated guest communications.
Northwood Investors sold Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a historic fishing and sporting resort destination located in Islamorada at the heart of the Florida Keys, to Bass Pro Shops. JLL advised on the sale. In April, Northwood l…
A guide for hotel marketers on adapting email strategy to AI-powered inboxes like Gmail Gemini and Apple Mail, covering deliverability, segmentation, and content optimization.
Revinate announced AI-powered call scoring (96% accuracy, 30+ hours saved monthly) and a digital concierge chat tool, both launching for general availability in mid-to-late 2026.
Classic Norway Hotels cut forecast error by ~50% across 22 properties using Demand Calendar's automated BI platform, reducing Excel use by 95% and aligning all departments on a single nightly-updated forecast.
Behavioral shift toward AI-driven question-and-answer is already complete among consumers, leaving businesses across hospitality, accounting, and healthcare racing to replace dashboards with conversational tools.
The brand expands its lifestyle hotel portfolio with the addition of Baltimore's iconic Beaux-Arts landmark following a full-scale 2025 renovation BALTIMORE, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crescent Hotels & Resorts is…
RoomPriceGenie's new price explanations feature gives hoteliers plain-language context behind each rate recommendation, including how their own pricing rules may be limiting revenue potential.
The San Jose Downtown Association says location-analytics data from Placer.ai recorded sharp gains in restaurant traffic, hotel use and out-of-state visitors during NVIDIA’s weeklong GPU Technology Conference, framing…
Wilhelm Luxem, Head of Quality Commission at Swiss Deluxe Hotels, shares how luxury properties can adopt technology while preserving authentic human connection, drawing on a 50-year career.
As AI assistants reshape how travelers discover and book hotels, properties must audit content for machine-readability and work with tech partners to expose inventory and offers to conversational search interfaces.
HVS analysis of Cleveland's hotel market highlights how leisure growth, convention recovery, and healthcare demand from Cleveland Clinic create a resilient, balanced lodging ecosystem through 2026.
GBTA welcomes the EU's reformed air passenger rights rules, which extend compensation of €250–€600 for delays from three hours, and urges consistent implementation across all Member States.
New ATM Donation Program Allows Guests to Directly Support Local Shelter Services OHKAY OWINGEH, N.M., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohkay Casino Hotel has announced a new partnership with Española Pathways Shelter th…
A first-person recap of HITEC 2026's opening days finds consensus that AI will transform hospitality distribution and operations, but deep disagreement on costs, brand survival, and the role of human staff.
Thynk's Lead Qualification Index scores incoming hotel inquiries across Intent, Fit, Impact and Relationship dimensions, automating RFP capture and prioritization to help sales teams respond faster and win more business.
Davidson Hospitality Group's 2026 GM Council includes 11 general managers from across its portfolio, formed to give property-level leaders a voice in shaping corporate initiatives and tools.
Marriott's AI-powered conversational search tool launches in beta on Marriott.com and its mobile apps, with a full global rollout to 283 million Bonvoy members planned later in 2025.
Las Vegas Sands contributed $150,000 to The LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas to fund a mobile coffee truck employment program providing job training and housing pathways for 20 housing-insecure youth ages 18-24.
This explainer outlines the principles of MBWA for hotel managers, showing how regular, informal employee interaction builds trust, surfaces operational issues, and reduces turnover.
Aven Hospitality launches a redesigned booking engine built on the SynXis platform, with Navarino Services reporting over 30% revenue growth in the first month of the pilot.
RobosizeME announces a webinar on automated OTA VCC reconciliation, citing a case where a four-star hotel recovered over €100,000 in uncollected city tax after years of undetected leakage.
Shiji's Senior PM details how a 100+ hotel PMS rollout averaging seven properties per day was kept on track through structured governance, dedicated task forces, and onsite intervention when validation fell behind sch…
Opinion piece arguing that eco-friendly key cards are a low-cost, high-visibility sustainability win that helps close the gap between hotel ESG commitments and what guests actually experience.
TRYBE launches an overnight booking engine letting guests book stays, spa treatments, dining, and activities in one place, integrating with Guestline, Mews, ResDiary, Sevenrooms, and Opera Cloud.
The author argues that hospitality executives are confusing process automation with genuine human care, and that technology should support backend operations only, never replace front-line human interaction.
The author argues mid-scale hotels need both lightweight AI for revenue optimization and a human-centered "Homestead Culture" to address 70-80% annual frontline staff turnover that technology alone cannot fix.
Hotel Essencia in Dumaguete City replaced its legacy PMS with Hotelogix's cloud platform, gaining improved system stability, third-party integrations, and broader online distribution capabilities.
GCSTIMES promotes its wooden key card as a symbol of biophilic hospitality design, arguing that small natural details reflect a broader philosophy of restraint and mindful guest experience.