Sabre unveils AI integration with SynXis Booking Engine, Thai tourism is at a critical turning point and more...

Sabre unveils AI integration with SynXis Booking Engine
Wednesday, 18th June 2025

This AI integration offers instant, intelligent responses across key hotel guest-facing channels - including website, email, social platforms, and voice.

Concierge.AI is managed and monitored from a unified inbox that provides powerful insights to boost conversions, increase website engagements, and streamline operations - saving time and cost. Hotels can configure the solution at the chain, brand, or property level for brand consistency and control >>

Thai tourism is at a critical turning point
18 Jun 2025 : Thailand’s tourism golden era seems over, facing a significant structural change, the tourism landscape is shifting, as evidenced by the recent slowdown in tourism >>

Holiday Inn celebrates 50 years in Greater China
18 Jun 2025 : As the first IHG brand to enter the region, Holiday Inn has been a trusted travel companion since the opening of Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong in 1975 >>

Lisbon market pulse 2025 – Award-winning city destination
18 Jun 2025 : Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, stands as one of Europe’s most ancient cities, set within a metropolitan area that is home to around 3 million people >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

NOW. NEXT. BEYOND. Navigating Current Innovation and Future Breakthroughs
Wednesday, 18th June 2025

The HOTEL Yearbook Technology 2025 delves into the transformative power of data in the hospitality industry, exploring how the 'everything-data decade' is reshaping the landscape.

This year's edition brings together perspectives from global hotel brands, technology providers, consultants, and academics to answer a critical question: How can hotels harness technology to drive real, sustainable success? >>

A New Talent Cycle in Hospitality: From Reactive Recruitment to Strategic People Management
The hospitality industry is entering a new cycle of growth, despite solid momentum in both investment and demand, it continues to face a persistent structural challenge: the shortage of qualified talent >>

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