Data & Analytics

This suite of information products, data analytics and marketing services will enable decision makers to understand industry spending activity; evaluate their sales performance; and focus direct marketing efforts to target the very best prospects and hard to reach segments.

Prior to its acquisition by Hilton Hotels Corp., Hilton International relied on a regional procurement strategy that had the potential to amount to $750 million in expenditures per annum. Steven M. Henderson, senior director, international field operations for Hilton Supply Management describes how a global-focused procurement structure is helping the hotel company to get a better handle on its spending practices.

At the end of last year, Hospitality Technology spoke with restaurant operators and POS vendors to identify what the top trends and technologies would be for 2009. Twelve months later, a review of HT's most read POS headlines reveals that while many of those predictions held true, there were also a number of surprises.

The Oneida Nation Tribe of Indians Enterprise, which consists of Oneida Retail, Oneida Casino with its five satellite locations, and the Radisson Hotel, has selected the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System to better manage its operation, increase employee productivity, and improve guest service.

After completing the rollout of HotSchedule's Enterprise online employee scheduling and restaurant labor management solution in August 2009, Mama Fu's is now able to track and review how well its franchisees are costing schedules on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

US Beverage Net's proprietary technology, which helps restaurateurs to preserve profits by reducing beer shrinkage, was recently awarded a U.S. patent.

According to the Pegasus View for October 2009, North America's corporate bookings have jumped +3.5% vs. October 2008, and leisure bookings have offset dwindling ADR with a +21% increase for the same period.

The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel has partnered with Volanté Systems for a multi-phase hotel POS system installation comprising of 54 terminals throughout the property.