Rethinking How to Use the Minibar for Total Revenues
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | December 21, 2022
Amenities
The Little Nell Launches INTELITY’s Platform to Elevate Guest Experience
INTELITY | March 23, 2023
INTELITY’s smart-room tablets enhance the five-star property’s digital services and offerings for both guests and staff Los Angeles, CA (March 23, 2023) - INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff management platform, today announced The Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado, has implemented the INTELITY platform, via smart-room tablets, which provide the property’s guests with a more digital, upscale experience, as well as GEMS®, INTELITY’s collection of staff-facing tools. Located at the base of Aspen Mountain, The Little Nell is Aspen's only five-star, five-diamond, ski-in/ski-out hotel. The propert...
Arch Amenities Group Appoints Davey Friedman as Vice President, Real Estate and Business Development
Arch Amenities Group | March 15, 2023
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (March 15, 2023) – Arch Amenities Group, a full-service global provider of wellness, amenity and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels and private clubs, has announced the appointment of Davey Friedman as vice president of real estate and business development. Friedman, a seasoned sales leader with more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate, will be responsible for growing the company’s services in the West. Barry Goldstein, Arch chief executive officer, said Friedman’s extensive business development experience working for global organizations will play a pivotal rol...
voco® The Hague Deploys ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Technology for Enhanced Security and Property Design
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions | February 7, 2023
Dutch luxury property adopts VingCard Signature RFID locks with designer Valli & Valli door handles in addition to implementing Elsafe Zenith safes and Polarbar minibars. Stockholm –February 7, 2023 – ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions, a leading provider of advanced security technology for the hospitality industry, has today announced the implementation of a range of security and guest convenience-enhancing company solutions by voco® The Hague. Opened approximately one year ago as an IHG-labelled property owned by UBM Development, voco® The Hague’s transformation from a former bank building into a luxury hotel now includes the adopti...
Curator Hotel & Resort Collection Selects Shiji’s Concept to Power Its Members’ Spa and Golf Management
Shiji | January 19, 2023
Shiji's Concept was selected to offer the spa, golf and resort activities management solution as preferred provider for Curator's 97 independent boutique and lifestyle hotels and resorts across the U.S. ATLANTA, Georgia, January 19, 2023 – Shiji, the global hospitality technology innovator, has announced that its product, Concept, has been selected to offer the spa, golf, and resort activities management platform as a preferred provider to its member properties. Curator currently includes 97 independent boutique and lifestyle hotels and resorts across the U.S. After an extensive competitive process, Curator selected Shiji’s...
Future Foods for Hotels in 2023 and Beyond
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | January 18, 2023
By Adam and Larry Mogelonsky Food and beverage for hotels is at a bit of an inflection point. On the one hand, we are still contending with all the inflationary wages, short staffing and supply chain headaches left over the pandemic. On the other, we have a recession year ahead of us where we still need to derive profits from the onsite eatery (or at least use the chef-driven restaurant concept to support hotel bookings). Innovation is the only way forward, and hopefully there’s a trend here that inspires you. Therein, the two of us trust that you are already investigating some of in vogue fusion cuisine trends, more vegetable-centric...
Hotel Internet Services Ensures High-Speed and Reliable WiFi Connectivity for Graduate Hotels
Hotel Internet Services, Inc. (HIS) | January 17, 2023
Located in college towns across the U.S. and U.K., Graduate Hotels leverages HIS technology and expertise to deploy networks capable of addressing modern online behaviors and expectations. CHICAGO, Ill. — January 17, 2023 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the successful implementation of advanced guest WiFi networks at several Graduate Hotels locations across the United States. With its focus on providing an enjoyable and memorable stay near several of the country’s most renowned university campuses, Graduate Hotels can now also ensu...
Rethinking How to Use the Minibar for Total Revenues
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | December 21, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky The minibar is not a guestroom amenity set in stone. In fact, there are ways to use it either to boost total revenues per guest or to help craft an even better hotel experience. First consider minibar technology. You can buy configurations that automatically debit the guest when an item is removed. This saves labor as it eliminates the need for physical review, automatically orders replacement product and syncs with accounting for guest billing. You can even hire out your minibars to third party services that will manage the entire process on your behalf. Thinking broader, the minibar remains a thorn in m...
Arch Amenities Group Appoints Blake Feeney as Vice President of Development, Spa
Arch Amenities Group | December 13, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 13, 2022 -- Arch Amenities Group, a full-service global provider of wellness, amenity and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels and private clubs, today announced the appointment of Blake Feeney, a luxury spa industry veteran, as vice president of development, spa. Feeney comes to Arch with more than 20 years of experience in spa operations and business development. He will be responsible for developing industry relationships to expand Arch's existing portfolio of 200-plus client partners in wellness, recreation and amenities. In addition to generating new business, he will oversee s...
