News

April 24, 2018

AI and Voice Recognition Explored at HITEC Amsterdam

I have had the pleasure of a front row seat at a very special panel discussion. The hospitality industry's top tech executives got together at HITEC Amsterdam today to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and voice recognition. The challenge: to make sense of all of the changes happening in information technology and articulate value-adding solutions for the hospitality industry. How do we turn a land of confusion into a land of opportunity? The panelists had a few secrets to share.

By Sherif Mamdouh, External Communications Manager, EHL

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts

April 18, 2018

Serviced apartment sector continues to grow as new properties join HotelREZ

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts has welcomed a number of new serviced apartments to its portfolio recently, including Staying Cool at the Rotunda and Talbot Suites at Stonebridge – part of The Talbot Collection. These join Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity, the first of a new brand that opened in London earlier this month.

April 11, 2018

Top Ten Communication Trends in Hotel Technology Innovations

The "waters" in the hotelier business are never still. Getting the best and most astounding wave is everyone's fantasy in this industry. Because of Hotel technology innovation, today, everybody has the chance to do so.

By Harvey Norman, Owner, HospitalityTechGuru

April 10, 2018

Travelers Under 30: What do They Expect from Technology

Well, it seems that millennials are here to destroy everything after all. I'm just joking; this generation is very focused on changing things and it's usually for the better. The reason why millennials get a bad rep is due to the fact that many industries have a problem attending to the standards and priorities that this generation has. Millennials are not afraid to ask difficult questions in the workplace and they will complain if they feel mistreated in any situation.

By Harvey Norman, Owner, HospitalityTechGuru

April 4, 2018

Millennial Traveler: What do They Anticipate from Innovation?

Indeed, it appears that millennial travelers are here to destroy everything all things considered. I'm simply clowning; this generation is exceptionally centered on changing things and it's normally to improve things. The motivation behind why millennial get a terrible rep is because of the way that numerous enterprises have an issue taking care of the standards and needs that this age has. Millennial are not reluctant to make troublesome inquiries in the working environment and they will gripe on the off chance that they feel abused in any circumstance.

By Harvey Norman, Owner, HospitalityTechGuru

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March 28, 2018

SiteMinder lands its 30,000th customer in River Palace Hotel

The global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, has signed its 30,000th hotel customer as a show of the worldwide demand for integrated hotel guest acquisition technology. SiteMinder has secured River Palace Hotel in Italy to achieve its most recent milestone and continue its strong trajectory in the dynamic European region where forty percent of its hotel customers today are based.

SiteMinder

Rome, Italy

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March 20, 2018

The death of cash in travel? EyeforTravel research finds the travel payments landscape is changing

E-wallets, currency cards, peer-to-peer exchanges, and of course credit and debit cards, cash is now having to compete with a host of alternatives looking to be more secure and convenient than the traditional payment method of travellers. From WeChat Pay and Alipay in China, iDeal in the Netherlands, Sweden's Klarna, and Sadad in Saudi Arabia, e-wallets are soaring in popularity to the extent that cash is used weekly by only 25% of Swedes and the value of e-wallet transactions now runs into the trillions of dollars in China notes the report.

London, United Kingdom

March 8, 2018

carathotel Düsseldorf City partners with protel hotelsoftware for a new strong cloud PMS alliance

protel hotelsoftware, a hospitality distribution software development and technology company that is enabling hotel partners worldwide to deliver real, tangible ROI while increasing guest-satisfaction standards, partnered up with carathotels and their new property in Düsseldorf to build an innovative, strong cloud PMS alliance with the first established protel.I/O hospitality platform integration.

protel

Düsseldorf, Germany

March 6, 2018

Imlauer Hotels welcomes a new world of guests with SiteMinder

As the world's largest tourism trade fair, ITB Berlin, commences this week, Austria's Imlauer Hotels announces it has appointed the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to provide the technology it needs to broaden its visibility to guests online. Imlauer Hotels consists of four, four-star properties located in Salzburg and Vienna, which ranked among Europe's top 10 destinations in 2017 as measured by international arrivals.

