Latest Bulletins | Hospitality Technology

September 2020

Sep

Traitify Announces Traitify Engage, Development of High-Volume Workers Through Personalized Content

End-to-end solution for high-volume hiring adds first-of-its-kind product focused on the development and engagement of the hourly workforce.

Sep

LG Expands Market for Affordable 4K UHD Digital Signage Displays with Two New Series

UL3G series offers Ultra HD IPS panels, webOS and WiFi connectivity, while US340C series courts security-focused organizations by eliminating WiFi.

Sep

Angie Hospitality Launches Cloud PBX Service, Modernizes Hotel Telephony and Reduces Costs

Reliable Phone Alternative Offers Touchless Experience and Meets Safety Requirements

Sep

Exterity Extends Integration with Samsung

Showcases latest product releases on virtual booth at BroadcastAsia 2020.

Sep

Introducing HospitalityVIEW, The Innovation Working Group of Global Hotel Industry Executives

Powered by IDeaS, HospitalityVIEW convenes premiere hotel industry thought leaders to chart a path to recovery through innovation.

Sep

How Interface Security Systems Helps Hospitality Brands Enforce Social Distancing and Mask Policies

Interactive Remote Video Monitoring services help reduce pressure on associates to enforce new health and safety mandates.

Sep

Glowing, Infor Implement Real-Time, Two-Way Integration at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Platform allows staff to communicate and access guest preferences in real-time, enabling them to deliver a bespoke experience for each and every guest.

Sep

NCR, Microsoft Partnership Powers IoT

Solution proactively keeps connected devices running with greater uptime, enhancing their customers’ experiences.

Sep

OUTFORM Launches The iDISPLAY Thermometer

The thermometer can be synced with automatic doors, turnstiles, and ticketing systems to restrict access to those with a fever.

Sep

Omnico partners with GHS to supercharge touchless guest journeys in casino sector

New partnership allies Omnico's advanced point-of-sale and guest engagement software with GHS' 28-year expertise in casino loyalty, marketing and offer management solutions.

Sep

Aceyus Launches VUE to Optimize Contact Center Efficiency and Improve Customer Experience

VUE improves agent productivity and allows contact center managers to track customer engagements across channels, gaining actionable insights from omnichannel analytics to improve the customer experience.

Sep

Luxury Hawaiian Resort Selects Cendyn for Revenue Management, Business Intelligence

Software will help Prince Waikiki optimize profit for every segment of transient and group business.

Sep

Cox Business’ Blueprint RF Hires New Senior Sales Leader

Sales veteran Kathy Hatala brings a long history of increasing revenue, delivering results.

Sep

CIRQ+ Debuts Sterilization Robot for Hotels

An in-room autonomous, connected IoT robot dispenses an EPA-registered fluid for use against Sars-CoV-2.

Sep

IDeaS and Cenium Partnership Delivers Modern Technology Platform for Total Hotel Revenue Optimization

IDeaS and Cenium’s two-way data integration enables hoteliers to eliminate manual processes and increase operational effectiveness.

Sep

SimpliSafe Extends Breadth of Protection with Launch of SimpliSafe Business Security

Unlike traditional solutions where a contractor drills holes through walls and floors, SimpliSafe Business Security features a wireless system that is comprehensive, with cellular back-up.

Sep

Booking.com Now Allows Properties to Offer Weekly or Monthly Plans

From business bookers and digital nomads to new city dwellers and extended vacationers, there is a growing number of travelers looking for longer stays.

Sep

Beekeeper Webinar to Showcase Some Technology Must-Haves of the Next Normal

Together with its marketplace partners Lua and SalesBoost, employee communication hub Beekeeper will showcase some of the tools every hotel needs on the road to recovery

Sep

Nomadix’ Hospitality Gateway Earns IPv6 Certification

With the growth of the Internet, influx of IoT devices and new standards pushing for migration to IPv6, Nomadix offers seamless connectivity by simultaneously supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 to future-proof networks.

Sep

Optii Solutions Announces International Growth Plans and Operational Improvements for Hotels

Within four to six weeks after implementation, Optii customers see on average 25% increase in staff productivity, a decrease of 20% in labor costs, and 4 hours returned to supervisors.

