This article states that the event management technology and software market is expected to grow by 2024. Some drivers being growing use of social media for event marketing and some opportunities being gamification of events to engage the audience. The market is growing because of the demand and needs to plan and organize. Event Technology helps enhance and better the event.

The article is about how new technology and trends are coming too fast and a lot of businesses and restaurants can't keep up with the pace. A lot of companies have said that they are not investing fast enough and taking advantage of the new things that are available. However, they have said that labor costs have gone down because of these new technologies.

This article describes how technology is forcing companies to reevaluate and change how they take certain approaches to business. A lot of companies are having a difficult time keeping up to date with technology as more and more different companies emerge and start using more advance technology than they have. An alarming amount of companies have admitted they have no approach. Experts are telling companies to be open-minded and start thinking of an approach.

This article states that one of the main reasons for digital kiosks in fast food places is because of a high turnover rate. A lot of fast food places are getting less applications and a higher turnover because of the low wages they offer and little room to grow. Some have no choice but to start using these because of the lack of employees. The article states that restaurants are also starting to use this type of technology to save money on other costs they may need to put forth money towards. But some do think this doesn't mean technology will take over. Some even believe it is a way we can work together as one to make more money for the restaurants we may work in.

The article provides information on how Southwest Airlines will finally be participating in the GDS system starting in the year 2020 which is coming up soon. They feel as though this will help their customers modify and customize their reservations and also be able to change, book their own and cancel their reservations at their leisure without needing a Travel Agent. They know they have not been the easiest airline to work with and feel as though this will help and bring in $10-20 million more for them in revenues. I feel as though this is a good move for Southwest Airlines.

This article predicts how hotels are changing with technology and how they will run in the year of 2119. Studies predict that hotels will be more personalized because of technology even going as far as printing 3D food with people order room service at to their rooms. Customer service will definitely be rarer as guests have more ability to do things on their own. The only thing this article doesn't mention is how that might be a problem for the hospitality industry. I think this could be as it can cause less jobs. All in all, hotels will be mainly focused around technology and it will be rare to find those moments where technology is not involved.

The article discusses the importance of the MIS job function as we were talking about in this weeks module. MIS is an important job function because it used to provide and use technology to increase productivity, problem-solving and decision making in a business. MIS is a job that will just keep growing and evolving as time goes on.