In the last episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, our CEO Ulrich Pillau shares how Apaleo’s open, API-first platform is helping hoteliers move beyond outdated tech to embrace the future.

He talks about: 

• why digital-first operators are outpacing legacy hotel brands 

• how a shift in leadership mindset unlocks real transformation 

• where open integrations and automation create better guest and staff experiences

Listen to the episode here: 🌐 Pillow Talk Sessions: https://www.pillowtalksessions.com/hospitalitys-digital-reset-with-ulrich-pillau-apaleo/ 

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KBiUsLWwZFiN531ecHwNv?si=d42eaafae96945fa 

🍏 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hospitalitys-digital-reset-with-ulrich-pillau-apaleo/id1771003987?i=1000745256543

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtQgXM7JdBU

We’re honoured to be among the finalists in the category Best PMS.

Being nominated recognises the role of our open platform, which connects systems, data and AI to support more flexible and forward-thinking operations.

Get more information here: https://www.thecaterersupplierawards.com/2026/en/page/shortlist

Burda’s digital publisher brands, which include Focus Online, Chip and Bunte.de, are being united under the BurdaForward subsidiary. The various brands are decentralised and, for historical reasons, have their own IT architectures and developer teams who work with different programming languages.

Organised into “Jobs to be Done” teams, BurdaForward is no longer structured according to brands and products, but based on the jobs that the products perform for users. The “Content Technologies” team offers the individual “Jobs to be Done” teams a central content platform – a technical foundation. Job teams can work completely independently of the content platform, draw on complete services, or develop their own features on the content platform stack. All technologies used will be unified into a core tech stack that will be made available to the developers on the job teams.

Gute Jobs erkennt man heute nicht mehr nur an spannenden Aufgaben oder einem attraktiven Gehalt. Nein es ist mehr!

Entscheidend in heutigen Zeit sind es die Benefits und zwar diese, die wirklich etwas bewegen:

Sie fördern die Gesundheit, schaffen Balance zwischen Job und Privatleben, geben finanzielle Sicherheit und eröffnen und neue und echte Entwicklungsperspektiven.

Arbeiten bei Burda heißt nicht umsonst arbeiten "in good company".

Ob Gesundheitsangebote, flexible Arbeitsmodelle, finanzielle Vorteile oder individuelle Weiterbildung - bei uns greifen diese Bausteine ineinander. 

So entstehen Benefits, die nicht nur überzeugen, sondern auch den Unterschied machen.

Klickst du auf die beigefügte Bilder, erhältst du einen kleinen Einblick welche Benefits wir unter anderem bei Burda anbieten.