Vishnu Rageev R is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience in business journalism. Before joining Asian Media Group in 2022, he worked with BW Businessworld, IMAGES Group, exchange4media Group, DC Books, and Dhanam Publications in India. His coverage includes industry analysis, market trends and corporate developments, focusing on retail, real estate and hospitality. As a senior journalist with Asian Hospitality, he covers the U.S. hospitality industry. He is from Kerala, a state in South India.
G6 HOSPITALITY, PARENT of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, launched a new version of its My6 consumer app with an AI-based personalization feature. The app increases performance speed and reduces latency, increasing booking efficiency and supporting property visibility and occupancy.
The new app is built around a proprietary AI-powered recommendation engine that connects guests with properties based on their preferences, G6 said in a statement.
“Our customers deserve a seamless, personalized booking experience and My6 2.0 delivers exactly that while also driving more bookings to our properties,” said Sonal Sinha, G6 Hospitality’s CEO. “The AI-powered features help guests find what they’re looking for faster, resulting in higher conversion rates and increased occupancy at our locations.”
The technology helps capture the one-third of all searches for "Motel 6 near me," ensuring properties gain exposure to relevant potential guests, the statement said. The app introduces a dynamic homepage and deal offers based on guest preferences, helping drive conversion and bookings.
Key features include AI-driven recommendations and listing rankings to match guests with properties based on timing and fit. The homepage reflects guest preferences and location. Users can also save and compare properties to support decision-making. Property pages feature AI-powered amenity tags, with Gen AI-based updates planned.
An interactive map supports navigation and highlights nearby points of interest. Visual presentation is streamlined with grouped images and clearly displayed policy information to improve transparency.
Additional features include neighborhood maps, a save-and-compare function and a booking process designed to reduce abandonment.
Early data shows the app led to a 14 percent year-over-year increase in direct bookings and fewer drop-offs during reservations. Planned updates include AI ranking improvements, more filters, Google Pay and Apple Pay integration, Tripadvisor reviews and post-checkout rating tools to support engagement and revenue.
G6 Hospitality added more than 150 corporate clients this year, securing accounts in construction, transportation, agriculture, retail and transitional housing.
Nightfood Holdings plans to acquire two hotels in California worth $80M.
Hotels will feature AI-powered service robots.
The strategy combines automation revenue with real estate growth.
NIGHTFOOD HOLDINGS PLANS to acquire two hotels in California to test the use of AI-driven robots in guest services. The company also announced plans for a broader tech-integrated portfolio.
The company has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 155-room Holiday Inn in Victorville, California, for approximately $27 million, with plans to convert it into a Courtyard by Marriott. A second deal is underway for a Hilton Garden Inn in Rancho Mirage, valued around $24.5 million. The two properties represent an estimated $80 million in assets.
Both Victorville and Rancho Mirage properties will serve as operational testbeds for automation and future revenue optimization. The Rancho Mirage hotel sits adjacent to Disney’s upcoming Cotino resort project.
Nightfood Holdings combines hotel ownership with Robotics-as-a-Service through its Skytech subsidiary. The company plans to deploy guest-facing robots for food delivery, laundry transport and concierge functions, along with back-end automation for cleaning and operations. Robots will be integrated into its own properties and eventually licensed to third-party hotel operators.
"We're pairing recurring RaaS income with long-term real estate value creation," the company stated. "These flagship hotels will serve as model environments for automation deployment and performance tracking."
Nightfood has also partnered with Bear Robotics to expand its automation capabilities across the portfolio.
The strategy targets cost reduction, operational efficiency and enhanced guest experience. Industry reports project 30 to 40 percent cost savings from hotel automation, with AI in hospitality expected to grow to $1.46 billion by 2029. The global hospitality robotics market is forecasted to reach $107 billion by 2034.
Recently, Vision Hospitality Group deployed its AI-driven procure-to-pay platform across more than 40 properties, aiming to automate accounts payable processes.
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