Best Western Inn at the Vines Partners With HIS to Meet Guest Demands for Personalized In-Room Entertainment
Hotel Internet Services | December 13, 2022
Hotel catering to upscale guests leverages GuestCast by HIS for the ultimate in user-friendly guestroom streaming experiences. NAPA, Calif. — December 13, 2022 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the adoption of its GuestCast streaming solution by Best Western Inn at the Vines. A modern and stylish property that attracts a substantial number of upscale and business travelers, Best Western Inn at the Vines by partnering with HIS can now ensure a high quality in-room streaming experience that aligns with the heightened expectations of thei...
IHG Hotels & Resorts Set to Debut Philips MediaSuite TVs in Guest Rooms as Part of New Global Partnership With PPDS
PPDS | December 13, 2022
Turning hotel rooms into homes-from-home: Global partnership between PPDS and IHG® Hotels & Resorts will bring Philips MediaSuite TVs, designed especially for the hospitality industry with Chromecast™ built-in, into IHG hotels for the first time, delivering unrivaled entertainment choice, personalization and control for fully tailored guest experiences. December 2022: PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TV products and solutions, is delighted to announce a brand new partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts, bringing its advanced Chromecast™ built-i...
Arch Amenities Group Acquires Hutchinson Consulting, Expanding Its Staffing and Wellness Capabilities
Arch Amenities Group | December 6, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Dec. 6, 2022) – Arch Amenities Group, a full-service global provider of wellness, amenity and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels and private clubs, today announced the acquisition of Hutchinson Consulting, a firm that provides management-level recruiting services to the hospitality, wellness and estate management industries and is nationally known for award-winning spa and wellness center design and development. Barry Goldstein, Arch Amenities Group chief executive officer, called Hutchinson “one of the most notable brands in the wellness space” and said the acquisition “is a hug...
Nomadix Earns Marriott’s Brand Approval for Newest Internet Gateway, the EG 1000
Nomadix | December 5, 2022
Creating Quality Guest Experiences Ideal for Small to Mid-Range Hospitality Segments LOS ANGELES – December 5, 2022 – Nomadix® Inc., a technology leader in hospitality and multi-tenant industries, today announced its EG 1000 internet gateway earned brand approval by Marriott International Inc. for use at select service brands, including Four Points by Sheraton, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites, TownePlace Suites, Protea Hotels, AC Hotels, Element, Aloft and Moxy. The EG 1000 builds on the strengths that established Nomadix internet gateways, packing the same features and functionaliti...
The List Will Make You Believe in Sleep Tourism
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | November 2, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky Hotels have long touted a good night’s sleep to drive bookings and to ensure guest satisfaction. But with the growing awareness for sleep science, hotels are staying to capitalize on sleep tourism – brands that use new technologies or other amenities proven to enhance a guest’s sleep as well as sleep’s health benefits. Why not your hotel? Programs like this are an arm’s race. Right now, there are examples of success including, but hardly limited to, Six Senses’ Sleep Doctor, Zedwell at Piccadilly Circus (on the economy end), The Belmond Cadogan’s Sleep Concierge and Viceroy’s Healing Experien...
Make Guestroom Tablets a Budgetary Priority for 2023
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | October 12, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky Any and every strategic budgetary meeting in Q4 2022 should involve a lengthy discussion about how to continue to increase labor efficiencies using the technology. The question then is what to deploy? Solutions abound, and in this article we make the case for in-room tablets. Now that we are over the hump of the travel recovery summer and heading into a ‘normalization’ of travel numbers (possibly combined with a recession), the name of the game isn’t maximizing occupancy with dynamic yielding but optimizing revenue on a per-guest basis. With technology, this TRevPAR can be achieved with only marginal c...
Stage Neck Inn Deploys GuestCast by HIS to Address Guest Demands for Modern In-Room Entertainment Technology
Hotel Internet Services, Inc. (HIS) | October 4, 2022
Luxury beachside property adopts solution purpose-built for hospitality in order to guarantee guest ease-of-use as well as enhanced data security and privacy. CLEARWATER, Fla. — October 4, 2022 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the latest successful implementation of its GuestCast streaming solution at the Stage Neck Inn, a 58-room luxury beachfront hotel in York Harbor, Maine. Seeking to stay a step ahead of the latest in-room entertainment trends, the upscale boutique property with GuestCast can now ensure a user-friendly and secure ...
PPDS Confirms Commitment to Chromecast built in™ as a Steadfast Feature on All Philips MediaSuite TVs and Philips B-Line Displays Into the Future
PPDS | September 27, 2022
Amsterdam, September 2022: PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, is delighted to confirm its long-term strategic commitment for the inclusion of Chromecast built-in™ wireless streaming technology on all current and future Google certified, Philips MediaSuite hospitality TVs, as global sales are projected to surge to 300,000 before the year end. Part of its deepening strategic partnership with Google across its evolving portfolio of Android powered solutions, including digital signage, interactive displays and hospitality and business TVs, today’s important announcement reinforces Philips MediaSuite’s p...
