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Get the Most out of E-Marketing - 0 views

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    The Nation 2010 report mentioned that 41% of UK hospitality business do not have capability to trade online, but the chance of internet cannot be overlooked in the future. Website: a website can provide your customers a good place to visit ,they can see the plenty of food quality and high resolution images of your hotel Google: google is a well known tools which can help your business cannot be overlooked. If you put your hospitality address on google map ,customers will find you when they use google maps. That is an effective way to do your online marketing business. Social networking: company can use twitter ,facebook of youtube as social networking tools to maximize marketing. Youtube: when put a simple video clip about the location of your company, or you use the video show your products to customers, the method can attract a lot of potential guests . Offer vouchers online: online voucher sites are a good way to enhance your presence online and reach new customers. Broadening your reach: over 60% of UK dinner go online to research restaurants and more and more customers choose to search hotels through internet ,it is convenient for them to visit these information at home or abroad. Online orders: software form companies like supercontrol can be integrated on to our site to provide real time booking information. Some tools may not be so appropriate to some age groups but do not rule anything out. You can conduct a survey to figure out which one is your customers most often visit.
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    Too many companies do not realize how important it is for them to have a representable website. A company that has a webiste shows people it is more likely a legitimate company. A company with a nice website tells people its employees take whatever they do seriously, in which make it easier for potential customers to consider using its service. How many times have people nevigate away from a website only because how pathetic it looks not even caring how good the company is? All the money a company spends on advertisement and marketing can go to waste after just one click.
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RezExchange Launches Direct Integration With Social Marketing Platform Flip.to - 0 views

  • Approximately 15 to 25 percent of guests who book rooms at participating hotels engage with Flip.to, and for every 100 engaged guests, an average of 10 to 20 additional room nights are booked within six months.
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    Hotel Concepts- Brilliant, a leading global provider of advanced PMS, recently announced its integration of Flip.to into RezExchange. For a small monthly subscription, Flip.to acts as marketing platform for hotels, restaurants, and airports. Customers can use it to comment, post feedback, and recommend the establishment to friends who in turn can get discounts. It also allows loyal guests and customers incentives to spread the word. RezExchange allows customers to manage their sales channels directly from the hotel management system and will receive all reservations from these channels directly into their own database. With this integration customers don't have to present printed coupons and any earned incentives are automatically credited to their hotel profiles. Hotels, restaurants, and airports that already use RezExchange and integrate Flip.to into their system will become more streamlined making it that much easier for customers and guests to build up and use their incentives.   L'Auberge Carmel hotel in California is the first property to go live with this integration and thus far, this integration has proved successful. Approximately 15 to 25 percent of guests who book rooms at participating hotels engage with Flip.to, and for every 100 engaged guests, an average of 10 to 20 additional room nights are booked within six months. 
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Why should hoteliers bet on video marketing? | By Estefania Escobar - 0 views

  • As consumers use any screen to consume content, the video should gain a space in your marketing mix in order to have an effective strategy.
  • For example, around 85% of YouTube travel searches concentrate on destinations, activities, points of interest and general travel ideas.
  • Seasonality is also relevant for videos, as travel search peaks in March, July, and October in YouTube, and Google.com travel searchers are mainly related to brands and purchases.
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  • As videos are easier to the consumer when compared to written words, it's a fantastic way to convey key messages in a clear and appealing manner. Connecting to the emotional needs of travelers is essential. Although travelers can be interested in guest-generated content, most watched videos come from brands or professionals.
  • The first step to include video in your marketing efforts is to choose the platform you want to use to share the content, as each platform has different characteristics and audiences. YouTube leads the top of mind and viewers, with over a billion users watching content on the platform. Hoteliers can upload content for free and it's up to the video producers to decide length, quality, and other details. Additionally, videos in YouTube can be easily shared in social media and blogs.
  • Hoteliers can share their videos from other platforms, or upload videos directly to Facebook, or create their own live streams. In Facebook, native content tends to perform better and reach higher numbers of people. Other social media platforms include Snapchat and Instagram, where predominant content relates to lifestyle, personal experiences and aspirational content.
  • As digital video expands and becomes an important source for guest journeys and travelers spend more time than ever watching videos, hoteliers should consider expanding their own marketing strategy to tell stories, enrich their brand, to ultimately inspire and engage with today's travelers.
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17 Must-Know Event Management Automation Tips | Cvent Blog - 0 views

