Guestline's market leading technology solutions are supporting the education and development opportunities for the next generation of hoteliers. The award-winning portfolio of solutions has been installed at several hotel schools across the UK . The schools train students on the platform and ensure the hoteliers of tomorrow are proficient in all aspects of an efficient property management system (PMS).

Oracle Hospitality announced today the findings of a global research study – conducted by analyst firm h2c ­­– surveying more than 90 hotel chains to assess the state of central reservation systems (CRS) and the improvements needed to prioritize IT development and, ultimately, enhance guest service.

Concierges from across the country and around the world voted ALICE "Best Concierge Software" in Hotel Tech Report's 2018 HotelTechAwards. Over 100 of the industry's most popular hotel technology brands competed for a chance to win this prestigious title. ALICE scored a perfect 100 on the 100-point "HT score" scale, beating out the nearest competitor by over 30 points.

Aptech Computer Systems announced Urgo Hotels & Resorts selected its Execuvue® Hospitality Business Intelligence, Targetvue Budgeting and Forecasting and PVNG® Enterprise Accounting Systems. Aptech will automate data gathering, performance reporting and analysis, and accounting for Urgo's portfolio of properties. Aptech is the leading provider of business intelligence, budgeting and forecasting, and enterprise accounting hotel software systems. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services.

Global hospitality software business Guestline announces the appointment of Robert Vogt as director of business development Benelux. He joins the company with immediate effect. Vogt is the latest addition to the company's senior international team following their expansion and appointment of new country managers in Thailand and Ireland.

FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading provider of innovative hospitality technology solutions, has appointed Mansoor Khan as Senior Director of Sales & Channels to lead the company's expansion in the Middle East and Africa, where demand for FCS' integrated hospitality suite is growing at an incredible rate.

Leading hospitality operations platform ALICE has been selected by Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., the largest hotel operator in Mexico, to power operations for their portfolio of 147 properties. Uniting all eight of Grupo Posadas' hotel brands with a robust technology platform will support and improve standardization of operations across the group and provide for insights from guest request and staff performance data only possible at scale. This partnership with Grupo Posadas' 147 properties is the largest client partnership for ALICE to date - one which Grupo Posadas is committed to increasing to 300 properties by 2020.

The rise of the sharing economy and the digital revolution are leading to new ways of thinking about what a hotel can be. By leveraging hotel assets, people and services in innovative ways, hotels have unprecedented opportunity to open new revenue streams, improve loyalty, and grow their customer base.

In the world of retail, knowing what your customer wants, when they want it, how much, and how frequently can be the difference between a booming business and going out of business. In the service industry however, getting to know your customer's preferences isn't quite as clear-cut.

In just a few months, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require every hotel in the world to have guidelines in place that protect European Union (EU) residents' personally identifiable information against security breaches. Any hotel that does not comply after May 25, 2018, is risking heavy fines. Beekeeper, developer of a digital workplace app where operational systems and communication channels live within one secure and intuitive platform, announces that it is already GDPR compliant and its communication platform will protect company data.