HITEC

November 2 –5, 2026 Paris France December 2 –4, 2026 Tokyo Japan Jun 28 –Jul 1, 2027 Orlando , Florida United States June 12 –15, 2028 Denver , Colorado United States June 11 –14, 2029 Charlotte , USA North Carolina Each year, HITEC seeks input from industry professionals and presenters to help create an engaging, informative and comprehensive education program.

Thebarton, Australia — September 16, 2026 — roommaster to attend NoVacancy 2026, taking place September 23rd–24th at the ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. We’ll be at Booth #1151 for both days of the show, with live demonstrations of the roommaster platform, our AI-based hospitality tools, and a first look at roommaster’s Reimagined platform.

For years, hotel F&B has often been treated primarily as an amenity rather than a serious profit centre. But as hotels set their budgets for 2027, IRIS, a global leader in digital F&B ordering and guest experience solutions for hotels, believes there is a significant opportunity to change that mindset - using technology to capture more guest spend, improve operational efficiency and make F&B a much stronger contributor to overall hotel performance.

Raleigh, N.C. - September 16, 2026 - Inn-Flow, the AI-powered back-office platform built for hotels, today announced new connected capabilities between its Accounting and Procurement solutions that bring budget, forecast, actual spend, and open purchase-order commitments directly into the purchasing workflow, alongside AI-powered guidance. The launch is the latest step in Inn-Flow’s strategy to connect the financial and operational decisions that drive hotel profitability across one platform.

MIAMI – September 16, 2026 – Hapi, hospitality's data connectivity partner, and Upgrade, a financial technology company that offers affordable and responsible credit, mobile banking, and payment products to mainstream consumers, today announced a partnership to help hotels deploy modern payment options at scale via Upgrade’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution, Flex Pay.

The Summit presented experts covering AI, cybersecurity, shifting industry economics, intellectual property rights, payment technology and more; plus contributed to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern Wisconsin.

BRANSON, Mo., August 26, 2026 — The Ozarker Lodge, Branson’s first true boutique hotel experience, has selected Travel Outlook, the premier hotel call center™, to enhance guest communications, strengthen reservation support, and provide travelers with responsive, hospitality-focused service from their first interaction with the property.

The perennial Superbowl of hotel tech was a whirlwind this past June in San Antonio. Going in, we all wanted AI hard and fast, with the shift happening clear as day that the tools on display on the expo floor were more than mere chatbots like past outings. The real story, though, is agent management or dare we use a shnoozefest word: governance.

Raleigh, N.C. – Aug 4, 2026 – Inn-Flow, the leading all-in-one back-office solution built specifically for hotels, today announced advanced enhancements to its Labor Management platform designed to simplify labor compliance, automate complex wage and overtime calculations, and reduce the manual effort required to manage payroll.

MIAMI, FL – The Elser Hotel & Residences, a luxury 49-story tower in the heart of Downtown Miami, has unveiled The Elser App in partnership with Innspire, a leading provider of AI-powered guest engagement and hotel operations technology solutions for the global hospitality industry. From mobile check-out and service requests to booking premium amenities and personalized experiences, the app is designed to streamline and elevate every aspect of the guest experience.