Cloud5 Communications, a leading provider of communications solutions for the world’s top hotel brands and management companies, recently completed the installation of their high speed internet access (HSIA) solution at Marriott’s Element Denver International Airport by Westin in Colorado. The advanced HSIA network by Cloud5 ensures that the property provides the highest level of connectivity for guest satisfaction and meets Marriott’s latest Global Property Network Standards (GPNS) for Internet.

Summer is underway and US travelers are ready to celebrate the Independence Day holiday weekend. As vaccination numbers increase and COVID restrictions have eased or lifted in many states, hotel stays are being booked further in advance of any holiday since the beginning of COVID-19.

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, announced today that serviced apartment provider SMARTments business has selected IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (RMS) to deliver automated, dynamic pricing and accurate forecasting across its growing portfolio.

Today’s guest demands more from hotel restaurants - so should hoteliers of their systems. Clio O’Gara, Country Manager Ireland at Guestline discusses how hoteliers should expect as much from their PMS as they do their beef supplier!

Today, apaleo published a new resource for hoteliers considering a cloud migration in Get Your Head in the Clouds: How to Move Your Accommodation Business into the Cloud.

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 the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, CA has implemented the award-winning innovative InfoGenesis and IG Flex SaaS POS solutions, as well as its modern cloud-native SaaS Agilysys Pay Connect secure payment processing product to enhance their guest experience.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transactional services, today announced its collaboration with Cendyn, a leading innovator in CRM, sales, and revenue strategy in the hospitality industry. Thanks to this partnership, hotels can now include secure e-payment solutions in any automated guest communication based on the seamless integration of Cendyn’s CRM, the hotel’s own PMS (property management system) data and Worldline’s e-payment solution.

Cloudbeds, the fastest growing hospitality management platform, announced the launch of a fully integrated payments solution and a new Financial Services division in the US, Canada, UK, and EU.

Property management system (PMS) software provider, RMS Cloud, has recently opened a China hosting centre to support its worldwide expansion. This will enable the technology company to host data in an exclusive Chinese data centre to comply with the country’s data residency laws, further broadening its product offering across Asia.

The direct channel continues to rise and takes a bite out of the OTAs! The share of direct has increased to reach a record level in the first quarter of 2021, representing a third of a hotel’s revenue. In times of crisis, hotels have favoured the Metasearch CPA model which is the least risky business model. And Google Hotel Ads is literally crushing the model. But what about the new Google free booking links? Does this new offer live up to the expectations raised by it?