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Hotels are ‘Going Green’ in Significant and Lasting Ways
Posted: 08/05/2019

A groundbreaking new report by the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C. explores sustainability in the hospitality industry and examines ways in which hotels are incorporating eco-friendly best practices into both operations and construction. The study includes insights from leading hotel owners, developers and investors.

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8 Simple Yet Effective Tips To Make Your Website ADA Compliant
Posted: 07/31/2019

Every hotel owner wants to know how he can increase the traffic to the website, and at the same time, boost direct bookings. The key to accomplish both the objectives is to design a site that is accessible even to disabled people. It will not only improve the usability for all types of visitors, but it will also improve your market penetration. Designing ADA website is also very imperative to prevent legitimate complications. In addition to this, an ADA feature will aid in improving the website performance in search engines.

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2019 HITEC Recap from a First-timer's Perspective
Posted: 07/09/2019

The underappreciated city of Minneapolis served as host for the 2019 edition of HITEC (produced by HFTP) which wrapped up its most recent four-day run on June 20, 2019. In the days and weeks leading up to the event, meeting solicitations and party invites filled my inbox at a growth rate any VC or entrepreneur would envy. As a first-timer to this international hospitality technology behemoth, it became apparent that HITEC actually begins a few weeks prior to when that first request or invitation lands in your over-stuffed inbox.

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5 Ways Hoteliers Can Benefit From Last-Minute Booking Apps
Posted: 06/11/2019

Time is limited. Once it’s gone, you can’t gain it back. Similarly, once a room goes unsold for a night, it will go unsold forever. There’s no way to recover that loss, because there’s no way to go back in time.

Many hotels fight this limitation by trying to sell as many rooms as possible. If all the rooms are completely booked, time no longer becomes a factor. But most don’t have the luxury of being at-capacity every single night. That’s why last-minute booking apps are growing in popularity in the industry, where hotels can make the most of each day. These apps specifically target guests who don’t plan far in advance, seeking accommodations from one week to one minute later.

There are several different ways your hotel can benefit from using last-minute booking apps in your business strategy.

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IoT is Coming, Jon Snow…
Posted: 05/21/2019

Hospitality is prime for the coming advent of the various devices that make up the Internet of Things. Estimates show the industry now represents 17.5 million rooms worldwide and savvy guests are demanding more personalization and an overall improved guest experience along their connected travel journey and belief is that IoT can bring this to reality.

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Post-HITEC Takeaway Tweets

07/21/2014

HITEC is always a unique and exciting experience for both attendees and providers. We all meet so many people and see an incredible amount of new products and services, but just a few weeks post-HITEC, the takeaways can become a little fuzzy. With Hospitality Upgrade’s post-HITEC takeaway tweets we offer great reminders to clarify your notes. We asked our partners who were HITEC exhibitors to provide a recap of their HITEC exhibit in just 140 characters or less:

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

Hotwire Communications: HSIA bandwidth on demand, scalable up to 10 Gigs. Visit Hotwirecommunications.com for advanced services at your hotel #hotwirecommunications

Infor: Thanks #HITEC2014 attendees for visiting @InforHosp! Hope you learned a/b creating a better experience for everyone & took a coffee break with #Infor

InvoTech Systems: Global recognition of financial benefits of #RFID uniform, linen & laundry tracking #HITECtakeaway. http://tinyurl.com/k5enk8o @invotechsystems

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

Newmarket: Thanks #HITEC for helping feed over 4k children through our @NewmarketIntl Share Your Story wall! See pictures at newmarketinc.com/hitec

Nomadix: With @nomadixinc Internet access & bandwidth management gateways, hotels keep traffic flowing to provide fair bandwidth share for all guests.

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.