hospitality

Ivonne Prugnaud Joins GuestTek as Managing Director EMEA

GuestTek | October 1, 2019

Assumes Role October 1, 2019 Calgary, Alberta – October 1, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing innovative and interactive technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce and welcome Ms. Ivonne Prugnaud as Managing Director, EMEA. Ivonne has gained over 20 years of senior management experience in IPTV and the hospitality industry - most recently as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Anevia. She is widely recognized as a passionate leader in the luxury hospitality space and has a proven track record in empowering geographically dispersed sales teams, managi...

Russell Chen Appointed as Vice President Sales – APAC

GuestTek | September 3, 2019

Calgary, Alberta – September 3, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing innovative and interactive technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that Russell Chen has been appointed their new Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Russell boasts over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has a strong proven sales record in the Great China Region. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and EMBA in Information Management with the National Taiwan University (NTU) as his alma mater. Russell possesses extensive knowle...

Kate Levy Appointed as New Chief Executive Officer

GuestTek | August 7, 2019

Arnon Levy Leads Board of Directors as Founder and Chairman Calgary, Alberta – August 7, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing innovative and interactive technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that effective August 7, Kate Levy has been appointed as GuestTek’s new Chief Executive Officer. Kate has been a key member of GuestTek’s executive team as the Chief Strategy Officer since 2015 and has focused on several key roles such as Managing Director for EMEA and leading the Global Support & Client Relations department. As CEO, Kate will report directly t...

GuestTek Appoints Eli Aviv as Vice President of Finance

GuestTek | August 6, 2019

Calgary, Alberta – August 6, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing innovative and interactive technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has appointed Eli Aviv as its new Vice President of Finance as of August 6, 2019; replacing Jeff Wood, who is entering retirement. Aviv is a seasoned and highly experienced executive bringing nearly 20 years of finance and operations experience in the tech industry. He holds a CPA, CMA designation and an MBA from Ben Gurion University and has been a senior level executive in organizations experiencing all phases of development and maturity. In his n...

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...

International Motivational Speaker, Chris Koch, Named GuestTek Brand Ambassador

GuestTek® | June 12, 2019

Calgary, Alberta – June 12, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader of end-to-end hospitality technology solutions, is excited to announce that international motivational speaker, Chris Koch, has been named as the company’s new brand ambassador. Chris has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Network, the Dr. Oz Show and has been featured on Ted Talks. Born without arms or legs in a rural area of Western Canada, Chris has learned to overcome everyday challenges most people take for granted. He travels the world to share his message of resiliency, courage, and perseverance with event appearances at schools, charitabl...

When Customers Speak To Us, Are We Listening?

Gary R. Hernbroth | April 17, 2019

By Gary Hernbroth I firmly believe that we can learn a lot from our failures and setbacks – IF we pay attention. In fact, I recently spoke on this very topic at the Club Management Association of America's World Congress in Nashville. Several of my audience members enthusiastically shared their stories with each other, stories of how they failed, or suffered a setback, or screwed up, and how they learned from the experience and came out of it smarter and better-suited to deal with similar situations in the future. As with individuals, the same should hold true for businesses. Sometimes things break. Sometimes things go boom in the nig...

The Millennial Paradox: How to Save the Planet Without Giving Up Freedom to Travel – and Why Hoteliers Should Care

Emilia Jaakkola | November 1, 2018

Millennials are more eco-conscious than previous generations. Why? Because some of those really scary scenarios related to climate change are more likely to happen on their watch. Even though Millennials are actively questioning today's global consumption culture, at the same time they're planning their next vacation somewhere far away, which means endless miles in the air and huge amounts of pollution. That's why they've compromised: they keep traveling but they increasingly favor sustainable options. I'm a stereotypical Millennial. On the one hand, we're hopeless dreamers not ready to commit to anything. On the other hand, we're criti...