  • meeting and events industry is big business, providing upwards of six million jobs, almost every one of them requiring some type of logistics management skills.
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  • Maximizing your operational efficiencies during events — whether they're large, small, or in-between — can mean the difference between success and failure.
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  • Take capacity management, for example. If a room is unoccupied, or event space empty, a hotel or conference center loses money. Or food and beverage planning. In addition to having the right staffing for food preparation, service, and cleanup, you need accurate guest data to avoid costly over-ordering. 
  • Read on to explore automation’s impact on marketing, sales, and operations so that you can narrow down the best options for your hotels.
  • Marketing your event space is key to helping event planners, businesses and organizations discover your facility and services, especially when you consider 67 percent of the buyer’s journey is now conducted digitally.
  • Social media automation software is used to automate or semi-automate the process of sharing posts and content on social media channels to promote events.
  • For example, you could have one Facebook page for your hotel, and one for your event spaces
  • There are many benefits to email marketing, from saving money on printing and mailing to increasing attendee engagement and generating buzz.
  • Event planners begin researching venues online before contacting your sales team, and 3D floor plans help them visualize how their conference would fit your location
  • RFP management tools automatically prioritize and send responses to event planners and group business leads. This will help you reduce a major pain point for planners: the length of time it takes to receive hotel responses on RFPs
  • The meetings and events sector is competitive — drawing and landing group sales requires hotel CRM software that automatically scores leads and supports lighting-fast responses to RFPs
  • Think like an event planner when it comes to your meeting facility ingress and egress; give them access to electrical outlets and secure Wi-Fi networks to hook-up wireless printers that produce name tags as attendees sign-in
  • On-site meetings at events are important for attendees for many reasons, including cost.
  • Hotels such as Caesars have been testing mobile ordering technology for food to better cater to guests. Have event attendees share F&B preferences during check-in and automate push notifications to remind them of onsite cafes and restaurants before breaks. 
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    The event management space is more becoming more competitive. Now hotels and event planners are seeing these as an additional source of revenue. This article focuses on tips how events and conferences can use strategies to automate certain practices to capture a wider target audience all while spending less time and money.
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5 Event Industry Trends To Watch Out For In 2015 | Ungerboeck Software - 1 views

  • 1. Content, Content, Content. Feed attendees’ hunger for knowledge and keep the event buzz alive in the digital world: Offering digital content is a wonderful way to magnify the effect of content generated at an exhibition,
  • 2. Innovative Event Formats. Audience engagement was a widely discussed topic this year and it is true that events have changed significantly by focusing more on attendees.
  • 3. Millennials & Generation Y. A new generation enriches the industry with different expectations and experiences: The so-called “Generation Y” often has a firmer grasp of technology.
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  • 4. Technology Trends. While everyone has been busy collecting data and understanding the “Big Data” picture in the recent past, now’s the time to analyze. According to meeting & IT expert Corbin Ball analytics tools, especially with regards to mobile apps, will be fundamental for organizations looking at leveraging data into opportunity.
  • 5. Social Media & Events. Closely connected with strategic content marketing, social media plays an important role in event marketing success.
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    Underboeck Software International, a hospitality industry-related watch group, discusses five industry trends to watch out for that were critical in 2014 and were expected to continue being important into 2015 and beyond. Its main focus appears to center around information technology and the path in which key target markets utilize this technology to perform functions associated with their hospitality needs.
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25 Eco-Friendly Hotel Ideas for Sustainable Properties | Cvent Blog - 0 views

