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Why Event Management Software? 10 Reasons to Get Started - 3 views

  • event website
  • payments online.
  • Event Registration and ticketing– Creation of your event website and event app– Event promotion– Event Networking– Attendee Management– Feedback– Event analytics to track it all
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  • networking platform
  • Another benefit of digital check-ins is that it helps in ensuring event security.
  • Every event planner wants his/her event to stand out, to make an impression.
  • Easy answer: customization.
  • very element of your event is customizable. You can design your event website and event app and tailor it as per your brand requirements.
  • Event management software can hand down provide you the value addition of a number of vendors at almost half the cost
  • event management software was created to make planning speedier and more efficient.
  • planning in terms of event website, networking platform, event analytics,
  • Attendees can register on your event website, move on to choose the type of ticket they wish to purchase and pay using the payment portal hosted on your own domain.
  • A QR code is basically a two-dimensional barcode that can be scanned
  • Event management software is the collective term for a wide range of software products used in the management of professional and academic conferences, trade exhibitions, conventions, and meetings.”
  • Making the most of these event analytics can really help you maximize your overall event ROI.
  • Event promotion is one of the most important aspects of event planning.
  • event networking platform feature of the software
  • Event networking platform is a great way to help attendees fulfill their agenda of networking as well as drive engagement throughout the event.
  • Some event management software work on subscription models. This is a great option for event planners who conduct a lot of events within a year. You can create and manage multiple events from a single platform.
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    In this article you'll find tips on how crucial is the technology advancement in all types of the events.
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Top 10 reasons for data backup - 0 views

  • 1. Data Loss Prevention
  • save important files if a system crash or hard drive failure occurs.
  • 2. Operation Plan B
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  • Additional backups are necessary if natural or man-made disasters occur.
  • 3. Tax Reporting and Audits
  • it is important for companies to save financial and accounting data for tax reporting purposes.
  • 4. Client Relationship
  • Saved information improves client relationship management, which leads to increased marketing and sales
  • 5. Investor Relations
  • aved information symbolizes a company's due diligence and organization. Without data backup, shareholders cannot make informed decisions or determine a company's value.
  • 6. Archiving
  • Backed up information streamlines the development of archives
  • 7. Competitive Gain
  • there are many businesses that fail to data backup important information.
  • 8. Improved Productivity
  • Archived files lead to comparative studies of the past and present to devise a more effective plan.
  • 9. No Wasted Time
  • 10. Peace of Mind
  • data backup is necessary to save the business from losing investors and customers and closing down.
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    This article of Swift Digital supports talks about the importance of backing up data and how it's crucial for not only your businesses's data, but your personal data as well.
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The Hotel Technology Revolution We've All Been Waiting For - 0 views

  • Hotels require a complex array of software and data sets to operate, and most of them still operate in silos.
  • The hospitality industry is in need of a technology ecosystem: one hub where all hotel data is centralized, structured, and connected.
  • Marketplace offers hotels one central location to manage and customize their technology.
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  • SnapShot Marketplace allows hotels to pick and choose the applications that they need to effectively run their business, as well as test out new applications and share data from any application to hotel staffers via Fabric, SnapShot's very own hotel messaging tool
  • hotels can customize their entire software stack, integrating all the moving pieces and making the data work for them.
  • Hotels are able to integrate all of their data. Everything. Then they are able put it to maximum use.
  • The ramifications of a technology ecosystem of this caliber are massive. Rather than cobbling together fixes and integrating a few technologies, hotels will officially have access to true data integration in which all the major systems can actually work together.
  • drive more profitable bookings, as hotels are able to more accurately evaluate where their highest value
  • and highest volume business
  • When an entire hotel can communicate about that data with ease and from anywhere, these teams become a part of the same, hyper-productive ecosystem.
  • The goal was to remove the burden of building integrations so that hotel technology companies and developers could focus on building great technology, not getting access to data.
  • The hospitality industry has long been in need of a data solution that connects instead of divides, a technology solution that works together for the greater good of the hotels that depend on it.
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    This article mentions about the SnapShot Marketplace which is a system that allows hotels to pick and choose the applications they need to run their business. Hotels can customize their entire software and integrate all their data in one place.
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5 Essential Benefits of E-Menu for Restaurants | HashMicro - 1 views

  • restaurants have provided mobile applications to make it easier for their customers to place orders. Many also have joined food delivery applications such as DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, and many more.
  • ustomers, especially millennial ones, cannot be separated from technology
  • They want to keep connected with technology even when they are eating out. This is why many restaurant owners have switched to E-Menu.
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  • E-Menu is one of the most effective ways to retain your current customers and acquiring new ones.
  • Your restaurant guests can also add or delete items from their order lists and place orders in just a few clicks.
  • E-Menu helps you modernize your restaurant and make it more advanced than other restaurants.
  • When your restaurant guests are happy with the service you provide, they will most likely share the great experiences with their peers and post good reviews on Google, Yelp, Instagram, or Facebook.
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    The article from HashMicro mentions benefits on having E-Menu's in the restaurant and how it helps boost the hospitality industry because of its unique attraction.
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GDS vs. Channel Manager: What's Better for Small Hotels? - 1 views

