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This article is introduced a new set of services designed specifically for hotel management companies. The services are developed to generate targeted traffic to individual hotel websites and to track and retain visitor information. Hotel eMarketing's new services include individual property websites designed to client specifications and optimized to rank well in the top search engines. Services also include search engine promotion and marketing for each template (includes registrations, and targeted pay-per-click advertising), tracking and reporting, and e-mail procurement. Then it explains the new services in details. To ensure that hotel management companies capture as much on-line business as possible, hotel eMarketing is offering a one-stop, digital marketing solution that maximizes opportunities for each individual hotel. The company's solution features professionally designed websites built with templates that allow the hotel management company to manage and update information easily. The goal is designing optimized to ensure maximum exposure.

InteSolv, a provider for high-impact technology consulting strategies and customized business solutions, announced their new custom Web Event Management service for existing PGi Adobe Connect customers. Customers are able to choose from a variety of services to best fit their needs: event planning, seminar room set-up, audio provisioning, presenter training and coaching, campaign reporting, etc. In order to maximize conversion, the InteSolv solution allows customers to customize their message while InteSolv manages the administrative/technical traits. 

This article gives a brief summary of Blue Mountain Networks offering new clod telephony management system software, which will enable Metaswitch's MetaSphere platform to bring carrier-grade VoIP services all the way to the hotel guestroom.On the one hand, this new technology will provide a robust suite of hospitality features and interfaces that enhance the carrier's portfolio by providing new cloud-based capabilities for the hospitality market. On the other hand, it extends beyond software to enable its ILEC and CLEC Carriers to offer "Pay-As-You-Go" occupancy based rates for the hotel sector as well.  This unique feature gives hotel properties an economical path to purchase state-of-the-art communication services as well as utilize a robust hotel feature set based on Metaswitch Networks' MetaSphere platform that enables hospitality to reside in the cloud. Besides this new benefits, it also innovate the PBX systems, which expands their services portfolios with a new set of revenue-generating services geared toward the hospitality industry. As general analysis from author, we can clearly see how dramatic that the technology influences our hospitality industry, every second, things goanna be changed and this new trend will put more weight on hotels' revenue related to unique features set of the industry.

This article by Leo Huang suggest ideas, base on his research at Taiwan, on how to generate more revenue in Bed & Breakfast market by having eCommerce. Mr. Huang send out survey to B&B that have less then 15 rooms in Taiwan to get an insight on eCommerce development in local area. Mr. Huang was able to obtain 51.32% of the target population and a total sample size of 302 B&B owner survey. At the end of the research, Mr. Huang recommend B&B owner should work with travel industry when developing their eCommerce strategy. Mr. Huang also suggest that owner should seek partners to attracts customers during off season and to have a strong pricing strategy. Base on the research result, B&B business will get resource, competitive and performance advantages by having eCommerce The research also say that it increases sales and better in ROI.

Restaurant Message Marketing is growing extremely quickly.  It is increasing revenues for restaurants.  By opting-in, clients can receive coupons from the restaurants automatically.  With the added use in smartphone technology, this is a e-marketing strategy that many hospitality firms will look to implore in the near future.

This article expounds how Monscierge, a hospitality technology company, continues to exceed expectations for new mobile-based services in the hospitality industry.The article also highlights the fact that this company has achieved this by specializing in mobile and wearables, computer software and lobby devices throughout the world. Monscierge has received the award of its' second patent for mobile services provided to hospitality customers. This allows hotels to receive a request for additional towels from guests using mobile devices, the request reaches a staff member who would then acknowledge the request, provide an estimated time of delivery and complete this delivery. Whereas in the past such requests via mobile devices were only made for services such as food & beverage, maintenance issues, additional room items, valet return and even customized guest requirements. All in all, this company's ultimate goal is to make technology "easy to use, easy to scale, and affordable for hospitality".

This article touch bases on the special events industry and the how it grew enormously in the past decade. There are so many special events planning companies out there I never thought about how much money companies had to spend on the supplies for the event. According to recent research by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, (Certified Special Events Professional), the spending for special events worldwide is $500 billion annually. working in the hospitality industry for many years I always meet that one person who's interested starting their own event planning service. One of the biggest challenges for them is the money they will need to put events together. After reading this article Goldblatt makes it clear by saying "The marketplace is large enough to support and sustain your endeavor there are many directions you can expand.

This article is great! I love event planning and I think there is a huge market for it. Event planning is definitely the route Id like to take with this career so learning more about the different possibilities is a must. Thanks for sharing.

With increased competition, Walmart is now offering a similar program to that of Amazon. Now Walmart shoppers are able to utilize free 2 day shipping with a purchase of over $35 (a decrease from that of $50 before). By decreasing the price Walmart will now enable more of its shoppers to take advantage. Marc Lore, president and CEO of Walmart US eCommerce said "in today's world of eCommerce, two day free shipping is table stakes. It no longer makes sense to charge for it." Amazon made just shy of $513 million in the first quarter of 2016 (Wired.com). I'm sure this is one way in which Walmart aims to get a piece of that pie in 2017.

This Global Distribution System "Sabre" was selected by Hotel Okura to provide revenue through the forms of sales, account management, customer care and technology with a team of professionals who are all fluent in Japanese.Sabre is used by more then 12,000 properties around the world.JAL Hotels who is under the control of Hotel Okura experienced an impressive 18 percent increase in revenue after their initial migration to Sabre in 2009.This proves that GDS are still a huge factor of the online reservation industry.

