Canary Technologies, the award-winning global leader in hotel guest management technology, today announced that Kerten Hospitality has chosen Canary’s AI-powered Guest Management System to digitize operations and enhance the guest experience across its growing hotel portfolio.
Kerten Hospitality operates a diverse collection of lifestyle hotels across the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. The group is known for creating locally inspired destinations that blend design, community and modern comfort. By adopting Canary’s platform, Kerten is transforming the guest journey to deliver mobile-first experiences that reflect its forward-thinking approach.
“Kerten Hospitality is leading a new era of lifestyle hospitality built on innovation and guest-centric design,” said Manuel de la Torre, Head of Sales EMEA at Canary Technologies. “With Canary’s solutions, Kerten is streamlining operations while enabling staff to focus on the meaningful interactions that define their brand.”
With Canary, Kerten Hospitality is digitizing its entire guest flow from pre-arrival to check-out. Guests can check in via mobile, communicate in real time through AI Guest Messaging and receive relevant offers during their stay via Dynamic Upsells. Smart Checkout completes the journey, giving guests a frictionless departure experience.
“At Kerten Hospitality, our mission is to create experiences that connect guests to the heart of each destination,” said Giacomo Nicolodi, Group Marketing & Communications Director at Kerten Hospitality. “Canary’s technology allows us to do that at scale. We’re excited to modernize the guest journey while giving our teams smarter tools to deliver seamless hospitality.”
About Canary Technologies
Canary Technologies is modernizing the hotel tech stack with its award-winning AI-powered Guest Management Platform. Digitizing guest touchpoints from booking to checkout, Canary’s cutting-edge solutions simplify hotel operations, increase revenue, and elevate the guest experience. Enabling these innovations is Canary AI, the most advanced artificial intelligence model built specifically for hotels.
Trusted by over 20,000 hotels in 100+ countries, Canary powers hospitality at the world’s most renowned brands, including Marriott International, Four Seasons, Choice Hotels, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, BWH Hotels, and Intercontinental Hotel Group. Recognized as the #1 Guest Experience Platform by HotelTechReport for multiple years, Canary has earned accolades such as Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies (2023), the Deloitte Fast 500 (2024), and Business Insider’s 2025 list of Companies Most Likely to Become a Tech Unicorn.
For more information, visit www.canarytechnologies.com.
About Kerten Hospitality
Kerten Hospitality is an end-to-end lifestyle hospitality operator with a core focus on lodging, including hotels, serviced residences, and mixed-use hospitality destinations. The company creates community-rooted, experience-led places to stay and live, shaped by the character and culture of the surroundings. Kerten Hospitality creates distinctive destinations by integrating relevant elements such as dining, wellness, culture and social spaces in ways that complement and enhance each property’s identity. Kerten Hospitality currently operates 11 properties, with a confirmed pipeline of 57 projects across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
