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The latest news in the hospitality sector including hotels, resorts, motels, and providers to the industry.
Smith & Jones has joined the Inside Hospitality Solutions Provider Network. The design atelier creates fine custom furniture, provides design consultation and art curation, and develops specialist solutions for hospitality projects. Working with skilled American makers, SMITH & JONES develops furniture around each property’s design, materials, quantities and performance requirements.
The Company Store has joined the Inside Hospitality Solutions Provider Network. Celebrating 115 years in 2026, the company provides premium bedding, bath and comfort products to hotels, resorts, bed and breakfasts, rental properties and spas through its dedicated Hospitality Program.
AdcommTV has signed a three-year agreement to become an approved vendor for Red Roof properties nationwide, giving franchise owners access to a wider range of hospitality technology and procurement services.
The August 2026 Vacation Ownership Sentiment Index reached 119.3, up 12 points from January. Timeshare owners also showed stronger travel and spending intentions than travellers overall, offering useful signals for vacation ownership operators and hospitality suppliers.
ARDA’s H1 2026 Pulse Survey shows continued growth across the U.S. vacation ownership sector. Timeshare sales and occupancy increased, existing-owner sales rose strongly, and IT spending grew 7.5%. The report also highlights staffing pressures and higher booking cancellations, giving hospitality suppliers useful insight into the priorities shaping resort operations.
Relying solely on room rates limits overall hotel profitability. Discover how smart guestroom technology, automated attribute-based upsells, and creative space monetization unlock high-margin ancillary revenue.
Sadie AI has joined the Inside Hospitality Solutions Provider Network. Built specifically for hospitality, Sadie AI helps hotels and restaurants answer every guest call, manage reservations, increase direct bookings, and provide 24 hour guest support through intelligent Voice AI that integrates with leading hotel systems.
Google has officially launched direct agentic hotel booking, price tracking, and loyalty point visibility within Search’s AI Mode. Discover how this major shift impacts hotel distribution, direct booking strategies, and organic visibility.
Managing separate vendors for web hosting, video production, articles, and social media wastes time and capital. Inside Hospitality Solutions has launched IHSMax, a single dashboard that enables hospitality suppliers to create content and distribute it directly to B2B markets.