A marketing consultant outlines how lifestyle and luxury hotels can use ChatGPT Ads, now live in 31 European markets, to reach travellers during the planning phase before a hotel search begins.

Inn-Flow launches Essential BI, a redesigned reporting tool that cuts portfolio-wide financial report generation from 20 minutes to seconds, included in all Accounting plans at no extra cost.

OneJourney and WEX have launched SwiftPay, a commercial card program giving independent hotels virtual cards, AI invoice matching, and automated reconciliation to convert supplier payments into cashback at zero cost.

Google's AI Mode now books hotels through 10 major chains and OTAs in the US, while independent hotels lost ad visibility after Google's price-feed mandate ended September 30.

A Barcelona study of 27,360 AI travel answers found independents are 8x more likely than chains to be invisible to AI, with hotel websites supplying only 7% of what AI says about properties.

HOSPA's HOSPACE 2026 conference, set for 12 November at the Royal Lancaster London, will cover finance, technology, revenue management, ESG, and workforce topics through panels, workshops, and a Gala Awards Dinner.

A year-over-year comparison across IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Wyndham and Choice shows brands have shifted from AI experimentation to scaled deployment in search, booking, and revenue management.

Likuri Island Resort Fiji has deployed Shiji's Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, and Astral Payments in a fully integrated cloud ecosystem, delivering faster guest processing, improved F&B service, and automated payment workflows.

AIHA has released a free Hotel AI Visibility guide covering KPIs, self-assessments, and AEO strategy to help hotels control how AI assistants represent their properties to travelers.

A broad strategy guide covering ambiance, menu design, technology, upselling, loyalty programs, and sustainability to help hotels grow F&B revenues.