Sep

Sharecare Teams up with Forbes Travel Guide to Ensure Health Security and Safety within Hospitality Industry

Sharecare will work closely with FTG as a channel partner to provide the globe’s best hotels with comprehensive and innovative solutions to help them navigate the world’s return to travel.

Sep

The Lodge at Tiburon Partners with Hotel Internet Services to Upgrade Its Guest Wi-Fi with High Speed Network Capabilities

Upscale hotel prioritizes need to upgrade internet service using HIS industry expertise to ensure full guest satisfaction.

Sep

Knowland Announces Prospector

Prospector is a solution to help select service and boutique hotels source group business.

Sep

eConnect, Inc. Joins Kronos Technology Partner Network to Support Contactless Workplaces

The eConnect eClear solution replaces conventional biometric and hand-reader time clocks to allow employees to accurately punch in and out of their shifts via face matching, reducing contact with commonly shared surfaces.

Sep

OLS Hotels & Resorts Rebrands to Springboard Hospitality and Launches Hospitality Intelligence Platform

Springboard's Hospitality Intelligence (H.I.) platform will deliver streamlined operations, personalized guest experiences and maximized revenues.

Sep

Mandarin Oriental, Santiago Adopts Advanced Security and Convenience Enhancing Technology by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions

South American hotel implements VingCard Signature RFID door locks, elevator controllers, panic bars, Elsafe Sentinel Advance safes and Polarbar minibars to maximize guest safety, convenience and comfort.

Sep

Secure Technology Alliance Focuses on Resources for Education and Implementation of COVID-19 Era Secure Technologies Including Contactless Payments and Mobile Identity Solutions

The Alliance is providing a number of white papers and webinars for the COVID and post-COVID eras.

Sep

New Technology Reduces Transmission of Airborne Viruses by 562% in Restaurant & Retail, while Guaranteeing Increased Profits when Fully Implemented

The most powerful source of airflow acceleration and therefore virus spread is not by talking or from air conditioning, but from the movement of a human body.

Sep

Buxton Debuts New Consumer Intelligence Technology Suite

New product features tech-based alternatives to traditional analytics services,

Sep

Agilysys & Adyen Announce Partnership Extending Global Hospitality Payment Acceptance

New partnership to extend Agilysys customers’ access to frictionless global omni-channel payments.

Sep

PyePOS Delivers Self-Service Kiosks to QSRs with MagTek Contactless Payment Integration

Solution offers convenience, health safety, and payment security.

Sep

Luxury Tours partners Trip Affiliates Network to Power Regional Expansion

Luxury Tours & Travel (LTT) and Trip Affiliates Network (TA Network) announce the launch of their regional digital partnership, combining LTT’s regional DMC operational services with TA Network’s enterprise software delivery and innovative digital solution services. Headquartered in Singapore, LTT provides travel services and content to its trade partners across the globe, including airport transfers to sightseeing tours, worldwide hotel accommodations and tour packages. Trip Affiliates Network provides a broad range of system solutions designed to streamline and automate bu

Sep

Knowingli Launches Integrated Market Research Services that Fuel Smart Strategies, Marketing and Sales for Hotel and Travel Brands

Knowingli brings together integrated market research, custom surveys, sponsored reports, and content marketing services to make them fast, accessible, and affordable for companies and budgets of all sizes.

Sep

DeviceBits, ResultsCX Join Forces

Brand unification allows for enhanced support options for customers through self-service, agent AI and bot software.

Sep

eRevMax publishes findings from Hotel Sentiment Survey

9 in 10 hoteliers expect significant drop in ADR and Occupancy

Sep

Shannon McCallum Appointed Vice President of Hospitality for Volan Technology

30-Year Industry Veteran to Lead the Charge on Volan’s Revolutionary Safety Technology for Hotels, Cruise Lines and Events

Sep

Touch Dynamic Releases New Ergonomic Pavilion Kiosk

The Pavilion is equipped with an Intel Skylake U processor, with up to 32GB RAM. External I/O ports include USB, serial port, LAN, cash drawer, VGA, DC jack and power button.