SiteMinder

Austria

Press Release

March 5, 2018

What Impact Will GDPR Have on Hotels?

Over the last couple of years, the hotel industry is considered as one of the most vulnerable to data threats. It was reported that the hotel industry accounts for one of the highest numbers of breaches in any sector.

Mallorca, Spain

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts

February 28, 2018

Spanish boutique luxury hotel Villa Soro joins HotelREZ

Hotel Villa Soro, an elegant former stately villa in the Basque city of San Sebastian has joined the HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts portfolio. The hotel is now represented on the GDS under the HO chain code.

San Sebastian, Spain

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February 28, 2018

Holland’s Premier Concierge & Lifestyle Service, Con Questa, Uses Concierge Technology to Keep Them Organized, Aligned, and Continually Delighting Their Clients

Con Questa, Holland's premier concierge & lifestyle service, has selected ALICE's concierge software to keep their growing team organized and aligned.

ALICE

The Netherlands

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Press Release

February 26, 2018

HFTP Sells Out Exhibition for Upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018, A 43 Percent Space Increase from Previous Year

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), an international nonprofit association and producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has sold all exhibit spaces for the upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018. HITEC Amsterdam will feature 84 exhibiting companies – a 43 percent increase from the inaugural 2017 event. A floorplan with a list of participating companies is available on the HITEC Amsterdam website. HITEC Amsterdam will take place from 11-13 April at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in The Netherlands.

HFTP

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

February 22, 2018

Essential Tools provides market-leading technology to Portuguese hotels through SiteMinder partnership

Hotel clients of Portugal's Essential Tools have gained access to best-in-class distribution and direct booking technology, thanks to the renowned consultancy firm's partnership with SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform.

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Portugal

February 8, 2018

Guestline announces appointment of Director of Business Development Benelux

Global hospitality software business Guestline announces the appointment of Robert Vogt as director of business development Benelux. He joins the company with immediate effect. Vogt is the latest addition to the company's senior international team following their expansion and appointment of new country managers in Thailand and Ireland.

Guestline

The Netherlands

February 7, 2018

The Changing Role and Future of Revenue Management in the Hotel Industry in 5 Steps

Revenue management in the hotel industry is still relatively young. While it began in the 1990s, it has really bloomed and grown exponentially in the last decade, particularly in the last few years. In this time, it has been overshadowed by other departmental functions within the industry, such as sales and marketing. Revenue managers, in comparison, have worked behind the scenes and tended to report to these departments.Revenue management in the hotel industry is still relatively young. While it began in the 1990s, it has really bloomed and grown exponentially in the last decade, particularly in the last few years.

By Patrick Landman, CEO & Founder, Xotels

BARCELONA, Spain

Reuters Events (former EyeforTravel)

February 6, 2018

EyeforTravel Webinar: Learn How Heathrow Airport, Melia Hotels and Dutch Railways Leverage Technology & Data to Create Seamless Customer Experience

Today's customers can book a hotel, a surf lesson and flights on their phones, laptops, tablets and even over voice command! Travel brands really need to focus on the channel preferences for each customer to ensure sales and services are tailored to keep customers coming back!

External Article

January 29, 2018

Inside Sweden's new floating hotel | cnn.com

A good vacation is an escape from the everyday and this upcoming resort in the Swedish Lapland, couldn't be further from normal life -- it's literally floating on a river in the middle of nowhere. ArcticBath is a new hotel adrift on the Lule River in the Scandinavian north -- a glacial haven of snow-tipped forests, world-class fishing, amazing wildlife and the Northern Lights. The resort is from the team behind the region's acclaimed Treehotel -- the quirky brainchild of owners Britta and Kent Lindvall, situated amongst the forest canopy. ArcticBath will offer a similar mix of luxury and nature -- inspired by the wild, stunning Swedish surroundings.

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Sweden