Hotels

The National Tour Association's (NTA) new online programs allows destinations to track and calculate the amount of time a group will spend in their community.

Sheraton Hotels in five U.S. cities debut the Microsoft Surface, a virtual concierge and entertainment experience. Guests can search for local restaurants and attractions, download music and view the Sheraton photo library.

The Scandic implements MICROS' OPERA Enterprise Solution and is to be hosted in MICROS's Frankfurt Datacenter.

Dallas' Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa gives staff a 360-degree view of guest at every touch point with integrated Maestro Suite of modules. Staff can track guest preferences to provide personalized guest experiences.

The results of Travel Industry Association/Ypartnership's survey reveal that nine percent of those questions plan on taking a 'staycation' in the next six months due to rising travel costs. Of those, 22 percent expect to spend at least one night in a local hotel, motel or resort.

Deville Hotels' 10 hotels located in Brazil will deploy a multi-property POS, PMS, sales and catering and Web services solutions from MICROS.

As the second phase of a global green initiative, the wholesale travel brokerage company, Tourico Holidays, creates multi-language web contracts for hoteliers worldwide.

No matter where you look these days, everyone is talking about "Going Green." Hotels across the nation are beginning to get in on the trend by initiating a multitude of eco friendly IT measures, from using in-room climate controls to installing virtual desktops using thin-client computers. Hospitality Technology sits down with these earthy innovators to bring you the technology that will reduce not only your carbon footprint, but your bottom line as well.