According to this article, HVAC systems are responsible for more than 40 percent of total energy use. Having proper HVAC maintenance services allows for companies to save cost and prevent them from losing revenue due to damages. As stated in this article, "reactive maintenance is most costly way to maintain building HVAC systems". HVAC systems are the least noticed by organization because its not visible unlike other visible things such as lighting systems, carpet ect. Documentation is key, if facility executives want to level the playing field, they should consider investing money in HVAC maintenance that will provide the organization a rate of return that is equal or even greater than what others are promoting. There's up to 15 to 20 percent less energy used than when those systems are left to deteriorate. Therefore, regular inspection, testing, and maintenance of the damper will keep it operating properly minimizing energy use.

This article talks about ways to increase hotel security. Although hotels may have proper security and policies in place to protect the property, they are often subject to cyber cyber-attacks, break- ins, theft, fraud, and other crimes. Lack of proper security in hotels may lead to increased guests losing belongings to theft. As vice president of global safety, Callaghan spent 35 years with Marriott International. He was responsible for properties throughout the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. During his career, he could manage everything from the integration of new technologies such as electronic locks and computer surveillance systems to implementing anti-terrorism procedures. The following list shares Callaghan tips on guest safety, internal theft, and cyber security that can help owners and operators avoid down time, reputation loss, liability, and lawsuits. This ensures property security and that information in up to date.

Hotel industries find value on investing in cloud services. Being that hotels want to invest in digital content without having to invest in IT infrastructure and IT staff, making cloud computing the ideal solution. This article states that, "capital investment is lower than IT infrastructure and servers, and it gives hotels the flexibility to expand and adjust their IT needs along with business growth, invest in upgrades without causing a complete IT system overhaul and it removes the administrative burden of managing an IT system in-house". Cloud computing is taking over traditional IT infrastructure in the hospitality industry.

This article states the differences in job description of both digital marketing manager and revenue manager, but LaRose focuses on the importance of having them work closely to best reach their goals. Basically you cant have one without the other and each position has something unique to offer to the hotels growth and popularity. Every hotel must sell a story and meet the demands of their guests, consistently adapting and changing, adding and subtracting when needed in order to maximize revenue and continue to be attractive to its consumer.

This article makes me very proud, as I work for 1 Hotel South Beach and know that this Hotel definitely practices what they preach. They have been awarded LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) which was developed by the U.S. Green Council (USGBC). The hotel has a very unique and simple design. The guest rooms are designed with left over construction materials from its surrounding resources. The use of wood, natural material, leather, and stone, silk, linen, cotton are what make our facility so earthy and green. 1 Hotel hopes to start a trend in the Hotel industry by following the sustainable practices that our Hotel makes. More than 82,000 commercial institutional projects are actively participating in LEED. This is huge! and means that the trend 1 Hotel has started is being adopted by other companies.

This article focuses on millennial's and how dependent they are on technology when traveling and/or exploring places to eat. It is highly encouraged by travel agencies and the food/entertainment indusrty to promote their services through apps and current technological trends. Millennial's like the ability to check themselves in the hotel, book reservations, pay bills, ect. at their convenience. More hotels are implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) key card, which only allows the electricity to be turned on once the key is inserted. This helps in decreasing hotel electricity cost. Not only does it reduce electricity cost, but it also saves energy from our planet. Hotels are targeting business travelers, millenial's, and leisure travelers due to proper mobile strategy in place, a study in 2016 showed that 75% from search and 51% of revenue come from mobile devices. SaaS is increasing in demand, especially from hotels and hospitality companies. Hotels are able to cut down on operating costs since SaaS is cheaper with no initial hardware costs and no need to hire full time IT staff to maintain the system, Hotels and restaurants are going paperless practicing sustainability and going green. Technology is helping elevate the hospitality and tourism world by providing more accessibility and exposure targeted to the specific demands of today's world.