IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software and advisory services, will stage a pivotal hotel technology summit in conjunction with Hotel ICON. The sold-out event, called HOTECH 2020, will bring together over 200 hotel executives to discuss the outlook for the regional hotel sector and the role of technology in hotel operations.

Hapi, a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration with A disruptive new data streaming, integration and enrichment platform designed to solve the hotel industry's rapidly expanding data management challenges, Hapi's comprehensive platform aggregates data that is collected by disparate hotel systems and acts as a central hub for these hospitality data streams. The data is converted into a standardized data format and can be merged to create insights for more actionable data.

As hoteliers begin planning their 2019 budgets, they will be focusing in part on implementing technology that will help their deskless employees better communicate with management and each other. Eighty-two percent of hospitality companies plan to increase spending on deskless technology in 2019, according to a new deskless workforce report issued by Emergence Capital. "The Rise of the Deskless Workforce" shows that hotel companies will direct part of their spending to ensure they are connecting with employees in hopes of increasing productivity and keeping employees happy. With 98% of companies using mobile platforms such as phones and tablets to communicate with employees, according to the report, hoteliers lagging in engagement will risk losing employees to the competition or other industries.

Stockholm - October 16, 2018 - ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, provider of advanced security solutions for the hotel industry, has completed its implementation of Mobile Entry functionality at Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, a luxury full service property located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One of the first properties in Saudi Arabia to provide its guests with mobile entry functionality, Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya is also among the first participants in a global program by the Hyatt Hotels Corporation that aims to implement mobile entry technology at all properties by 2020.

Crave Interactive, the world leading developer of cloud-based digital guest service solutions for hotels, today announced it has installed its award-winning Crave in-room tablets in the luxurious Le Bonne Entente Hotel in Québec City, Canada. The five-star, four-diamond hotel has recently installed its Crave's 8" T-mini tablets and charging docks in all of its 160 rooms including 60 luxurious suites. The in-room tablets serve as an all-in-one digital directory and ordering solution for all of the hotel's amenities including room service, spa services, dining reservations and much more. Content can be presented in French or English, allowing the guest to select their personal preference.

DALLAS, TEXAS and SHANGHAI, CHINA (October 1, 2018) - OpenKey, the industry standard for universal mobile key in hotels, has launched an innovation in the keyless entry space at the MiniMax Premier Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao supported by the OpenKey China office in Shanghai, China.

Shiji today announced they have completed the acquisition of Concept Software Systems, a leading provider of golf, spa and activities management systems for luxury hotels.

McCarren Hotel & Pool, one of the most sought after urban retreats located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has unveiled keyless room access powered by OpenKey's innovative technology. OpenKey, the industry standard for universal mobile key in hotels, will support the McCarren's efforts in delivering an unparalleled experience to its digital native guests.

Volara - the voice hub for the hotel industry - announces that it has been selected by Marriott International Inc. as its official and exclusive partner for its pilots of voice technologies. Volara's software provides conversation management and secure integrations for 98 percent of the hotels using Alexa technology in the United States today.

HTNG charters a new workgroup to help hospitality companies deliver an optimized Wi-Fi experience for guests. Hospitality companies currently do not have an accurate, consistent or objective measure of the Wi-Fi or the high-speed Internet access (HSIA) quality from a guest's point of view, making it difficult or impossible to utilize real time data or historical analysis for evaluation. Due to this, hotel companies are not able to effectively identify a positive or negative guest experience.