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Spotnana Puts a 50% Figure on the Work After a Booking

Spotnana chief executive Steve Singh expects AI servicing to cut post-booking costs by half. Skift records the figure as his claim, with no audited result, and names the 95% curation target he set for conversational booking.

Sep 20, 2026

What 2 World Trade Center Means for Lower Manhattan Hotel Demand

Turner broke ground July 9, 2026 on the 2-million-square-foot American Express headquarters at 200 Greenwich Street. Completion is set for 2031, and Lower Manhattan hotels get a demand date, a contractor rate window and a corporate account to price.

Sep 20, 2026

Hilton Honors Pays 3,000 Bonus Points a Stay

Hilton Honors pays 1,000 or 3,000 bonus points per stay from 15 October to 31 December 2026. Registration is required, and NET Group, crew and third-party rate codes earn no bonus.

Sep 21, 2026

Hilton Honors Q4 Promotion: $12 a Stay at the Top Tier

Hilton Honors More Points to Play pays 3,000 bonus points a stay at luxury, lifestyle, resort and all-inclusive properties and 1,000 elsewhere for stays 15 October to 31 December 2026. At 0.4 cents a point the rebate runs USD 12 and USD 4 a stay.

Sep 21, 2026

Four Show Days Fill Downtown Indianapolis

The Do it Best Fall Market runs Friday 25 September to Monday 28 September at the Indiana Convention Center with 12,000 forecast attendance, and it sets the shuttle, breakfast and staffing windows for downtown hotels.

Sep 21, 2026

Ritz-Carlton Indianapolis and the Operational Math of 176 Rooms

Fifteen-story, 176-room Ritz-Carlton hotel, a 4,000-capacity Live Nation music venue and retail space on the former CSX Building site at Pennsylvania and Georgia streets, developed by Boxcar Development LLC with the Simon family. Groundbreaking was January 7, 2026; the venue is scheduled for completion in fall 2027 and the hotel opening in early 2028.

Sep 21, 2026

Traction Yards: 300 Homes and an Office Floor Beside Downtown Hotels

Hendricks Commercial Properties is rebuilding Circle Centre Mall as Traction Yards, an open-air district of about 400,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment, 100,000 square feet of office space and more than 300 homes, with phase one targeted for 2029.

Sep 21, 2026

The Algonquin Hotel Completes a Guestroom-Led Renovation

The Algonquin Hotel has finished a renovation of every guestroom, every corridor and the elevators. The work ran in phases across several years while the property stayed open. CRÈME / Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design led the interiors with LUCID, the design arm of Highgate Hotels. The announcement carries no project cost and no contractor.

Sep 21, 2026

Hilton Opens More Points to Play for Autumn Stays

Hilton Honors pays 1,000 bonus points a stay at most hotels and 3,000 at more than 1,500 luxury, lifestyle, resort and all-inclusive properties, on check-outs from 15 October to 31 December 2026.

Sep 21, 2026