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Maestro reported a 21% increase in online hotel reservations from June 8 to June 15 of this year. This was an increase that was seen at multiple properties that use Maestro. Maestro is also creating many new options for contactless services that the hotels can offer such as mobile key, kiosks, and text messaging.

Property Management Systems is a software that helps manage businesses coordinate its daily functions for easy check in and accommodation purposes. It assist the front office management team with better tracking of request and repairs around the property. PMS has features that classifies it as an ideal factor for properties such as : payment processing, check in/ out access and most importantly being user friendly.

New technologies are helping hotels with ways to open up after Covid-19: Tablets with thermal imaging cameras, UV light sanitizers that guests walk-through, touchless F & B ordering & touchless tipping apps, and social distancing for pools & beaches. All of these innovative ideas and many more will be needed if there is to be a reopening of hotels and if the reopenings will lead to a sustained resurgence in room occupancy. Guests will expect hotels to offer them reasonable health safety measures and hopefully, these new technologies will help them do just that.

The CO2E in travel industry is very high. Author provides serval ways for both buyer and supplier to design a green travel program. These solutions including personal travel plan, CO2E offset models, booking method, CO2E assign, green travel service, behavior changes, and airports designs.

This article discusses how the German Town of Herrenberg created a virtual version of itself that will allow to down develop virtual tourism. The reason I view this as a story about Green computer technology is virtual tourism is a very Green environmentally friendly version of tourism. It allows tourist to explore a place with much less environmental footprint. A virtual tourist can explore a town without flying or driving which reduces air pollution. I don't think virtual tourism would replace actual tourism but can allow for the creation of new tourism without the same environmental impact of actual tourism.

According to the article "Thinner is Better" the recycling of e-waste is a critically important task, because if these devices end up in landfills, they pose potentially significant environmental hazards because of the toxins contained within them. E-Waste recycling allows the metals and other usable parts within them to be used to make new products, which helps hold down production costs. Also, they state that the problem of irresponsible e-waste disposal could get worse as consumers continue to drive up sales of paper-thin tech devices. Researchers say that the slimmer and more compact electronics are, the harder it is to take them apart for recycling.Design trends are now believed to play a growing role in the problem of e-waste, since thinner tablets and phones with fewer components are harder to dissemble and are increasing the cost of recycling.

Consumers are significantly more eco-concious in their daily lives which translates significantly to their hotel experience. They want to ensure that they and the hotels they stay at are doing their best efforts to be green. Hotels that create green initiatives see more return from those guests. Cloud computing is also one of those initiatives.

19% of travelers said they would pay more to vacation with a green resort. Sustainable hotels are shaving 8% off expenses in their first year. Biomimicry is the future of because they will not only be energy efficient but coexist peacefully with the natural habitat.

Hotel Indigo in Dubai runs entirely on solar power. With a digital building management system, the hotel can monitor, control and track energy use to become more efficient. Biophilic Design Biophilic design in hotels can achieve a sense of serenity, mixing natural with artificial. Plus, guests will stick around longer, with a 36% higher dwell rate compared to hotel lobbies without biophilic features. Repurposed Materials At RIMBA Jimbaran Hotel in Bali, Indonesia, the lobby is built from driftwood and the remnants of old fishing boats. Sustainable Architecture The wave coursing, while not eco-friendly, accurately matches the original 1920s architecture. Biomimicry Solutions Biomimicry in hotel design can enhance the guest experience for the modern, eco-conscious traveler. A hotel could generate power using wind, absorb sunlight and collect and recycle rainwater. Cloud Computing Combined with automation, which won't bog down internal operations, a hotel can monitor performance, manage energy use, detect felt and diagnostics and much more.

Summary: It is clear that airlines and airports are responsible for plastic waste. The case is in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is one of the busiest airports in the world. The airport has planned to reduce plastic waste to a minimum in recent years. Airlines have taken part in eliminating plastic waste and cooperate with the airports. The airport itself also has done something useful like creating the airport's own recycling and composting facility and viewing plastic waste as resources. Besides, the article also mentioned that cocessionaries and consumers also have responsibility in helping reduce plastic waste in the airport. For concessionaries in Atlanta Airport, they are required to use compostable serviceware. For consumers, they are educated by the airport in reducing waste.

