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With hotel technology budgets predicted to hit record highs in 2016, HT editor-in-chief Abigail Lorden, contemplates the importance of hotels differentiating. Lorden praises the 2016 Hotel Visionary Award winners (profiled in the June issue of HT) as exemplifying how a combination of technology and internal talent can set a hotel apart.  

Wrapping up Hospitality Technology magazine's spring event season, editor-in-chief Abigail Lorden, takes a moment to reflect upon key takeaways from MURTEC and Hotel Technology Forum (HTF). Lorden recaps "aha" moments, insights from vendors, top technology predictions, and reveals her pick for most quotable speaker.

As technology investment in hotels is poised to hit an all-time high, CIOs still ID establishing ROI as a top struggle. HT's Editor-in-Chief, Abigail Lorden discusses how disruptive technologies including mobile solutions, are creating an abundance of data that operators struggle to harness and how the impact of technology is moving faster than businesses are able to sustain.

HT’s Group Editor-in-Chief, Abigail Lorden draws comparisons between the objectives of cover story subject, Michael Verdesca, CIO of FOCUS Brands and results of the 2016 Restaurant Technology Study.

HT's Group Editor-in-Chief, Abigail Lorden shares the news that Hospitality Technology magazine and HTNG have announced a collaborative relationship. The partnership will include research projects, special educational reports and industry networking and educational events.  

HT's Group Editor-in-Chief, Abigail Lorden discusses the importance of hospitality operators knowing their customers and acting on data to send perfectly timed and relevant communications.

The 11^th annual Restaurant Executive Summit hosts an executive panel that tackles the hot button topic of the rise of the chief digital officer and its potential to upset the status of CIOs.

HT’s group editor-in-chief Abigail Lorden reflects on how being a new mother has heightened her desire to protect her family’s digital assets. Lorden says it’s a cause that Starwood Hotels & Resorts is taking seriously, too, according to her recent interview with Starwood’s CIO Martha Poulter.