  • Hotels around the world are rolling out a plethora of green initiatives like smart showers, solar power installations, and waste diversion.
  • Sustainable hotels are businesses that significantly reduce their environmental impact through green best-practices in maintenance, services, logistics, products, and supplies. The core elements revolve around reducing waste, saving energy, and cutting down on water usage.
  • Utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) technology, these same room amenities can be connected to apps so guests can change settings remotely. 
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  • Make your staff eco-friendly
  • 1. Create a green team.
  • 2. Target low-hanging fruit to start.
  • 3. Make the hiring and training process green.
  • Ensure guest services are eco-friendly
  • 4. Focus on efficiency. 
  • 5. Upgrade your transportation offerings and services with sustainability in mind.
  • Make guest rooms more green  6. Automate conservation.
  • When hotels go green, they do less damage to the environment, lower costs, and win goodwill from guests. 
  • 7. Furnish rooms sustainably.
  • Make food services eco-friendly 8. Reduce waste during events.
  • 9. Incorporate reusable dishes, silverware, glasses and mugs.
  • 10. Shop local.
  • 11. Compost and donate food from your kitchen.
  • Make the gift shop green 12. Stock-up with sustainable items.
  • 13. Operate with efficiency.
  • 16. Install a worm composting bin.
  • 15. Water wisely.
  • Smart irrigation systems
  • Create hotel landscaping and gardening that's eco-friendly 14. Cut down on runoff.
  • Keep hotel utilities green 17. Keep things shady.
  • 18. Automate water and energy conservation.
  • 19. Invest in green infrastructure.
  • Make hotel maintenance green 20. Give your operations a check-up.
  • 21. Keep an eye on your systems.
  • Ensure hotel waste management is sustainable 22. Ditch the plastic water bottles.
  • 23. Compost whenever possible.
  • Go green for purchasing 24. Make green decisions.
  • 25. Shop for certified green appliances.
  • Share the good news about your sustainable hotel:
  • As you take steps to improve sustainability, it’s imperative to get the word out about these positive practices.  Social media is popular with environmentally conscious consumers.
  • Incorporate your sustainability business practices into your search engine optimization (SEO) marketing efforts to rank higher in Google search results.
  • Partner with green business organizations.
  • Email marketing is another key tool in sharing your news.
  • The hospitality industry should be wary of greenwashing when sharing sustainability stories, as environmentally conscious consumers react negatively to this practice.
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    The focus on sustainability or "going green" is quickly becoming a major trend. This article introduce 25 ways that hotels can use to develop sustainable economic. Supporting sustainable initiatives is important to the lodging industry as a whole. hotels need to continue to innovate and the future of technology in hospitality has to be green, or those brands that do not adopt to these emerging standards face being left behind.
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The Evolution of HR Systems: Update from HR Technology Conference 2010 - 0 views

