Customer Experience/Service

Twitter is taking hospitality e-marketing by storm, yet this social tool is not without its challenges. Get educated on a host of specialized Twitter tools and applications that are designed to help operators to better manage and analyze their social networking efforts.

According to recent reports, the hospitality self-service market is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 11.3%, as penetration and adoption rates improve. VDC Research identifies and analyzes the now- and near-term opportunities and threats impacting North America.

As Margaritas prepared to launch the most aggressive expansion plan in its history, the company saw the need to put more science behind its site location decisions. Learn how a customer analytics company is aiding Margaritas in its efforts.

Since its official release in July 2009, Pizza Hut's revolutionary and award-winning iPhone/iPod touch application has created an innovation 'explosion' in the mobile communication front. Pizza Hut's Baron Concors, CIO; Kevin Fish, project manager; and Carlos Chavez, director of eCommerce technology dish on the winning strategy that launched its first-to-market, million-dollar food ordering application.

The Jakarta, Barcelona, Las Vegas and Elbow Beach, Bermuda Mandarin Oriental properties have installed PAR Springer-Miller's SMS|Host Hospitality Management System over the last 90 days.

What's the best way to create a converged wireless infrastructure? Hotels weigh the pros and cons of rip-and-replace versus reuse and recycle. At the end of the day, though, does it all come down to balancing budgets against customers' needs?

A University of Delaware study uncovers the impact of credit card breaches on service quality, guest satisfaction, future revisit intention and the likelihood of guests recommending the brand/hotel to others.

Symon will interface with SuiteLinq's on-site hospitality platforms that include in-room desktop computers, IPTV services, laptop access portals, and mobile devices.