IDeaS announced today a new technology partnership with Silverbyte, Ltd. The two-way data integration between IDeaS' sophisticated revenue management solutions and Silverbyte's leading property management software, Optima PMS, will provide enhanced performance, productivity and profitability for the global hotel industry.

Mike Medsker, from Focal Revenue Solutions, Scott McGraw, from Shiji Professional Services and Daniel Melnyk, from iVvy, sit down ahead of Hotel Revenue Conference Seattle (Feb 19-21, 2020) to discuss key challenges, trends and actionable opportunities in the emerging hospitality technology landscape.

InnSpire, 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, has completed the company's first foray into the Latin American market through a strategic partnership with leading telecommunications specialist, Nimbus Networks.

MyCheck, a Shiji Group Brand and the hospitality industry's leading mobile payment provider, has launched PayBy, a seamless solution for requesting payments from guests in a digital, secure and user-friendly way. Commonly used for call centers and third-party payments, PayBy allows for hotels to deliver payment requests directly to a guest's mobile device, fully branded, and supporting their preferred payment methods.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino has expanded its relationship with Agilysys with the addition of Visual One PMS for comprehensive property management, and rGuest Express Mobile for streamlined guest self-service check-in and check-out.

StayNTouch, a Shiji Group Brand and leading mobile property management and guest engagement solution provider for the hospitality industry, has partnered with ARRIVE Hotels & Restaurants to implement its mobile PMS in ARRIVE's Austin, Wilmington, Memphis, and Phoenix hotels, with more to follow later in the year.

It's a new decade — a time when hoteliers are looking at artificial intelligence and voice technologies not as disruptors, but as innovations that will connect them to guests in more meaningful and lasting ways. It's an era of convenience, when frictionless voice command is replacing friction-filled app downloads, germ-infested tablets, and antiquated telephones to connect guests to information and services and control the room environment. It's an ever-evolving digital world where speed, efficiency, and immediacy are constantly being optimized. It's the age of AI and voice, and travelers — especially Millennials — are selecting hotels that enable them to "stay my way."

In the past ten years, Shiji Group has undergone a period of significant growth and expansion, transitioning from a China-based network system supply company, to a truly global conglomerate pushing the boundaries of hospitality technology. 

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced it is providing the family-run Bavaria Boutique Hotel located in the heart of Munich, Germany, with the new cloud solution Infor Hospitality Price Optimizer (HPO). Bavaria Boutique is the first hotel to benefit from the optimized pricing offered by Infor HPO.

Top-rated hospitality technology provider Cloud5 Communications has been awarded two certificates of excellence by Marriott International recognizing its technology innovation and high level of performance. Cloud5 is a Marriott GPNS Full Certified High-Speed Internet Access partner approved for the United States and the Caribbean and Latin American (CALA) region, serving hundreds of Marriott full service and select brand (MSB) properties.