Arch Amenities Group Acquires Innovative Spa Management, Privai and Spa Space
Arch Amenities Group | September 12, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Sept. 12, 2022) – Arch Amenities Group, a full-service global provider of wellness, amenity and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels and private clubs, today announced the acquisition of Innovative Spa Management, Privai and Spa Space, the latter of which it gained a majority stake. Barry Goldstein, Arch Amenities Group chief executive officer, said the acquisition “immediately expands Arch’s network of spa clients to over 70 while providing a dynamic technology platform to manage and further enhance those facilities as well as Arch’s 260 other wellness, recreation and amenities sp...
45 Steps- The Culinary Beachside Inn Partners With HIS for Enhanced Online Connectivity and Guestroom Entertainment
Hotel Internet Services, Inc. (HIS) | August 23, 2022
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — August 23, 2022 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has been credited with boosting guest Wi-Fi service performance and providing advanced content streaming abilities at 45 Steps- The Culinary Beachside Inn. A luxury 7-room retreat where travelers can experience the natural beauty of Canada’s Prince Edward Island, 45 Steps by partnering with HIS is now also able to ensure that each guest receives a reliable internet connection, while benefiting from the presence of the GuestCast streaming platform for user-friendly control over...
Why Hotel Design Needs to Cater to the New Family Vacation Decision-Makers: The Kids
Jeff Sugar | August 15, 2022
By Jeff Sugar According to a 2022 Trend Report from the online vacation marketplace Vrbo, parents are giving their children a bigger say in travel planning, with 50 percent of families more likely to let their kids decide where to vacation than they were in the era prior to the pandemic. To adjust to this new paradigm, where the decision-makers span all ages, hotel and resort owners, operators and developers must evaluate their properties through a multi-generational lens – finding the balance between adult-focused amenities and activities that engage children to remain competitive for the short and long term. A good place for hote...
Arch Amenities Group Acquires Pool Management and Construction Company
Arch Amenities Group | August 1, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Aug. 1, 2022) – Arch Amenities Group, a full-service global provider of wellness, amenity and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels and private clubs, today announced it acquired NYS Pool Management, a leader in pool construction and management in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida. NYS Pool Management also operates as United Pool Services. Based in Mahwah, New Jersey, and North Fort Myers, Florida, the companies specialize in day-to-day operations, pool construction and repairs, maintenance, risk management, pool-related special events and staffing, among other s...
Beachy Wins E20X People’s Choice Award at HITEC Orlando 2022
Beachy | July 5, 2022
The technology innovator was selected by HITEC attendees as the industry’s most innovative startup company for its 5G-supported mobile point-of-sale (POS) and activity booking solutions. Miramar Beach, Fla. (July 5, 2022) – Beachy, a leading provider of next-generation solutions and services for the country’s leading resorts, has been named the Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) People’s Choice Award winner at HITEC Orlando 2022. Only eight companies including Beachy were selected to participate in this year’s E20X competition. In this time of staffing shortages across the industry, Beachy delivers solutions that make servers’ jobs eas...
Wag! Survey Reveals 94% of Travelers Would Trade In Favorite Hotel Amenities for Pet-Friendly Accommodations
Wag! | June 23, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2022 -- As peak summer travel season approaches, Wag!, the #1 mobile-first platform that connects pet parents with professional pet caregivers for boarding, sitting, walking, and drop-ins, surveyed pet parents nationwide to understand the obstacles they face when traveling with their four-legged family members. Between transit restrictions, hotel limitations, and narrowed dining options, there is stress abound for pet parents planning a trip. Wag! polled 1,002 respondents and found that 70% of frequent travelers almost always seek out pet-friendly hotels, and 94% would trade away at least one...
PPDS to Showcase a Full Suite of Hospitality Displays and Solutions at HITEC – With a Brand-New Line of Philips MediaSuite TVs to Be Unveiled
PPDS | June 7, 2022
Latest exciting updates to the market-leading 4K smart MediaSuite TV range for hospitality, including Apple TV, plus a range of dedicated solutions to support the current and future hotel needs to enhance guests’ experience will be showcased on booth 1931. Charlotte, N.C. - June 7, 2022: PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, is excited to announce it will be attending HITEC 2022 in Orlando later this month, showcasing the latest evolution of its dedicated range of futureproof 4K UHD Philips MediaSuite smart TVs as one of the headline announcements at the hospitality event. The brand-new line-up of Phili...
CallTek Adds Video Support as DISH Business Partner
CallTek | March 24, 2022
Los Angeles (March 24, 2022) – Hospitality technology support leader, CallTek is proud to add state-of-the-art video to their portfolio of service offerings as a DISH Business Partner providing clients and integrators with nationwide installation and remote support services. Existing CallTek hospitality customers can now bundle the industry’s best in-room entertainment services to their commercial offerings. CallTek is certified for Satellite TV Systems and DISH's renowned SmartBox 2 platform for commercial installations. Customers will have the option to add installation, service, and/or remote support to their current plans. Cal...
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