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Improving Your Hotel Technology Stack Means First Evaluating Your Human Stack

The pandemic has made it abundantly clear that technology represents the key to long-term profitability for hotels. The adaptation of both FOH and BOH technologies serve to improve guest satisfaction while helping to reduce labor [...]
Spotlight Interviews

Spotlight Interview: Linda Pouliot, Co-Founder and CEO of Dishcraft Robotics

Linda Pouliot is the co-founder and CEO of Dishcraft Robotics. Serving the hospitality industry, including hotels and resorts, the company’s robotic solution delivers significant improvements over traditional ware washing. Currently, Dishcraft serves the San Francisco Bay [...]
Solution Provider News

Hotel Engine Raises $65 Million to Rev Up Its Global Network of Lodging Partners

Travel technology solution provider Hotel Engine has reportedly raised $65 million in a Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation, which is nearly nine times higher than the $150 million valuation the Denver-based startup [...]
Success Stories

Curator Hotel & Resort Collection Selects Silverware as a Preferred Provider of POS, Mobile Ordering and Digital Dining Solutions

Silverware has partnered with Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, enabling hotels in the Collection to use Silverware’s point-of-sale, mobile ordering, and contactless guest-facing digital solutions. Hoteliers within Curator can deploy these technologies to elevate their [...]
Solution Provider News

OTA Insight Raises $80 Million to Grow Its Hotel Business Intelligence Platform

OTA Insight, which has emerged in recent years as a leader in cloud-based hotel business intelligence, has raised $80 million in funding from Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and transformational [...]

Hilton Opens the Door to Its New Digital Key Sharing Technology

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Hilton has unveiled a series of technology innovations designed to enhance the guest experience across the company’s 18 hotel brands. In a first for a major hospitality company, a new technology-enabled capability, dubbed Digital Key [...]
More Hotel Brands Pursue Technology-Enabled Initiatives in Bid to To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions

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Virgin Hotels Unveils Upgraded App Featuring Cashless Tipping, Secure ID Verification and Expanded Room Controls

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Hotel Engine Raises $65 Million to Rev Up Its Global Network of Lodging Partners

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Travel technology solution provider Hotel Engine has reportedly raised $65 million in a Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation, which is nearly nine times higher than the $150 million valuation the Denver-based startup [...]
OTA Insight Raises $80 Million to Grow Its Hotel Business Intelligence Platform

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Cendyn and Pegasus to Merge, Forming a Hotel Technology Powerhouse Focused on Guest Personalization and Direct Booking

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Getting to a Hotel Operations Platform that Makes It Easy for Frontline Staff to Complete Tasks Across Departments

Last month’s Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) event was fraught with obstacles that hindered it from achieving the highs of its pre-Covid outings. It competed for attendees with the Lodging Conference held concurrently over in Phoenix; there were still lingering fears over the Delta variant spiking in Texas; and perhaps the greatest concern is that many technology vendors, much like the hotels they serve, are operating on lean budgets with just-in-time delivery of new features and sales through one-off video calls that defeat the purpose of a maintaining an expensive booth presence. Still, the hotel industry marches on and tech suppliers are here to help, especially when it comes to economically mitigating the ongoing labor shortages that are palpable in just about every travel market across the globe. The first layer of the tech stack is, of course, the PMS, for which vendors have already rolled out features [...]

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Improving Your Hotel Technology Stack Means First Evaluating Your Human Stack

Spotlight Interview: Linda Pouliot, Co-Founder and CEO of Dishcraft Robotics

Hotel Engine Raises $65 Million to Rev Up Its Global Network of Lodging Partners

Curator Hotel & Resort Collection Selects Silverware as a Preferred Provider of POS, Mobile Ordering and Digital Dining Solutions

OTA Insight Raises $80 Million to Grow Its Hotel Business Intelligence Platform

Hotel Technology News

Hilton Opens the Door to Its New Digital Key Sharing Technology

Solution Provider News

Hotel Engine Raises $65 Million to Rev Up Its Global Network of Lodging Partners

Getting to a Hotel Operations Platform that Makes It Easy for Frontline Staff to Complete Tasks Across Departments

Improving Your Hotel Technology Stack Means First Evaluating Your Human Stack

Spotlight Interview: Linda Pouliot, Co-Founder and CEO of Dishcraft Robotics

Hotel Engine Raises $65 Million to Rev Up Its Global Network of Lodging Partners

Curator Hotel & Resort Collection Selects Silverware as a Preferred Provider of POS, Mobile Ordering and Digital Dining Solutions

OTA Insight Raises $80 Million to Grow Its Hotel Business Intelligence Platform

Revinate Acquires Go Moment, Enhancing Its Data-Driven Solutions for Hotel Guest Communications and Commerce

Cendyn and Pegasus to Merge, Forming a Hotel Technology Powerhouse Focused on Guest Personalization and Direct Booking

Call for Nominations: The 2021 Hoteliers’ Choice Awards for Environmental Good

aavgo Unveils Its Virtual Front Desk Solution to Help Hotels Improve the Guest Experience and Operational Management

It’s Time that Independent Hotels Budget for a Future-Proof Property Management System

Market Research

Research: Nearly 50% of Hospitality Workers Consider Switching Jobs for Better Workplace Technology

Viewpoints

Improving Your Hotel Technology Stack Means First Evaluating Your Human Stack

Spotlight Interviews

Spotlight Interview: Linda Pouliot, Co-Founder and CEO of Dishcraft Robotics