Siegel Sez: Takeaways From HT-NEXT With Doug Rice
December 4, 2020
For the many of you who have commented on our latest HU High Five, thank you. Interviewing hotel tech leaders and creating these videos is fun, but this week it was nice to do one with an ex-tech industry leader. Page Petry who spent most of her adult life at Marriott tells us about starting as a front desk person and becoming the CIO for the Americas and most recently her retirement. If you have not seen it, please click here. I had to smile when she mentioned starting her career at the front desk of a hotel. I remember my first hotel job working the front desk at the Laurels Lake Hotel and Resort in the Catskill Mountains wanting to learn ...
Virdee and SALTO Systems Partner to Deliver Contactless Arrival and Entry Solutions Across the Built Environment
Virdee | December 3, 2020
Integration accelerates the roll out of Virdee’s industry-leading API-first, contactless check-in and check-out solutions AUSTIN, Texas– Dec. 3, 2020 - Virdee, a SaaS company serving the lodging, multifamily and commercial real estate industries, announced today a partnership with SALTO Systems, a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions. The integration provides a powerful answer to the market’s demand for contactless arrival options by leveraging Virdee’s advanced ID verification module and the ability for guests to video chat with a remote agent before accessing a property. Under the partnership, SALTO System...
Infor Launches Hospitality Management Cloud Solution Based on Amazon Web Services in China to Spur Digital Transformation Among Chinese Hotels
Infor | December 2, 2020
Rich capabilities allow hoteliers to centralize cross-platform hospitality management systems; AWS partnership ensures stability and security of data in the cloud BEIJING – Dec. 1, 2020 – Infor today announced the launch of Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) in China together with AWS China (Ningxia) Region (operated by Ningxia Western Cloud Data – NWCD). The launch is aimed at helping more customers in China’s hospitality management industry rapidly implement seamless solutions that streamline operations, with the overall goal to provide enhanced guest services and experiences. Infor HMS is a hotel property management...
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Equips TownePlace Suites by Marriott St. George With Mobile Access and Latest in IoT Lock Security
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions | December 1, 2020
Extended-stay hotel upgrades to VingCard Classic RFID to provide enhanced safety and contactless convenience while streamlining operations and reducing energy costs with room occupancy detection. Stockholm – December 1, 2020 – ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions with its leading expertise in security access innovation, has enhanced the abilities of TownePlace Suites by Marriott St. George in maximizing guest safety, convenience and operational efficiency with the implementation of VingCard Classic RFID door locks equipped with Mobile Access. Following a speedy and hassle-free upgrade experience, the 84-room Utah-based property is not only able t...
Volara Partners With Butler Hospitality and Synergy Global Housing to Bring Roomservice to Guests at Synergy Chelsea NYC
Synergy Global Housing | December 1, 2020
With Volara-powered Google Nest Hubs in each corporate residence, guests scan an on-screen QR code to access an in-room restaurant menu with orders prepared at one of five hotel hub kitchens in Manhattan New York — December 1, 2020 — Accessing roomservice just got a lot easier for corporate housing guests staying at the Synergy Chelsea in New York. Through a new strategic partnership between Volara and Butler Hospitality, guests staying at 232 7th Avenue can now scan a QR code on a Volara-powered Google Nest Hub to access an in-room restaurant menu on their mobile device. Foodservice items are prepared by executive chefs in one of f...
Zoox Smart Data Selected by Choice Hotels to Oversee Wi-Fi Landing Pages With Latest in Guest Experience Personalization
Zoox Smart Data | December 1, 2020
Solution deployed across 4,141 Choice Hotels to host and manage internet landing pages should lead to enhanced guest satisfaction and loyalty. Alpharetta, GA — December 1, 2020 — Zoox Smart Data (“Zoox”), an international provider of technological solutions that harnesses big data to build customer profiles from existing Wi-Fi networks, announced today that it has successfully deployed its Zoox Media solution across 4,141 Choice Hotels branded hotels along with the Zoox Smart Data platform at 197 properties. Zoox Media integrates with the hotel’s guest Wi-Fi landing page, providing a fast and direct communications channel to the...
Another Atlanta Hotel Chooses Clear Sky Software
Clear Sky Software | November 24, 2020
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – November 24, 2020 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel has completed the installation of its beverage inventory control software. The Renaissance selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Also installed is Clear Sky’s Interface to Fintech and Micros ...
ALICE Announced as the Hotel Operations Technology Provider for Curator Hotel & Resort Collection
ALICE | November 24, 2020
New York, NY – November 24th, 2020 -- ALICE, a leading hospitality operations and management platform, is pleased to announce that it is the preferred operations technology provider for Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, a hand-selected collection of small brands and independent lifestyle hotels and resorts worldwide. In selecting ALICE as their preferred operations technology provider, Curator Hotel & Resort Collection is ensuring its properties have the proper tools for its hotels and staff to provide a superior guest experience. Focused on operational excellence and guest satisfaction, ALICE connects all hotel departments on a...
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