The Power of Your Own Device – The Impact of Covid on Hotel Technology
Jens Busch has vast experience in the luxury service sector over the past two decades…
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The Power of Your Own Device – The Impact of Covid on Hotel Technology
Jens Busch has vast experience in the luxury service sector over the past two decades…
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What does 'Metaverse' mean and what new career paths might it create?
When Facebook announced their rebranding to Meta, a tidal wave of popularity crashed on the alternative reality: the Metaverse.
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The metaverse may be all of the rage these days. But Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern doesn’t think we’ll be traveling there anytime soon, saying he thinks we will want to be in the “real-verse” for some time to come…
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EV Hotel, CDX team for crypto trading floor
EV Hotel, which is billed as “the first crypto and tech hotel,” has partnered with Chicago Digital Exchange (CDX), a cryptocurrency and NFT exchange, on a CDX Crypto trading floor, which will make its debut in a number of EV Hotels when they open…
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Choosing Technology Tools: A How-To Guide to Quickly Assess the Value of New Technology Offerings
These days hospitality managers are virtually bombarded by trade press ads, online marketing, and tech company pitches that offer advanced-technology products and services designed to revolutionize the entire industry…
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Using Social Media First-Party Data for An Audience-First Approach to Paid Ads
Social media has become a powerful business tool since its inception. Gone are the days of MySpace, Friendster, and Photobucket…
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Robotic Furniture Company Collaborates with Marriott to Help Guests Live Large in Small Spaces
Ori combines engineering, technology, and design expertise to create transformable furniture and provide more flexible and multi-functional spaces that are also more sustainable.
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Boutique Hotels Turn to Artisanal Coffee Programs for a Wake-Up Call on Service
Hotels would be wise to ditch the powdered dairy and differentiate themselves by aligning with local roasters for artisanal coffee programs…
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How technology is powering a new generation of travel marketing
Travel marketing is based on feelings and appeals to the senses. From adventure tours to city breaks, many of the most effective campaigns are based on creating tangible wants and desires in the consumer…
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China Government Buys a Hyatt Property From Struggling Developer
Chinese property developer Shimao Group said on Friday it would sell a hotel in Shanghai to state-owned Shanghai Land Group for 4.5 billion yuan ($707.83 million), as it seeks to reduce its debt amid a crisis in the country’s property sector…
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The shadow pandemic facing hoteliers
Coronavirus has created two pandemics: COVID-19 and its growing number of mutations and a “shadow pandemic” of violence and intolerance, largely against service workers with in-flight incidents getting the most press…
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The Hospitality Ecosystem of 2022: 3 Expert Predictions
By taking these three major trends into consideration, hotels can take steps to future-proof their business operations in the wake of future challenges.
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Hotels Not Ready to Flush Away the Open-Concept Bathroom Design
A design aesthetic that is easier to maintain and gives guest rooms the sense of a larger space and more light — but often a view of the toilet — needs to be artfully executed for post-pandemic hospitality marketing…
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Travel Outlook Introduces Bella, The Virtual Hotel Agent
Bella provides instant guest service while reducing fixed labor expense by answering most calls currently handled by front desk agents.
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How to Reduce Unpredictable Guest Behavior
The Importance of Automated Forecasting of True Inventory Availability
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4 Reasons Why It's Critical to Resolve Agent Voice Quality & Connectivity Issues in Real-Time
As we've all experienced, it can be a hassle to have to call a company's customer service or contact center in order to resolve an issue you are experiencing…
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How are Millennials Influencing the Hospitality Industry?
Millennials are now the largest adult cohort worldwide with roughly 1.8 billion people equaling 23% of the global population…
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Next Level Innovation: the 5G Hotel Experience
The global pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of business and dramatically altered the state of business travel, leisure travel, events and conferences.
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Five easy tips to drive revenue with local staycationers
Become a hometown hero with strategies that appeal to local drive-in markets
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ONLINE TRAVEL GIANTS' MARKETING SPEND CONTINUES TO HEAD NORTH
The third quarter of 2021 saw major online travel players continue to increase advertizing and marketing spend.
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HVS Monday Musings: Collaborative Innovation
The term "collaborative innovation" is quite often associated with the fields of technology development or software development, where companies prioritize innovation to succeed and stay ahead of the competition, even encouraging collaboration with…
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7 restaurant technology trends to watch in 2022
The restaurant industry has traditionally been slow to adopt technology and innovative digital solutions. But in 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic changed that and forced food and beverage outlets to look beyond the traditional…
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Five Things Hoteliers Should Know About Securing Equipment
To keep their guests, employees, and properties secure, hoteliers today must consider both physical and digital environments…
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Regional airlines intend to buy vertical electric aircraft
The two largest U.S…
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