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News / Online
Is this hospitality's chance for a fresh start?
By PhocusWire | July 7, 2022
Speaking during Phocuswright Europe, hotel executives discuss distribution trends, the labor shortage and more. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Improving corporate travel via digital payments
By Brandon Spear - TreviPay | May 16, 2022
Hotels can make corporate travel more flexible - for both business travelers and hotels themselves - through consolidated, direct billing. Read More
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News / Distribution
Sabre acquires Nuvola to enrich hospitality retailing solutions
By Jill Menze | May 9, 2022
With Nuvola, Sabre aims to tackle the on-property fulfillment challenges that arise for hoteliers offering a wide range of ancillaries and attributes. Read More
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News / Startups
NUMA strikes deal to manage and operate €500M hotel portfolio
By Mitra Sorrells | May 2, 2022
NUMA Group has entered into a strategic partnership with LaSalle Investment Management to create a portfolio of properties in major cities around Western Europe. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Decentralization is not a dirty word in hospitality
By Vinod Kelwani - Technoheaven | April 13, 2022
When you evaluate the basis for a decentralized hospitality market, as a travel agent or online travel agency, you’d be forgiven for telling most people to go and wash their mouth out. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
The solution to missed revenue opportunities in hospitality
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist | April 8, 2022
Hotels should create an integrated revenue generation commercial team to optimize guest engagement and boost revenues and profitability. Read More
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Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Vivi Cahyadi Himmel of AltoVita
By Jill Menze | April 6, 2022
Vivi Cahyadi Himmel co-founded AltoVita, a platform that powers the corporate accommodations sector with enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach. Read More
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News / Technology
MyDigitalOffice adds business intelligence data with Focal Revenue acquisition
By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2022
This is the second acquisition by MyDigitalOffice in less than a year. Read More
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News / Startups
Investors on rethinking hospitality and real estate and the rise of digital nomads
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | April 1, 2022
The total restructuring of accommodation real estate and the rise of digital nomads will be two of the biggest pandemic changes, say investors who spoke at The Bridge Series, organized by WiT and... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
The art of “flirting” and generating revenue for hotels
By Shawn Tarter & Steve Turk | March 31, 2022
Investing in technology to entice travelers as they’re booking can help hoteliers drive incremental revenue and improve customer satisfaction. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How to solve the lodging industry’s tech skills gap
By Sebastien Leitner - Cloudbeds | March 14, 2022
The industry must streamline training, prioritize technology that is easy to use and educate the next generation of hospitality workers. Read More
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Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Michele Fitzpatrick of Eviivo
By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2022
Since 2012, Michele Fitzpatrick has been CEO of U.K.-based Eviivo, which provides a cloud-based booking and property management platform. Read More
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News / Technology
Q&A: Alex Mans of Flyr Labs on acquisitions, airline strategies
By Linda Fox | February 22, 2022
The company's CEO sets out a vision for the company, acquisitions and the current climate for airlines and technology investment. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Better tech and decision-making are hotel trends to watch for in 2022
By Katherine Grass - Optii Solutions | December 20, 2021
Here are two of the big shifts these changes have catalyzed within the hospitality sector and are likely to have an impact on how hotels run in 2022. Read More
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News / Technology
MCR acquires housekeeping management platform Optii
By Jill Menze | December 7, 2021
Optii will remain a standalone company with its existing management team intact. Read More