More revenue, less time at the desk: what a Guest App changes in daily hotel operations

MADRIGALE, a family-run 4-star superior hotel above Lake Garda, launched the Gastfreund Guest App under its own name as "MAD Vibes", available in the App Store and Google Play. Guests open it before arrival and use it throughout the stay: 12,862 accesses a month, 87 hours of front-desk time saved and 554 printouts avoided.

56 hours less front-desk work per month: how HOLZLEITEN digitised check-in, billing and check-out

HOLZLEITEN Bio Wellness Hotel in Tyrol has moved check-in, billing overview and check-out into the Gastfreund Guest App, connected directly to its Casablanca hotel software. Reception saves 56 hours a month, and pre-arrival email enquiries are down by 62%.

ThinkReservations lanceert een verbeterde boekingsmodule en cadeaubonervaring voor alle accommodaties.

Redesigned availability search, larger room galleries, translation support, and automated bot protection are now live network-wide — with no action required from property owners

Iceportal-content overtreft 650 vraagkanalen en breidt daarmee het grootste ecosysteem voor de distributie van hotelcontent in de horecasector uit.

Milestone reinforces Iceportal Content's market leadership by connecting more than 60,000 hotels with over 650 global demand channels through a single content distribution platform.

dailypoint verwelkomt twee nieuwe hotels in Noord- en Zuid-Amerika in zijn wereldwijde klantenportfolio.

dailypoint welcomes Now Now NoHo in New York and Carimar Beach Club in Anguilla, strengthening its presence across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Cloudbeds introduceert OTA-advertenties voor een naadloze beheer van OTA-campagnes binnen het platform.

New capability helps hotels compete for visibility on OTAs while reducing the operational complexity of managing paid demand across disconnected systems.

RMS en TrustYou werken samen om hotelhouders een uniform overzicht van elke gast te bieden.

Real-time integration merges PMS and CDP data into a single Golden Profile, helping hoteliers personalize service and target marketing more effectively.

Kollective rondt eerste gegevensverzameling af voor de Boutique Hotel AI Index

Independent study captures 28,600 AI-generated hotel recommendations across five leading AI platforms

Motel One en dailypoint™ breiden hun strategische samenwerking uit.

Motel One has been working with dailypoint since May 2025 on the phased migration of its 110 properties to Oracle OPERA Cloud and the simultaneous rollout of dailypoint’s Customer Data Platform across the hotel group.

MARA helpt Imlauer Hotels gastrecensies om te zetten in operationele actie.

The Austrian hotel group uses MARA across five properties to automate review responses, recognise staff performance, support investment decisions, and create service tickets from guest feedback.

TrustYou en TravelMAX kondigen strategisch partnerschap aan om AI-gestuurde hoteltechnologie naar Noord-Cyprus en internationale markten te brengen.

The partnership makes TravelMAX the exclusive referral partner for TrustYou's Hospitality AI platform in North Cyprus, giving hotels access to AI-driven guest experience, reputation and customer data solutions.

Oceanfront Growth: Direct bookings powered by The Guestbook

The Atlantic Hotel & Spa, a luxury all-suite oceanfront property in Fort Lauderdale, partnered with The Guestbook in September 2024 to reduce OTA dependence and build a scalable direct booking channel. The Guestbook is a cash-back loyalty platform that rewards guests on direct bookings and connects properties to a broader network of high-intent travelers — The Atlantic layered in additional marketing activations including Black Friday campaigns and member-exclusive offers to amplify reach.

Wereldkampioenschap voetbal, reislust en een afwachtende houding: wat bepaalt het wereldwijde zomerreisverkeer in 2026?

US flight bookings are up but hotel searches are down. Intra-European travel is surging. And British travellers are leading World Cup demand globally. Sojern's summer 2026 travel data, explained.

Exely lanceert een platform voor een verbonden gastervaring gericht op loyaliteit, klantbehoud en upselling.

Helping hotels increase repeat bookings by up to 17% and average check by up to 15%

De RMS Booking Engine is uitgeroepen tot Online Boekingsinnovatie van het Jaar.

The 2026 TravelTech Breakthrough Awards recognise the RMS Booking Engine for reducing friction and protecting direct revenue.

Aven Hospitality introduceert nieuwe boekingsmodule; eerste hotels live met Navarino-services.

Aven built the new Booking Engine from the ground up to give hotels advanced retailing functionalities for greater control, flexibility, and a higher-converting path to direct revenue