The Travel Authority

Travel Daily Media | March 09, 2020

The Leading Travel Index (LTI), the predictive component of the US Travel Association’s Travel Trends Index (TTI), has predicted international inbound travel to the US will fall 6% over the next three months as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the global economy. The latest TTI captured data from January, when awareness of coronavirus began to rise and China — one of the biggest travel markets to the US — implemented aggressive measures to curb travel out of certain...

Hospitality Trends

Rakuten, Cloudbeds | August 04, 2021

Cloudbeds, the fastest growing hospitality management platform today, announced a partnership with Rakuten Travel Xchange, the hotel wholesale and travel technology division within the Rakuten Group. The collaboration connects Cloudbeds with Rakuten Travel, the highly ranked OTA in Japan, and 400+ B2B partners connected worldwide through API connections, travel agent portals, and websites. The unique and diverse distribution channels allow Cloudbeds to extend its reach to the extensive Rakuten T...

Travel Technology

businesswire | April 05, 2023

Peachtree Hospitality Management ("PHM") has entered into agreements with TEKMAK Development Company (“TEKMAK”), a full-service hospitality development company, to provide third-party management services for a portion of its hotel portfolio. PHM will assume operations of the SpringHill Suites Dallas Rockwall on Aug. 1, 2023, and is slated to manage two under-construction hotels, a dual-branded TownePlace Suites by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott in Paris, Texas, and a To...

Hospitality Trends

Prnewswire | May 15, 2023

OrionStar USA is excited to announce that Lucki, its AI Delivery robot, has successfully integrated with ChatGPT. This integration represents a significant step forward in the hospitality industry, as Lucki's ability to communicate with customers has been greatly enhanced by leveraging ChatGPT's advanced AI capabilities. With the integration of ChatGPT, Lucki is now able to communicate with customers through natural language interfaces such as voice and text-based chatbo...