As we approach the holiday season, hospitality businesses worldwide prepare for one of the most significant opportunities of the year: holiday events. Whether it’s a lavish New Year’s Eve gala, a cozy Christmas gathering, or a Thanksgiving feast, these events provide unique chances to showcase a venue’s capabilities, strengthen customer loyalty, and increase revenue.

A recent Shiji Buzz webinar tackled a question central to the hotel industry: Is the dream of a seamless, fully integrated hotel tech stack slipping out of reach as complexity grows? As more technology enters hotels, the tech stack becomes an unmanageable labyrinth. Integration, data security, and system management have become significant pain points for hoteliers. This discussion, moderated by Daniel Craig from Reknown and joined by Nikkie Singh from Shiji, Howard Phung from Pro-Invest Group, and Terence Ronson from Pertlink, discusses the current state of the hotel tech stack—its triumphs and deepening challenges—and offers a glimpse into the industry’s possible future.

I have seen how essential modern central reservations systems (CRSs) are for a hotel’s success in driving more direct bookings, increasing revenue through upselling opportunities, and providing a personalized shopping experience. Hoteliers are realizing the importance of investing in this technology not only for business performance but to be able to meet high guest expectations now and in the future.

Vingcard, an ASSA ABLOY company and provider of advanced technologies for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of its cutting-edge Vingcard Allure door locks enabled with Mobile Access by mi-pad Queenstown in New Zealand. An award-winning modern and sophisticated property with an eye for adopting the industry’s most recent advances, mi-pad Queenstown with its solutions by Vingcard ensures maximum safety and a smart tech-oriented stay experience that always delivers personalized convenience from the moment a guest arrives.

BARCELONA, Spain, December 2, 2024 – Shiji, the global leader in hospitality technology, announces the formation of the Shiji ReviewPro Customer Advisory Board in Barcelona. This advisory board, composed of leading hospitality brands such as Barceló Hotel Group, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels, Meliá Hotels International, Minor Hotels, Pestana Hotel Group, and Radisson Hotel Group, aims to redefine reputation management and improve brand performance across the global hospitality landscape.

The hospitality industry is no stranger to the complexities of managing vast amounts of data, often leading to an overwhelming need for bespoke reports. These reports, designed to address specific operational or strategic questions, have long been a cornerstone of hotel management. However, the emergence of Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) and large language models (LLMs) is reshaping how hoteliers’ access, interpret, and act on data, challenging the traditional reliance on thousands of customized reports.

Cendyn, a global hospitality cloud-based technology and services company, has been awarded three top prizes at the 4th Annual World Travel Tech Awards 2024: World’s Best Data Driven Marketing Agency, World’s Best Hotel CRM Solutions Provider, and World’s Best Hotel Sales Proposal Solution.

When deciding on a payment solution for your property, there are a lot of factors that come into play. One of the biggest concerns on hoteliers’ minds, of course, is the cost.

San Diego, CA – Cloudbeds, the premier hospitality management software platform, has today announced it has been named as part of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ – a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America.

Stockholm & Washington, D.C. – November 25, 2024 – InnSpire, the leading provider of innovative hospitality technology solutions that help drive seamless, world-class guest experiences for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, has announced that its innovative AI-powered InnSpire ONE platform was named as a finalist in the 2024 TechOvation Awards, presented at The Hospitality Show in Antonio on October 29th. This prestigious recognition marks InnSpire’s 5th placement in the highly competitive industry competition over the past 10 years, validating the company as a serial innovator for hospitality technology solutions.