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The Future of Point of Sale

Cashless and mobile payment, delivery and CRM are just a few of the innovations in the POS world. Ted Horner reviews the next-generation platforms complete with a checklist when shopping for your next POS.

The Great Disruption

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NEWS

Ramada by Wyndham Hits 100-Hotel Milestone in China

Expanding its established presence of over 1,400 hotels in China, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchisor with nearly 9,000 hotels and 20 iconic brands and the largest U.S.-based hotel company in China, recently marked its landmark 100th Ramada^® by Wyndham location in the country with the opening of the 194-room Ramada Plaza Fuxian Lake.  read more

The Peabody Memphis Installs Aptech PVNG Cloud Accounting to Simplify Processes

Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya to Deploy Mobile Entry Solution using ASSA ABLOY lock solution

Volara Adds Accuracy Engine to Better Interpret Hotel Guest Requests of Alexa

Revinate Joins SiteMinder Exchange

featured industry events

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September 05-07

CIO Summit, Seattle, Washington
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24

September 24-27

Lodging Conference , Phoenix, AZ
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October 08-10

Global Gaming Expo (G2E), Las Vegas, NV

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tech spotlight

Maestro ‘Web Connection’ Suite

Maestro’s mobile solutions empower guests and hotel staff to use Maestro on the road or around the hotel. Smartphone and tablet friendly, Maestro’s mobile apps help improve guest service and guest engagement.

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Independent Operators Discuss Must-Have Functionality for Multi-Property Operations

One Database for All Properties; Integrated Spa, Restaurant and Room Booking, Event Scheduling, Guest History and Loyalty: Maestro PMS Does it All

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industry Hot shot

Wendy Mertz

VP, IT Applications and Strategy at Hard Rock International

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opinion

“We are now moving beyond the legacies of the industrial, electronic, television and information ages, and stand ready to embark on the age of vivit fere ('nearly alive') computing. We can realistically foresee the end of menial human labor; we stand poised at the entrance to Eden 2.0, our next-gen garden of the future.”

Michael Schubach

“All of us have heard it: we live in a connected world, we have a 24-hour news cycle, company email flows 24/7/365, and friends, and now strangers, seem to know our every move. Yes, of course we have become more productive, more efficient, and more communicative along the way; however, many of us may fail to realize remaining in a constant state of connection may actually negatively impact our effectiveness.”