The website is crucial for a hotel to market itself and a vital booking channel. Yet, most hotel websites aren’t being used to their full potential, writes dailypoint’s Michael Toedt. The reason for this is simple, the possibilities are unknown, or the wrong models are used.

HTNG's Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) for Hospitality Workgroup offers a new opportunity to the hospitality industry to integrate mobile broadband access within operations and to help benefit customers.

Exhibiting for 12 years…check, company President that is a 14-year member and current Chapter President…check, Alright, there simply isn't enough room in one press release to tell you about VENZA's long relationship with HFTP, we guess it was just a matter of time before our relationship shifted from member/exhibitor to vendor. VENZA could not be prouder to announce its new relationship as a vendor for HFTP providing our Matterhorn program as well as our HR Suite of training. HFTP will be using VENZA's InfoSec Awareness Program (PCI/PII/GDPR) training their "human firewall" to protect against data breaches. In addition, HFTP will also be taking advantage of a suite of courses specific to HR needs within the hospitality industry including Sexual Harassment Prevention, Diversity/Guest Relations, Anti-Bribery, Code of Conduct and Acceptable Use.

Imagine if every time you wanted to install a new app on your smartphone, you had to call the maker of your phone to ask about it, then schedule a date far in the future for one of their representatives to come to your house, get it working on your phone, and charge you heaps of money in the process. You wouldn't stand for it, right? Then why go through a similar process when working with your property management system (PMS)?

As the hospitality industry's guide in today's ever more treacherous journey toward data protection, VENZA has always sought to provide up-to-date expertise and tools to achieve, assess, track and document progress. For example, during VENZA's central involvement in HTNG's GDPR for Hospitality workgroup, close attention was given to the unique needs that hotel groups have with regards to privacy regulations (i.e. GDPR, CCPA). As a result, VENZA launched a program that includes access to the Privacy Nexus privacy management system. Flush with multiple functionalities to facilitate compliance (e.g. Data Inventory, Data Subject Request Management, Incident & Breach Management, 3rd Party Management), through the partnership with VENZA, Privacy Nexus is equipped with templates for hotel systems and processings. These templates, along with the always-welcome assistance of VENZA's on-staff Privacy Engineers, ensure maximum meaningful application of the system.

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that New Zealand Sudima Hotel Group has deployed Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) across its hotels to streamline its rapidly-growing hotel operations, and to provide a better customer experience with its mobile housekeeper application with faster room turnover.

Guestline, the global leader in hotel cloud property management systems, distribution and digital marketing technologies, today announces a new deal which sees the rollout of the brand's award-winning Rezlynx PMS to TheKeyCollection.,

In most e-commerce business today, payment is done at the time of purchase and not at the time of consumption. Over the recent years the usual pattern has become "Select/Book >Pay> Get".

ALICE, the hotel operations platform that empowers operational excellence and meaningful guest experiences, today announced its recognition as one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces of 2019. The Best Workplace recognition is awarded to organizations on the basis of an anonymous employee survey, the number of employees who complete the survey, and an audit of the organization's benefits.

INTELITY™, the provider of the broadest hospitality technology platform, announced today that it is unifying its back-office systems to reveal a more comprehensive solution. The expansion of INTELITY Staff will also feature a new and improved user interface designed to meet cross-departmental needs and seamlessly connect operations teams to guests and devices across properties and brands. The company will demonstrate its enhanced INTELITY Staff at HITEC Minneapolis.