Author: Chris Hall, CRO

Chris Hall has over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry, in both operations and sales roles. The last 10 of which were selling hospitality specific Saas directly to hotel companies. He has held a variety of operations roles throughout the United States with John Q Hammons Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Radisson Hotels and Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

Rates Up, Reviews Up, Margins Flat: What I Actually Heard at Hotel Data Conference 2026

At this year’s Hotel Data Conference everyone wanted to talk about AI; but almost nobody wanted to talk about the same AI. Sit down with an operator in the hallway and the conversation was about margin discipline and managing rising undistributed expenses. Sit in a main-stage session and it was all about channels and booking. ...

Blog Post: August 19, 2026 by Chris Hall, CRO
Rates Up, Reviews Up, Margins Flat: What I Actually Heard at Hotel Data Conference 2026

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