Many hotels are stuck with old ways of doing things such as giving housekeepers lists of rooms to clean on paper. Many of the essential functions of hotels such as housekeeping, keeping track of guest requests, and preventative maintenance have different apps or software that can be used to keep track of all of that information. Hotels generally are not the first to implement new technology that is available. If hotels did implement technology that is currently available or in development, many jobs in the hotel can be completed faster by utilizing the technology.

Alibaba is a well-known e-commerce company and the largest stockholder of Shiji. It added investment in this dominating PMS software company in China. Shiji is not only expanding its PMS software business in China, but also seeking chances to expand their business to Europe and America. It has the goal of being a well-known company worldwide and has a long way to go according to some business analysts.

companies and people are wanting more evolved events design and decor and technology being apart of it. A dimly lit ballroom just isnt cutting it anymore. Event Managers are in high demand to work with hotels to create a space that can host all kinds of events in one venue.

As the need for event planning rising more and more over the years Hotel developers are assuring the need to hire event planners to help boost their sales and awareness for their property by redesigning and maintain their current areas. This allows many hotel owners to help create memories while leaving a great taste on the guest who requested the venue. he job of event planners are very critical because they go through every detail and trends to gather ideas for the clients. They have to keep in contact with property for any changes or layout to ensure it meets to clients needs.

By 2026, the investment in cybersecurity will increase to $270 billion globally. After the COVID-19 pandemic companies will need to reevaluate their cybersecurity systems to adapt to telecommuting as many companies will have some of their employees working from home. Biometric security such as a fingerprint or iris scan will become more common as the typical password will no longer be as secure as it once was.

According to 2020 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch, organizations that are attacked by ransomware are frequently impacted to a degree where operations may completely come to halt. Cytelligence has handled a significant number of cases where recovering from a ransomware attack is a very long process and getting data back and systems operational is only one step in the process. In addition, the increase in scammers presents a problem as there are several organizations making promises that cannot technically be true, but during the time of crisis, some of the structured decision-making processes are thrown out the window.These same decision-making processes are not structured to remove emotional decisions which are very prevalent during a ransomware event and may result in a decision that is not business focused and support sound economic outcomes. For example, if a company is suffering $100,000 in losses for every hour of being unable to operate, then a ransom demand of $200,000 which is equivalent to 2 hours of an outage should be considered in terms of costs and possible future business impact.

This article discusses the importance of Event Management Software(EMS).

Despite women leading the way in scholarship and culinary education, they are suspiciously vacant at the top of the leadership ladder. According to Bloomberg, only about 7% of executive chefs are woman, and "67% of executive women are in support roles...as opposed to running their own line of business." This doesn't appear to be because of a lack of entrepreneurial spirt, as "405 of restaurants are women-owned businesses or WOB, and startups by women are growing much faster than the industry overall." This made me reflect on my own city, as I do see women in executive positions, such as Stephanie Izard, Sarah Grunenberg, and Mindy Segal, they all got to their positions in very different ways. Probably the most successful, with currently 7-8 restaurants, is Izard, she got her start by winning a reality tv show and then joining forces with two male business owners (BOKA). Grunenberg also started visa vi the reality TV route, and now eventually owns and runs a very successful restaurant downtown. Mindy Segal is the only woman executive in this group that has built her business, her cookbooks, her brand, and now her cannibis retail, mostly by herself. It is interesting to relate these women to this article because while they are all three incredibly successful, only one was able to pull herself there through the three points mentioned in this article. In order for women to break the glass ceiling in restaurants and culinary, they will need to accomplish three main goals: 1. Gain confidence, 2. Increase their aspirations, and 3. Learn and Maintain Financial literacy. The "grim reality (is) that 96% of WOB do not cross the $1 million in revenue...(and) fewer than 8% seek external financing. Women "receive less than 4% of Small Business Administration loan dollars and less than 2% of venture capital dollars. For confidence, this article recommends to women to learn how to advocate for yourself. Use coaches, practices public speaking, and learn how to pitch your business