EDINBURGH, U.K. – Hapi, the hospitality industry’s leading platform for simple connectivity between technology systems, has teamed with Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), a division of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), to launch HTNG Express, an efficient and low-cost solution for technology solution providers to integrate with industry leading Property Management Systems. Developed by an HTNG Workgroup composed of leadership from Hotel IT teams and technology vendors, and powered by Hapi’s industry-leading data sharing platform, HTNG Express accelerates the speed and lowers the cost of PMS integrations in a scalable manner. HTNG Express delivers a single standard that can be executed in under a week and can be deployed with multiple PMS providers. In turn, hotel companies benefit from new solutions to drive the industry forward in their quest for increased technical adoption. Through the first streamlined integration, announced at the HTNG Europe Conference in Edinburgh, technology providers can self-certify with HTNG Express and receive fresh one-way data from an industry leading PMS. New connections into other PMS providers are in development. “This new integrations solution is great for startup technology companies looking to get their foot in the door,” says Brian Erdman, VP, Hapi Platform Services, who co-chaired the workgroup that developed HTNG Express. “Hotel owners and operators won’t be interested in deploying a new solution unless that system has some type of PMS integration, and this is a simple and cost-effective way for new entrants to get started.” An early adopter of HTNG Express is ALICE by Actabl, a profit maximizing platform that streamlines operations and communication, boosts productivity, and increases guest satisfaction. “We’re excited about the prospects of HTNG Express – how it will both help ALICE by Actabl share real time data and open up the hospitality technology landscape for future innovation,” said workgroup co-chair Dmitry Koltunov, Co-Founder and CTO, ALICE by Actabl. To develop HTNG Express, the workgroup built upon HTNG’s industry leading API standards and narrowed the wide number of data fields to focus on the critical data solution providers needed for a simple, one-way integration. “An HTNG Workgroup identified and highlighted a crucial hurdle to innovation in hospitality, which is that many newly established technology providers don’t have the financial resources to build costly integrations with each of the dozens of PMS providers they need data from,” said Mike Blake, Chief Technology Officer at AHLA. “Through hours and hours of conversation and development work, and with assistance from Hapi’s Open API platform and skilled engineering team, that Workgroup was able to deliver a solution that will truly push our industry forward.” Interact with the HTNG Express Sandbox, which mimics common PMS outputs and can be used to build test integrations and event triggers, here.
Hapi is hospitality’s connectivity partner, dedicated to simplifying the complex hospitality technology landscape by connecting hoteliers and solution providers at scale. Hapi removes long-standing data barriers, enabling hotels, hotel companies, and technology providers to access and utilize data in real-time. This empowers the creation of unique, personalized guest experiences that drive business success. Hapi serves over 15,000 hotels globally, including major brands like IHG Hotels & Resorts, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Sonesta Hotels, Rosewood Hotels, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Visit us at stayhapi.com to learn more about how Hapi transforms hotel data into real experiences.
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