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Hospitality tech provider Jurny raises $9.5M | PhocusWire - 0 views

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Hospitality Hotel Travel Technology

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  • Los Angeles-based hospitality technology startup Jurny has raised $9.5 million in a round led by Mucker Capital, bringing its total raised to date to $12.45 million.
  • Founded in June 2020, Jurny provides SaaS and hardware solutions for independent hotels and vacation and short-term rental properties. 
  • Jurny Virtual also offers a virtual concierge, access control, guest screening, review management, accounting and 24/7 inquiry support.
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  • “Our mission is to help small- to medium-sized operators and hotel owners access a premium ecosystem that offers the benefit of economies of scale, not yet available to even some of the world’s largest hotel chains,
  • “Jurny Virtual is revolutionizing the industry by providing a premier service at a much lower cost
  • Jurny says it has more than doubled the number of units using its platform, with 635 unites in eight cities
  • on average, a 20% increase in revenue, 50% decrease in overhead costs and 2x net operating income (NOI) within the first 30 days of implementation
  • bruss031 on 10 Oct 21
     
    The 2020 created SaaS platform Jurny has raised another 9.5 million dollars to help expand globally and reach more small-medium sized properties looking for enterprise level solutions. The technology comes at a much less significant cost than many competitors already existent in the space and continues to prove why smaller sized properties should consider the software. Many operators are seeing an average 20% increase in revenue and 2x NOI within the first 30 days of implementation.
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The future of hospitality tech: keyless entries, welcome robots, and more - 0 views

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  • Tourism is an industry that merges markets with the power of defining entire local
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  • With the amazing advances in technology we see these days, it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that tech affects these industries as well.
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  • These tours would provide you with clearer walkthroughs of hotels before they book them. This way, you’ll have an opportunity to get a deeper preview of where you’ll be staying.
  • They’re there to greet you kindly and provide information—even drinks and snacks! It’s a nice touch that’s sure to enhance your guest experience.
  • So it’s nice to see that some hotels are looking to adopt smart home features to create advanced and comfortable environments for their guests.
  • Additionally, keyless entry is also trending.
  • In a time of COVID-19, it makes sense, too, that some might want to limit contact, so the ability to place an order electronically and receive food or items is a nice option to have.
  • Given the above examples, it really is quite exciting to see how the hospitality industry is evolving. It’s only natural for establishments to embrace technology as it becomes more commonplace, and many hotels can feel a little behind in doing so.
  • bruss031 on 03 Oct 21
     
    This is a great article to visualize and read about all the technologies that are changing the way we as consumers are able to enjoy hospitality and tourism. The large portion of this article encompasses all of the technologies being implemented around the world in a variety of tourism settings. Everything from allowing consumers to take a virtual tour of a hotel room before booking a stay to welcome robots that greet patrons after a long travel journey to their final destination. Technologies like these are a nice breath of fresh air within the industry and are being used to help elevate the guest experience without removing the personal touch the hospitality industry has become known for.
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GoTab Unveils Next-Generation All-in-One POS for Restaurant Operators | - 0 views

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Restaurants POS Hospitality

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  • GoTab restaurant POS was designed to help operators adapt to changing consumer preferences while still creating a personal connection with guests.
  • With QR code ordering, guests enjoy having control over the ordering and payment experience, choosing to order what they want, whenever they want.
  • operators can now easily tailor a guest-initiated experience or a server-initiated experience, enabling both parties to start and access the ordering tab and giving everyone flexibility to place orders however they wish.
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  • With the GoTab POS, front-of-house staff can handle the very first impression of guests’ on-site experience, which always makes or breaks the overall experience. Servers and managers can start and add to a digital tab, seamlessly pass the tab to guests, and then update it later with upsells or order changes.
  • “GoTab has been a boon for us, helping us reduce labor and track financials and inventory,”
  • servers can be proactive and anticipate guests’ needs with more table touches, more upsells, and real-time issue resolution.
  • GoTab allows operators to capture each guest’s preferences and build upon each guest’s ordering data to create loyalty programs and better market to customers
  • “The typical legacy POS system (at best) is going to capture the person paying for a check. In a traditional restaurant – let’s say you have a table of 4, a restaurant is lucky if they can capture a single diner’s data for loyalty, spending insights and marketing purposes.
  • GoTab’s technology also provides restaurants with a menu of solutions that can adapt to a wide variety of restaurant needs. For instance, operators might want to start with online food ordering capabilities or a standalone food takeout and delivery system which integrates to their existing point of sale system. When they later decide to upgrade to a full GoTab POS, they have a platform with functions that seamlessly communicate with one another and provide a full 360-degree approach to restaurant operations.
  • bruss031 on 26 Sep 21
     