Sep

ABS Quality Evaluations and Kiwa Launch COVID-19 Preventive Measures Standard for Hospitality Industry

New quality assurance mark will demonstrate that facilities have preventive measures in place to reduce COVID-19 risks to public safety.

Sep

North American Bancard Buys Salido

NAB will vertically integrate SALIDO's Restaurant OS on top of their existing payments platform, EPX, to offer a single payment solution for all hospitality partners.

Sep

BOUNTE Debuts Low-Touch Lost and Found System Using AI to Identify and Return Items

BOUNTE Protect™ tracks lost property with a free smartphone app and stores items in a sealed BOUNTE bag for improved hygiene and security.

Sep

SoundHound Partners With Mastercard on Voice Tech for Drive-Thru

Houndify voice AI platform to power Mastercard’s drive-thru voice ordering feature for QSRs. Dunkin' and White Castle will pilot the solution in Q4.

Sep

Allset Partners with Olo to Streamline Contactless Restaurant Ordering

Los Angeles-based food pre-ordering platform Allset has partnered with Olo, the leading digital food ordering platform for the restaurant industry, to enable fully integrated takeout and dine-in pre-ordering through Olo Rails for mutual restaurant partners. Direct Integration Into the POS Takeout and dine-in orders placed by customers on the Allset app and website will flow directly into Olo restaurant partner’s point-of-sale systems (POS). The integration streamlines order fulfillment experience and allows restaurants to access Allset’s contactless ordering feature.

Sep

Star Micronics and Crunch Systems Team Up to Provide Online Ordering Solution

Paired with Star’s new mC-Print3, Crunch offers a feature-rich online ordering software for the hospitality market.

Sep

GigNet Signs Long-Term Agreement with Puerto Aventuras to Create the First “Digital Community” in the Mexican Caribbean

Managed Services Include Internet, WiFi, High Definition TV and Facial Recognition.

Sep

TripAdvisor Says 65% of Americans Will Travel Domestically This Autumn

Travelers are looking for short getaways with 55 percent of fall travelers booking two to five night stays, and 36 percent booking short one-night stays.

Sep

eRevMax expands connectivity offering in Europe with Veturis Travel

Builds XML integration with the Spanish bed bank to fuel further growth

Sep

DZS Teams with Nimbus Networks to Bring Hyper-Connectivity and Contactless Solutions to the Hospitality Market in Latin America

DZS FiberLAN technology provides foundation for lightning fast speed and an unrivaled guest experience at over 20 brand name hotels in the region.

Sep

Accor and Amadeus Announce Strategic Partnership Around Business Intelligence

Accor signs new global agreement for Amadeus' Demand360® solution to help hotels drive revenue and improve performance.

Sep

Allset Partners with Olo to Streamline Contactless Restaurant Ordering

Los Angeles-based food pre-ordering platform Allset announced a partnership with Olo to enable fully integrated takeout and dine-in pre-ordering through Olo Rails for mutual restaurant partners. Takeout and dine-in orders placed by customers on the Allset app and website will flow directly into Olo restaurant partner's point-of-sale systems (POS).

Sep

Duetto Launches New Tools To Optimize Hotel Revenue Opportunities

Revenue Strategy Platform delivers new functionality to help hoteliers solve challenges around Segmentations, Restrictions, and Notifications.

Sep

VIX’s Latino Content Now Available in More than 500,000 U.S. Hotel Rooms on SONIFI Platform

VIX mobile app users will also be able to stream their favorite content from over 20,000 hours of programming to SONIFI hotel room TVs through SONIFI’s STAYCAST technology.

Sep

ProfitSword Launches Hospitality Recovery Dashboard

Dashboard provides industry with insight into real-time market performance and future outlook.

Sep

JYBE's App Ranks Eco-Friendly Takeout & Delivery Packaging

JYBE, an app to aggregate restaurant ratings of their use of eco-friendly takeout and delivery packaging, launched in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area with a mission to help solve the single-use plastic crisis in the restaurant industry.

Sep

APOLAN Study Finds Passive Optical LAN Delivers up to 56 Percent Cost Savings Over Traditional Enterprise Networks

Study highlights economic advantages of POL citing both CAPEX and OPEX savings.

