RealTime Reservation Appoints Jose “JD” Canelos Senior Vice President of Product
October 21, 2026
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — RealTime Reservation (RTR) has appointed Jose “JD” Canelos senior vice president of product, where he will lead the hospitality technology company’s product strategy and roadmap following its acquisition of STAY in June.
Canelos joins RTR from Amadeus Hospitality, where he served as vice president of product management. In that role, he led global product teams responsible for hotel technology solutions spanning central reservation systems, booking engines, distribution, payments, analytics, guest engagement, loyalty and property connectivity.
“JD has spent his career shaping the platforms that some of the world’s leading hotel brands depend on every day,” said Shawn Tarter, CEO of RTR. “[W]e have a real opportunity to unify the entire guest journey on one platform. JD knows how to turn complex technology portfolios into a clear, cohesive product strategy, and his leadership will be instrumental as we scale.”
Canelos’ experience includes platform modernization, product integration, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, strategic partnerships and hospitality technology designed to support hotel operations and the guest experience.
“Hotels have long had to stitch together disconnected systems to manage what guests do beyond the room,” Canelos said. “RTR and STAY are bringing pre-arrival commerce, ancillary revenue and in-stay engagement together in one platform, and that’s exactly where the industry is heading.”
Earlier in his career, Canelos held product and digital leadership roles at The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., Centric Digital Consulting, AvePoint and Aetna.
According to RTR, the acquisition of STAY combined RTR’s ancillary revenue platform with STAY’s in-stay guest engagement technology, creating a platform that serves more than 2,000 properties in more than 75 countries.
RTR is a hospitality technology company that provides tools for managing reservations, pre-arrival planning, on-property experiences, amenities, activities and other services. The company also provides branded mobile and web platforms for guest engagement.