  • "Integrated Talent Management" is officially the new product category
  • With the exception of Softscape (which was built to work together), most of the product sets in the market come from multiple acquisitions, so each vendor is going through a range of product roadmaps to build an end-to-end solution.
  • As the market shifts in this direction, companies are now differentiating themselves with the newer areas of talent management:  analytics, workforce planning (a new beachhead), onboarding, and social networking.
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  • The Next Generation HRMS Market is Emerging
  • There are three real ways companies upgrade or replace their HRMS.
  • They do a "forklift" replacement.
  • They build a mid-level software layer to slowly replace the HRMS.
  • They build a middle-ware solution that co-exists with the HRMS.
  • First, the market for integrated talent management software has now taught all HR departments that data integration is far more valuable than we might have believed.  
  • Second, there is a tremendous amount of innovation now flowing into the HRMS market.
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    There are few processes about how to select a HRIS technology. What is the degree of flexibility and scalability that the HR information technology software provides? HR professionals should determine if the software can import data from multiple Excel spreadsheets, databases, and paper documents and the level with which it can interface with all kinds of systems and data. Will the HR information technology be able to grow and scale with the organization? Is the HR information technology software able to integrate with other systems? HR can obtain greater efficiencies when data and other employee information entered into one system can be shared with another system. Who is responsible for implementing, or building, the solution? What level of training is involved? HR should have a clear understanding of the level of training and technical expertise that will be required and the amount of time expected. If training is involved, is there a charge? What types of maintenance and upkeep are required? What security measures are built into the HR information technology? If the software is available online, through an ASP or SaaS model, the provider should offer daily backups, backup servers, and added protective layers. Will employees be able to enroll in benefits plans and make changes in real-time to their personal data and plan choices? The system should clearly present the plans available and enable employees to make selections at their convenience, simplifying these actions throughout the process with wizards.
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Hotel Internet Marketing - Creating an Internet Culture at Hotels - 0 views

  • the future of e-commerce in the hospitality industry is guaranteed to be a bright one. And the savvy hotel emarketer has a lot to gain, including room to grow, experiment and “wow” (from SEO to SEM, blogging to social networking, there’s plenty to keep the eager hotel eMarketer busy experimenting).
  • But what about those in the industry just climbing on-board, especially employees in hotel operations and those struggling to make sense of the opportunities and challenges presented by the Internet? What can hotel eMarketers do to ensure interest and support at hotels? How do you create a culture of understanding and mutual growth?
  • The answer is simple…create interest, excitement and buy-in at your hotels.
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    This article shows that internet becomes more and more popular in people's daily life and at the same time e-commerce and e-marketing are just starting to make a mark in the industry, so hospitality industry should take this opportunity to focus on the importance of e-marketing.
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Hotel Internet Marketing For The Hospitality Industry | Mannix Marketing, Inc. - 0 views

  • Who knew blogging and social media sites like Facebookand Twitter, would be such a great outlet to generate interest and connect with potential guests! A blog is another inexpensive hotel internet marketing tool that can be added to your marketing mix! Talk about new events and exciting news going on at your lodging property, as well as sharing tips (maybe your favorite breakfast recipe?!) and talking about what is going on in your area. There is nothing more appealing than staying in an establishment that knows the ins and outs of what’s happening in your location!
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      Thought that this was very interesting. It shares the fact that blogging in Facebook and Twitter would generate loyal guests and guests that are in tune with the product. As a traveler myself, it would be nice if a hotel is hosting a special event or if there is an activity that the hotel would suggest.
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10 Trends for Online Marketers in 2012 | Entrepreneur.com - 0 views

  • attract shoppers with unbeatable deals. Then seek profits by generating repeat sales and referrals from your new customers
  • Mobile pull marketing means giving consumers ways to interact with your advertising over mobile devices, and pulling them closer to a purchase decision
  • onsumers can allow the use of location detection technology on their phones or check in to a physical location with their phones
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  • Use a social-media monitoring tools such as Trackur or Google Alerts to find out what people are saying when they mention your company or products.
  • more people will go online in 2012 than ever before.
  • Get your point of sale ready by accepting payments through PayPal or by enabling Google Wallet or a proprietary point-of-sale option.
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    this article talks about the trends int he marketing that are happening now, or are about to happen in the near future. Author compares new trends to an air travel. Trends that already have a lot of people being into are about to start, and there are some that exist but more people need to accept it before they will become successful.  
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How Marriott Wants to be the Red Bull of the Hotel Industry | Variety - 0 views