Sep

Shift4 Payments, Sionic Mobile Partner to Offer Digital Commerce Solutions

Shift4 Payments and Sionic, are partnering to deliver digital, contactless payment services through Sionic’s cloud-based technology solutions. Through this partnership, Shift4 Payments will provide tokenization, gateway, and end-to-end payment processing services for Sionic’s digital commerce platform. The companies initially aim to support both enterprise and small- to medium-sized business (SMB) restaurants by augmenting existing mobile payment and loyalty apps, online ordering and point of sale (POS) systems with an end-to-end payment solution capable of reaching

Sep

GigNet Signs Agreement with Armar Capital to Provide Integrated Internet, WiFi and TV Solution for New W Hotel by Marriott in Cancun

GigNet to Finance 675-Room Project

Sep

React Mobile, CommScope Collaborate to Protect Workers, Drive IoT Innovation

When panic button device is activated, employee can be tracked in real time and throughout a building or across a property, and the RUCKUS IoT Suite can activate security cameras, lighting, door locks and other connected systems as part of the response.

Sep

Punchh Expands C-Suite

Hiring spree includes Chief Product and Technology Officer, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Sep

AtlasIED Launches Atmosphere Digital Audio Platform to Enable Simple Customization and Control of Music and Messaging for Hospitality

Platform sets a new standard for digital audio systems through touchless control, artificial intelligence, and automation.

Sep

Hotel G San Francisco Adopts BeyondTV GuestCast™ by Hotel Internet Services to Maximize Competitive Edge in Guestroom Entertainment Content Personalization

Upscale and trendy San Francisco property caters to latest guest preferences for convenient access to personal streaming subscriptions on guestroom televisions.

Sep

The Gale South Beach Adds Volara + Google Contactless Guest Engagement Solution in Preparation for Reopening

Menin Hospitality is embracing the voice-based on-command solution for its ability to boost operating efficiency, drive revenues, and deliver a contactless guest experience.

Sep

Shiji Group Sells StayNTouch to MCR for $46M

StayNTouch will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of MCR and will maintain its Bethesda headquarters which supports the full operations of the company.

Sep

Maestro PMS Offers 24/7 Guest Engagement and Outreach with Integration to Fetch Feedback App

Maestro PMS teams up with guest-engagement innovator to empower hotel-to-guest and internal staff communication and analytics while disrupting bad reviews.

August 2020

Aug

SportsArt’s New Vatio Indoor Cycle Helps Reduce Carbon Footprint for Hotel Gyms

Newest indoor cycle bike produces renewable electricity, benefitting people and the planet.

Aug

Enseo Earns 10+ Patents in 2020

With 78 patents total, Enseo's newest patents focus on touchless technology for the hotel guest experience.

Aug

FreshBytes Partners with DoorDash Drive

Restaurants will be able to make deliveries at a fixed flat rate, but also get more control on their digital orders when customers order direct through their app or website.

Aug

Kronos, Ultimate Software to Rebrand as UKG

Company launches new brand identity to chart path forward as one of world’s largest cloud companies

Aug

HappyOrNot Feedback Terminals to Be Coated in Anti-COVID Protective Film

The antimicrobial solution is scientifically proven, via ISO standardization (ISO21702), to be efficient against coronaviruses and bacteria.

Aug

Hotelogix, AxisRooms and RepUp Merge to Offer Hotels Full-Stack Solution

Merger will create one of the largest SaaS technology entities for the hospitality industry in the APAC market.

Aug

McDreams Optimizes Revenue Management with Infor

McDreams will use Infor EzRMS' cloud-based solution which uses deep learning AI to provide enhanced revenue management capabilities.

Aug

For-Sight Welcomes Staycity Group as a Client

Hospitality technology specialists For-Sight will provide CRM & Marketing solutions to allow Staycity to enhance their guest experience.

Aug

Google + Volara Enable Voice Based Contactless Guest Engagement and Touchless Room Controls

Guest privacy and wellbeing is central to the design of new hotel solution.

Aug

MenuTrinfo,Trabon Partnership Brings Nutrition Calculator to Restaurants

This strategic alliance enables an end-to-end solution for the calculation and presentation of menu item nutrition facts and allergen declarations.

