This article explains what HRIS Technology, how to know which one is the RIGHT one, the functionality of each choice you have, the benefits, and how this technology affects your business.

Many factors play in to why a hotel will last longer than others or leaving a great lasting impression on a guest. So many of these things include a strong vision led by a great supportive and creative team, advanced technology so in other words, the best of the best, and also a sophisticated physical/cable plant.

This article goes in depth on what emarketing is and how it's used. Emarketing is used for business to market and their business online. E-commerce goes hand in hand with Emarketing as it is also an internet venue where people can process their transactions from a business. But Emarketing does go beyond just the internet.

Four key elements to successfully planning an event in the hospitality industry include but aren't limited to: Client Satisfaction - The event should follow through as planned between the planner and client. Anything that goes wrong should be fixed in a timely manner where the client won't notice. A successful event leads to client loyalty most of the times so they'll book with you again. Profitability - Ensure each event doesn't result in a loss Guest Experience - What the guests experience will ultimately determine how the client's satisfaction of the event will be by the end of the night. A guest's experience will be based off of service and quality. The quality of the chairs, the plates even right down to the utensils they're eating from, the music, the drinks, and most importantly, the food. Happy guest = happy client Perceived Value - Adding a special touch to an itinerary that the client wasn't expecting makes all the difference

Inthe hospitality/tourism industry it's so easy for cyber threats to come up and this year it has been increasing in the industry. Cyber hackers find it easy to target places like hotels for instance where there are overnight shifts of people inputing valuable and sensitive information in the computers the hackers have felt like they hit the jackpot knowing this so it's important for businesses to have security with their techonology.

A lot of new trends with IT have emerged within the year of 2018 so far which include: Virtual concierge - Saving guests the time to physically go down to a concierge desk and wait to talk to someone is key with online 24-hour concierge service Mobile connections/payments - Mobile check-ins Personalized experiences/smart rooms/Internet of Things - Using apps to control room temperature, lighting, etc In-room technology upgrades - Introducing smart TVs and all-access wifi Virtue Reality - 360-degree videos of hotel properties are now a thing. Offering guests the opportunity to see where they'll be staying is a huge advantage Robots - The Henn-na Hotel in Japan is ran by robots all throughout the property and this phenomenon is expanding to other hospitality establishments.

The first challenge is Enterprise Resource Planning - Following through with solutions specifically for hoteliers made by a hotelier is the most effective. The second challenge is Staff Variations - Cloud-based tools will be a hoteliers best friend in managing earnings and transactions. The third challenge is Data Overload - When there's just too much data, hoteliers have to find a way to have an analytics tool that will show where improvement is needed. The fourth challenge is Core Challenges - To focus on core challenges, although this may not work for everyone, outsourcing can be a good way to save on costs and it's an efficient method.

POS has shaped the way hospitality businesses conduct payment now. They have switched over using fast and efficient ways for customers to make a payment. There are 3 new ways: POS using "contactless" payment such as ApplePay, paying online saves time from standing in lines, and last but least, mobile ordering which is convenient for on-the-go.

This article talks about the history of how property management systems came about and how it has changed over time. The author breaks down what PMS has contributed in 10 segments: Madness, Curiosity, Strain, Jealously, Selfishness, Disillusion, Struggle, Effort, Passion and Hope.

This article speaks on energy efficiency being a major drive for why hotels are going green with their technology and offering in-room tablets in more and more guest rooms. The room automation features are what allow your energy to be used "modestly". Also by being green, these in-room tablets prevent companies from using paper which if we can save on paper, we save trees. Even those who like to read now have e-text for bibles, books,and magazine issues as well as news articles instead of print material.

This article speaks on how cloud systems are changing the hospitality system in a BIG way. Listed below, are how it is doing so successfully: Due to Cloud-based applications being offered by a vendor, there is no expensive hardware to install which makes it a reoccurring system for smaller hotels to be able to use such an advanced system. They allow guests to maneuver through their stay stress-free and giving them the convenience of not having to go down to the front desk to ask questions or make any food orders and these cloud systems record their behavior which allows the hotels to give them suggestions on where to go, what spa treatments to get and of course, what food to order. It also allows hotels to integrate software with various vendors unlike the traditional ones being used. With this, hoteliers can now have a customized management suite to meet all of their needs.