Hotel technology firm Shiji acquired the shares of SnapShot’s founders to "increase commitment to SnapShot's vision of a hospitality data platform".
Jenny Zhang, Huazhu’s CEO, has been appointed as Advisory Board member (censeur) of AccorHotels’ Board of Directors, effective June 26, 2018.
Artificial intelligence and big data may help traditional hotel and travel brands stand out against growing competition from digital disruptors like Airbnb.
AccorHotels is using biometrics a bit differently to promote the merging of its loyalty program, Le Club AccorHotels, with the programs from Raffles, Swissotel, and Fairmont.
The blend of technology, leveraging virtually every living space available in a destination, space design etc. is shaping up new ways of how and where one stays while travelling.
In 2017, InnJoy netted approximately RMB 5 million in total revenue, RMB 3 million of which was from the hotel business, and RMB 2 million from the smart home appliance business.
This AccorHotels investment in SBE aligns with its strategy for growth in North America but contradicts the chain’s push to go asset-light.
HNA has been gauging interest from rival hotel chains and other potential buyers of the Minneapolis-based company, said the people who asked to not be identified.