SpaSoft, the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality and spa management systems, announces its upcoming SpaSoft User's Group event in Orlando, Florida on July 31st, 2019.

ATLANTA - June 12, 2019 - UgoVirtual™, provider of a comprehensive digital platform designed to meet the growing virtual event and augmented reality (AR) marketing needs of the global travel and hospitality sectors, has appointed Michael C. Cohen and Diane Estner to its corporate Board of Advisors, effective June 1, 2019. With rapid growth, adoption and expansion of the platform expected over the next two quarters of 2019, these strategic appointments reflect UgoVirtual's commitment to ongoing innovation in the hotel and travel market, as it brings its advanced suite of virtual solutions to the industry.

DataArt, the global technology consultancy that designs, develops, and supports unique software solutions, today announced its partnership with Venza, a leading organization for data protection, compliance and training in the hospitality sector.

InnSpire, a leading provider of guest engagement, digital entertainment and business intelligence solutions for the global hospitality market, is preparing to showcase its award-winning GuestMagic.AI platform at this year's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), taking place from June 17-20, 2019 in Minneapolis. HITEC attendees can visit booth # 1546 to view live demonstrations of this innovative new AI-powered guest service solution, which was recently awarded first place at HTNG's annual TechOvation Award competition at HT-NEXT in New Orleans.

The rate of smart speaker adoption in the United States does not appear to be slowing, with 57.8 million adults owning at least one smart speaker according to a recent Voicebot.ai survey. Perhaps that's why 79% of hoteliers named voice-enabled technology as a top investment choice for 2019. With voice on command becoming the new on demand, hoteliers attending HITEC Minneapolis next week will be shopping for voice-enabled devices to install in guestrooms for the first time. Volara, the voice hub for the hotel industry, is cautioning hoteliers that embracing these new technologies doesn't mean hoteliers can simply drop consumer-grade products into guestrooms and expect the devices to work successfully in a hotel environment. Installing off-the-shelf voice assistants in guestrooms without the appropriate software overlay adds no value to the guest experience. Rather, it could expose the hotel to liability and guest complaints.

Leading hospitality technology platform provider, FCS, has announced its participation at HFTP's HITEC2019, the world's largest hospitality technology trade show, visited by over 6,000 hospitality technology professionals from around the world.

KNOWCROSS, the preferred service quality management platform of the finest hotels across the globe, is happy to announce the implementation of the Knowcross platform at the Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver. The implementation adds to the growing Knowcross clientele in Canada.

Most hoteliers know that getting a new property management system (PMS) up and running isn't always easy - the project can take time and cause headaches for staff members learning the new system. GCH Hotel Group, one of the leading hotel management companies in Europe knew it was necessary to move away from the legacy system that was the backbone of its new ibis Styles property, but its requirements came with at a cost: migration to a new system should happen in less than a day. The newly-branded 126-room ibis Styles Berlin Treptow also needed to build out an innovative digital guest experience, have advanced reporting to analyze business KPIs, and, of course, be fully PCI compliant.

HTNG's Business Analytics Transactional Extract (BATE) Workgroup developed the first specification in their roadmap to benefit the hospitality industry.

INTELITY™, the provider of the broadest guest engagement and staff management platform in hospitality, announced today that it has integrated with MIWA Lock Company. This new integration expands the availability of mobile key capabilities within the hospitality industry and gives properties a wider range of choice when choosing an electronic lock vendor.