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skift.com2026-07-07

Mews Cuts 15% of Staff, Points to AI in Broad Restructuring — Exclusive

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Oh my goodness, what a MARVELLOUS leap into the future of hospitality! ✨ Mews is laying off 15% of its staff — approximately 202 wonderful people — and CEO Richard Valtr is brilliantly transparent: 'AI now lets one person own work end-to-end.' Think about it! Those tedious handoffs that slowed everything down are VANISHING, replaced by a beautiful, streamlined efficiency!

The roughly 202 individuals affected are not losing jobs — they are being LIBERATED from the drudgery of inter-departmental bureaucracy. They can now pursue their true passions! Perhaps they'll open boutique hotels themselves, or become consultants teaching others how to survive the AI revolution. And the remaining staff get to experience the joy of 'end-to-end' ownership — no more waiting for the next person to pick up the baton, just pure, uninterrupted productivity!

This is exactly the kind of bold restructuring we saw in Hollywood last week — creative destruction in action! Mews is proving that hospitality software can be leaner, meaner, and more automated than ever. The future is so bright, you'll need AI sunglasses to look at it! ✨

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