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PPDS Unveils a New Line of Hygiene-Focused, Efficient, and Virtually Bezel-Free Voice-Controlled Philips MediaSuite Hotel TVs at HITEC 2022
PPDS | June 27, 2022
Check-in to the future: The stylish new range of Netflix® and Apple TV+™ ready Philips MediaSuite TVs brings a near bezel-free design, backed by the latest Android software and security, Chromecast built-in™ and new cost-saving and hygiene-focused features. Charlotte, N.C. June 27, 2022: PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, is excited to announce the latest evolution of its highly innovative and market-leading hospitality TV range, with the launch in North America of a new, advanced series of premium 4K, Chromecast built-in and Netflix-ready, Philips MediaSuite TVs. Bringing even more features and gre...
Information and Telecommunications Costs
Robert Mandelbaum | June 27, 2022
By Robert Mandelbaum and Adam Barry Just as technology has become more ubiquitous throughout our lives, it is now impacting guest service and hotel operations throughout all departments in a hotel. To provide more exposure to the growing costs associated with hotel information and technology systems, the 11th edition of the Uniform System of Account for the Lodging Industry added a discrete undistributed department to capture these expenses. Prior to the 11th edition the costs for phone and internet service, payroll for telephone operators and computer technicians, and charges related to information systems were allocated to multiple depar...
Hotel Internet Services Unveils Latest Trends in Guest Wi-Fi Expectations With Release of New White Paper Ahead of HITEC Orlando
Hotel Internet Services | June 22, 2022
Leading provider of connectivity solutions surveys hundreds of guests and hoteliers to identify what network infrastructural needs are now required to protect reputations and ensure full guest satisfaction. Clearwater, Fla.— June 22, 2022 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced its publishing of a comprehensive white paper detailing what today’s guests currently expect from a hotel’s Wi-Fi service. Made available to this year’s HITEC Orlando (June 27-30) attendees at HIS booth #311 in addition to being free to download from the compan...
Newport Hospitality Group Centralizing Accounting Across 50 Hotels and Taking Financials to the Cloud
Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. | June 22, 2022
Hotel management company embraces PVNG by Aptech, a seamless cloud-based enterprise accounting platform with complementing tools for budgeting, forecasting, and business intelligence; Visit Aptech at HITEC Orlando in Booth 725 PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2022 — Aptech is pleased to announce that Newport Hospitality Group (NHG) has selected PVNG as the cloud-based enterprise accounting solution for its portfolio of 50 select and full-service hotels. Immediately, the hotel management company will begin leveraging the seamless platform to move data more efficiently from individual properties to a central accounting repository. To complement PVNG a...
Nomadix Launches Staff Panic Button and Wi-Fi Quality Analysis Solution
Nomadix | June 21, 2022
Technology Acquisition Accelerates Delivery of Nomadix Alerts LOS ANGELES, Calif. – June 21, 2022 — Nomadix® Inc., a technology leader in hospitality and multi-tenant industries, today announced its new product line, Nomadix Alerts. This solution includes a smart badge, a cloud-based incident and analytics dashboard, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons. Nomadix Alerts helps safeguard isolated hotel staff from threats and harassment and offers built-in fall detection. The device also monitors, alerts, and reports on the quality and security of the hotel’s Wi-Fi network. Nomadix will showcase the new solution at HITEC Orlando, J...
Zoox Smart Data Reveals How Investing in Data Protection and Privacy Initiatives Encourages Technological Innovation
Zoox Smart Data | June 9, 2022
The technology leader aims to educate organizations on what it calls, “the sustainable use of personal data.” ALPHARETTA, GA – June 9, 2022 – Zoox Smart Data (“Zoox”), a global provider of technological solutions that harness big data to build customer profiles from existing Wi-Fi networks, today announced it has released a review entitled, “The Value (Not the Price) of Investments in Privacy and Information Security.” The company is educating clients on the importance of investing in privacy practices to protect customer data and promote business growth. "Globally in 2021, the number of weekly cyber attacks increased ...
Anticipating Hotel Guests’ Needs
Travel Outlook | April 14, 2022
How Bella the Virtual Agent Can Help Your Hotel Handle Guests Needs as They Arise A good hotel is always a few steps ahead of its guests. Any experienced concierges will tell you that it pays dividends to anticipate guests' needs before they may even be aware of them. If a guest is checking in for a one-night stay, make them feel welcomed by offering a later checkout time to better suit their schedule. If a family arrives around dinner time, hand them their room keys with a list of restaurant recommendations and offer to have the concierges call ahead and make reservations if needed. Simple anticipatory actions, like offering an umbrella...
Omni Hotels & Resorts Becomes First Brand to Launch Seamless Instant Booking Experience for Both Group Rooms and Meeting Space
Omni Hotels & Resorts | April 14, 2022
Groups360 empowers event organizers to book rooms and space in a single transaction on GroupSync™ DALLAS, TX – April 14, 2022 – Omni Hotels & Resorts and Groups360 today announced that Omni is the first ever hotelier to offer instant booking for both group rooms and meeting space on GroupSync™. GroupSync is Groups360’s proprietary online booking marketplace, with instant booking capabilities that enable anyone organizing a meeting or event to book both group guest rooms and event spaces online. This functionality is now available at the Omni Frisco Hotel (Frisco, TX), and soon across Omni’s more than 50 properties in the U.S...
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