The Hotel Technology Expansion Summit, organised by deal facilitation company Naseba in partnership with Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP), concluded yesterday after a successful two-day run at the Sofitel the Palm Resort and Spa in Dubai.
The hospitality industry is undergoing a phase of dynamic transformation. This is an exciting time for hoteliers and hotel-goers around the world: a time when technologies and innovations that seemed like science fiction a few decades ago are becoming a very solid reality.
Cloudbeds has teamed up with Bedandbreakfast.eu to give innkeepers greater access to Bedandbreakfast.eu's international guests. Now, innkeepers can easily list their inventory on the world's largest directory of B&Bs and guest houses.
Today's hotel industry is one in which hoteliers strive to combine quality with cutting-edge technology in order to ensure the ultimate guest experience. This is often a difficult task to accomplish while maintaining the pursuit of a healthy profit margin. The marriage of hospitality and technology can be a rocky and expensive one, if navigated without guidance.
RoomNetTV, the leading provider of Apple TV based in-room solutions, has expanded into the Middle East with the opening of its Dubai office. Managing over 10,000 rooms globally, with clients ranging from large multi-national hotel chains to smaller luxury boutique hotels, RoomNetTV's solutions are designed to enhance guest satisfaction and loyalty. Its solutions enable hotels to differentiate themselves by offering their guests a truly unique, home- away-from-home in-room entertainment experience.
Leading global association Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) – producer of HITEC - has partnered with French business information company, Naseba, for the upcoming Hotel Technology Summit taking place on 22 – 23 November 2015 at the Sofitel The Palm in Dubai, UAE. The Summit is an extension of 17 events previously held across the Middle East as part of Naseba's Hospitality Series.
Rotana has extended its partnership with eRevMax for optimizing online exposure and distribution. 49 out of 51 properties of the group have been using Connect, the cloud based distribution solution by eRevMax, for real-time data transfer between its online sales channels and hotel system.
Xn Hotel Systems Group Limited ("Xn" or "the Group") is delighted to announce the forthcoming appointment of Emmanuel Clavé, former Group Information Technology Director of Rocco Forte Hotels.
TrustYou, the inventor of the Meta-ReviewTM and global online reputation management leader, has partnered with SUNRISE Hotels & Cruises to offer reputation management tools to their collection of Egyptian hotels. SUNRISE plans to roll out the TrustYou reputation management tool across their 11 resorts located in Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh.
Frankfurt and Doha – Qatar Airways has chosen Trust International to provide distribution services for its first hotel, The Airport Hotel (www.hiahotel.com), located inside the passenger terminal at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.
Rotana, says the innovation of customer driven smart technology is translating into a significant boost in business. Since launching the Rotana Mobile App two years ago, Rotana has posted a 20% increase in monthly mobile bookings, delivering a significant return on investment in developing the mobility platform.
Al-Hokair, a group with a long involvement in property ownership and a key player in the development of the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia, has commissioned Swisscom Hospitality to serve all its properties with advanced Broadband Internet services. Al-Hokair's portfolio currently counts 31 hotels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Dubai (UAE), which operate under a variety of brands including Hilton, Radisson Blu, Park Inn, MENA, Holiday Inn and Golden Tulip, in addition to several independent hotels.
Hold on to your departmental hats! A new mobile minibar solution is blowing onto the hotel scene that is radically changing the way hoteliers will be managing their in-room amenities forever. ABreez by Mobile Simple is a breath of fresh air for food-and-beverage managers looking to increase their bottom lines through more effective merchandising and control costs through more efficient posting processes . . . room attendants desiring a way to simplify daily tasks by making the mundane process of checking minibars and snack trays more fun . . . and owners begging for a new way to stop revenue losses, heighten inventory control, improve employee efficiency and stop guest complaints altogether.
Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain is a 4-star international hotel providing superior quality and high standards of service and facilities, located in Bahrain's central business and commercial district and only a 20 minute drive from Bahrain International Airport. The hotel is in close proximity to both Seef and Bahrain City Centre Malls, two addresses recognized for being Bahrain's community landmarks and offering an exciting variety of entertainment and leisure activities.
TBOHolidays, one of the leading B2B online booking sites in the Middle East, has initiated two-way XML integration with eRevMax for smooth distribution connectivity to its growing client base.
Dubai based hotel chain, Auris Group has chosen Connect by eRevMax, a solution that will ensure real time two-way connectivity between the hotels and Online Travel Agencies, Metasearch Engines, Travel Agents and Corporate clients. Connect will effectively enable simultaneous bookings generated on all these channels directly to the individual hotels and update rates and rooms inventory automatically. This development comes at a time when the Auris Group is implementing a high level digital reputation and marketing strategy that will guarantee rate parity on all channels, market parity, digital visibility and availability. Connect will also reinforce visibility through multi-platform advertising on meta search engines which include Google Hotels, WeGo, Kayak, Trivago among others.
Swisscom Hospitality Services recently deployed the Radisson Blu Jeddah and the Radisson Blu Yanbu with modern, scalable data networks to provide guests staying at these 5-star properties with a differentiated, hassle-free Internet experience. The two installations mark Swisscom Hospitality's successful entry into the Saudi Arabian market while underpinning the strength of its partnership with The Rezidor Hotel Group across EMEA, and the Middle East in particular.
The exclusive 5-star Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Hotel is to install Quadriga's leading TV-based guest communications platform in all of its 438 guest rooms including 40 suites, replacing the existing IPTV solution. Quadriga, the leading global provider of guest-facing technology solutions for the hospitality industry, established a new subsidiary in Dubai in August to support the growing business needs of its customers. The deployment of Sensiq in the Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Hotel, along with signed agreements for a further 1,000+ rooms, solidifies Quadriga's position in the Middle East region.
Hoteliers around the world have planned luxury accommodations in the deep. A few modest underwater hotels already exist, but some of the most ambitious attempts may not make it past the blueprint stage. Dubai is arguably the luxury capital of the world, so it's hardly surprising that the United Arab Emirates wants to create the largest undersea hotel in the world.
Dubai unveiled its plans in 2012, and the above-water portion of the proposed Water Discus hotel looks like an opulent cluster of UFOs -- albeit with a sunbathing deck.
Jordan's four-star Amman Airport Hotel has selected Pegasus Connect+ Premium from Pegasus Solutions to attract more international traffic. The 304-room hotel is the only airport property for the recently expanded Queen Alia International Airport, a status that increases its opportunity to attract both corporate and leisure traffic through Pegasus' global sales and marketing support under the "UI" chain code.