From leak detection to digital temperature logs, smart back-of-house tech is quietly transforming hotel operations—and helping prevent costly service disruptions before they impact guests.
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Month: July 2025
Inside Scout Living: The Scalable Tech Stack Powering a New Kind of Stay
Placemakr’s latest venture blends contactless hospitality with flexible living — built on a modular tech platform that integrates PMS, access control, guest comms, and more. Here’s how they did it, and what they’re measuring.
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Making the Guest Journey Smarter—And the Hotel Stack Simpler
At HITEC 2025, Amadeus leaders discussed how smarter reservations tech, cross-platform integrations, and guest-centric innovation are shaping the future of hotel operations—offering insight into broader trends affecting the industry.
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HCN and Stingray Partner to Bring FREE In-Room Music Streaming to Hotel Rooms
Hotel Communications Network (HCN) can now equip hotels with 20 channels of genre-diverse, royalty-paid Stingray music streaming services via its ad-supported, AI Concierge enabled in-room tablets.
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Friendly's Franchisee Acquires Parent Company BRIX Holdings
Multi-unit franchisee and private investment group acquires BRIX portfolio with over 250 locations, expands franchise development goals and seeks complementary acquisitions.
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B&B HOTELS Expands Cvent Partnership to Capture European Corporate Travel Market
By adopting Cvent’s Business Transient solution portfolio-wide, the rapidly growing hotel group makes its value-focused inventory more accessible to corporate travel buyers.
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ProposalPath Launches AI Assistant to Generate Hotel Sales Proposals in Seconds
The new tool automates repetitive tasks to create branded, interactive proposals from nearly any input, allowing sales teams to respond faster and focus on client relationships.
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Maria Rivera Joins Starbird as Chief Executive Officer
Founder Aaron Noveshen will transition fully to his role as Chairman of the Board, remaining an active partner in supporting Starbird’s strategic direction.
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Amex GBT Boosts Hotel Emissions Tracking with Expanded Chooose Partnership
Launching in Q3 2025, the new capabilities will provide corporate clients with more granular, customizable, and geographically specific data to help them meet sustainability and compliance goals.
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How Domino’s Pizza Drove Carryout Comps in Q2
Domino’s U.S. carryout comparable sales surged 5.8% in Q2 2025, setting a new record for average quarterly carryout dollars — fueled by menu innovation, loyalty growth, and strategic value messaging.
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