Every hotelier knows that digitizing the guest journey is an imperative to give consumers different ways to engage with the brand. And it’s no secret that cloud technology can play a pivotal role in the transformation.

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today announced a new strategic partnership with Osaka-headquartered Hotel Keihan Chain to enable the hospitality chain to grow its geographic reach as it focuses on creating increased tourism opportunities within Japan.

Over the past year, restaurant organizations have been reminded of the importance of efficient restaurant reservations processes. In recent times with calls for social distancing and making creative use of space, a common denominator has endured; that no matter what the conditions happen to be, the end goal for a reservations process should always be about comfort. This applies as much to staff as it does to guests and represents the one factor that will always be important even as the industry shifts and changes.

Uniguest, a leading provider of digital engagement technology to multiple end markets, announced today the acquisition of Volara, a market leader in voice-based engagement software.

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Successful hotel sales, marketing, and revenue management strategies have always required reliable market insights. With fundamental shifts in travel habits and buyer behavior, the need for comprehensive and current data is more crucial than ever. As markets progress into various phases of reopening, hoteliers need timely access to critical market insights more than ever before.

Hospitality is constantly evolving. Today’s lodging businesses are not bound by traditional hotel models — in some cases, they’re not even bound by walls. Yet technology companies in this space continue to put limits on the way hoteliers and hosts run their business, keeping them stuck in legacy systems — with lots of acronyms — that are expensive, hard to use, and often negatively impact the guest experience.

Cloudbeds, the hospitality industry's fastest-growing technology provider, announced it has raised a $150 million Series D round from new and existing investors as it continues growing its team, accelerating customer acquisition, expanding its product offerings, and investing heavily in delivering best-in-class technology to the industry. The funding was led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2, joined by Echo Street, Walleye Capital, and returning investors Viking Global Investors, PeakSpan Capital, and Counterpart Ventures. The Series D round brings the company’s total venture funding to $253 million.

Confidence is key in any industry. Knowing what you’ve got in place and that you’re supported along the way is a primary driver to resilience, adaptability, and continuity. Technology plays a big part to instill that confidence, along with the hospitality technology partnerships that are associated with it. Partnerships and evolving solutions are what help organizations like yours to inspire a vision for where you want to go, and what you need to be to get there.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world’s leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, announced today the selection of David Warman as its chief client officer effective November 1, 2021. This role will be instrumental in evolving the impact and scope of IDeaS account management, client operations and consulting teams as the world of hospitality continues to innovate and evolve.