Mobile
How Smart Devices Will Change Hotel Technology
Over the past 25-plus years of attending the Consumer Electronics Show, I’ve witnessed the birth, and quick demise of many new technology innovations. One item I recall fondly was the first showing of an item called Bluetooth. I was so struck by the possibilities of this new technology that I spent most of CES at the Ericsson booth. I could easily see its various uses beyond mobile phones. I was lucky enough to get in touch with my stockbroker and bought a lot of Ericsson stock. The rest is history. ...
Vantage Hospitality Stays On the Move
In June of this year, Vantage Hospitality hit the 1,000-property milestone in the12th year since its founding. Last week at its annual convention and trade show, founder and CEO Roger Bloss made it clear Vantage was far from done. ...
Behind the Scenes Nov. 15
Operational insight to help keep your property running at full speed....
Tech Bytes Sept. 1, 2011
Roundup of hotel technology news and notes....
Tech Bytes HITEC Wrap
Highlights from HITEC...
Hilton Anaheim Hoping for Party Tweets
How Tweet It Is. Hilton Anaheim Hotel is throwing a party, Aug. 31, for 200 of Orange County’s most influential tweeters. They’ll get the VIP treatment as they hobnob with each other, check out the hotel’s latest improvements and preview the hotel’s new mobile website. And, hopefully, tweet all about it. ...
Technology Handbook 2011
The Technology Handbook is a catalog of information on the products and services offered by vendors serving the lodging industry. You’ll find an index with 10 major categories of hotel-related technology products and services. In each, we list all the companies who responded to our survey, and then you’ll find a directory listing each company in alphabetical order, including the categories of products they offer, where they are located, a phone number and their website....
Hotel Operations Go Mobile
Mobile technology may be the most significant development in the hotel industry since electronic guestroom door locks. Not only are guests using mobile devices to find, shop and book hotels (a Ypartnership/Harrison Group study says 42% of iPad owners use the device to shop hotel rates), but hotel operators and their employees have found many ways to improve operating efficiencies and sales and marketing acumen through mobile computing....
Vender News April 2011
Roundup of personnel and company moves and news for lodging manufacturers and providers....
Hospitality Marketing Goes Digital
As evidenced by the scores of new hospitality trends popping up, it is readily apparent the online digital landscape is affecting hospitality marketing in a variety of new forms. What was always a traditional one-way marketing model—that of informing the consumer—is evolving to more of a two-way dialogue, empowering consumers and forcing marketers to convey their message across a variety of channels....
Digital Signage Expo A Draw for Hoteliers
The Digital Signage Expo last week drew a record number of exhibitors, registrations and offered the most educational opportunities in its eight-year history. The event held at the Las Vegas Convention Center covered a broad spectrum ...
New Website Helps Hotel Guests Find the Right Room
It may be the last piece of the hotel distribution puzzle. Room77.com is a website launched yesterday that enables hotel guests to get detailed glimpses of their hotel rooms before they check in. And armed with this information, guests will be able to request the rooms that best suit their needs and preferences. So far, the site has information on more than 425,000 guestrooms in 2,500 properties in 15 U.S. cities and London....
Tech Bytes Jan. 15, 2011
A roundup of tech news....
Digital Signage Expo Offers Track for Hoteliers
More than 4,000 attendees and 180 exhibitors are expected at the 8th annual Digital Signage Expo that returns to Sin City Feb. 22-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It is the world’s largest trade show and conference covering digital signage, interactive technology and out-of-home networks. Multiple panels and sessions will appeal to hotel owners and operators, including several with moderators and panelists who work in the hospitality industry....
A Step Closer to the Worker-Less Hotel
Every hotel owner secretly fantasizes of having a property that operates without any employees or, more realistically, minimum staffing. The MaxHotel,...