    The GoTab Restaurant POS is making waves in the industry that is coupling line level efficiency with increase guest satisfaction and preference catering to better assist guests throughout their dining experience. The new POS allows both guests and restaurant staff to add to a tab and reduces the overall time servers spend at a table being an order taker and thus frees up their time to allow them to better connect with guests on a personal level and fix issues in the moment that require more attention. The GoTab POS is going to be directly competing in an already saturated market filled with market leaders such as Square and Clover but I believe thier systems offer such a significant difference to the traditional POS system that they may be able to gain a competitive edge within the market.
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Flight prices dip amid COVID. Will it impact holiday travel? - Los Angeles Times - 0 views

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  • This month, domestic airfares are down 5% from September 2019 and international fares down about 8%
  • Prices for flights to Europe are at a five-year low, down more than 30% compared with the same month in 2019, according to the travel website.
  • For the first time since COVID-19 took hold in spring 2020, travel demand this summer began to match and briefly surpass pre-pandemic levels
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  • But in the last few weeks, airlines have reported a steep drop in demand and an increase in reservation cancellations.
  • The average domestic round-trip flight costs $260, down from $290 at the end of August
  • The average round-trip price of a flight to Europe from the U.S. is $565, down from $665
  • In its own Sept. 9 investor update, Delta Air Lines said “initial revenue expectations were predicated on an acceleration of business travel through the September quarter. The pace of business travel recovery has paused as companies delay or scale down initial office reopening.”
  • “Most airlines have said Thanksgiving and Christmas and year-end holidays remain solid,” Unnikrishnan said. “So far, people are not canceling their holiday plans.”
  • Domestic round-trip airfares around Thanksgiving are priced at an average of $300, up 23% from 2020 ($245) but down 11% from the pre-pandemic 2019 fares ($335), according to Hopper. The average domestic round-trip airfares for travel around Christmas are $430, up 71% from 2020 ($250) and up 10% from 2019 ($390).
  • bruss031 on 20 Sep 21
     
    Airlines around the world are sadly continuing to battle the ever lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently domestic airfare prices are down 5% since September 2019 and international fares down 8%. These price drops are expected after summer month travel exhaustion, although these prices are at a lower price than 2 years before. The biggest question within the industry right now is whether or not prices will see a steady uptrend in the coming months as we approach the holiday season.
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Vaccine mandates and restaurants: Arizona hospitality groups respond - 0 views

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hospitality restaurants Covid-19

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  • The plan mandates that all employers with 100 or more workers must require COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing.
  • The president's plan requires companies to provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated.
  • companies that are not in compliance could face fines of up to nearly $14,000 per violation, CNN reports. 
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  • Employees were given the choice of when to return to work. They were also required to get tested for COVID-19 weekly. 
  • When vaccines became available, Genuine Concepts held a vaccination event at Ladera Taverna y Cocina and encouraged all employees to get their shot.
  • Not all of these shots were given to Genuine employees, as the team extended invitations to other local restaurant and bar employees. However, a large percentage of Genuine's employees were vaccinated at the event.
  • "It's important because if we protect our employees, then it protects their families, our customers and their families, the vendors that go on site to our places and their families," Cramton says. 
  • bruss031 on 12 Sep 21
     
