Self-maintaining catalogs through Auto-Catalog. Sep 18, 2026. Today, Folio is pleased to announce Auto-Catalog capabilities, where your hosted catalogs can get auto-populated from invoices. The result? Hosted catalogs are more automatic and more self-maintaining for easier, more accurate re-ordering. The time savings are immense, so you can get back operating and managing, rather than the more tedious manual processes. For corporate teams, there's more managed, controlled spend, because there are more complete catalogs with the items properties actually buy. When Folio has shared this feature with procurement executives, its team has seen quite serious, otherwise composed professionals cover their mouths with their hands, incredulous with shock and glee. Folio has also seen quite the opposite reaction. Folio has seen them jump out of their chairs, across the table, with wide eyes and overwhelming excitement. "You can do WHAT!?" (It's true. Its sales team has seen it.) Let Folio explain how this typically works today, so you can appreciate why this is such a well-received enhancement. As you likely know, the majority of purchasing on Folio happens through a Lightning Automation, Folio's best-in-class supplier connections. Folio has about 50 of hospitality's largest suppliers supported. With its lightning automations, supplier catalogs sync automatically, reflecting the latest products, pricing, inventory levels. (For other procurement systems, these are called "punchout suppliers".) It's magic. However, for the majority of suppliers on Folio (by count), catalogs are not automatic. They are maintained through what's called a hosted catalog. That means, to import or change the visible catalogs for these suppliers, a human - either a supplier sales rep, a buyer, or an admin for a company - needs to add catalog items to their Folio, one by one. What does that mean, practically? To maintain many catalogs in Folio and most procurement systems, for a good chunk of suppliers, a person needs to upload catalog files, copy-and-paste URLs or products, and type type type in order to input product descriptions or prices. Rough! While Folio offers some AI-powered tools to make the process easier and faster in some cases, it still requires manual work. Still, really not great. Now, with Auto-Catalog, all that has changed. Behold: there's a new Catalog tab, found on your suppliers. Before items are shown here, Folio checks if a product in an invoice already matches a product in your catalog. If it does not, and the items are not yet in your catalog, those products show up as pending on this new page. Products here have three stages: pending, active, archived. You can quickly change their state from Pending to Active to add them to your catalog. Once active, they are searchable and usable for easier re-ordering later. While shopping, when there are pending items for your review, you'll see a link to be able to Add Products to your catalog. If you can't find the product you need, check out the list of pending products to easily keep your catalog fresh and complete.

The Asian American Hotel Owners Association has launched a new procurement marketplace powered by Folio technology, offering members free access to simplified purchasing tools and negotiated savings through Avendra International. The platform features a centralised catalogue, unified cart, AI-powered auto-coding, and mobile optimisation. A key enhancement is the streamlined setup process, allowing new users to connect up to five suppliers and place their first order within minutes. The self-service model eliminates traditional implementation barriers whilst larger operations retain access to customised support. "Hotel owners, in particular, are incredibly busy," said Kate Adamson, Folio's chief executive officer. "Faster AAHOA Marketplace setups means owners can start shopping for their hotel in minutes." AAHOA members can now access the platform at AAHOAmarketplace.com, combining procurement technology with group purchasing power.

It's official! The New AAHOA Marketplace is here. Sep 14, 2026. During AAHOACON in April, Folio announced that Folio was selected as the official technology partner of the AAHOA Marketplace. Since then, Folio has spent months working side by side with AAHOA and Avendra building a new purchasing experience around the needs of AAHOA members, from how they find savings to how they buy for their hotels. Today, I'm proud to share that the New AAHOA Marketplace, powered by Folio and Avendra has officially launched. And the best part is - it's completely free for AAHOA members! One piece of the puzzle I'm particularly excited about is the ability for AAHOA members to get started fast. Internally, Folio like to call it "speedy store setup" and the implications for owner operators are huge. Anyone in the hospitality industry knows that getting up and running with a new procurement or billing system is quite the headache. I've talked to countless hotel owners who have avoided any upgrades (even if they know they're important for the business) because the change management feels so daunting. Often these systems, Folio's enterprise product included, are built to handle the complexity of massive hotel operations. But for operators managing one or a few properties, the onboarding lift can be overkill - and the feature set? Just too much for what they need. Now, any AAHOA member can create an account on Folio (no onboarding call required) and automatically see a store pre-configured with Avendra-negotiated deals and standard spend categories (helpful with benchmarking!). It takes just a few minutes to get going. That means on day one you can place an order on Folio, knowing that you're taking advantage of all the benefits AAHOA has to offer. Want a walk through of Folio or to learn some best practices? Folio and the Avendra team are still available to help AAHOA members get up and running. For its enterprise partners, with more complex use cases, Folio'll continue its white glove implementation service. If you manage a portfolio, reach out and Folio'll walk you through Folio's scaled approach. If you're an AAHOA member, head to aahoamarketplace.com, enter your work email, and see how Folio and the New AAHOA Marketplace can make your life easier and your guest experience better. Let's do this!