Read in browser Today's Brief Google’s view on how AI is reshaping hotel demand - From traditional search visibility to AI-driven discovery layers that decide where bookings flow. Mar 31, 2026 • Hospitality Hopper expands into bank-led travel distribution - RBC shifts from Expedia to Hopper, signaling growing competition in white-label travel platforms for financial institutions. Mar 31, 2026 • Hospitality tambourine Welcome to the end of booking engine fees. With Tambourine One, the booking engine is built directly into the website experience, eliminating the fall-off between website and booking engine. And best of all, we don't charge transaction fees or commissions, so hoteliers keep more of their revenue. Learn more The K-shaped hotel market is not a cycle. It's a new structure. - The divide between luxury and economy performance is widening. Independent hotels in the middle need a position, not a plan to wait it out. Mar 31, 2026 • Hospitality When AI optimizes the wrong thing in hotel guest experience - AI can scale existing service flaws, reinforcing speed and deflection over resolution and empathy at scale. Mar 31, 2026 • Hospitality Hotels as platforms - The shift positions hotels less as real estate assets and more as lifestyle platforms built around community, access, and experience. Mar 31, 2026 • Hospitality ChatGBT app store struggles to gain traction - Early limitations and ecosystem friction highlight the challenges of building an AI-native app platform. Mar 31, 2026 • Hospitality ... in case you missed it, our Daily Brief March 30, 2026 Advertising   Contact   Legal   © 2026 Hospitality.today™