  • In the distribution landscape, Global Distribution Systems (GDS) are just one of the many players involved in selling your rooms to a world of travelers. They are one of the oldest kinds of distributors in the industry, so it’s important that you understand how you can work with them effectively.
  • A GDS doesn’t work exclusively for accommodation providers – it does the same for airlines, activities, and car rental companies.
  • Your rooms are sold through all channels connected through the GDS e.g. traditional travel agents. Whoever sells your room earns a standard commission. Your guest pays you, then you pay your agent. An easy way to understand this model is if you think about how you would work with your local brick and mortar travel agency, that caters to walk-in customers. This is the default model used upon connecting with a GDS.
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  • In this model, you would work with online travel agents (OTAs) like Booking.com via the third party service provider. An OTA sells rooms on your behalf, allowing your guests to find and select your hotel, check your availability, and make a booking.
  • However, this is very costly. As they are a third party provider of GDS services, you would not only pay commission to the OTA (a percentage of each booking), but you would also be paying the third party service provider a commission for use of the system (usually $10-$12 per reservation).
  • The only difference is, they won’t guarantee it (there is less of an incentive to sell you because there is no additional commission for them), and they will de-emphasise your listing (by placing it at the end of the list, hiding images, hiding room rate, and other strategies).
  • You set up several rates (usually 25%-45% less than retail rate), selling your rooms based on bids that guests make based on location, star rating, and other attributes. For example, Priceline uses a bidding system, and Hotwire allows guests to make bookings based on discounted rates.
  • GDSes are great for tapping into the corporate travel market – however, it is being used more for other types of travel than for accommodation.
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    This article from the Little Hotelier talks about what exactly is GDS and the Channel Manager and which on is better for Small Hotels. Small Hotels should opt for the system that gives them what they need, but in their price range and for the size of their business.
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Global E-waste Monitor 2020 - 0 views

  • The Global E-waste Monitor is a collaborative effort between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Sustainable Cycles (SCYCLE) Programme currently co-hosted by the United Nations University (UNU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA).
  • higher levels of disposable incomes, urbanisation, and industrialisation in many developing countries are leading to growing amounts of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and, consequently, to greater amounts of e-waste.
  • Toxic and hazardous substances such as mercury, brominated flame-retardants (BFR) or chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) are found in many types of electronic equipment and pose severe risk to human health and the environment if not handled in an environmentally sound manner.
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  • predicts global e-waste will reach 74 Mt by 2030,
  • In 2019, only 17.4 per cent of e-waste was officially documented as formally collected and recycled
  • a target to increase the global e-waste recycling rate to 30 per cent by 2023
  • The number of countries that have adopted a national e-waste policy, legislation or regulation has increased from 61 to 78 between 2014 and 2019.
  • TU Member States also set a target to raise the percentage of countries with an e-waste legislation to 50 per cent – or 97 countries - by 2023.
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    This article is very interesting and eye opening. Just the thought that "by 2023" the e-waste will be down is unrealistic. Companies will keep making more products and the e-waste will grow, unless they don't change the materials they use to create that type of technology.
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Technology in the hospitality industry - exploring the very latest trends - 5 views

  • Installing and maintaining a hotel-wide wireless network may be coupled with costs, but many leading hotel groups have started to install high density Wi-Fi and started to offer in-building mobile phone coverage as guests have come to expect these services during their stay (not only for themselves, but also for their guests if they are hosting a conference or function at the hotel).
  • While the amount of AV and digital equipment that goes into a typical conference room is fairly minimal, staging companies are often hired for various projects in order to equip the facility as required.
  • Guests want to be able to do everything from checking in at a venue’s automated kiosk to ordering room service with a digital device instead of standing in queues and moving around the hotel premises to order food.
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  • investing in a check-in/cocierge app requires a small initial investment and can lead to greater efficiency and savings as hotel staff are able to focus on customer service and property developers don’t have to create large static reception desks at each entrance and hotel location.
  • can transfer data at up to 424 kbits/second and the communication is enabled when two devices touch each other, which makes mobile payments (by touching the smart phone to a credit card) an instant, secure process.
  • this technology could also be used to track loyalty points from a guest’s use of the conference facilities or room service.
  • Infrared scanners are now also used to minimise disruptions relating to housekeeping (which is a common complaint from customers).
  • Hotels will increasingly install smart room access systems that allow guests to unlock their doors by simply swiping their phones across a keyless pad on the door.
  • Starwood (owner of the Sheraton, Weston and “W” hotel chains) has already upgraded 30,000 room locks across 150 hotels with this system and Hilton will be implementing a similar system at 10 of their US properties this year. In 2016, they will be deploying the smart room key technology globally.
  • This technology will mean that guests don’t have to worry about picking up keys and front desk staff won’t have to issue new keys in the event that a guest loses their room key.
  • The hotel room’s television, radio and clock are taking a backseat as travellers use their own technology to keep themselves entertained.
  • Many companies in the hospitality industry are already using social media to their advantage as guests check-in on location-based social media apps, tweet about their experience on Twitter and share their holiday photos with friends and followers on Instagram and Facebook.
  • his shift has led to many hotel and leisure groups developing active social media monitoring and communication strategies in order to stay on top of what’s being said about them online
  • All of these experiences need to be part of an integrated, dynamic system so that the guests’ experiences are at the forefront of the marketing and operational team’s mind.
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    Technology evolves everyday it keeps getting better and making lives even easier. Guests are attracted to hotels who have the latest technology. This week I saw in social media a friend of mine is currently in Las Vegas and her room had an Echo Dot and she was asking Alexa to turn off the lights and close the shades. That got my attention and is proving the point on how the Hospitality industry has to be at the very top of the latest technology trends.
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