GCSTIMES presents its Open Lock Modernization concept at EquipHotel Paris 2026, offering hotels a third path to upgrade digital access layers without replacing functional physical lock infrastructure.

Hotel operations rarely stand still. A new restaurant opens, a management company adds another property to its portfolio, staffing levels fluctuate, or guest expectations shift.

Sanya has secured new agreements to advance trade and investment ties with the Maldives following a two-day mission focused on the blue economy

InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach deployed Canary Technologies' platform across mobile check-in, AI messaging, upsells and digital authorisations, handling 8,000+ guest interactions monthly.

Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek deployed IRIS mobile ordering and digital guest directory, generating 350+ digital F&B orders per month within the first 3 months of go-live.

ETG Marketing Hub expands to hundreds of advertising channels including social, CTV, DOOH and audio, using ETG's first-party travel data to help hotels, airlines and tourism boards reach targeted audiences.

Lodging Interactive promotes CruVu, its in-stay feedback tool, arguing that capturing guest concerns before checkout prevents negative public reviews and enables real-time service recovery.

Monday opened November with an old question asked in two new ways: what keeps hospitality human, put by an alien delegation in a new HN podcast and by a rewrite of the front desk staffing guide.

IDS Next launches Pomolabs as a wholly owned subsidiary building an AI-native hospitality operating system across five layers: guest engagement, direct booking, front office, housekeeping, and operational decision-making.

Five Verdi Hotels in Malta, Portugal and Tunisia will join Accor's Handwritten Collection under franchise from November 2026, with two more in Hungary and the Czech Republic to follow.