Telecommunication Systems
News, features and insight into the telecommunications technology used in hotels and resorts.
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. ...
Tech Bytes Sept. 1, 2011
Roundup of hotel technology news and notes....
Tech Bytes HITEC Wrap
Highlights from HITEC...
Dolce Hotels and Resorts Prepares to Enter Indianapolis Market
Look at a map of downtown Indianapolis to see a vibrant city center, the striking Conseco Fieldhouse outpost, industries including the Indianapolis Farm Bureau and WellPoint, and a parking lot between Eli Lilly & Co. and the city’s bustling retail and commercial core. The 11-acre parking lot, more barrier than bridge, is about to be history....
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....
The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing for Hotels
So, what is the “cloud”? Believe it or not, most hoteliers don’t fully understand what the cloud is. Yet the cloud is in the news daily. It touches all of our lives, but in its present form is the cloud and the security measures to protect users ready for prime time? The consensus is ”cloudy”. Here is what a survey released recently by a major respected firm reported:...
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....
Tech Bytes Jan. 15, 2011
A roundup of tech news....
Hilton Owners Test New Technology Apps
Hilton Worldwide’s technology team used the company’s recent owners meeting as an opportunity to showcase and test new customer applications that many properties will be able to adopt in the near future. On arrival day at the meeting, which...
Premier Rings Up PhoneSuite
Scott Perry has a tough job. As regional director of operations for Farmington, MO-based Premier Management, Inc., he oversees all 10 properties in the...
Making Memories in Destin
Unfailing attention to every detail is what ABEC Resorts' condominium resort owners and guests deserve and have come to expect. The IQware Global Property...
Products Oct. 15, 2010
MATTRESSES Sealy Global Hospitality's Hotel Chalet Collection offers moderately priced mattresses available in pillowtop, plush and firm models that can...
Products Sept. 15, 2010
New and innovative products for the lodging industry....
Functional and Efficient Phones
The guestroom telephone poses a dilemma for many hoteliers. While an increasing number of guests (probably a majority) rely on cellphones for communication,...
New System Links Cell Phones, Lock Systems
The long-held- promise of mobile technology linking with guestroom lock systems may finally be coming to fruition. At last fall's International Hotel/Motel...
Yeah, We've Got an App for That
Like most other businesses, the hotel industry has jumped on the iPhone craze. As a result, a number of hotel companies and technology providers have...
Keeping Up with High-Speed Internet
Q&A: eTelemetry CEO Sfakiyanudis Discusses Bandwidth Issues
As the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) fast approaches, industry talk is turning to technology. Last year HITEC ...
Tech Handbook 2009
There's a lot of uncertainty as to what to expect at this month's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference. This year's edition of HITEC,...
