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Choice created the software in 2003 as an inexpensive solution for franchisees of its economy brands.

The PMS had a lot of growing pains at first, but eventually it became more and more cloud enabled and was adopted across the company.

“A lot of companies had outsourced their IT and now they’re bringing it back in house because they can do almost everything they need on the cloud or through software as a service.

Booking Holdings Buys Activities Distribution Startup FareHarbor – Skift

Booking Holdings said Thursday that it will acquire U.S.-based, experiences booking-software provider FareHarbor.

The FareHarbor acquisition will help provide content to expand Booking.com‘s upselling of consumers on tours after the consumers have already bought another product from the online travel giant.

When a guest feels the hotel understands them, they are 13% more likely to stay there again. The majority of hotel visitors want to experience new technology

Marriott is testing the technology at its hotels in China, which shortens check-in time from three minutes or more to less than one minute.

InterContinental Hotels Group is creating AI smart rooms in its hotels in China. The rooms allow guests to use voice control technology and speak naturally to get personalized assistance for both business and personal travel.

Many restaurants have turned to tech in the last couple of years, even if reluctantly, to adapt to a new reality.

1. Online ordering systems and delivery apps

he food delivery market is now worth more than $150 billion globally, which has more than tripled since 2017 largely attributed to the pandemic, according to statistics from McKinsey.

clouds, in the tech sense, are incredibly versatile

Cloud computing still relies upon the same physical server hardware that forms the backbone of any computer network. The difference is that cloud architecture makes the processing power and storage capacity of that hardware available over the internet.

Cloud deployment describes the way a cloud platform is implemented

With more than 65% of reservations made online, so many channels available to distribute your hotel services, and online aggregators, it's especially important to monitor and manage your hotel or resort's online presence.

Booking calendars

Displaying bookings in one place can save a hotelier a lot of trouble and effort.

The shape of the future is unclear.For a glimpse at what may come, look to Air Canada, which this week processed its first transaction via a new platform called NDC Exchange.

For several years now, Air Canada has offered internet-based connections for online travel agencies and travel management companies to access its airfares. These worked outside of the incumbent three giants of travel distribution, Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport.

About 40 to 50 agencies access Air Canada’s application programming interfaces, or APIs, to process about a million tickets a year via direct connections that avoid the intermediaries.

In addition to speeding up registration time, incorporating RFID technology into events will help with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis, thereby making it easier for planners to target what worked during their event and what didn’t.

Though event apps are admittedly helpful, they now have a new hurdle to face. Producing an application to be used for one event is costly, time consuming, and inefficient, as users must learn how to interact with the app for each new event attended. Phone storage space is very important to consumers. Many are hesitant to download an application that they will only use once. Thus, event apps that can continue to deliver value to customers beyond the date of the event itself, are going to become a huge trend.

RFID also has the potential to allow attendees to become more engaged with the event across various social platforms.

The global EMS market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 8.42% during the period 2016–2020

Event management software is an investment with a definite return.

Event management software provides detailed analytics of every digital aspect of your event starting from the event website, event app, registrations, ticketing to overall feedback.

Alice, a startup that sells operations software to hotels, has raised $26 million in a Series B funding round led by online travel giant Expedia.

Expedia’s interest in Alice suggests that the online travel company is curious about possibly providing more back-end software services for the hotels that use it to market and distribute their inventory globally.

The company “is now at a completely different level,” when it comes to putting into place a set of tools that are broad and comprehensive and that are responsive to what hotels have said their needs are, he claimed.

social media is one of the most crucial tools in any hotel’s marketing strategy for promotion and advertisement. Social networks can give your property exposure like never before to help increase brand awareness and drive more direct bookings.

promote your hotel as an experience,

Social media marketing requires consistent posting, testing, and optimization across various social media channels to attract new customers and build brand awareness.

1. Attracting Sponsors in Innovative WaysOne of the first questions of any event planning process is how to get the funds to make it happen. Because chances are, unless your company has a generous marketing budget, you’re going to have to look elsewhere for financing.

2. Speeding Up Registration With the Right Check-In AppThe world is getting used to getting the things they want faster, and the same goes for attendees. That means you need to find ways to cut down on wait time when you’re planning events.

3. Defining Event Goals and ObjectivesMany planners dive right into planning without giving enough consideration to goals and objectives

Event technology is any digital tool that helps planners complete tasks pertaining to their work as event organizers. Types of event technology include but are not limited to event marketing software, event management software and mobile event apps.

Before event technology, hosting an event was a very manual process. Attendee lists needed to be drafted contact by contact in Excel or on-paper.

Today, event marketers have a complex array of technologies to choose from. Everything from marketing to ticket sales to data collection can easily be added to an organized event tech stack.

What impact will PPE waste streams have on waste management within hotels, and can the industry find better ways to deal with them?

Convenience and service have always been at the core of hotels, and a focus on hygiene is an integral part of that.

this means large quantities of waste – from single-use shampoos and plastic-wrapped bathrobes to breakfast buffets that encourage indulgence.

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Ping Identity solutions for human resource applications help companies get the most out of their HR technology investments.

allow employees to securely access UltiPro and other Web-based HR applications using Single Sign-On (SSO), while making it easier for Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) to provision and manage user accounts.

Your mobile can now literally be the key to your future and open many doors, thanks to a new technology that can have your cellphone talking to your locks.

Frequent travellers can now skip the check-in and check-out process into hotels, collecting keys at reception counters and spending time in lounges paying bills, thanks to Near Field Communication technology that makes mobiles do your work, says Sanjeev Anand, sales and key accounts manager, India, of VingCard Elsafe, supplier of hospitality security solutions worldwide.

His entry is automatically recorded on the front desk.

A new tech platform launched earlier this week can make the matchmaking process easier between lodging operators and local emergency efforts. Owners of a property can make beds or buildings available by using an online form to specify how they’re willing to help. Cloudbeds has worked with Sabre, Marriott, and RateGain and others on the effort.

A new reservations portal provides accommodation to healthcare workers at no cost in Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. It’s called Rooms Against Covid, and GuestCentric Systems and HiJiffy created it.