Month: June 2025

Digital transformation in the hotel business is no longer optional - it’s a necessity. Hotels today face staff shortages, rising operational costs, and increasing guest expectations. Against this backdrop, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a buzzword into a powerful tool for boosting profitability.

Malaysia-based IOI Properties Group Berhad (“IOI Group”) is set to acquire full ownership of Singapore’s South Beach mixed-use development by purchasing Singapore-based City Developments Limited’s (“CDL”) 50.1% stake with an estimated sale consideration for SGD834.2 million. The sale consideration is based on an agreed property valuation of SGD2.75 billion, which...

Having worked in the hotel business for over four decades, I know most people think the numbers are the “hard” part of hospitality. There’s a common belief that the financials are best left to professionals who can sort out the complex interplay between the different departments of a hotel. It’s...

UrVenue, the leading booking technology provider for hospitality experiences, today announced an expanded partnership with OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant technology.

During the EHL Open Innovation Summit, we spoke with Niels de Fraguier, Founder of Empowering Potential, about the role of innovation in shaping a more inclusive and regenerative future. As an entrepreneur, ideator, and author, he shared his perspective on why technology must be rooted in life-centered thinking, how regeneration...

At the EHL Open Innovation Summit, we had the chance to speak with Ian Millar, Senior Lecturer at EHL Hospitality Business School. Our conversation focused on why the biggest challenge in hospitality tech today is not the technology itself, but how we think about it. Ian argues that before adopting...

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) has announced that exhibit space for the 2025 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) is officially sold out, with 360+ companies exhibiting across 81,500 net sq. ft. of exhibit space. This milestone reflects the central role technology plays within the hospitality space and...

Meeting attendees and delegates are looking for value and the opportunity to get something out of a meeting, event, or conference they are attending. Recent economic slowdowns have shown that companies understand the value of their business events

No longer a "nice to have," AI is becoming essential to operational success for hotel teams. According to the Nielsen Norman Group, generative AI can increase user productivity by an astounding 66%. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that skilled professionals who integrated AI into their workflows experienced a...

9 June 2025 – The Branded Residences Forum Asia 2025, set to take place on 25 June at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Bangkok, has unveiled its programme for what will be an action-packed day of strategic networking, high-level discussions, and exclusive market insights to help shape...