  • Marriott International today announced the formation of an internal content studio through which it will develop, produce and distribute a slate of entertainment projects that will include web series, short films, TV shows, music events and movies. The goal for the Bethesda, Maryland-based company is to appeal to the “next-generation traveler” — made up mostly of millennials — with story driven content marketing.
  • With 18 brands, Marriott is the world’s largest hotel company with over 4,000 hotels in 78 countries. Through its individual properties, in-room TVs, websites, mobile platforms and reward program, Marriott certainly has the network through which it can distribute entertainment.
  • To promote the projects, Marriott will use its website; its mobile app; various social media channels; in-room TV network; and Marriott Rewards, a loyalty membership program that has over 45 million subscribers.
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    Marriott is seeking to become the Red Bull of the hotel industry. While I first thought that this meant that it wanted to become synonymous as a brand with hotels generally, as Red Bull's brand is with energy drinks, what Marriott is actually pushing for is a sophisticated eMarketing strategy. The company is focusing on content marketing by developing and producing (in-house or through contract) its own videos, shows, web series, movies, musical events, etc. and distributing it through their network of properties. The distribution strategy will focus on using Marriott's 4,000 rooms, which are located across 78 different countries globally. In addition to pushing content through in-room TVs, Marriott will also use its rewards program and mobile app to distribute what it produces to its consumers. Marriott does not plan to abandon its print or online advertising; it is simply adding another platform to increase and diversify its global reach and strategy. The ultimate goal is to fill rooms, but with Millennials, creating long-lasting, individual, memorable experiences is important to overall brand loyalty. Thus, content marketing provides a means by which Marriott can offer original, targeted content to its consumers. In the future, it can become a full-fledged development studio providing complete content for its consumers, in turn pressuring companies like Netflix, Hulu, etc. In the short-term, producing content and releasing it through their app will allow Marriott to increase brand awareness, loyalty, and the overall guest experience. Over time, Marriott is not simply pushing a product or service; they are building meaningful relationships with their consumers.
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The Best Event Management Software: 10 Apps to Plan and Manage Your Business Events - 0 views

  • Here, we're showcasing apps that save you time and energy when managing logistics, deadlines, and attendee engagement. The event management apps listed here are a combination of companion tools that can be used together for ultimate productivity as well as end-to-end event planning software.
  • Advanced segmentation capabilities help you separate your audiences based on interests and ticket level with one click, and you can send personalized content that's dependent on how your attendees use the app during the event
  • This means you can send out personalized campaigns to different types of registrants and optimize your messaging for that segment of users.
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  • in event management and online ticketing, Eventbrite offers all the features you would expect: easy-to-build event pages, built-in payment processing, and real-time reporting. But it also has something else up its sleeve: a robust integration with Facebook that allows you to market your event on the social network and allow attendees to buy tickets via Facebook's checkout.
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    A number of Event Management Software have populated the market all with an aim to provide attendees with a memorable experience from marketing, ticketing, logistics, communication, gamifying, and measurement. The article gives indepth inight on 10 apps that aids planners from end to end
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Smart hospitality-Interconnectivity and interoperability towards an ecosystem - Science... - 0 views

  • The Internet brings boundary-less business environment and a strong competitive market. The oversupply of tourism suppliers, especially in the hotel industry, forces hoteliers to be innovative and creative and to find ways to differentiate and give prominence to their hotel among the large number of competitors.
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      Using the "smartness" of the internet through interoperability and interconnectivity, the tourism industry can enable hospitality organizations to develop their competitiveness through better understanding of customers and market conditions and develop their decision making processes.
  • Technology in hospitality not only acts as a tools to improve operation efficiency and effectiveness (Yu and Lee, 2009) but also co-create customer experiences (Neuhofer et al., 2015), improve organisational performance (Melián-González and Bulchand-Gidumal, 2016), and disseminate marketing information (Okumus, 2013). Electronic marketing campaigns now shift its focus to cocreate through social media. Customers’ pre-purchase and on-site behaviour are influenced by the context posted on online platforms (Buhalis and Foerste, 2015).
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      This can be proven with the preferences of the guests in terms of making reservations. According to EuroStat, "In marketing and distribution statistics have shown that 59% of the travel reservation are made online," indicating "strong customer desire for online platform reservations" using online travel agency websites "as the key information and booking source for hotel reservations," as studied by Yacoue and Fleischer.
  • Based on the related literature on smart network and application interoperability and interconnectivity, this study proposes an integrated smart hospitality network which includes sensors (for collecting external data), cloud computing (big data storage and processing), and intelligence applications that enables automated operations to support intelligent business decisions with minimum customization of communication protocols.
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AI in Hospitality: Power Up Your Content with Generative AI - 1 views

