As consumer and business travel interest continue to ramp up, travelers will seek out quick and easy ways to compare all of their travel options in one place, making access to fast, high quality search results more important than ever. That’s why today, KAYAK and Amadeus are renewing and expanding their IT agreement, continuing the companies’ long-standing partnership and expanding its use of the Amadeus MetaConnect suite.

VENZA began 2021 with bold, sweeping aims, and will conclude it by announcing the release of Vision ’22.

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company announced that the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, the Arlington-based Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, has deployed an end-to-end Aruba ESP-based network at its new 40,518-seat Globe Life Field stadium to power everything from a 5.5-acre retractable roof to an immersive baseball app that enables delivering modern, digitally enhanced game day and special event experiences.

Finding the right hotel accounting software can be challenging but finding a hospitality financial management partner that offers “unparalleled” and “flawless” customer service is a real coup. The Battery, a private social club with a handful of guestrooms in San Francisco, has done just that with Aptech. Serving 5,000 members, The Battery is leveraging PVNG from Aptech to manage its enterprise accounting.

This week, M3, one of hospitality's premiere cloud-based accounting, financial and data management platforms in North America, earned Hotel Tech Report’s level I Global Customer Support Certification (GCSC) for its investments into tools, processes and strategies to ensure the ongoing success of its customers across the four of the key pillars of the GCSC Rubric including: pre-emptive support, reactive support, coaching and customer validation.

M3, one of hospitality's premiere cloud-based accounting, financial and data management platform in North America, announced today M3 Expense Management, a cost-reduction and spend-analysis service powered by consulting firm SIB, to help M3 customers further identify cost-saving opportunities at a discounted rate with fast-track prioritization.

IDeaS, a SAS company, a world leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, announced today that Radisson Hotel Group has implemented IDeaS RevPlan™ across 147 hotels of its EMEA-region portfolio, and counting.

iVvy, a modern, cloud-based event and venue management platform, appointed Susan Forrester as Board Chair and Craig Kinross as Non-Executive Director, adding governance and global industry depth as it moves toward an anticipated ASX listing in Q2 2022.

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has been credited with maximizing the safety and convenience of guests at two newly opened Residence Inn by Marriott properties operated by Sunridge Hotel Group, with the implementation of VingCard Signature RFID locks equipped with Mobile Access technology and supported by the Visionline access management system. 

Zoox Smart Data, an international provider of technological solutions that harnesses big data to build customer profiles from existing Wi-Fi networks, is proud to announce details on the skyrocketing demand for the latest in guest experience personalization technology as a result of attending this year’s HITEC in Dallas. 

Real-time location technology provider TraknProtect is honored to have participated at this year’s HITEC with the goal to empower attendees with the vital insight needed to deliver the heightened security and operational efficiency that today’s hotel guests and employees increasingly expect.

stayntouch, a global leader in guest-centric technology and cloud hotel property management systems (PMS), has unveiled a new website and mission to deliver the most flexible and intuitive cloud technology, empowering hotels to deliver unburdened hospitality.

One of Houston’s long-awaited openings brings many surprises for its visitors. In addition to its incredible restaurant, La Colombe d’Or Hotel has an elegant combination of modernity with references from the 1930s, which will delight guests upon arrival.

SiteMinder, a world leading open hotel commerce platform, has partnered with the travel industry’s digital marketing leaders to open up the full direct booking opportunity for its more than 32,000 hotel customers.

Knowland, a world leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for September. The numbers reveal that September U.S. group meetings volume increased 17.2 percent over August 2021.

stayntouch, a global leader in guest-centric technology and cloud hotel property management systems (PMS), partners with OKKO Hotels, a collection of sustainable urban four-star hotels located in France, to deliver its guest-centric cloud PMS to all 12 of Okko’s properties, totaling over 1,400 rooms.

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company announced that Columbus Crew, the Major League Soccer (MLS) reigning champion, has deployed an Aruba ESP converged wired and wireless network to streamline and automate stadium operations such as ticketing and security, as well as provide reliable, high-performing Wi-Fi and new matchday experiences to fans.

SHR announced that its Maverick CRM and Wave RMS products have completed their certification with the Infor Hospitality Management System (HMS) platform.

World Cinema, a leading hospitality technology service provider, announced their partnership with Four Winds Interactive (FWI) to bring purpose-built digital signage solutions to hotel and multifamily properties nationwide.

The Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) was back this week after 25 months off. Running September 27-30 in Dallas, Texas USA. Produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), HITEC® showcases the industry's latest innovations and provides a top-notch education program for attendees.

Two storied hotel and resort management companies have aligned forces, creating one powerhouse organization strategically positioned for the future of the global hospitality industry Benchmark Pyramid.

HITEC Booth #3401 (Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas) - IDeaS Revenue Solutions, a world leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, announced today Profit Optimization for G3 Revenue Management System (RMS).

Today Cendyn, the leading innovator in CRM, sales, and revenue strategy for the hospitality industry, unveils its next-generation loyalty solution at HITEC, the world’s largest and oldest hospitality technology event. eLoyalty, Cendyn’s full-service loyalty application, built uniquely for hotels, supports multiple program types, including number of stays, number of nights, member recognition, birthdays, and surprise & delight moments.

Agilysys, Inc., a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-native SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, announced today the release of the new completely modernized Agilysys Visual One PMS Version 12 at HITEC 2021 in Dallas.

TraknProtect, a leading employee safety button provider for several major hotel brands, has received the Bronze "Leader in Freedom" award from the national anti-trafficking organization, Safe House Project, for the work carried out through training and education to combat domestic child trafficking.

The pandemic has placed a brighter spotlight on the need for hotels to do more with less. Because the gap between the availability of human resources and increasing guest expectations has never been wider, the ability for hoteliers to meet this challenge has been severely impacted and the area of operations that has been hit hardest is housekeeping.

Phonesuite Direct, a leading provider of hospitality communications and a subsidiary of Phonesuite, is proud to announce it has been tabbed as a preferred Hosted PBX and On-Premise PBX provider for Curator Hotel & Resort Collection.

This week in conjunction with the 2021 HITEC (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference) is the debut of HITEC TV, an online video content channel focused on the hospitality technology industry.

Datavision, the premier business intelligence system for the hospitality world, has enhanced Guest
Analytics capabilities to further strengthen their comprehensive business intelligence platform.

WCI Technologies, a World Cinema enterprise offering, in collaboration with Lumen Technologies, is delivering a range of network and IT services to the travel and hospitality industry.