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“Easy to Obtain” Hospitality Technology Innovation Is Here. It Really Is!
ROOMDEX | November 10, 2020
By Jos Schaap For years, it was openly acknowledged that hospitality simply lagged behind all other industries when it came to technology. Yes, the Internet profoundly disrupted and changed the distribution system. But too often, these hospitality technology changes were forced on hoteliers as opposed to being championed from within. Recent evolution in cloud technologies mean there is new growth in the number of innovative hospitality technology start-ups in a market that is now desperate for help. The question is, will hoteliers continue to do their jobs like it is still 1992 or will they wake up to the potential that awaits them? ...
Cloud-Hosted vs. On-Premise vs. Self-Hosted vs. Private Cloud PMS: All Platforms Have Advantages; Which Is Right for You?
Warren Dehan | August 4, 2020
No need to feel pushed to the cloud to gain a web browser-based system with mobile and contact free innovations; Independent hoteliers have choices By Warren Dehan A great deal has been written over the years about the viability of moving a hotel’s property-management system (PMS) to the cloud to take advantage of the latest technologies, but hoteliers need to realize that it’s not the only viable option. All platforms have advantages, including self-hosted, private cloud and on-premise solutions that leverage the latest mobile, contact free and web-based technologies. Independent operators can still enhance the digital guest experi...
Contactless Technology, Hospitality Services, and the Cloud
Infor | July 13, 2020
Cloud technology in the hospitality industry is changing the way that hotels, resorts, and gaming organizations serve guests. The deciding factor to success is in how simple it is for a guest to get what they want from a hotel via their own personal devices even before they arrive at a location. Essential mobile-based technology enables them to book a room, to set arrival times, to upgrade a room, add services, and more, all without necessarily having to make contact with staff. That call for contactless solutions delivered via cloud PMS is a priority for the industry right now. This is for convenience reasons. Yet it also has social impli...
React Mobile Taking Panic Button Alert Monitoring, Administrative Controls to the Cloud
React Mobile | June 16, 2020
New browser-based ‘Dispatch Center’ giving hoteliers on-the-go access to the employee safety platform any time on any device Seattle, June 16, 2020 — React Mobile, the most trusted provider of panic button solutions to hotels, has recently updated its Dispatch Center to give response teams real-time access to emergency alerts via any browser. The new customer portal provides remote access and complete administrative control of the cloud-based safety platform from anywhere. “Having mobile access to emergency alerts is critical in these uncertain times,” said Robb Monkman, React Mobile CEO. “Whether an employee needs immediate...
GuestTek Launches Its OneView Internet Cloud Platform
GuestTek | June 18, 2019
Centralized WiFi Management Provides Secure, High Performance Connectivity for Less Calgary, Alberta – June 18, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader of end-to-end hospitality technology solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its OneView Internet Cloud (OVI Cloud), which the company will debut this week at HITEC Minneapolis. OVI Cloud’s advanced platform seamlessly integrates with hotel properties’ existing network hardware to provide secure, high performance connectivity with no up-front capital expenditure. Plus, GuestTek’s long-standing partnerships with the industry’s leading hardware...
GuestTek Launches GuestFlix – Its New Cloud-Streaming Video on Demand App
GuestTek | June 13, 2019
Affordable Solution to Generate Revenue from VOD Calgary, Alberta – June 13, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader of end-to-end hospitality technology solutions, has launched GuestFlix – its new cloud-streaming video on demand app, which the company will debut at HITEC Minneapolis. There are two main benefits of GuestFlix: No up-front capital expenditure and the opportunity for revenue generation from VOD. The secure cloud-based platform means that there is no requirement for an on-premise VOD server, set top boxes or licensing fees. The platform also enables hoteliers to generate revenue from their vi...
The Time Is Now for Hotels to Move Operations Into the Cloud
Jonathan Morse | August 8, 2018
By Jonathan Morse You wouldn't go 20 years in between cleaning or redecorating your guest rooms, so why are so many hotels stuck in the past when it comes to the software they use to run their operations? Hotels have always been in the forefront when it comes to technology. A common hospitality saying is that hotels are 10 years ahead of restaurants when it comes to technology, but that hasn't been true since 2010. Just look at the explosion of new technology for restaurants with dozens of new cloud based point of sales solutions, reservation applications, and event management solutions. The great leap that has been made in recent years...
You’re Invited to Rethink Your Hotel Technology with ALICE & Duetto
ALICE | June 5, 2017
Join ALICE and Duetto for a pre-HITEC conversation about rethinking your hotel technology. Hotels have invested in numerous technology systems to keep up with all the ways consumers can interact with them in the digital space, but are they set up to win in the future? Between a complex landscape of legacy technology, the abundance of analog operational processes, and a crowded field of providers trying to innovate in the hospitality space, many hotels have arrived at an expensive, inefficient tech stack. But advancements in cloud architecture and mobile technology represent an opportunity to migrate data and systems to an environment th...
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