Accor has increased its strategic investment in dailypoint™ to 27%. The Munich-based Toedt, Dr. Selk & Coll. GmbH (TSC) with its dailypoint™ Data Management platform, is intensifying its cooperation with Accor, the sixth-largest hotel company in the world. Accor had already secured a 21% stake in TSC in November 2019. This is linked to an even closer technical collaboration with D-EDGE, Accor's large distribution, and CRS platform.

Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced its continued innovation and momentum over the past 12 months in its hospitality business unit at HITEC 2022. Infor Hospitality delivers end-to-end functionality in the cloud, serving every tier of the industry: from hotels of all sizes to casinos and specialty resorts. It delivers proven capabilities in key areas such as revenue optimization, property management, event and food service management, business intelligence, social collaboration, and mobility. The suite allows users to easily share data such as revenue management recommendations, scheduling, and customer information in real time, ultimately allowing employees to focus on improving guest service and enhancing the bottom line.

Tobias Koehler is a hotelier with over 13-years’ experience in various marketing and IT roles within the Hospitality Industry. Having received both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from universities in Germany and New Zealand covering the business and technological aspects of the Hospitality and Tourism industries, he has now an especially well-fitting role as the Chief Commercial Officer at BIG MAMA Hotels. Tobias was kind enough to share his experience below, covering their strategy behind the corporate identity redesign and how they leveraged technology to not only execute that vision to the fullest but enhance the guest experience even further.

Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, today announced it is now a Visa Ready certified partner, giving Agilysys hospitality clients – and their guests – peace of mind that the Agilysys technology solution they choose meets Visa’s high standards for security. Visa, the world leader in digital payments, offers contactless ‘tap to pay’ payments for cardholders with a contactless chip card or mobile payment-enabled device for secure, convenient and touch-free transactions. Visa Tap to Pay technology observes stringent EMV requirements, which Agilysys will follow for all of its property management system (PMS) and point-of-sale (POS) applications that accept payments.

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 23, 2022 – Shiji has recently announced that Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, based in Hilton Head, has selected its' Concept Cloud to manage their golf operations.

Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that Starboard Hotels, one of the UK’s leading independent hotel operators, owners, and developers of franchised and own brand hotels, has successfully extended its use of Infor EzRMS, incorporating in-depth competitor information analysis to help deliver an intelligent, responsive revenue management system across nine hotels in the group.

InnSpire, the leading provider of a comprehensive technology suite that helps drive a seamless, world-class guest experience for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, today announced the latest integration in its partnership with Virgin Hotels through the implementation of its comprehensive suite of guest connectivity, entertainment and contactless-enabled solutions at the newly opened Virgin Hotels Edinburgh.

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, announced today an industry-first Channel Forecasting Dashboard for IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (RMS), empowering more profitable decision-making across all channels.

Cloud5 Communications, a leading provider of communications solutions and Managed IT Services for more than 5,000 hotels, MDUs, and commercial facilities across the Americas, has today launched a new service offering, Virtual Guest Services (VGS). VGS is designed to offload in-bound and/or in-house guest calls from hotel front desk and PBX staff, so they can focus more attention on high-value, in-person guest interactions.

Undervalued and unloved, the brand websites of many hotel companies need more than a bit of care and attention. With travel finally taking off, what should hoteliers focus on to improve their direct websites in order to ensure they receive their fair share of online bookings?