Cendyn, the leading provider of hotel CRM and hotel sales platforms for the hospitality industry today, announces a strategic follow on investment from Accel-KKR, a leading Silicon Valley based technology-focused investment firm.

Picture this: you've been waiting for your next vacation for ages. You finally have a travel plan on the horizon and excitedly search for the best available options. You find your dream trip and click on the "book now" button to set your itinerary. The moment is finally here! But oh no…you are presented with a giant form. As you scroll down the page, scanning through a seemingly endless number of required fields, the excitement that you felt about booking your vacation slips into a tedious job. Your eyes glaze over, so you decide to book it later when you have both the time and the patience to complete the lengthy task at hand.

dormakaba, the provider of secure Saflok™ and Ilco™ electronic door locks announced the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas upgraded guest door locks at the 1,000-room property to dormakaba's MT RFID electronic locks. The Plaza Hotel & Casino upgraded its legacy magstripe door locks with dormakaba's more secure guestroom locks. The full-service Plaza has 1,003 updated rooms and suites, a classic Vegas showroom, downtown's only bingo hall and 30,000 square feet of renovated ballroom and meeting space. dormakaba is a total solution provider for the hospitality industry and one of the top three companies in the global market for access and security solutions. Click here for information on electronic door locks from dormakaba.

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced its significant product investment and commitment to its Hospitality suite of solutions. Over the past fiscal year ending April 30, 2019, Infor has overhauled product suites, partnered with leading companies, acquired organizations to expand its breadth of products, and received significant acknowledgement for industry-leading customer service. Infor's solutions and acquisitions delivered new and expanded relationships with more than 4,000 hospitality customers. With Infor Hospitality, customers can maximize revenue potential, streamline operations, and build a better guest experience.

Following the announcement that Stockholm-based Mimir Invest, AB has acquired the assets of Quadriga, InnSpire, a leading provider of guest engagement digital entertainment and business intelligence solutions for the global hospitality market, has formed a strategic partnership with Quadriga Systems Ltd. to strengthen international sales, as well as product innovation and development for the two companies.

Allbridge, the leading provider of data, video, and voice solutions for Hospitality, Healthcare, and Higher Education properties, announces the addition of TraknProtect employee safety devices (ESDs) to the Allbridge product portfolio. Allbridge manages the new ESDs using the Ruckus Networks (now part of CommScope) IoT Suite. The combination of TraknProtect and the Ruckus IoT Suite provides a reliable, proven solution to meet hotels' staff alert needs, without requiring a new network infrastructure.

TraknProtect, a leading provider of real-time location technology purpose-built for the hospitality environment, has continued its winning streak, claiming the top industry innovation award in this year's Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) competition at HITEC Minneapolis. Selected by an expert panel of judges comprised of hotel technology professionals, TraknProtect was honored with the Judges' Choice Award, which recognizes the most innovative hospitality technology startup solution each year.

Springer-Miller Systems (SMS), the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality and spa management systems continues to provide value added solutions for its guest. WorldNXT is a comprehensive platform of browser-based and mobile booking solutions that is customizable to cater to the unique needs of a wide variety of hotels and resorts. The suite of options available within the WorldNXT platform complements the robust core product offerings that Springer-Miller Systems provides today.

Eleven, the leader in cloud-based guest Wi-Fi management software, has published a 10-page white paper, Hotspot 2.0 in Hospitality: The Impact of Seamless & Secure Wi-Fi on Brand Loyalty and the Bottom Line.As the Wi-Fi industry continues to evolve and grow at a rapid pace, it is more important than ever for hotel brands to think about Wi-Fi connectivity with a strategic focus on user experience and security. Even though it is critical to building customer loyalty, Wi-Fi is too often considered just an IT function and not given adequate attention from a guest or business perspective. Complex hotel networks across multiple properties with various providers pose many hurdles to delivering the homelike Wi-Fi experience guests crave.In this white paper, Eleven explains how Hotspot 2.0 technology enables simple, seamless, and secure connectivity and the impact it has on brand loyalty and the bottom line while equipping hotels with the right network infrastructure for the future.Although Hotspot 2.0 has existed for a while, the technology still has an exciting future ahead. Adoption rates continue to grow among manufacturers and public awareness and demand is picking up as well. Soon, it will not only be thought of as a technology for enterprise businesses and airports, but more widely adopted even in residential applications.With the ability to deliver secure Wi-Fi that just works, there's no doubt that Hotspot 2.0 is at the core of the future of guest Wi-Fi. The latest free white paper from Eleven covers all of this and more- download it now.ABOUT ELEVEN

Hotel Zetta, managed by Viceroy Hotels and Resorts and boasting ultra-modern guest rooms, innovative health and wellness programming and cutting-edge tech experiences in the heart of San Francisco's bustling SoMa district, is giving its guests a fun and intuitive way to engage with the hotel and in-room technologies by featuring Amazon Alexa voice assistants powered by Volara in its guestrooms.