MCOMS, acknowledging the recent COVID-19 challenges that have come to shape again the hospitality industry, has designed some innovative solutions to enable hoteliers to provide tailor made guest interactive services to mobile devices and communicate directly with their guests.

ProfitSword, a leading developer of business intelligence and data integration software for the hospitality industry, has been awarded the Bronze "Stevie Award" during the 18th Annual American Business Awards for its recently launched ProfitAbility business performance dashboarding and reporting platform. 

React Mobile, a robust, open, cost effective and flexible panic button safety platform, announces it has raised $6 million through a new strategic partnership with publicly traded Brady Corporation.

Agilysys, Inc., a global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, reported operating results for its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2020.

As states across the country navigate reopening and hotels begin to safely welcome back guests, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced that hospitality leaders across North America have endorsed Safe Stay, AHLA’s enhanced industry-wide cleaning guidelines. 

Enseo, one of the fastest growing technology service providers in the U.S., will demonstrate its newest product, the enseoCONNECT™ mobile remote at Hospitality Technology Next Generation’s TechOvation Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 21st.

In these unprecedented times, hotels are seeking solutions that help to preserve recommended social distancing guidelines and provide contactless interactions. Onity is proud to provide the DirectKey™ mobile access solution to hotel chains around the globe, which allows for contactless check-in and property access.

Kalibri Labs has released a Special Report evaluating U.S. hotel performance using unique length of stay and rate category metrics for March 2020, the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, with comparisons to Full Year 2019. 

As an HTNG 2020 TechOvation Award Semi-Finalist, React Mobile will present its best-in-class safety platform tomorrow to a panel of judges looking to identify hospitality’s “most innovative technology of the year.” The global leader of panic button solutions for hotels is vying against nine other technology companies in the second round of this annual competition. Judges will select the top three finalists and online audience interaction will choose the final TechOvation winner.

Knowland, a leader in group hospitality analytics for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and other meeting venues, announced today a free interactive dashboard providing actionable insights on COVID-19 hotel recovery. These insights will enable hoteliers to see their position in the rebound compared to local and/or national markets and make informed decisions to accelerate recovery. Knowland is providing free unlimited access to the Dashboard from the Knowland website.

With new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showing staggering job loss to the hospitality and leisure industry, the American Hotel & Lodging Association released  a “Roadmap to Recovery,” calling on Congress to prioritize relief for hotel workers and small businesses in the next stimulus package. 

Properties are working with minimal staff to keep the doors open during today’s slow down; but what about tomorrow? Travel will quickly ramp up as CV-19 restrictions are lifted. Many operators are preparing for the restart now, implementing technologies, hotel software, and processes that will support social distancing guidelines and enable more efficient operations as staffing levels slowly return to meet higher occupancy demands.

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced last Wednesday during a press conference to industry media that the organization will consolidate its three major annual events to one location over a four-day period in October, and will call it, “The Best of HFTP.” 

ProfitSword, one of hospitality's premier developers of business intelligence and data integration software, has published a detailed guide demonstrating how hoteliers can leverage the latest business intelligence strategies and their organization's performance data to safeguard hotel operations and revenue during times of economic hardship.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) expressed support for a number of elements contained in the HEROES ACT (HR 6800) that would improve upon the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to aid small business hotel operators and save millions of jobs.

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has announced its latest achievement in maintaining a priority on sustainability and transparency with the recent publication of third-party certified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for 18 of its security-based solutions. 

ProfitSword, the leading developer of business intelligence and data integration software for the hospitality and senior living industries, has announced its taking part in a special edition of the "In Clear Focus" Podcast with the goal of providing industry professionals with the latest expert insight over how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected business intelligence operations.

Kalibri Labs is now the exclusive provider of hotel performance data powering Newmark Knight Frank’s NSights reports produced by its Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure (HGL) specialty practice within Valuation & Advisory (V&A). Newmark Knight Frank now offers comprehensive analytics, rankings and insights of the U.S. Top 104 lodging markets. 

Travel is impacted globally by current health concerns. Occupancy is down, but in time, our industry will recover. For now, there are important things hoteliers can do to address the public’s concern over hygiene and personal contact, and many of them include technology. This period of lower demand is also an ideal time to look at your business and handle projects that may be on the back burner.

Maintaining an active role in empowering the industries it serves, IDeaS, a revenue science pioneer, announced it has made its Revenue Management Foundations courses available to the global revenue management community, free of charge. Additionally, it has added the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas to its growing list of prestigious academic partners. 

Marriott International, Inc. announced it has signed amendments to its existing co-brand credit card agreements with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“Chase”) and American Express. These amendments will provide the company with $920 million of cash, further enhancing its liquidity, with $570 million coming from Chase and $350 million coming from American Express.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) introduced Safe Stay, an industry-wide, enhanced standard of health and safety protocols designed to prepare America’s hotels to safely welcome back guests and employees as the economy reopens. Safe Stay represents the top priority for the industry, the health and safety of guests and employees.

The Economic Innovation Group (EIG), along with leading associations and organizations representing industries and small businesses deeply affected by COVID-19, released a letter to House and Senate leadership last week calling for Congress to swiftly implement structural improvements to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The letter followed recommended improvements to the PPP outlined earlier this month by EIG. 

PROVision Partners International is pleased to announce David Chestler as senior managing director of distribution and technology. Nicknamed “The Revenue Catalyst,” the 30-year industry veteran is well-known for being a deeply engaged leader of sales strategy, sales operations and people management process.

U.S. hoteliers got their first taste of the impact of COVID-19 on hotel profit and loss in March, and the bad taste in their mouths is likely to linger for a while.

SiteMinder, a global hotel industry’s leading guest acquisition platform, has for the first time released its proprietary data on the momentum of hotel bookings around the world. Sourced from the bookings of SiteMinder’s 35,000 customers, through more than 400 booking channels globally, the SiteMinder World Hotel Index provides never-before-seen insight into when guests are likely to return to hotels after the COVID-19 pandemic.

After previously announcing its Rapid Recovery Response – R3^© solution, Clairvoyix, a leader in enterprise class, hospitality-specific marketing automation, announces it is prepared to address the demand for property level direct marketing, a critical part to properties’  reemergence as safe, clean and desirable hotels.

Uniguest, a leading hospitality engagement technology provider, has added an interactive Guest Room Entertainment solution to its product line’s extensive content functionality. The solution delivers high-quality media content across IP networks through one platform, allowing hotels to publish content once and synchronize it right to guest rooms or on screens throughout the property.

Shift4 Payments, a leader in integrated payment processing, has announced the launch of SkyTab Takeout, a standalone online ordering solution that offers a turnkey setup process for restaurants. The solution is being offered free of charge, with no setup fees, order fees or monthly fees.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released a new report showing the average small business hotel will require additional funding from SBA loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in order to rehire employees or prevent further layoffs and keep their business open. AHLA also sent an urgent letter to Congress asking for additional funding for SBA loan program and several technical updates to the CARES Act to help these hoteliers keep their doors open and save jobs.