InnSpire, a leading provider of guest engagement, digital entertainment and business intelligence solutions for the global hospitality industry, has been selected by Isla Bella Beach Resort in Marathon, Florida, to deploy its comprehensive Digital Guest Journey platform for guest engagement at the luxury oceanfront property.

Knowcross®, the preferred service quality management platform of the finest hotels across the globe, today announced they will be sponsoring HITEC's Inaugural Women in Hospitality Technology Luncheon, which takes place on June 17, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Knowcross President of the Americas, Karen O'Neill, has also been selected as a featured speaker at the event, hosting a Tech Talk at the HFTP booth on Wednesday, June 19 at 11 am, titled, The Future of Hospitality.

ALICE, the hotel operations platform that empowers operational excellence and meaningful guest experiences, today announced ALICE Housekeeping, a new solution for hotel housekeeping staff that optimizes room assignments and streamlines communication between each other as well as all hotel departments. The solution was designed with direct input from the challenges housekeepers face today and is part of an entirely customizable platform based on department needs.

Quore, one of hospitality's best-kept secrets, is coming to HITEC Minneapolis this month. The company develops innovative cloud-based solutions that hotels use to run their day-to-day operations more efficiently. At the Minneapolis Convention Center, Quore will be showcasing software June 17 to 20 in Booth 1940 that improves communications between guests and staff by streamlining housekeeping, guest relations, engineering, and every other aspect of running a hotel.

Volara - the voice hub for the hotel industry - is now powering the voice module of Bittel's modern, modular MODA smart device. By speaking simple commands, such as "Alexa, call the front desk" or "Hey Google, bring me more towels," guests' requests will be interpreted accurately and fulfilled quickly. Volara's voice-based conversation management software and secure integrations hub will connect MODA by voice command to relevant property technologies, including IPTV systems, room controls solutions, energy-management systems, workorder-management systems, and SMS guest-based room engagement solutions.

This month, digital workplace app developer Beekeeper will unveil a new feature at HITEC Minneapolis that will serve as a digital library for a hotel's non-desk workforce. The new feature, called "Documents," will enable hotel administrators to share work collateral with specific teams, departments, or locations in an easy-to-navigate folder structure that employees can access from their mobile devices. Managers can own and edit folders for their teams or locations, ensuring every employee finds the exact, locally relevant information they are looking for. Documents on Beekeeper will be on display June 17 to 20 in Booth 919 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

INTELITY™, the broadest guest engagement and staff management platform in hospitality, announced today that it has inked a deal with 7 Cedars in Sequim, Washington. The new casino resort will open with the full INTELITY platform in place.

To solidify their position as the leader in data protection to the hospitality industry, VENZA is now a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). Having served the hospitality industry now for over a decade, this is just another logical step in VENZA's evolution by providing payment card industry compliance auditing. VENZA is committed to the highest standards set forth by the PCI Council and therefore has become certified by the PCI Security Standards Council to audit hotels for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance.

Next week during the 41st Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, a group of industry experts will discuss "Investing in the Guest Experience." Operations Workshop XIV, to be held on Monday, June 3rd at 4:00 p.m. in the Booth/Edison Room of the New York Marriott Marquis (fifth floor), will take a 360-degree view of the customer. Moderated by Jennie Blumenthal, Principle of PwC, Hospitality and Travel, panelists will discuss how customer preferences can be leveraged at different points of the customer journey to map the experience and simultaneously drive revenue growth.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software and advisory services, is excited to announce that one of Lisbon's leading independent hotel groups, Brown's Hotels, has chosen IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS) to optimise revenue performance and efficiency.