Q1 - Due to tech advancements, hotels will employ 50% fewer desk workers in 2030 - Should hotel employees be worried about being replaced by new tech?
Nomadix® Inc., bringing connected experiences to life, today announced its Global Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Mike Gray, has been re-elected for a third term to the HTNG Vendor Advisory Council. This leadership group is an important link between the vendor community, hoteliers and AHLA, as they tackle critical technology needs and shape priorities for the hospitality industry. Nomadix supports the efforts of this council and Gray’s continued dedication to the industry.
Q1 - Due to tech advancements, hotels will employ 50% fewer desk workers in 2030 - Should hotel employees be worried about being replaced by new tech?
Leading hotel point of sale vendor Xn Global Systems Inc. is delighted to announce that it is working with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management ( “SHTM”) at the University of South Florida (“USF”) to help them develop their students in food & beverage management. As part of this partnership Xn Global Systems will provide the SHTM at USF with a full working xnPOS point of sale system, including workstation, tablet and guest QR code based ordering and payment modules
Hospitality Upgrade Publisher and President Rich Siegel today announced that the recipient of the 2023 John Cahill Honorary Seat is Dylan Emerson, an undergraduate student at the University of Houston’s Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership. The award will be presented at the upcoming CIO Summit, an invitation-only annual event produced by Hospitality Upgrade magazine. This year’s event will be held Sept. 6-8 at Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas.
When Pacific Pearl Hotels began investigating new accounting software for its growing portfolio of independent hotels, it conducted a deep dive into the leading accounting and financial management programs on the market. Enterprise accounting solution PVNG by Aptech won hands down for its wide scope of features, transparency, and ease-of-use.
Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has today announced the installation of a high-performance WiFi network upgrade by Smyth Tribeca in New York City. A modern and high-end property situated on the corner of West Broadway and Chambers Street, Smyth Tribeca together with the technology and expertise of HIS can now ensure that guest expectations for fast, reliable and secure internet access are always fully met.
Quore, the leading provider of workflow management and productivity tools for hotels, today announced it has been recognized for excellence in business growth and financial leadership. Quore received a 2023 Roaring 20 Award from the Tennessee Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and Quore’s Vice President of Accounting Elizabeth Tarnow was named a finalist for the Nashville Business Journal’s 2023 CFO Awards.
When considering the convergence of reality capture, the metaverse, and the hospitality industry, numerous applications come to mind. These include virtual tours, online booking, destination marketing, training and staff development, and renovation and design. However, one particularly intriguing application is the use of this technology to influence the choice of a destination. Let's delve into some factors:
The integration of Reality Capture technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the hotel industry presents a transformative leap, not only in terms of enhancing operational efficiency but also in adhering to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.
Reality capture plays a crucial role in creating realistic and immersive digital representations of physical spaces within the metaverse. By scanning and capturing real-world environments, such as hotel rooms, event spaces, and other hospitality facilities, reality capture enables the seamless integration of physical spaces into the virtual reality.
Integrating Reality Capture and AI in the hotel industry can significantly contribute to ESG compliance. From an environmental perspective, these technologies enable energy usage optimization, identifying inefficiencies and simulating eco-friendly strategies to reduce the carbon footprint.
In the hospitality industry, there are several effective applications of reality capture data that can have a transformative impact. Some of the key areas where reality capture can be highly beneficial include: Virtual Tours and Marketing Design and Renovation Facility Management and Maintenance Event Planning and Layout Optimization Training and Safety Protocols It's worth noting that the effective applications of reality capture data may vary depending on the specific needs and goals of each hospitality business.
Reality capture enables immersive virtual tours, enhancing guest experience and serving as a valuable marketing tool. It streamlines design and renovation processes, allowing accurate 3D visualization and informed decision-making.
Thank you for the opportunity to share thoughts on the important topic of IT talent recruitment to the hospitality industry. First and foremost, we need to focus on talent retention and ongoing development and upskilling of the people we have in our organizations.
At Accor we are working on many of the topics that you mentioned in your introduction. Over the last 10 years we have seen a gradual shift from on-property, very broad expertise to above-property deep technical expertise to the ability to effectively manage third parties including SAAS, cloud and outsource partners.
In Frederik Backman’s New York Times best-selling book, “A Man Called Ove”, the first chapter is aptly titled, “A man called Ove buys a computer that is not a computer.” In those first few pages, readers are introduced to fifty-nine-year-old Ove, a decidedly grumpy and impatient man who ventures into a tech store on a mission to buy a computer. He mistakenly asks the young sales associate for an ‘O-Pad’. The exchange only becomes more strained as Ove repeatedly asks the associate if the tablet is a good computer, and the associate explains that while it’s a good piece of technology, it depends on what type of computer he wants. As you can imagine, Ove’s frustration soon peaks when the associate attempts to explain that a keyboard was sold separately and then tries to direct him to a MacBook (which Ove endearingly calls a ‘McBook’) instead.
Making its debut to the hospitality market at the show, the groundbreaking full size and full color ePaper digital signage display series delivers vivid, 24/7 content while running on zero power. Philips Tableaux is an ideal replacement for paper-based communications, bringing new digital display opportunities for hospitality environments.
Group business is critical to hotel recovery and for Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) and Convention & Visitor Bureaus (CVBs) looking to attract visitors. This is why Amadeus, a global leader in hospitality technology, and Knowland, a global provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, are expanding their partnership to deliver new data insights that will allow the industry to understand key trends, measure performance, and plan for the future.
RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global provider of SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, through its recent data analysis using Adara, shared that the travel demand in the U.S. will continue to surge despite high prices.
Great Wolf Resorts, North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, has selected Above Property Services (APS®) to modernize its technology across their 19 properties across the country. Great Wolf Resorts’ strategic decision to partner with APS was part of an ongoing effort to enhance capabilities and the overall guest experience.
In order to understand the metaverse, we need to understand artificial intelligence. AI is a process of programming computers to make decisions for themselves. This can be done in several ways, but the most common method is through machine learning.