Aug

SAVI Launches SAVI 3 to Transform the Commercial AV Experience

Designed to delight both integrators and their customers, SAVI’s radically simplified programming tools, multi-purpose and high-performance hardware and intuitive user interface eliminates complexity and cost for commercial AV projects.

Aug

ProfitSword and Infor Partner to Provide Hoteliers With Enhanced Business Intelligence Insight into Group Room, Banquet and Catering Revenue Performance

Integration between ProfitSword's range of business intelligence solutions and the Infor Sales & Catering platform can offer real-time visibility into meeting group-related sales goals while working to ensure full operational efficiency regardless of labor resource levels.

Aug

Led by Asia-Pacific, Global Hotel Industry Makes Monthly Strides

Although global performance data is well off from the prior year, there is room for celebration with monthly strides made in most key performance metrics.

Aug

Boutique Resort Belvedere Hotel Mykonos Turns to IDeaS to Manage, Control and Maximise Data

Popular Greek hotel leverages IDeaS’ revenue technology and Advisory Services to enhance its revenue strategies.

Aug

Ready Partners with FreedomPay

Partnership combines Ready’s contactless dining technology with established payment processor to enhance safety in consumer payment space.

Aug

Porter & Sail Acquires Competitor FutureKey

Consolidation in hotel credits sector demonstrates strength of concept.

Aug

Absolutdata Joins Nielsen Connect Partner Network to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Hospitality Companies

Absolutdata integrates Nielsen Data into its cutting-edge, AI-powered solutions to drive client success.

Aug

Interface Security Systems Expands Virtual Security Guard Monitoring

With installation costs starting at just $2,500, restaurants are now able to protect their employees, customers, and assets with the help of trained security professionals monitoring their premises with live video and two-way audio.

Aug

Filta Environmental Serves Up New Disinfectant Sanitation Service to Restaurants

Filta Shield protects employees and guests against COVID-19 and other bacteria and viruses.

Aug

Omnigo Software Introduces Sheldon, a Comprehensive Intelligence Solution to Ensure Safety at Work

Integrated thermal scanning and facial recognition solution helps organizations manage risk and safeguard health and security in their facilities.

Aug

Revenue Analytics Launches N2Pricing: A Revenue Management System Designed for Lean Hospitality Teams

New RMS helps hotels make bigger RevPAR impact with less staff, budget, and time.

Aug

Tripleseat Relaunches EventUp, the Platform for Discovering & Booking Unique Venues Nationwide

Part of the Tripleseat Booking Network, site makes it easier for anyone to find, communicate with and reserve non-traditional, creative and memorable event spaces.

Aug

Sterling Launches End-to-End COVID-19 Health Testing Program for Employers

The new suite of COVID-19 health testing services, which features active virus testing, can be tailored to meet each company's specific needs.

Aug

TransAct Technologies Partners With Nutrition Software ESHA Research

With this integration, BOHA! customers will now be able to create all their custom recipes within ESHA’s Genesis R&D software, to calculate the nutritional analysis, and print FDA-mandated nutritional labels, all from the BOHA! terminal.

Aug

Survey Shows Luxury Guests are Travel Ready

Small Luxury Hotels of the World finds guests fall into one of three groups: Travel Ready, Travel Reserved or Travel Reluctant.

Aug

Jurny Reports Triple-Digit Growth Despite Pandemic

Jurny, Inc., a hospitality tech company offering SaaS-based management solutions, announced record company growth with the addition of new locations in Miami and Nashville.

Aug

Ambius Introduces Hygiene360

The Hygiene360 approach focuses on creating safer spaces through air, surface and hand hygiene solutions.

Aug

Lightspeed Launches eCom for Restaurants

New solution empowers its customers to effortlessly expand their online revenue streams.

Aug

Media Alert: Knowland Announces 3-Part Webinar Series

“Gearing Up for the Road Ahead: How Savvy Hotels are Preparing for Tomorrow” will help hotels plan for the future and grow group business now.

Aug

Elo Announces Replacements and Upgrades for Discontinued 3M Products

Elo’s broad portfolio of touchscreen components, monitors, open frames, signage and all-in-one systems empowers businesses to easily transition projects.

