Hotel Brand - Luxury/Resort

With so many operators and vendors focused on releasing applications designed for the iPhone, new data suggests that equal consideration for developing Android-specific applications should be given.

If the phrase that characterized 2010 was "flat is the new up" then "cautiously optimistic" is the attitude in 2011. Here's why.

In its annual trend report, HT looks at some of the top consumer trends and technology advancements impacting the guestroom experience. This year, it's all about energy management, mobile phone integration, television content and the iPad.

Hospitality Technology taps the collective wisdom of its Editorial Advisory Board to get the answers to many of your, and our, burning questions. This group of hotel and restaurant executives offers perspectives on the industry's pace of recovery, emerging technologies to watch, top challenges for the year ahead, and more.

Smartphone/iPad app gives guests complete remote control of the TV, operating all TV functions through the graphic of a standard remote control on their device screen.

VFM Leonardo consumer data reveals how video and social networking can influence potential guests, plus the most popular websites for viewing hotel visuals.

Hotels can create brand-standard check-lists, track maintenance schedules, and optimize safety standards with Apple's iPad and other mobile devices.

The merger is expected to close in the second half of 2011, pending the satisfaction of applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.