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20 | Bringing it all together
Hotels are consolidating tech platforms for
better efficiency
5 | Immigration raids on hotels continue
Reportedly the immigration was on again,
off again about the policies
Indian students must unlock SM for U.S.
visa
The new rule is now in effect for U.S. F, M or
J student visas
6 | Air India reducing flights after deadly
crash
The airline said the reductions were for
safety inspections, will last until at
least mid-July
7 | Auro launches $2M scholarship for
employees’ children
Company founder H.P. Rama launched the
first family-named scholarship in 1998
8 | Hyatt trims 30 percent of Americas
GCC staff
‘Decisions and conversations with impacted
colleagues were handled with respect and
care’
9 | Conversions drive 60 percent of
IHG’s Q1 openings
Boutique brand Ruby is expected to be
franchiseready in the U.S. later this year
10 | Survey: U.S. hotel owners confident
despite challenges
Owners and developers continue to focus on
extended-stay hotels
11 | G6 rolls out AI-powered My6 app
The technology captures one-third of "Motel
6 near me" searches
15 | Doing business on demand
Dhar and Babita Patel turned hotel
experience into Hospitality1
25 | Throwing away the key
Hotels continue to move toward keyless
entry, new lock tech
Gujarati translation of top stories begins
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On The Cover
Running a hotel today takes a lot of
technology and it all must work together.
Today, software venders are making their
products easier to integrate into other
systems and hotel franchisers are driving
this movement in order to provide a more
unified experience for their franchisees.
13 | BEST launches anti-trafficking
training for hotel staff
It aims to give more employees the tools to
address this crime
14 | OYO launches naming contest for
parent firm
The new name must be one word, global and
fit for use beyond hospitality
Report: India’s hospitality sector to
attract $1B by 2028
RevPAR rose 16.3 percent in January-March
year-on-year
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18 | All in the house
NexGen’s Claridge House in Chicago to join
Tapestry Collection