Business intelligence software plays an integral role in strategic decision-making for hotels, but not every system is created equal.

AI and Automation are transforming how hotels operate and engage with guests. Yet, many hotel operational leaders need to be convinced about the value of implementing these technologies. Concerns about return on investment (ROI), operational changes, and guest acceptance are at the forefront of their minds.

Imagine your city hosts a yearly festival, and you’re determining how to price your rooms for the upcoming year. Your revenue management system identifies that during the dates of the festival, there’s a spike in reservations and suggests that you increase room rates slightly during the festival period due to higher demand.

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, announced today its official recognition by HOTELS Magazine as the hospitality industry’s No.1 rated revenue management company. The publication’s technology review included five companies of various sizes across the hospitality industry, with IDeaS standing out thanks in part to its distribution network of more than 30,000 partner hotels and 98-percent customer retention rate.

Managing payments in the hospitality industry has long presented challenges for many hoteliers, often involving manual processes and disconnected systems that contribute to operational inefficiencies.

Cendyn’s Sales Intelligence platform, previously known as Knowland, and Amadeus, a leading travel intelligence and technology provider for the travel industry, today present the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index (the “Index”). For the third quarter of 2024, the Index shows an overall health metric of 107.9 percent year-over-year (YOY), showing the highest overall index rating in four quarters.

Q4 is a crucial time for hotels, and we’re here to help you capture more business this holiday season. Tune in for an expert-led webinar to explore the latest trends and strategies for boosting bookings and transitioning smoothly into the New Year.

Shiji, the hospitality technology innovator, announced today, that Van der Valk Hotels has chosen Shiji Group’s Enterprise Platform PMS for a comprehensive, portfolio-wide rollout. The decision brings 74 hotels, over 10,000 hotel rooms, and over 800 conference and event spaces across 7 countries under one unified property management system. The partnership is part of Van der Valk’s strategic digital transformation, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, data security, and scalability across its extensive hospitality network.

Appart’City, France’s leading aparthotel operator, has partnered with IDeaS, a SAS company and world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, to optimise revenue management decisions and automate related processes across its portfolio of 90 properties.

The SSE Arena, Belfast, is a beacon of success, a venue that has delivered sensible, simple innovation consistently since it first opened in 2000. With a focus on fan experience, delivering an atmosphere that engages and entertains, Northern Ireland’s biggest live events venue has gone from strength to strength with technology at the core of that drive.