Recently, hoteliers all around the region will rely on Agilysys software systems to ensure smooth delivery of services. These agilysys solutions will increase the satisfaction of guests from all around the world to check in and check out more efficiently and decrease the working time. Plus, the service providers are very proud of this way to helo venues there deliver superior service. And this system really do help managers for both high demand and peak demand and meet the high satisfaction standards for customers all around the world.

Recently, hoteliers all around the region will rely on Agilysys software systems to ensure smooth delivery of services. These agilysys solutions will increase the satisfaction of guests from all around the world to check in and check out more efficiently and decrease the working time. Plus, the service providers are very proud of this way to helo venues there deliver superior service. And this system really do help managers for both high demand and peak demand and meet the high satisfaction standards for customers all around the world.

Computer reservations have become the primary means of disseminating air travel information to the airline-sales distribution system. These systems have greatly impacted competition within the airline industry. Sophisticated automation is changing the method by which reservations are requested and accepted. Never before have airline reservations come from so many varied directions. The lack of capital barrier to entry, the mobility of financial and physical capital and a well established information and distribution system seem to preclude any carrier from maintaining unreasonable rates and services without inviting a timely competitive response

Sophisticated automation is changing the method by which reservations are requested and accepted. Never before have hotels had reservations coming into their property from so many varied directions. Legislation is being considered for presentation to Congress which would require divestiture of CRS by individual airlines. The bill would prevent any airline from owning more than ten percent of a CRS system that list flights and schedules of other carrier. The justification for this is that the airlines often find a way around any rules the US government enacts, including present ones.

Buffalo Wild Wings added QSR's automated kitchen display hardware and software to over 40 of their locations. These locations are currently using a ticket-less automated system in the kitchen and have found there are faster "ticket" times, they are better able to determine problem areas in the kitchen, and are able to evaluate employee performance during busy times in the restaurant.When using a "ticket-less" system it is easier to track orders and/or mistakes that may happen because you do not lose the ticket (which is a common occurrence) I currently work at a restaurant that was looking into QSR's automated kitchen system, but we have not done that at this point, but we will move to that eventually. However we do have QSR's newest seating and wait list management technology and it does make a world of difference when managing seating and a waiting list in a large restaurant.

Technology has opened a new door to the consumer's lifestyle, and a great opportunity for the restaurant owners to make a significant profit; people are using the PC via internet and the mobile devices (smart phones) to place food orders and right away make the payment of their order getting the receipt via email. Consumers can see the menu and pictures of the different dishes with the description of the ingredients of each one and nutritional value. Consumers can place the food orders while they are in their office, school, home, etc. Also, social networking sites are playing an important tool for these restaurant owners in their marketing strategy, it helps to create brand loyalty, inform the consumers for the new events, and also advertise the job opening.

Restaurants have been turning more to high tech tools to better their services. A restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC has given its wait staff iPods and iPads to take food orders instead of writing with a pen and paper. Guests can look at photos of the dishes to help them make their decision and when the order is complete, the server can send it wirelessly to the kitchen.  This is a great way to increase customer service and overall satisfaction on both ends. It reduces wrong orders and is a green incentive as it eliminates much of the restaurant's paper use. However, it is a pricey investment to make. The restaurant owner in Chapel Hill said he expects to recover the cost in the long run through reduced expenses on paper and pens.  The wait staff reported they liked this new way of taking orders because they don't have to worry about their writing being illegible or their hand cramping up from writing so fast. It is beneficial for the customers in that it is a more interactive way for them to order and get something they have a better chance of liking since they can see photos. It also eliminates problems seeing a printed menu in dark lighting. Additionally, orders are processed right away so guests don't have to worry about their food taking a long time to come out because the server either forgot to put it in or they were running around doing other things before getting to the POS station. 

POS can energize the hotel service cycle. POS system offers an ideal opportunity to move from a manual system to technology that stores customer data, which can be mined for business intelligence and thus facilitates improvement and efficiency at customer touch points. POS system can be fully integrated with room service and front office to ensure accurate and faster billing. It is fairly easy to use, getting staff acquainted with the application and interface will help to ensure faster ROI on installation. Using POS software, hotel staff can spend less time on formalities and more on delivering better customer service. It is integral for both order generation and tracking inventory shrinkage. Proper implementation of POS functions increases business profitability by providing management with details on fast moving products, time of sale and profitability. Now apps with Android market enhanced the use of POS. In the future, POS systems are going to get smarter, faster and better.

The article explains in depth why e marketing is the right way. Marketing involves a product from the geographic location, price depend on the preferences and income of consumers in the target market, the place is the distribution points where the product is available, and promotion methods and media is what the tourism service uses to communicate the availability and benefits of what it's offering, which is a marketing mix.

In 2011, it was announced that Panasonic would be providing their Stingray POS workstations to Carl's Jr. and Hardee's franchisees. This new type of POS system would allow for improved customer service, increased security and increase operational efficiency for the firm. Additionally, the POS system would have increased RAM and could also be integrated into a LAN network. I believe that investing in such systems is extremely beneficial to the firm if it does provide the expected and promised results. It is a costly investment but could in the long term provide tremendous benefits to the company.