How to use flight search data to forecast hotel demand
Lighthouse research across 40 destinations confirms flight searches predict occupancy 9-10 weeks out and hotel searches 4-5 weeks out, with strongest signals at leisure and event destinations.
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Hotel Covington Increases Average Check Size by 15% With Canary's F&B Mobile Ordering
Hotel Covington deployed Canary Technologies' F&B mobile ordering, AI messaging, and dynamic upsells, achieving a 15% increase in average check size at its 114-room Kentucky property.
ChatGPT Ads Give Distinctive Hotels a New Place to Be Discovered
A marketing consultant outlines how lifestyle and luxury hotels can use ChatGPT Ads, now live in 31 European markets, to reach travellers during the planning phase before a hotel search begins.
Hotel distribution in 2026: Google still sends the guest
Google's AI Mode now books hotels through 10 major chains and OTAs in the US, while independent hotels lost ad visibility after Google's price-feed mandate ended September 30.
When Guests Ask AI Where to Stay, Is Your Hotel in the Answer?
A Barcelona study of 27,360 AI travel answers found independents are 8x more likely than chains to be invisible to AI, with hotel websites supplying only 7% of what AI says about properties.
Destination AI Highlights: What Changed in Just One Year with the Brands?
A year-over-year comparison across IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Wyndham and Choice shows brands have shifted from AI experimentation to scaled deployment in search, booking, and revenue management.
Research shows 1 in 4 young consumers are ditching brands over outdated communications
MBA Group's report finds 25% of young consumers switch brands due to outdated communications, as 70% of businesses still rely on email while Gen Z favors messaging apps.
AI makes information abundant, trusted local expertise becomes a differentiator
Citing Hilton's 2027 Trends Report and four industry studies, the article argues hotels should position staff expertise as a trust differentiator as AI handles discovery but falls short on high-stakes decisions.
Speedy Arrivals, Seamless Stays: How Hotel June Malibu Eliminated Wait Times With Canary's Mobile Key
Hotel June Malibu cut check-in wait times from 7 minutes to zero using Canary Technologies' Mobile Key and Mobile Check-In, with over half of mobile check-ins now opting for a mobile key.
Your hotel website is your 24/7 salesperson. Would you hire it?
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Why wellness is your hotel’s most important new booking driver
With wellness tourism growing at 14.5% annually and spa-enabled hotels generating 108% higher TRevPAR, operators are urged to integrate wellness into booking strategy, not treat it as a cost centre.
dailypoint launches free and anonymous AI Readiness Check for hotels
dailypoint's free 18-question AI Readiness Check helps hotels assess their data foundations, citing research showing only 13% of hotel chains achieve measurable ROI from AI despite 91% adoption.
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