event management
Are You Overpaying for Your Hotel Group Sales Management Technology?
MIKE PAVICICH | May 30, 2024
By Mike Pavicich Hospitality companies looking to reduce costs are turning to alternative sales and catering solutions that provide the same functionality without the hefty price tags Have you ever wondered if your current Sales and Catering (S&C) solution is overpriced? Are you seeing rates go up every year after thinking you got a great deal when you signed up? A common scenario is hoteliers unintentionally spending extra money on systems. Of course, with so many solutions claiming to offer comprehensive group sales and event management features, it is understandable that there is indecision and confusion. When you break down th...
Knowland Partners With Thynk to Expand the Hospitality Ecosystem
KNOWLAND | March 27, 2024
Partnership enables hoteliers to gain market insights, expand distribution options, grow guest loyalty, and strengthen meeting and event management ARLINGTON, Va. — March 27, 2024— Knowland, the leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, and Thynk, provider of the next-generation hospitality commercial platform powered by Salesforce, announced today a strategic partnership to connect the hospitality technology ecosystem better. The partnership will integrate data from Thynk's hospitality CRM solution with Knowland’s world-class meetings and events database for Knowland and Thynk customer...
Onyx CenterSource Announces GroupPay Product Integration and Partnership With Cvent, To Launch in Late 2023
Onyx CenterSource | November 2, 2023
DALLAS (Nov. 2, 2023) — Onyx CenterSource, a leading global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence to the hospitality industry, has announced a new integration between its GroupPay payment platform and Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider. In addition, Onyx announced a Cvent partnership, which will create added value for mutual customers by delivering automation, visibility and standardization of meeting and event commission management through GroupPay. "This integration with GroupPay will provide Cvent customers with a seamless, single pathway, from a request for proposal to receivi...
Knowland Now Available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace
Knowland | June 15, 2023
OPERA Sales and Event Management integrates with the Knowland Platform, boosting data access and sales efficiency for global customers ARLINGTON, Va. — June 15, 2023— Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality and a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced the Knowland platform is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and will enable integration with the Oracle Hospitality OPERA Sales and Event Management sales and catering management application. Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Orac...
Twenty Four Seven Hotels Names STS Cloud as Preferred Sales and Catering System for Portfolio of 25 Properties
SalesAndCatering.com | May 24, 2023
Leading hotel management company upgrades to SalesAndCatering’s STS cloud to optimize productivity, efficiency, and sales to meet the increase in group business with travel rebounding Charleston, SC – (May 24, 2023) – Twenty Four Seven Hotels, one of the country's leading hotel management companies for premium-branded, select-service, and lifestyle hotel segments, has selected STS Cloud as the preferred sales and catering system for all 25 properties. Any new hotels added to the portfolio will also use STS Cloud as the company continues expanding its management footprint. SalesAndCatering’s STS Cloud is a cloud-based hospitality...
Vitria on the Square Opens With Mills James
Mills James | May 24, 2023
Newest event venue in Columbus’ University District next to The Ohio state University is dressed to impress with the ‘Best Audiovisual Provider’ by its side COLUMBUS, Ohio — May 24, 2023 — When Vitria on the Square opened last month at the crossroads of 15th Avenue and High Street, Mills James was there to provide its award-winning, service-focused, audiovisual expertise. The company was selected by collaborative partner Columbus Hospitality Management to provide onsite AV, video production and broadcast services to this event center and others in its portfolio across the U.S., including hotels. “Columbus Hospitality Managem...
HFTP and Hospitality Upgrade Expand Partnership With Event Management Agreement
Hospitality Upgrade | April 10, 2023
Launching with last week’s highly successful Executive Vendor Summit, the long-time partners will coordinate the annual Hospitality Upgrade CIO Summit and Executive Vendor Summit, powered by HFTP AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (April 10, 2023) – Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) has finalized an event management agreement with longtime partner Hospitality Upgrade to help coordinate the annual Executive Vendor Summit and CIO Summit, founded by Hospitality Upgrade in 2002. This agreement kicked off with the 2023 Executive Vendor Summit, which was held last week at The Loews Hotel in New Orleans, La. from March 29–3...
Hottest Meeting Trends for 2023 From Hotel Sales and Catering Leaders
Aimbridge Hospitality | March 29, 2023
In anticipation of Global Meetings Industry Day, Aimbridge Hospitality and Knowland survey U.S. sales and catering teams to identify how meetings are heating up the customer experience and changing hospitality operations PLANO, Texas and ARLINGTON, Va. — March 29, 2023 — Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, and Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today announced a collaboration resulting in a report that reveals unique insights into the significant changes and influences taking place in sales and catering. A survey of Aimbridge U.S. sale...