  • Generative AI is a subset of artificial intelligence that involves training models to generate original content, spanning various formats, including images, videos, text, and music.
  • The power of Generative AI lies in its capacity to generate novel and realistic content effortlessly, opening up a world of innovative marketing approaches for hoteliers like you.
  • offering many possibilities to generate captivating content in seconds
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  • Using today’s tools, your teams can easily create original and engaging written content that resonates with your target audience
  • generate realistic, high-quality images to showcase your properties, rooms, amenities, and mor
  • You can also leverage this technology to create virtual tours, showcase room variations, or highlight specific hotel features
  • Using tools like Runway, you can generate videos showcasing your properties, amenities, or destination attractions
  • AI models can generate attention-grabbing captions that complement shared visual content by analyzing existing social media posts, trending topics, and hotel-specific data
  • AI models can generate tailored email content that resonates with potential guests by analyzing customer data, preferences, and past interactions
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    This short article explains in a very understanding way how Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps generate original content for hotels, which saves them valuable time. The time you could put into thinking of marketing material, generative AI already helped you create it within seconds let it be a text, image, game, captions, and/or more. This tool basically analyzes the data you feed it and turn it into optimized content which helps "hotel marketers unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity."
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Why Go Green? The Business Case For Sustainability - How To Increase Your Bottom Line B... - 1 views

  • Savvy businesses are aware that regulations do not have to be a negative restraint on their daily operations - in fact, they can offer opportunities to gain an advantage over competitors
  • In recent years however, environmental and social issues are emerging as a key risk issue for the lodging sector.
  • Companies that integrate the environment into their business decisions and reduce their environmental risk and potential liabilities are in a better position to secure investment and reduce their financial and reputational market exposure (Graci and Dodds, 2009).
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  • Whether driven by cost savings or a principled strategy, the hotel industry is recognizing the environment, the community and their human capital as a valuable resource to be protected.
  • Larger companies have been criticized as being the main culprit in releasing excess greenhouse emissions, climate change, environmental devastation, and unfair treatment of employees. Due to such criticisms and negative publicity, many businesses have increased the focus on corporate social responsibility
  • Pollution prevention such as waste discharge into waterways
  • The hotel industry has been pursuing green practices since the 1990s
  • There are many green practices that hotels can implement
  • Several studies have indicated that economic benefits can be gained in hotels through implementing environmental and social initiatives; many with little or no capita
  • Energy consumption
  • Recycling
  • Local products - save transportation costs.
  • The ultimate result of these actions is a win-win situation; to reduce hotel operational costs and harmful environmental impacts
  • For example, a hotel can reduce its energy consumption by 20-40% without adversely affecting performance
  • Over time, however, green practices in the hospitality industry will become a baseline requirement, particularly as the cost of non-renewable energy continues to rise, regulatory pressure increases, and consumers become more demanding.
  • Environmental programs have proved to be an effective means of generating enthusiasm and motivating staff to work as a team to achieve a common purpose
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    I think that it is very important for hotel to go green. Many top hotels are the members of green hotels. That means go green is a trend. Go green could makes the hotel cost savings, competitive advantage, employee retention, customer loyalty, regulatory compliance, decrease risk and it's the right thing to do. When I went to New York, Key West and Boston, I found the hotels where I lived are all green hotels. They use retrofitting light bulbs instead of regular bulbs. But in China, green hotel is not popular. I think that it will be the trend in the future all over the world!
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Insights | Technology in the hospitality industry - exploring the very latest trends - 2 views

