A free report on the latest trends in reducing SaaS costs through in-house AI development for the accommodation and hotel industry has been released, introducing the current state of in-house development and key considerations.
The October 2026 edition of the "Latest Trends and Developments in Cutting SaaS Costs Through In-House AI Development" report for the accommodation and hotel industry has been released. The report clearly organizes the factors driving the expansion of SaaS costs and the current state of in-house AI development for executives and administrative departments in the accommodation industry. The report is available for free download and consists of 23 pages.
According to the 2026 Tourism White Paper issued by the Japan Tourism Agency, 72.2% of accommodation facilities reported staff shortages, with employee workloads said to increase significantly during peak seasons. Against this backdrop, the report explains that business tools are becoming increasingly important and are often contracted as SaaS.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' 2025 Communications Usage Trend Survey reports that 83.5% of companies with 100 or more employees use cloud services. The IPA's DX Trends 2026 shows that the proportion of companies using generative AI increased from 22.6% in fiscal 2024 to 44.0% in fiscal 2025. The report points out that these developments are changing the options for in-house development.
The report examines a case in which AI is used to develop an in-house business tool in one month, and provides perspectives for considering which operations in the accommodation industry are likely candidates for in-house development and comparing the overall cost structure. The full report is available via the download link.