Music, like travel, broadens the mind, opening new horizons and offering new perspectives. Amadeus Travel Trends 2024 finds many are also looking to combine the two this year, with a boom in concert and festival attendance in 2023 tapping into a desire for connection. As we enter 2024, the trend is expected to accelerate, with many European travelers planning to follow their favorite acts on tour.

A new report released today by Amadeus in collaboration with UN Tourism shows a positive trend for air travel and hospitality in the Americas at the start of 2024.

2024 marks the shift to automation as hotels, venues, and restaurants march fast toward new technologies to transform guest experiences and reduce costs. From mobile apps and self-service kiosks to AI-powered platforms, automation is becoming ubiquitous across hotels, restaurants, and travel businesses.

So much has been written recently about how artificial intelligence (AI) in its various forms can help hotels run their businesses better by increasing guest engagement while decreasing expenses. Almost all that attention to date has focused on generative AI (genAI) and its potential to help travelers plan and book travel or to provide personalized responses to service guest or employee queries.

European value hotel operator easyHotel has successfully launched a new property management system by Apaleo across its business.

InnSpire, the leading provider of innovative hospitality technology solutions that help drive seamless, world-class guest experiences for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, has announced a strategic partnership with RealTime Reservation (RTR), a centralized inventory control and management platform that assists hotels in maximizing ancillary revenue from services and amenities.

Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced Valley View Casino & Hotel, Southern California's premier gaming destination and a loyal customer of over two decades, is implementing Infor's hospitality Point of Sale (POS), Hospitality Management System (HMS) and Table Reservation Management. With the automation of reward redemption, Valley View aims to elevate the overall customer experience, providing streamlined processes that cater to the unique needs of the gaming sector.

Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions and services, today announces the results of the 2023 UK Hospitality Impact Study, which revealed that just 27% of UK travellers have rebooked a hotel in the last year. The study, which canvassed the opinion of 1,000 UK consumers who have travelled frequently in the last year, revealed that 85% have made changes to their holiday plans in response to the cost-of-living crisis during the last 12 months.

Shiji, the global hospitality technology innovator, proudly presents its highly anticipated 2024 Hospitality Distribution Technology Chart, encapsulating the distribution landscape within the hospitality technology sector. The updated chart illustrates the evolution of the distribution space through continued acquisitions, strategic brand movements, new segments, and more.

Ireckonu, a leader in hospitality technology, is thrilled to unveil its refreshed brand identity, epitomizing a commitment to excellence and simplicity in hospitality solutions.