Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced the opening of the Valero Grand Suites by Swiss-Belhotel, using its xnPOS F&B Point of Sale system and protel property management software solution. This is the latest addition to the Swiss-Belhotel portfolio that uses Xn protel solutions.

The adoption of software tools and technologies for revenue management and hotel data analytics continues to grow within the hospitality segment, helping hoteliers uncover opportunities to grow revenue and improve the guest experience. But, these tools aren't effective without the skilled employees and managers who oversee and rely on them every day.

Cloud5 Communications released data from a survey of more than 8,300 hotels in the North American market, concluding that Hotel Operators have forgotten, or overlooked, the profit-generating power of a major direct channel—the Contact Center.

Global hospitality software company, Guestline, today announces further growth in London with the opening of a new central London office and the latest new client win, Black and White Hospitality. Owned by Marco Pierre White, Black and White Hospitality will be using Rezlynx – Guestline's property management system – at their boutique New Road Hotel when it opens in December 2017.

The Best Western Plus Hawthorne Terrace is now engaging guests with the Amazon Echo Dot powered by Volara, the voice hub for the hotel industry, and docked in the iHome iAVS1 in every guest room. The joint solution provides both staff and guest facing voice-based interactions that operate seamlessly alongside existing software in the hotel.

Crave Interactive, the world leading developer of cloud-based digital guest service solutions for hotels, today announced the new luxury Lancaster Bangkok Hotel has commissioned Crave T-Mini tablets in each room to provide 5-star guest services and room controls.

DataArt, the global technology consultancy, and Hudson Crossing LLC, the premier management consultancy for travel, hospitality and ecommerce, today announced a partnership to jointly provide end-to-end solutions for businesses in the travel & hospitality industry.

Global hospitality software business Guestline has increased its global footprint even further with the appointment of a new country manager in Thailand, in addition to expanding its team in the Asia region.

Hospitality managers across the globe are competing to see which technology tools can drive better business decisions, create new revenue opportunities and improve the guest experience. In 2017, many of these companies turned to IDeaS Revenue Solutions for revenue management software and advisory services, which have been shown to deliver on all three of these core hotel goals.

Whitbread Group PLC, which owns Premier Inn, signs up for two key capabilities of Amadeus' Hospitality Platform – Central Reservation System and Property Management System – to offer a better experience to its guests