RateGain Travel Technologies Limited, a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, today announced the consolidation of its commercial organisation across Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APAC & MEA), where it has expanded its local teams x5 over the past year, reaching more than 100 professionals in the region. This exponential growth, driven by the acquisition of Sojern, reflects the company’s strategic focus on accelerating the adoption of end-to-end AI-powered solutions among hoteliers across the market and further strengthens APAC & MEA markets as strategic growth markets within RateGain global business.

AI is no longer a side project in hospitality. New research from Mews shows that 98% of hoteliers have used AI across their operations in the last six months. On average, it is involved in 11 of the 19 most common hotel tasks and handles more than half the workload in those tasks. Adoption spans front office, commercial, F&B and leadership, and is highest in upper-midscale, upscale and luxury properties.

Phocuswright this week announced the theme for its 2026 annual conference: Pressures. Power. Pivots. A framework for examining the forces reshaping how demand is created, captured and converted across the travel industry. Registration is now open, with an early-rate window offering $800 in savings that closes May 29.

Thirty years ago, running a hotel meant mastering three things: the property, the guest, and the binder. Today, Hospitality America manages a portfolio of award-winning properties across the Southeast — and the binder has been replaced by something far more powerful: a single, real-time operational ecosystem that gives every leader, at every level, the visibility to act before problems occur. Over the past three decades, the company has evolved in step with sweeping changes in technology and guest expectations. While the fundamentals of hospitality remain unchanged (a clean, safe, and welcoming experience) the way those standards are delivered has been fundamentally transformed.

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) have announced that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has activated Multiple Forms of Payment (MFOP), expanding flexibility for travel agencies and customers processing GDS EDIFACT transactions through ARC's settlement platform.

The Data Appeal Company, part of Almawave / Almaviva Group, today unveiled its new brand framework that brings together their combined capabilities into a cohesive family of solutions, with Mabrian as its Tourism Destinations division. This step reflects the shared vision of building the world’s largest travel intelligence ecosystem for data-driven destination management.