Aug

Semtech Collaborates with AWS and TensorIoT to Simplify IoT Solution Development

The new Asset Tracking and Smart Building Kits are the first vertical product offerings based on the LoRaWAN protocol built using AWS IoT Core and a serverless architecture.

Aug

SALTO Adds Antimicrobial technology to SALTO Neo Cylinder Range

BioCote is an antimicrobial agent that contains silver-ions which are engineered to provide continuous, built-in protection on SALTO product surfaces and hardware devices.

Aug

Isleworth Golf and Country Club Uses AI, Virtual Assistants and More to Reopen Safely

Isleworth partners with Andor Health to implement the ThinkAndor Employer Toolkit.

Aug

Safe Space Technologies Announces a Line of UVC Disinfection Solutions

The line includes an autonomous disinfection robot, a UVC disinfection cart, and a UVC disinfection cabinet.

Aug

UVC PureLight 360 Unveils World’s First Hybrid UVC Induction/LED Disinfection System

Patent-Pending UVC Purelight 360 effectively eliminates up to 99.9% of pathogens.

Aug

STUDY: Drive-Thru Visits Up 43% Since April

Employees not wearing masks is by far the number one reason why consumers will not return to an establishment.

Aug

TouchPoint Science Makes Common Hospitality Surfaces Safer to Touch

Transparent film with antimicrobial technology might be one safety application to help regain weary travelers.

Aug

Touchland Hand Sanitizer Launches eCommerce Platform

IoT-enabled smart hand sanitizing dispensers offers hotels, casinos and restaurants a hands-free solution for guests and employees.

Aug

Priority Technology Debuts Contactless Dine-In Ordering, Payment

New product enhancements include contactless ordering and payment options for dine-in, carryout and delivery.

Aug

DigiValet Launches Thru to Enable Remote Guest Check-ins

Guests can complete the entire check-in process from their own personal device without having to download an app or software.

Aug

For-Sight and GuestRevu Announce Partnership

Integration brings customer relationship management tools and guest feedback and reputation management tools together in a simple to use manner.

Aug

Saba Rock Resort Selects Agilysys Property Management System (PMS) and Point of Sale (POS) Solutions

Agilysys Stay PMS, rGuest Book and InfoGenesis POS Solutions Will Improve the Guest Journey, Increase Revenue and Enhance Operational Efficiency

Aug

PurpleCloud Adds Required Training Module to Free Covid Response (CR) Task Platform

The need to document all required COVID-19 training programs prompts PurpleCloud to add new tool allowing hoteliers to track progress and successful completion of all instructional segments.

Aug

SpyCloud Raises $30M

Account takeover is one of the most common methods for criminals to gain access to sensitive personal and corporate information. Criminals are perpetrating credential stuffing attacks on food delivery apps and more.

Aug

Wishbox Releases Room Upgrade Feature

Feature allows hotels to add room upgrade offers as part of the contactless check-in process, based on live availability.

Aug

ibis Styles Bucharest City Center Hotel Adopts Advanced RFID Locks Compatible with Contactless Mobile Access

Romanian hotel implements VingCard Signature RFID door locks and Visionline to maximize guest security and convenience while allowing for seamless upgrade to contactless digital check-in and room access abilities.

Aug

Givex Joins LOT Network to Protect Clients from Patent Trolls

The customer engagement platform says there's a growing threat posed to its business and its customers by patent assertion entities (PAEs) or “patent trolls”.

Aug

Maestro PMS Helps Keep Hotel Workers Safe Via a ‘Use Your Own Device’ Guest Digitalization Strategy

Leader in hospitality property-management systems identifies five ways hoteliers can provide a high-quality guest experience while simultaneously protecting their people.

Aug

DigiVerv Launches AI and IoT Powered Enterprise SaaS Platform

nexpera.ai enables contactless check-in/ check-out, as well as contactless service requests and room controls.

Aug

Hotel Carmichael Caters to Latest Guest Connectivity Trends with Voice Activated Technology and Enhanced Wi-Fi

New luxury property set to open in summer 2020 will provide guests with seamless content casting abilities and contactless control over hotel amenities while guaranteeing a fast and responsive Wi-Fi connection.