  • Technology is advancing at a faster pace than ever before, and this is changing both the expectations of patrons as well as the way in which the hospitality industry conducts its business.
  • of the trends in industry are leading to great improvements and savings for hospitality industry companies; while some are changing how hotel developers plan their buildings, infrastructure, management structure and staffing require
  • Hotel guests expect to be able to connect to the internet seamlessly and without too many interruptions,
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  • Like many of the other technology trends in the hospitality industry, 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
  • Communication between NFC devices can transfer data at up to 424 kbits/second and the communication is enabled when two devices touch each other,
  • This technology is also ideal for self check-ins by guests at hotels as well as the next trend in this article: smart room keys.
  • Some hotels are already offering more futuristic experiences, with robots delivering any items ordered through room service to a guest’s door
  • nfrared scanners are now also used to minimise disruptions relating to housekeeping (which is a common complaint from customers). Instead of hanging a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on doors or having cleaning staff wake up traveling guests with knocks and phone calls, hotel staff can take a more innovative approach by using infrared scanners that will detect body heat within a room and tell cleaning staff that they should rather come back later if the room is currently occupied.
  • 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.
  • While hotels want to be able to offer digital content, they don’t necessarily want to invest in IT infrastructure and IT staff, making cloud computing the ideal solution.
  • Many companies in the hospitality industry are already using social media to their advantage as guests check-in on location-based social media apps,
  • Converged LANs to support multiple services
  • Marketing, management and hotel developers can no longer work in silos and these technology trends are giving them the opportunities, tools and solutions they need to create memorable experiences that can lead to positive change
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    Technology is growing every day and staying up to date with what customer needs and wants are, are very important to being a successful business. This articles main focus is about the growth of technology in the hotel industry and how hotels are adjusting to new and upcoming technology. Customers expect certain tehcnologies now when staying in a hotel such as high speed wifi or electric key swipes now. Also new Developments such as social media. Businesses have started using mobile apps such as twitter or Facebook to learn about the needs and wants of their customers before they have even walked through the door.
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6 Technologies That Will Make Your Exhibition Stand More Interactive | Open Exhibitions - 1 views

  • This technology allows you to integrate computer-generated images with the real world to create an interactive experience.
  • Triggered Technologies
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  • Interactive Screens
  • Incorporating interactive screens into your exhibition stand will make your users’ experience more immersive
  • This boosts communication with visitors and improves the event experience.
  • Mobile Apps
  • Building your own exclusive mobile app for your exhibition can encourage interaction and engagement before, during, and after the event
  • AR or augmented reality can make your exhibition stand more
  • products, services, and exclusive promotions, as well as real-time event information and schedule
  • You can send visitors and customers relevant information and messages
  • Six Technologies That Will Make Your Exhibition Stand More Interactive
  • immersive for visitors and prospects.
  • nd entertaining
  • Users point their screen at a product and it is transformed into an exciting, informative, a
  • experience on their phone
  • encourage your audience to engage with your products or services in different ways and in doing so bring your brand to life.  
  • Video is a simple technology that continues to be effective at exhibitions
  • Eye-catching visuals can attract visitors and draw attention to your stand.
  • You can be really creative with moving images and use it to showcase your products, tell your brand story, or share exclusive content to start a conversation and increase leads and conversions.
  • Social media is a basic everyday technology that can be utilised to make your exhibition stand more interactive and engaging for visitors
  • demonstrates how you can integrate both online and offline techniques into your exhibition marketing strategy.
  • You could live stream your event on Twitter or Facebook to broaden your audience to those not attending the exhibition
  • You should also use hashtags to encourage social sharing around the event to increase brand awareness
  • give visitors a platform to interact directly with your business.
  • use touch screens which visitors can use to learn more about your products, services, or projects
  • use a dynamic drag and drop photo wall or photo booth.
  • Interactive displays and panels with digital touchpoints can also be used on walls and floors to send important information to visitors
  • many possibilities with interactive screens to increase interaction with your exhibition stand.
  • Triggered technologies can capture the attention of visitors to your stand and create excitement around your brand.
  • Triggered technologies use sensors embedded in your stand to trigger an action
  • A movement like a visitor walking past a certain place on your stand triggers a sensor that can either start a video, turn on a light display, play a sound, or activate a special effect
  • . This encourages interaction with your stand and improves visitor engagement.  
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  • From AR and video to social media, interactive screens, triggered technologies and mobile apps, technology can help make your exhibition stand attract visitors, start a conversation, create a memorable user experience, and engage with customers.
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    Six technologies that can be used for your exhibits, events, trade shows, conferences; we want to make a better experience with our clients and having the event be more interactive is the way to go. Who wants to go to a boring event where you only walk from booth to booth? Interaction is what a lot a in search of and this article helps give you pointers on how to do just that.
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How future mobile device usage can give your hotel a competitive advantage | By Maria F... - 1 views

