In recent years, technology has had a massive impact on the way we buy, both as businesses & consumers. Few companies have better insights into the new generation of travelers than Hopper. What does it take to beat distribution giants like Booking.com or Expedia?

Cendyn, continuing its position as a catalyst for digital transformation in the hospitality industry, has been awarded two top prizes at the 2nd Annual World Travel Tech Awards 2022 - World's Best Data Driven Marketing Agency and World's Best Hotel Sales Proposal Solution. The awards were officially presented at the World Travel Tech Awards Gala Ceremony 2022, which took place on October 23, 2022, at The Ritz-Carlton, Amman, Jordan.

When researching a hotel online, travelers are looking for websites that immerse them in a destination and inspire them to book. With this in mind and building on their successful launch of La Colección Resorts by Fiesta Americana website, Posadas has once again partnered with Amadeus to create new custom websites across its 185 hotels and 9 brands.

Cloudbeds, the hospitality management platform powering more reservations and happier guests for lodging businesses around the globe, announced today the global launch of Cloudbeds Amplify. The new fully-managed digital marketing solution is designed to equip independent lodging businesses with the visibility and resources they need to compete effectively online to win more bookings. Cloudbeds Amplify removes the complexities of traditional digital marketing to help lodging businesses stand out where guests search the most and capture more reservations. Lodging businesses participating in the Cloudbeds Amplify pilot program saw an average of 400% return on investment.

Cendyn’s eInsight CRM is a comprehensive hotel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform, that consolidates, engages and measures disparate data transactions on travelers throughout the guest journey.

Cendyn, a catalyst for digital transformation in the hospitality industry, has announced that it has been selected by TIME Hotels to power their CRM and guest loyalty programs, across their portfolio of properties in the UAE and beyond.

IDeaS, the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, held its annual user conference, Discover Live, from October 18-20, bringing together nearly 800 users, representing more than 9,100 properties across 57 countries.

Expansive and up-to-date data insights are essential to informing strategic decision-making for hoteliers, particularly as customer booking patterns and priorities shifted during the pandemic. Following a long period of uncertainty among travelers, it is more important than ever for hoteliers to meet new demand and expectations, a task made easier when equipped with the data and technology to do so effectively.

Whether it's 1870 or 2022, hospitality always has been about enhancing service to meet guests' needs.

Bringing together hoteliers, innovators, and thought leaders to reshape the hospitality industry, HIGH5 covered hot topics like alternative accommodation concepts, tech-enabled operators, customer data privacy, or the latest real estate developments.