Cloud5 Communications and SABA Hospitality today announced that they are bringing personalized guest services to hospitality operations in the Americas. The solution combines completely digitized compendium, self-service food and beverage ordering, and A.I. driven chatbot functionality, with the option of click-to-chat/click-to-call service featuring Cloud5's world-class contact center services.

Consumer surveys all predict the same thing for the second half of 2021: a huge wave of travel. But in the midst of yet another wave of lockdowns, the post-COVID surge that everyone has been expecting since last summer sometimes feels more like a mirage than a future reality. Yet, it is coming. The European Travel Commission found that 52% of Europeans intend to travel within the next six months—and intra-European travel is currently dominating their plans.

ALICE, the hospitality industry's leading operations technology company, has launched a new eBook for hoteliers: Hotel Operations Unleashed: 99 tips, tricks, hacks, and solutions for optimizing with ALICE. More than 2,500 hotels and thousands of hoteliers around the world have chosen ALICE to streamline operations and communication with a single platform.

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider powering the global travel industry, today announced a strategic long-term technology partnership with Louvre Hotels Group, Europe's second-largest enterprise hotel group counting almost 1,600 hotels across 54 countries and a subsidiary of Jin Jiang International.

Today Cendyn, the leading provider of cloud software and Digital Marketing services for the hospitality industry, and NextGuest, a New York and Munich-based CRM and Digital Marketing leader, combine under the Cendyn brand to become the largest scalable CRM and Digital Marketing provider in the hospitality industry. The merger expands Cendyn's global reach, as it helps hoteliers drive demand and revenue performance by optimizing every touchpoint of the guest journey through data intelligence and automation.

DataArt, a global technology consultancy that designs, develops, and supports unique software solutions, today announced a new partnership with PROVision Partners International, a strategic growth, marketing, technology, and commercial advisory firm serving the global hospitality and travel industry.

​​Angie Hospitality® by Nomadix, the leading provider of voice-activated and contactless technology solutions for hotels, today announced the Bayfront Marin House's customized Safe Stay program features Angie in-room virtual assistants to create a safer, more digitally connected experience. By eliminating common touch points throughout the hotel and offering social-distanced amenities, guests can stay safely with confidence.

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 Hotel Effie Sandestin in Miramar Beach, FL has selected the award-winning innovative InfoGenesis POS solution, as well as its modern cloud-native SaaS Agilysys Pay Connect secure payment processing product to enhance their guest experience.

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world's leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, announced today the launch of its Hospitality Technology Hub (https://go.rev.ideas.com/hospitality-technology-hub) leading up to and during ITB 2021. The hub presents a virtual forum for the hotel industry to exchange ideas, hold discussions and network with leading technology partners, industry consultants and fellow hoteliers.

As hoteliers continue to use this time of low occupancy to improve their properties, many have found it the ideal opportunity to also upgrade their back-of-house systems to optimize efficiency. Aptech, the industry standard for hospitality financial management, has seen a surge in adoption of its browser based PVNG enterprise accounting solution. Since the onset of the pandemic, 166 hotels either transitioned from Aptech's legacy accounting solution Profitvue to PVNG or added PVNG as new customers last year. Aptech Vice President Cam Troutman said he expects at least as many (if not more) hotels will transition to PVNG in 2021 or adopt it for the first time due to its functionality, flexibility, affordability, and effectiveness.