  • Organisations that aren't actively making use of technology trends will find themselves increasingly struggling to compete as their competitors capitalise on the advantages that technology offer, and new, more innovative players enter the space making technology core to the experience.
  • For hotels, we have already seen the ability to make room reservations from mobile devices become commonplace, but by 2017 PwC predicts that at least two-thirds of hotels will allow mobile check in. And from there, the sky's the limit.
  • But most importantly, when the user is making use of their mobile to interact with a hotel, they are providing that hotel with data on their preferences, for example, how they use the hotel's facilities. This information can then be used to personalise the experience – perhaps by offering discounts to favourite services or hotel restaurants, or providing the customer with a favourite drink ready-chilled in the bar fridge on their return visit. This personalised level of service is shown to resonate with customers and improve their experiences.
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  • The hospitality industry is investing a great deal of time and energy in learning how to track, monitor and interact with customers on social media.
  • For smaller hotels and chains, cloud computing such as SiteMinder's Channel Manager and TheBookingButton can handle a large proportion of the technical side of things for a low, flat monthly cost. For larger organisations that might want to handle the technology internally, the ability for technology investment to strengthen guest loyalty, incentivise return customers, increase average daily rate (ADR), and improve the revenue from hotel services is a proven return on investment that can't be ignored.
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    Being ahead of the curve in IT investment can assist in an increase in ADR's and occupancy percentages, which translates to revenue. Mobile technology can assist streamline the guests' check-in/check-out process and offer other amenities via mobile technology. Social media technology offers a plethora of information for marketing and revenue management purposes as well.
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Event Planning Trends to Watch - Small Business Trends - 0 views

  • Events are a major driver of business for small companies.
  • 88 percent of event planners say that apps designed to enhance events increase the satisfaction of their attendees.
  • complete experiences and deeper engagement are just some of the main trends that will change the event/ticketing industries
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  • “We’re utilizing deep social media integration to leverage the fact that access to events is fundamentally a community exercise.
  • Brands looking to employ a similar strategy in 2017 need to focus on creative events that offer unique experiences, e
  • Bhatia explains how event tech is helping integrate data-driven solutions
  • Each will likely develop customized versions of larger solutions; that may provide new partnerships and revenue opportunities.
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    This article touches on the technologies incorporated in events today that make every day life experiences better, faster and more efficient. It was mentioned that a large majority of event planners believe that using event related apps increase the guests satisfaction levels. Applications like kyazoonga, an online ticketing provider for event planners and customers, are becoming more and more prominent. A new trend for event technology is using data insights about customers.Using this information they are able to hone in on their target market and use it to help drive whatever they believe will help their next event be a success. Customer loyalty programs are also becoming a trend as well as the use of social media to better access past, present and future guests.
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