Recently, the capacity for restaurants and food services organizations to adapt quickly to drastic changes was sorely tested. To move as a whole organization in one accord between one paradigm and another to continue to serve guests and thrive was key to success. It remains to be that. Achieving that mission centers around efficiently managing restaurant systems in a more centralized manner.

Amadeus today announces an agreement with Marriott International to deploy the Amadeus Central Reservations System (ACRS) to modernize Marriott’s reservation infrastructure in the coming years. Integrating the ACRS will ultimately replace Marriott’s proprietary reservations system and expand its commerce capabilities, including enabling travelers to personalize their travels, by providing greater flexibility in choosing guest room attributes, and purchasing products like spa and golf when booking a stay.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-native SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Brittain Resorts and Hotels in Myrtle Beach, SC, has selected Agilysys’ cloud-native SaaS PMS solution Agilysys Stay, as well as Agilysys rGuest Service and Owners Accounting for 10 of their properties representing over 3,400 rooms.

ALICE, the leading hospitality operations and management software platform, today announced the official launch of its Front of House solution. ALICE Front of House was created in response to hospitality challenges over the past 18 months including industry-wide staffing shortages, unpredictable occupancy and the evolving demands of the guest. As part of an end-to-end platform, ALICE Front of House joins solutions for Housekeeping and Maintenance to connect all hotel departments with centralized staff communications and task management to create a seamless guest experience.

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry today announced a long-term partnership with TUI Group, a leading integrated tourism group, that sees Sabre Hospitality Solutions as distribution provider and business partner for the group's own hotel brands worldwide, which include TUI Blue, Robinson and TUI Magic Life.

As much as hotel technology to help organizations to efficiently serve guests in the way that they expect, software solutions have always been a means to an end. None of it would mean a thing without the physical locations – the setting, the surroundings – of that experience. It’s here that memories are made, and where hotels gain the most equity when it comes to building long-term relationships with guests.

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, announced today it has implemented IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (RMS) at the 250-room, boutique Hutton Hotel just off of Nashville’s popular Music Row.

INTELITY®, the developer of hospitality’s most comprehensive guest experience and staff management platform, announced today a new deal with Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort (“Mountaineer”) in Cumberland, West Virginia. The celebrated property will implement a branded mobile app created by INTELITY, including mobile check-in, mobile key, and guest-staff messaging to provide a full digital guest experience to modern travelers.

Hotel employees want to be in the know, get answers to their questions, exchange ideas, and find out how their colleagues and the manager are doing, especially in the midst of a crisis. But for many companies, communication falls by the wayside, especially in tough times, and one-sided sporadic announcements create uncertainty and emptiness. An employee communication and collaboration tool launched at Leonardo Hotels Central Europe in November 2015 is proving to be the ideal means to connect employees today and guide them long into the future.

The labor market disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have been consistently more severe for the hospitality industry. Over the last 18 months, leaders across the hotel industry have had their gaze fixed on a singular destination: the post-pandemic future. After all, hotel and travel brands rely on the unrestricted movement of eager travelers across domestic and international borders.