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Hospitality Technology magazine and Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG, htng.org) are joining forces to create the first Hotel Technology Forum, April 20th to April 22nd at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Most travelers would not return to a hotel where the Wi-Fi Internet service was unsatisfactory according to a BT survey of regular hotel users across North America.

Captain D's, operator of more than 580 seafood restaurants is installing QSR Automations (qsrautomations.com) ePic Kitchen Management Solution, with 30 stores planned for completion by the end of 2004 and continued implementation efforts to occur throughout 2005.

Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) announces the appointment of Douglas C. Rice as Executive Director.

McDonald's is now accepting MasterCard (mastercard.com) PayPass, a new "contactless" payment option utilizing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts revenue per available room (RevPAR) to increase by 6.3 percent in 2004, the largest increase in 20 years.

Following up on its new travel distribution guidelines, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has certified Travelocity (travelocity.com) as a third-party distributors of its more than 3,500 hotels worldwide.

Caesars Entertainment selects The Rainmaker Group and Manugistics to provide a hotel gaming revenue management solution for Caesars' domestic casinos.