Lodging

My Place Hotels rolls out Revcaster Comp-Set Rate Data to maximizes rates and evaluate value of new-build projects in multiple markets.

Collaboration provides retailers with increased security for mobile payments and addresses credit card fraud deadline.

Integration of TravelClick's Demand360 Data into IDeaS' revenue management system will help hotels optimize pricing and generate additional revenue.

White Lodging shares the names and locations of affected food and beverage outlets.

Design-oriented Chicago hotel offers guests their personal art docent in the palm of their hands.

Executives from MerchantLink and Task Retail Tech answer questions about EMV preparations, mobile wallet, and their combined impact on hospitality.

Software has become a necessary tool in competitive differentiation, and it's invaluable to creating a unique hotel experience. As more data points are used to gather guest information, hospitality must look to developing the "problem" of gathering as much data as possible. Having this data will lead to more pressure on software developers to enable easy access and analysis.

While many organizations are outsourcing technology as a way to reduce the cost and complexity of managing their infrastructure, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is strengthening in-house technology resources. The company is bringing in developers, analysts and more, to develop a hospitality platform that will enable rapid innovation and a competitive edge. This approach, according to Hyatt CTO Matt O'Keefe, empowers a company to deploy technology quickly and to scale; and creates a closer link between the guest and the brand. In an exclusive interview with HT, O'Keefe talks about Hyatt's technology approach and the new hospitality platform that will roll out later this year.