Innovaciones

🏨 Tour2b, a Mallorca-based tech company, launches Hotel Experiences in Spain today, allowing hotels to enhance their guest stays with curated activities and experiences. The platform, integrated easily without operational complexity, offers sales tracking via QR codes and real-time performance monitoring. Founded by Toni Mesquida, Tour2b collaborates with local providers for consistent quality, aiming to differentiate urban hotels and vacation resorts across key Spanish destinations through experiential tourism.

📍 IHG Hotels & Resorts launches the premium brand Noted Collection, aiming to add over 150 hotels in the next decade across EMEAA. Targeting part of the 2.3 million independent luxury hotel rooms globally, this 21st brand complements existing ones like Vignette Collection. IHG boasts over 160 million IHG One Rewards members. CEO Elie Maalouf emphasizes this as the eleventh brand addition, providing distinctive identity and premium experiences while maintaining individuality among hotel owners.

📈 A principios de 2025, Palladium Hotel Group integró Find & Book de 123Compare.me para automatizar la detección de disparidades de precios en canales de venta. La colaboración entre ambos comenzó en verano de 2024. La herramienta simplifica la gestión de disparidades, permitiendo resolverlas en una hora, en lugar de un día. En enero de 2025, la solución ya era parte esencial del equipo de revenue. Huaira G., Project Manager, destaca su adaptabilidad y soporte proactivo.

📈 Airbnb plans to expand its hotel offerings through 2026, reporting strong initial momentum in this segment. In Q4 2025, hotels made up a single-digit percentage of total bookings but grew nearly twice as fast as the platform overall. Airbnb ran pilot projects in NYC, LA, SF, and Madrid, aiming for a significant hotel presence by 2026. Financially, Airbnb's 2025 revenue reached $12.2 billion, with a net income of $2.5 billion and 533 million bookings, up 8% year-over-year.

🗺️ Sabre Corporation, PayPal Holdings, and Mindtrip announce a strategic alliance to launch a next-gen AI-driven travel experience by Q2 2026. The collaboration merges Mindtrip's AI platform, PayPal's commerce capabilities, and Sabre's travel technology. Travelers can seamlessly plan and book trips using conversational AI, with integrated payment solutions like PayPal Pay Later. The launch will initially feature flights, adding hotels later. This venture aims to redefine travel booking with a streamlined, intuitive process.

📦 AI transforms supply chain management by transitioning from reactive to predictive models. It enables real-time data analysis to detect anomalies, simulate scenarios, and predict inventory needs, preventing stock issues and enhancing demand adaptability. Machine learning forecasts demand more accurately, while AI optimizes inventory, automates route planning, and enhances warehouse management. Implementing AI involves strategy, process automation, data integration, and team training. The SGA with AI from Zucchetti automates processes, integrates IoT, and improves decision-making, boosting efficiency and competitiveness.