There is no question that the digital revolution is here. All you have to do is look up from your phone and observe the rest of the world connected to their mobile devices with any information you want in the palm of your hand. In the hotel and hospitality industry, we have been monitoring this consumer shift carefully. While traditional practices continue to change, the core of the hospitality business is still intact: the importance of the guest experience. Therefore, adapting to this new digital frontier lies in altering the hotel industry's expectations of what the guest experience entails while working to create more ways to meet consumers where they are.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, and OfferCraft, a software company that uses artificial intelligence and gamification to make content more effective, today announced that Agilysys is now a reseller of OfferCraft's solutions. As part of the new relationship, OfferCraft's software is being integrated with Agilysys' point-of-sale and property management solutions to help hospitality venues increase revenue and guest satisfaction.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, and Xuvi, a data science company that uses immersive data analytics and automation to help companies make intelligent data-driven decisions about their business, announced that Agilysys is now a reseller of Xuvi's solutions. This strategic partnership will help Agilysys customers increase profitability and improve guest loyalty. Xuvi's easy-to-use BeamStudio™ platform, powered by SpendScore™ - a patent-pending guest valuation scoring index, will be available with Agilysys' PMS and POS solutions, to help deliver a better customer experience and drive revenue and cost optimization.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, and UNLV's Harrah College of Hospitality, today announced that Agilysys is providing their industry-leading property management system, LMS®, for use by students and teachers as part of the hospitality educational program at the college. Installation of the software, training of employees and ongoing support are included in the partnership, allowing the college to provide students an opportunity to practice their skills in real-world settings.

ALICE, the hospitality industry's leading operations technology, welcomes Karen Clancy, as Senior Sales Executive of the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.

Since 2001, SALTO has been delivering state-of-the-art, wire-free and keyless electronic access control solutions. We've established a strong presence in the hospitality industry, in particular. Our focus on serving the specific needs of hospitality has included an emphasis on how access control and electronic lock solutions can improve the guest experience, hotel management, design, security and reliability.

Employee engagement is a big buzz word in hospitality, but few hoteliers truly understand its meaning. It's not just about satisfying employees; satisfied employees are there to "get" something from employment, but engaged employees are there to "give" something to the organization and its customers. In hospitality, an engaged employee will do everything possible to ensure an exceptional guest experience. It's a notable difference between doing a job and doing a job over and above what is asked; a desire to only make himself/herself successful vs. making the employee, the company and the guest successful; making a mutual commitment vs. a personal one.

"By 2020, customers will manage 85% of their relationship with the enterprise without interacting with a human." - Gartner Predicts

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, a leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced the 2017 IDeaS Cornell Management Scholarship winners. Offered in partnership with the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration within the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, the scholarship presents hospitality professionals with the opportunity to earn online certificates developed by senior Cornell faculty leaders.