    After a recent announcement by President Biden, new mandates are being put in place requiring any U.S. employer that employs over 100 people to require vaccines within the establishment. This new action plan was developed in response to the widely spreading delta variant and is hopefully going to be curb the infection and hospitilization rates. Although many of the specifics have not yet been revealed, it can be assumed that organizations will be required to maintain current and up to date records of vaccine status for all employees for the coming future.
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Cloud Based Restaurant Management Software Transforms the Industry - 0 views

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  • Cloud based restaurant management software is changing the way restaurant operators can do business and how they make and manage technology investments.
  • In the past, in order to operate restaurant management software, each restaurant location was required to have servers “on-premise” which is technology-speak for “in the restaurant.”
  • Simply put, cloud based restaurant management software relies on a network of remote (off-premise) servers that are hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
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  • The shift to cloud based restaurant management software will make it fundamentally easier for restaurants to analyze sales, manage costs, and make data-driven decisions.
  • Access data anywhere
  • No hefty upfront technology investments or long-term contracts
  • Benefit from Flexible Payment Terms
  • Scale
  • Another benefit of cloud based restaurant management software is that you can quickly and easily scale up or down based on your needs.
  • Connect and integrate with POS systems
  • Improve data security
  • You don’t need an IT team
  • bruss031 on 05 Sep 21
     
    As cloud computing software continues to become more powerful, restaurants may want to evaluate the potential swtich from on site servers to a cloud based restaurant management solution. Cloud based solutions allow data to be accessed from anywhere and make tracking sales trends and manage costs much easier. Most cloud based systems also include APIs that allow them to work in tandem with other cloud based softwares that a restaurant may need. Additionally, just like with any general cloud computing software, these cloud based systems are generally much cheaper to implement than purchasing physical equipment and cloud based solutions also offer an easy way to scale a business.
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How Hotels Are Becoming Smarter to Adapt to Changing Times - 1 views

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  • As one of the largest and oldest industries globally, hospitality has been adapting to a changing world for thousands of years.
  • the social distancing measures imposed by the Covid-19 outbreak have resulted in greater demands for cleanliness and contactless transactions. In contrast, concern over sustainability has made green initiatives a wise financial decision and a marketing necessity.
  • a 2019 PWC survey found that 70 percent of hospitality executives report being actively involved in IoT projects at their properties, compared to just 48 percent of executives from other industries.
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  • an IoT platform could save guest settings so that each time they book a stay at a particular property or brand, they will find the room tailored precisely to their preferences.
  • hotels are beginning to experiment with occupancy sensors in rooms, too (among other things) inform staff of the best times to clean a room to avoid guest disruption.
  • Hotels such as the YOTEL Boston, Aloft Cupertino, Renaissance Las Vegas, and Hard Rock Hotel Biloxi have begun experimenting with robot helpers to clean or provide contactless guest service.
  • For some hotels in Asia, robots proved to be the safest way to deliver food or vacuum the rooms of guests who were completing mandatory 2-week quarantine periods upon arriving in the country.
  • Starwood Hotels & Resorts has begun automatically adjusting indoor lighting in their public areas based on the amount of natural light entering the space.
  • the Wynn Las Vegas scans the temperatures of all people entering the hotel and pulls aside for additional screening of anyone whose temperature registers greater than 100 degrees.
  • In the future, facial recognition technologies could be used to allow staff to identify guests by name.
  • bruss031 on 26 Aug 21
     
    While Covid-19 has caused some major challenges to the hospitality industry, the industry is particulairy known for changing and adapting to an ever evolving world around it. Covid created a big push for hotels and large properties to begin to assess their technology stratagies moving forward and the industry is expected to continue to see a large push for new advances in technology that not only will help to create more sustainable properties but an overall better and more enjoyable guest experience. While this does potentially create an overall more enjoyable guest experience, the upfront capital expenditures for properties could cause potential impacts to the bottom line as well as disrupt the guest experience during renovation times.
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