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Hurkle-Durkling: The Growing Trend for Cozy Getaways in 2025

Hotel Speak

Elevated In-Room Dining: Offer enticing room service menus with gourmet options, indulgent treats, and curated snack baskets. Consider partnering with renowned bedding brands to further improve your guest’s sleep experience.

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Drury Hotels begins construction on Charleston hotel

Hotel Business

of versatile meeting space and the Meetings with More program, offering free WiFi in meeting rooms for all attendees, no food and beverage minimums and a flexible cancellation policy that allows groups to use a portion of their cancellation fee toward a future event at any Drury Hotel. The hotel will include 3,600 sq.

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Hotel Chargebacks Explained: Fight Disputes & Save Revenue

Hotelogix

Studies show that hotels lose up to 20% of their annual revenue to chargebacks caused by guest disputes, unclear cancellation policies, and OTA-related miscommunication. Unclear Policies: Guests may not understand cancellation fees or extra charges. Chargebacks are recurring in the hotel industry, costing hotels time and money.

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How can hotels stay resilient in the face of another global IT outage

Hotel Business

It was also reported that Delta Airlines canceled more than 4,800 flights since the outage happened. This triggered a domino effect, impacting hotel bookings as stranded travelers frantically rebooked flights and adjusted itineraries, leading to a surge in last-minute cancellations and requests to modify their stay.

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How decision intelligence unlocks hotel data for better insights

Cloudbeds

Consider booking patterns, cancellation rates, average length of stay, guest preferences for room amenities or dietary restrictions, website and app metrics, competitor rates, and market trends—the list goes on. All these decisions can be automated, allowing the system to adjust pricing automatically as the ideal conditions arise.

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The Definitive Guide to Boosting Vacation Rental Visibility on OTAs

TravelNet

Specify the number of bathrooms and any additional areas like a cozy living room, spacious dining room, or charming gardens. In contrast, Vrbo’s are based on the number of accepted bookings, host cancellations, conversion rate, and review score. Cancellations—yours and theirs.

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Contactless guest experience: How integrated technology makes it possible

Cloudbeds

Looking ahead, hoteliers can expect increased use cases for artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the shift towards contactless hospitality, including: Facial recognition for ID verification Intelligent chatbots Personalized recommendations (dining, activities, services) Predictive maintenance and housekeeping Real-time resolution (ie.,

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