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James Harrison

Hospitality Technology Consultant at HotelTCS

With 15 years’ experience in technology, and more than half of that time dedicated to the Hospitality sector, James has a wealth of knowledge but also a millennial’s eye view. James has worked with a multitude of consultants over time, many of whom helped shape the knowledge he now brings to the table, others just reinforced the need to share his experience with others. James’ career has encompassed many technical and consultative roles, focusing on network architecture, WiFi, VOIP and IPTV. With a blend of technical skills that also includes RF architecture, this completes a “holy trinity” of requirements for the Hotel Guest Room. Spending the last 8 years travelling the globe, has given James a close insight into requirements of all regions of the world.

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Hotel TV – Stop Paying & Start Growing

It's March 2020 and the world is on lockdown. The hospitality industry that I love is in turmoil, caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Staff are laid off or furloughed, and everyone is looking at ways to cut costs.

Opinion25 MarchInformation TechnologyGuestroom Technology

Augmented Reality In Hotels

Augmented Reality and Virtual reality is something that has a very sci-fi feel to it. Certainly, it conjures up images of groups of people wearing headsets. I’m not saying that’s not the case, however, in recent years, we have seen somewhat of a shift.

Opinion10 MarchInformation TechnologyVirtual Reality

Coronavirus Won’t Stop Hotel Technology

As I sit here on March 1st 2020, writing this article, we are in the middle of a global pandemic. If you’re reading this shortly after I issued it, you’ll know that pandemic is the Coronavirus. If you’ve found this in an archive somewhere, years down the line, you either have much more insight than me at the time of writing, or have completely forgotten about this event.

Opinion 3 MarchInformation TechnologyEvents & ConferencesVirtual Reality

Designing A Hotel With Technology At Its Heart

Throughout the last 10+ years, there has been a new type of hotel emerge. A hotel that brings forward the idea of "Affordable Luxury". In fact, that very statement was coined by the innovative hotel chain CitizenM.

Opinion25 FebruaryInformation TechnologyProperty TechnologyGuestroom TechnologyDesign and Architecture

Artificial Intelligence For Hotels

Sliding into this new decade a scary precedence is upon us. Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, and while the general public often exhibits confusion as to what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is. I think there can be no confusion over what the latest announcement from AirBnB is all about.

Opinion11 FebruaryChatbots, Robotics & AI

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