Research & Reports

In this Thought Leadership Q&A, "Hotel Tech for the Future Guest," three leading technology suppliers, Comcast Business, Skytouch Technology, and TTI Technologies, offer their predictions on must-have tech for future hotel guests. They share input on what hotels should be looking at both near- and long-term to cultivate great relationships with consumers; and they offer input on a range of trends, including IoT, mobile check-in, loyalty, free WiFi and more.

The point of sale is a top investment areas for restaurants with a third of foodservice IT budgets allotted to POS tech. HT's annual POS Showcase updates buyers on the latest hardware and software releases. This year's installation highlights new offerings in mobile, cloud-based and integrated solutions, plus much more. Sponsored.

Hotels rank bandwidth as the number two tech priority for 2015. This infographic shows how hotels will upgrade and price their bandwidth to meet growing consumer expectations and demands in the year ahead. Sponsored.

The 17^th annual Restaurant Technology Study reveals the latest technology trends that are impacting the food service industry. The report covers a comprehensive range of topics including: technology budgets and spending allocations across a variety of projects; IT decision-making strategies; and top tech challenges. New this year, check out what made the "Top 10 Most Important Technologies" list for 2015. Sponsored.

Hospitality Technology's annual New Tech Showcase is the must-read supplement that covers new hardware, software and services for the lodging and foodservice industry. Download the 2015 New Tech Showcase for more information on these innovative solutions which include: the latest introductions in mobile POS technology; tablet-based solutions, new customer engagement platforms, cloud-based solutions, cross-platform mobile innovations, and more. Sponsored.

Take this quiz about your current and planned POS innovations. Add up your points up to see how your company measures up against industry trends, and find out if you're a POS innovator, follower or laggard. Sponsored.

HT's annual Lodging Technology Study tracks budgets, business objectives, and investment allocation trends in hotel IT. This report incorporates feedback from hoteliers to produce a comprehensive and useful set of findings, diving significantly deeper into top goals and challenges for IT teams, the role of IT leaders in business strategy and planned investments for in-room, guest-facing and property systems. Sponsored.
 

This annual showcase highlights solutions that can help hotels and restaurants optimize their workforce across a variety of areas such as: onboarding, recruiting and pre-screening tools; employee training and development; performance management and assessment tools; communication tools and systems; forecasting solutions to maximize sales and reduce labor costs; scheduling systems, including mobile and web-based platforms and more. Sponsored.