ALPHARETTA, GA — APRIL 4, 2023 — The luxury travel market size is expected to grow considerably between 2022 and 2029. A recent article in Forbes indicates luxury travelers are trending toward longer lengths of stay, higher average orders and increases in the booking window.

Shiji and D-EDGE have expanded the API integration between their companies to facilitate the delivery of reservations, rates and availability between D-EDGE's CRS, booking engine and the Shiji Enterprise Platform PMS.

Cloudbeds, the hospitality management platform powering more reservations and happier guests for lodging businesses around the globe, today announced strategic partnerships with point-of-sale industry frontrunners: Lightspeed, Toast, Revo, Last.app, Tevalis, and Invu. The integrations grant lodging businesses using Cloudbeds Platform the ability to effortlessly verify guest information and post accumulated charges from onsite bars and restaurants directly to the guest's room. The detailed information communicated through POS portals saves property staff time in a fast-paced environment, reducing margins of error and manual tasks.

Los Angeles, CA (April 4, 2023) - INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff management platform, and the Westlake Village Inn have announced the continuation of their strong partnership with the iconic Southern California property’s investment in new smart-room tablets featuring the INTELITY platform.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the term "Digital Transformation" has become an essential buzzword. However, its meaning varies widely, as different individuals and organizations interpret and implement it in diverse ways. Having recently attended the ITB 2023 conference, I've been reflecting on the numerous conversations and presentations that revolved around the role of technology in driving change. As CEOs and business leaders, it is our responsibility to understand the essence of digital transformation and utilize it to steer our organizations toward success in the 21st century.

Following a two-year hiatus of large-scale meetings, both corporate and group travel is coming back with a vengeance. According to a recent survey by Morgan Stanley of global corporate travel managers, travel budgets are likely to be 98% of 2019 levels, with nearly half the respondents expecting an increase in budgets relative to 2019. All signs are pointing to a strong year for corporate business travel. So…..what does all this mean for the hospitality industry?

Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Old Edwards Inn and Spa, a European-style resort nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, has selected Infor to simplify its hotel management and revenue management functions. Implemented across all three of Old Edwards Hospitality Group's properties, Infor's cloud-based hospitality-specific applications will deliver faster turnover, higher profit margins and a more tailored guest experience. Additionally, Old Edwards will be able to reduce manual processes, obtain a clearer picture of who guests are via integrated guest profiles to inform better communications, and provide real-time visibility and intuitive processes to support staff and the guest experience.

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, announced today the launch of Automated Configuration for its G3 revenue management system (RMS), decreasing the initial configuration of G3 from weeks to as little as one day, depending on client needs and requirements.

Hospitality is a data rich industry. From bookings, F&B reservations and on-property ancillary spend to social media interactions and email campaigns, hotels can collect millions of data points per year that need to be cleaned, consolidated, and organized to produce the valuable insights that lead to optimized guest engagement and higher revenue.

Hoteliers that sell available rooms on global distribution systems (GDSs), the leading booking channel for travel agents, can take additional actions to better showcase their offerings across platforms.