Aug

HRS and SAP Concur Sign Strategic 5-Year Deal

HRS’ platform will provide corporations with a variety of technologies including its AI-powered Recommendation Engine which helps drive significant gains in use of preferred properties and its Rebooking Solution, which automatically finds lower rates and rebooks the traveler without any manual intermediary intervention.

Aug

Restaurant Revolution Technologies Receives 7th Technology Patent

New patent covers ordering dashboards and analytics; IP portfolio also includes POS integration, group ordering, and order management patents.

Aug

Kallpod Launches Kontactless Full-Service Mobile Ordering and Payment Solution

Kontactless uses QR code technology to facilitate ordering, payment, and guest feedback at hospitality venues; no app download is required.

Aug

Star Micronics Updates mC-Print3

New version of mC-Print3 includes USB-C Interface and Power Delivery

Aug

STUDY: Sixty-Three Percent of Consumers Belong to Between One and Three Loyalty Programs

A program must deliver exceptional experiences to make the cut.

Aug

Safeology UVC Disinfecting Tower Helps Make Hotels Safe for Guests

The Safeology Tower leverages the science of UV light to inactivate a wide array of pathogens, including the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

Aug

World Cinema Introduces Suite of Smart Contactless Technology and Entertainment Features

World Cinema's fully customizable WorldVue platform includes mobile web remote and housekeeping app for hotels and guests.

Aug

SpotOn Acquires Seatninja

The Seatninja acquisition will allow SpotOn clients to enable reservations directly through their platform.

Aug

Hotel Booking Platform Splitty Acquires Assets of Rival Company: Cancelon

While many companies within the travel industry have been putting their operations on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Splitty is striving to expand its global reach.

Aug

Shift4 Payments, Uber Eats Team Up to Provide Integrated Online Ordering and Delivery

Uber Eats will be offered through Shift4’s Marketplace for seamless POS integration.

Aug

Whistle Provides Contactless Guest Experience for Four Sisters Inns Collection

Automated Messaging & Workflows to Streamline the Guest Journey, and Provide a Safe & Contactless Experience.

Aug

Survey Shows Only 19% of Americans Believe that a Vaccine Will End Major Disruptions from COVID-19

More than 58% of people say they can’t go on vacation.

Aug

Patrick Short Named President of Peachtree Hospitality Management

Hotel Industry Veteran to Lead Growing Hotel Operations Division of Peachtree Hotel Group

Aug

Mad Mobile to Acquire CAKE, a Sysco Company

Acquisition will accelerate Mad Mobile's mobile-first vision for restaurants and add a significant customer base.

Aug

IntraEdge Launches Thermal Temperature Sensor: QuikSense

Technology enables businesses to conduct contactless and privacy-minded health screenings

Aug

Raydiant Introduces Touch Kiosks

Kiosk enables businesses to provide engaging self-service touchscreen experiences tailored to each customer's unique needs.

Aug

HTNG, HEDNA and OpenTravel Form an Industry Travel Safe Workgroup

Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG), in partnership with the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) and OpenTravel Alliance, launch a Travel Safe Workgroup to resolve COVID-19 implications for the lodging industry. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very important to build consumer confidence to ensure a safe lodging experience.

Aug

Solay App for Hotels & Resorts Announces API Integration with Mews

Hotels & Resorts around the globe can now access Solay through Mews Marketplace

Aug

Paystri, Paerpay Partnership Enables Contactless Restaurant Payments

Paystri’s Payment Platform streamlines transactions by allowing restaurants to accept and process payments quickly via Paerpay’s software.

Aug

San Clemente Palace Kempinski Turns to Knowcross Technology to Open Post Pandemic

Knowcross worked remotely with the hotel to ensure that modules such as the guest-request management system and the mobile application work seamlessly thereby providing instant availability key features as occupancy starts and increases.

Aug

Hotel Internet Services Unveils Survey Results Revealing New Insight into Guest and Hotelier In-room Entertainment and Voice Technology Trends

Comprehensive report leveraging feedback from over 700 guests and 200 hoteliers demonstrates escalating demands for the industry's embracing of service personalization and voice-activated in-room technology.

Aug