Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced it has implemented Reservation Assistant, a spa, dining and leisure management system, at the newly opened Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach in Bali. Providing end-to-end integration with the hotel's PMS and IPTV systems.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a leading global hospitality company with over 250 full-service hotels, utilizes Sertifi to securely collect signed event contracts and guest payments 100 percent digitally at all full-service properties in North America. Hyatt is no longer hassled with print, sign, and fax regarding paper contracts and credit card authorization forms. The company also eliminates the excessive costs of maintaining and securely storing payment data on site at each property.

Everyone is talking about digitalization, whether big or small experts, self-proclaimed hotel gurus or just imposters. But what is it really all about? Why are some companies so extremely valuable and other so worthless? The big problem of the hotel industry is, that you can´t find the benchmarks where you commonly would suppose them. In almost every branch, the top of the class with the highest market penetration is also the leadership, of whom everyone could learn a thing or two. In the automotive industry for instance, Tesla is clearly the status quo at the moment. A startup which shows the established ones how the wind blows.

In the past two years, "blockchain" has become a magic word, able to open doors and investor wallets, panic industry juggernauts, and guarantee headlines. But much of its power comes from mystery and misunderstanding—we all know it's important, but not how to talk about it. And meanwhile, we see headlines touting all the ways blockchain is transforming whole spheres of society: finance, security, transportation, public information and beyond.

The role of hotel revenue managers is rapidly evolving, and experience with analytics, automation and technology is a core requirement for aspiring hoteliers. Starting in the spring of 2017, students attending the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) within the Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism program have had access to the latest technology platforms and learning resources through a collaboration with IDeaS Revenue Solutions.

HTNG has chartered two new workgroups: Business Analytics Transactional Extract Workgroup and Voice Interaction Framework Workgroup to solve emerging industry challenges.

Aptech Computer Systems, a leading provider of hotel accounting software, hospitality enterprise accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and business intelligence systems, announced three hotel companies selected Aptech's PVNG Enterprise Back Office System. PVNG is a browser-based next generation enterprise hospitality accounting solution with a simple menu structure and easy to navigate platform. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services.

Newly opened Life Hotel has selected ALICE's guest text messaging and staff technology to facilitate guest communication and power staff operations. ALICE, the hospitality industry's leading operations platform, connects every department in a hotel with one platform for all staff communication and guest requests.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, has expanded its relationship with Media One, one of Dubai's leading independent hotels.

Sabre Corporation, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, has released its latest technology forecast, Sabre Labs' 2017 Radar Report. The report evaluates nine key technologies with an outsized impact on the travel landscape, looking at what's happening today and what to expect for tomorrow.