The newly-opened EXchange Hotel Vancouver has chosen ALICE to optimize hotel operations and enhance the guest experience in Vancouver's first LEED Platinum Heritage Conversion. ALICE is the hospitality industry's leading operations technology, connecting every department of the hotel with one platform for all staff communication and guest requests.Housed in the original Vancouver Stock Exchange, EXchange Hotel prides itself on being both green and technology-focused. Meeting challenging standards for sustainability and energy conservation, EXchange is also innovating with guest and staff-facing technology - using tablets to communicate with guests in each of its 202 rooms, and investing in ALICE's operations platform that empowers hotel staff to deliver on the hotel's promise of the best of past and present.Prior to opening in August 2018, the hotel had been looking for ways to ensure seamless communication between staff. Hotel management had considered implementing HotSOS, but selected ALICE for its "one-stop-shop" of operations and engagement tools.

INTELITY™, the provider of the travel industry's broadest enterprise guest engagement and staff management platform, announced today that its voice solution has been successfully utilized during a voice technology pilot program conducted by The Howard Hughes Corporation®.

MONTREAL, QC, CANADA - dormakaba, provider of the Saflok™ and Ilco™ brands of electronic locks, announced a simplified migration path for its magstripe users to upgrade to its Saflok and Ilco mobile-enabled RFID electronic door locks and Ambiance Management Software. 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.

PITTSBURGH - Aptech Computer Systems announced New Castle Hotels & Resorts upgraded its back office system to PVNG Enterprise Financial Accounting to centralize processes for 21 properties. New Castle Hotels & Resorts (NCH) is a prominent operator of Marriott, Hilton, Choice and independent properties. Aptech Computer Systems is the leading provider of business intelligence, budgeting and forecasting, and enterprise hotel accounting software systems in the hospitality industry. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services.

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced a multi-year agreement with the TWA Hotel, the only on-airport hotel at JFK Airport, opening on May 15, 2019. The brand new, first-class hotel in the restored landmark 1962 former TWA terminal designed by Eero Saarinen will pay homage to the golden age of travel with midcentury modern-inspired guestrooms, eight restaurants, six bars, high-end retail outlets, 50,000 square feet of event space, a 10,000-square-foot fitness center, a rooftop pool and an observation deck.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that 7 Cedars Casino in Sequim, Wash., is implementing Visual One® PMS at its new resort set to open in summer of 2020. Agilysys' Visual One PMS will work in conjunction with other already implemented Agilysys solutions to enable a more comprehensive guest view to help deliver unmatched high touch guest service across the new four-diamond resort.

Someone recently told me that humans spend approximately six months of their lives waiting in line for things. Six full months. Those stats might double for hoteliers, if you consider the long wait times for getting a PMS live and the ridiculous queue for interface installations.

INTELITY™, the provider of the broadest enterprise guest engagement and staff management platform for hospitality, will be attending HITEC Europe which will take place in Mallorca, Spain this April 10-11. HITEC Europe is part of the world’s largest hospitality technology conference brand, which brings leaders and professionals together to cover the latest trends specific to the industry.

ALICE provides Chablé Resort & Spa with an operations system to record and track internal guest requests for effective and efficient communication.

When technology companies enter the hospitality industry, they often face considerable challenges, especially when the vendor is introducing a product to the market that already has established competitors. This David vs. Goliath scenario can be intimidating and dissuade even the most brilliant technology minds.