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What if a person of Elon Musk’s character and bravado were to enter the hotel industry? How would they shake things up and presage the next ‘game-changers’ to propel hospitality beyond our current challenges?
Things right now are hard to predict. That is a fact. Trends lack patterns. Strategy is a 6-month viewfinder. Leaders are in a tactical storm. We feel overwhelmed by the unknown and the feeling of “what is next.”
Over the past six months, this column has focused mostly on hospitality technologies and issues that were triggered by COVID-19. Innovation has flourished during that time, from both established industry technology providers and from startups. At last count I had identified nearly 300 startups in the space since the beginning of the year, some of them with very interesting technologies.
As outlined in our previous article, cleanliness is dominating the headlines within the hotel industry, with a number of press releases on new initiatives from all the major chains. The landscape has transformed quickly, to help keep up with the standards this article will summarise the basic principles of cleaning and sanitisation of guest rooms and how that can be achieved quickly, easily and cost-effectively.
Stress does not come without your invitation. It is self-induced by our perspectives of what is occurring in our lives. We all have stress, and the less of it, the more happiness you experience. Life is about living day to day.
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Book4Time: @Book4Time's CEO @rsholanki saw more hotels endorsing the cloud as the platform of choice for most systems with the exception of PMS. #HITEC
Eleven Wireless: Grow your guest Internet revenue (even when you offer a free plan); learn how in @ElevenBiz blog series: http://bit.ly/MonetizeYourInternet
Enseo: @Enseo introduced its advanced Guest Carried Device and Guest Enabled Media technology featuring Netflix, Pandora, and more! Contact us today at sales@enseo.com!
FCS Computer Systems: Shine a light on #hospitality efficiency & guest satisfaction using FCS Rainbow solutions: http://goo.gl/nqIbUI
Flip.to: Who do your guests trust more, ads or their friends? If you think their friends, well you're right, so go talk to Flip.to #MassiveROI #4real
Guest-tek: Heavy foot traffic, record demos and mobile everything - #HITEC 2014 may have ended, but @Guesttek our booth is always open
iTesso: Score a FREE pinball machine for your property when you implement Itesso's Cloud-native integrated PMS/CRS Solution: http://ites.so/Pnbl2014
Kaba: Mobility across all solutions was the #HITECtakeaway. Many demoed @KabaLodging’s new Mobile Key Access http://tinyurl.com/n5whkju #Saflok #ILCO
Knowcross: For a true hospitality upgrade use Knowcross: http://www.knowcross.com/products.htm Follow us @KNOWACROSS
Merchant Link: EMV is coming, are you ready for it? Do you know what EMV is? @MerchantLink #SecurityandFraud
NAVIS: Knowing guest preferences & behaviors to speak with them in a unique message. @NavisNow #HITECtakeaway http://tinyurl.com/mjocz49 #NAVISReach
NEC: Running your business on outdated tech isn’t safe. Don't avoid an upgrade. #UC offers an affordable solution. http://blog.necam.com/bid/198680/Is-Your-Business-at-Risk-Running-an-Outdated-PBX via @NEC
Nor1: Great seeing friends and colleagues at HITEC/ROC - Nor1's engaging travelers in real time for incremental revenue was a hit!
Rainmaker: @RainmakerGroup proven profit optimization at #HITEC reveals fit revenues for hoteliers. Get your revenues in shape! http://bit.ly/TV8ysM
Shift4: @Shift4Corp #HITEC takeaway: EMV is not the answer to stop breaches. #P2PE and #tokenization are. http://ow.ly/z9ErT
Sonifi: Thank you @HospUpgrade, #SiegelSez and cool vid crew! Great @HITEC video w/ our CEO Mike Ribero in @SONIFI booth. Up next - SONIFI Silicon Valley Innovation Lab!
VingCard Elsafe: Why sacrifice #security for design & convenience? Take guest safety and #hotel style one step further with Allure by VingCard: http://bit.ly/1qXh1c0
ZDirect: Featured at #HITEC - Boost profits & increase Loyalty at your hotel with Marketing Automation tools by @ZDirect. Learn more at Zdirect.com.