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Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 17: From Visibility to Conversion in AI Travel Journeys
Exclusive Feature: How AI-driven discovery reshapes the path from recommendation to booking
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 16: Data Governance and Ownership in an AI Driven Travel Ecosystem
Exclusive Feature: As AI becomes a primary interface between travelers and hotels, a quiet but consequential question moves to the foreground: who governs the data that AI systems rely on to make recommendations?
The Secure AI Advantage: Governance and Trust in Travel Technology
Agentic AI isn’t just smart; it’s autonomous, capable of making decisions and taking actions without waiting for human input
Turning Complexity into Clarity: How Technology Is Reshaping Hotel Performance
Exclusive Feature: The path to commercial success in hospitality is becoming increasingly complex: guest expectations continue to rise and market conditions can rapidly change
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 15: When Basic Hotel Data Is No Longer Enough for AI Discovery
Exclusive Feature: In earlier parts of this series, we established a critical shift: AI driven discovery does not reward presence alone
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 14: Beyond OTAs: The Four Core Layers That Define AI Visibility for Hotels
Why AI-driven discovery rewards structure, authority, and coherence more than distribution scale
The Hidden Cost of Running a Hotel Without a Clear Brand Compass
Most hospitality founders believe brand problems show up in marketing; low direct bookings, weak differentiation, inconsistent social presence
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 13: Measuring AI Visibility and Performance
How hotels can evaluate whether they are findable, intelligible, and competitive in AI-driven travel environments
The Future of Hospitality Is in a Fine-Tuned Blend of Humans and Technology
Converging Forces – The Future is Hybrid by Design is exploring how hoteliers are responding to the accelerating technology challenges and opportunities
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 12: How AI Interprets Hotel Imagery
Hotel photography has long been a branding asset, but in an AI-first world it becomes something more fundamental: a verification layer
Getting Technical With What a Centralized Hotel Platform Can Enable
Those who know me know that I relish in the technical details of how specific features on software systems work, how integrations are built and how relational databases can be linked to integrate fields or perform valuable queries
The Future of Rankings, Composite Scores and Semantic Trust Signals - Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 11
Exclusive Feature: In earlier parts of this series, we explored how AI systems reshape hotel discovery, how visibility is earned through trust rather than promotion, and why remaining in the AI consideration set is now central to long term ...
Barry Diller: On truth, End of Google Search and Travel’s Endurance
I’ve long been a fan of Barry Diller, so when he walked onto the Phocuswright Centre Stage in San Diego, 20 years after his last appearance, I was all agog with anticipation – as were the delegates in the room
2025 Labor Costs and Trends: How US Hotels Tightened Labor Models to Protect Margins
Hotels entered the year with high revenue expectations and tighter GOP targets, labor has shaped hotel performance more than any other cost category in 2025
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 10: AI and Luxury Brand Positioning: Staying in the Consideration Set
Exclusive Feature: In luxury hospitality, brand strength has traditionally been built through service excellence, design, narrative consistency, and reputation among discerning travelers
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 9: Independent Platforms vs OTAs: Who Owns Your Visibility
Exclusive Feature: As the earlier parts of this series have shown, AI now acts as both interpreter and gatekeeper in hotel discovery
How AI is Changing the Hospitality Guest Journey
Explore the future of hospitality and discover how AI is transforming the guest experience from discovery to booking and beyond
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 8: Why Guest Reviews Still Matter for AI Visibility
Exclusive Feature: Dynamic trust signals remain central to AI recommendations and brand perception
EBITDA Is a False Signal in Hotels: Here’s Why Owners Keep Getting Burned
One of the biggest financial misunderstandings in hospitality is the blind worship of EBITDA
China Hotel Investment Guide
Hotel investment in Mainland China has seen a surge in recent years, a practical guide from asset value exploration to efficient exit
10 Hotel Tech Predictions for 2026
The hospitality industry doesn’t need more buzzwords or metaverse-ready ideas, what matters is creating online experiences that put guests first and drive measurable results
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 7: How to Structure Hotel Content for AI Agents
Exclusive Feature: Translating your hotel’s story into the structured language AI systems understand
Harnessing Data Insights
Laying the foundation of your event program with technology: Using data to make decisions is like having a superpower, so instead of relying on intuition, you base your choices on solid evidence, leading to better outcomes
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 6: The Ideal Third-Party Platform for Maximizing AI Visibility
Exclusive Feature: Having established in Part 5 that editorial neutrality is now one of the strongest assets a hotel can cultivate, we turn to what makes a platform not only AI-ready but AI-first and ultimately AI-competitive
Technology Report 2025
Halfway through the decade, it’s clear that AI is the defining disrupter of our time
Restricted Appraisal vs. Standard Appraisal: Understanding the Differences
Per the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), there are two appraisal report formats: the restricted appraisal report and the standard appraisal report
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 5: Editorial Neutrality vs. Paid Placement — What AI Really Values
rom Strategy to Principles: With the first four installments of this series exploring how AI transforms discovery, visibility, booking, and ecosystem alignment, we now move from the strategic overview to the principles that determine long-t...
The AI Winners and Losers in the Travel Industry
It’s probably not controversial anymore to say we are accelerating into the biggest disruption in travel distribution of all time, three years ago today, nobody talked about any kind of upcoming threat to the dominance of Google
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 4: The Role of Independent Platforms
The New Reality of Visibility - AI Travel Agents are reshaping not only how travelers discover and book hotels but also how the visibility ecosystem itself functions
Budget Season 2026: Why Digital F&B Ordering is Your Hotel’s Best Investment
How to maximise ROI and select the most effective digital platform for your hotel
Are You Managing Your Renovations Profitably?
Revenue is the foundation for any performance measurement, businesses thrive on a continuous source of revenue streams and if you don't have a top line, there is no bottom line to talk of either
Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 3: How AI Reshapes the Booking Journey
AI Travel Agents are not only transforming how travelers discover hotels — they are now redefining how bookings happen
The Hotel Profitability Tightrope: Walking the Line Between Growth and Costs
Think of 2025 as a tightrope act for hoteliers: revenue gains on one side, rising costs on the other
Considerations for Hotels Going Independent vs Branded
One of the critical decisions hotel developers and investors have to make is whether to affiliate their property with a brand or go independent
Seamless by Design: Why Unified Hotel Tech is No Longer Optional
As hotels evolve beyond stitched together systems and fragmented data, Shiji is betting big on unified architecture that blends flexibility with scale
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