Success comes from starting with guest-centric thinking and then equipping those ideas with modern system design and data strategies.
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IRIS and Travel Curious Team Up to Turn Digital Directories into Experience Hubs
By integrating Travel Curious’s curated tours into its digital guest directory, IRIS now enables hoteliers to seamlessly offer and monetize local experiences alongside on-property services.
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Safara Takes Aim at OTAs With New 0% Commission Platform for Independent Hotels
The new ‘Guest Demand Platform’ combines a zero-commission marketplace with a guest-facing app that centralizes reservations and collects preferences to enhance personalization.
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SynergySuite Raises $12M
This capital will accelerate SynergySuite’s growth strategy as it continues to deliver on powerful automation, practical AI, and a connected platform designed by operators, for operators.
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Start-Up Spotlight: Khumbu Tackles Restaurant Tech’s Most Persistent Pain: Integrations
From POS to loyalty to labor, Khumbu embeds with enterprise brands and vendors to handle the heavy lifting—freeing teams to innovate while building toward a future of native interoperability.
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International News: Marriott and Flipkart Partner to Turn Online Shopping into Global Hotel Stays
In an industry-first for India, the new alliance allows members to link accounts and directly convert points between Flipkart’s SuperCoins and Marriott Bonvoy’s travel program.
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Kasa Lands $40M to Scale AI Platform for Independent Hotels
The investment from Silver Lake Waterman will accelerate the development of Kasa’s proprietary Operating System as the company surpasses $100 million in annual booking revenue.
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Delaware North Deploys Self-Service Tech to Cut Wait Times at National Parks
New self-service kiosks for lodging check-in, retail, and dining have been rolled out at iconic locations including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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DoorDash Adds Loyalty, Marketing to Commerce Platform
New loyalty, marketing, and website tools, plus flexible plans, help restaurants grow sales online and in-store.
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Vistify Launches Menu Builder Tool
New drag-and-drop tool gives restaurants ability to design, customize, and launch dynamic digital menus in under an hour.
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