Articles tagged “hotel technology”

Another hotel brand announcing mass adoption of a cloud-based property management system. Who's next?

The proverbial rising tide lifts all boats. In this case, a rising tide is investment in hotel tech companies, and the boats are the greater hospitality industry.

The abundance of hotel booking channels calls for a tech-enabled distribution strategy. Central Reservation Systems help manage rates and availability across multiple booking channels and have the potential to become a $1.3 billion tech category.

This move by Hilton is significant and shows that the hotel industry is, finally, modernizing its core systems. For HotelKey, it's a remarkable win by a small tech vendor in a competitive space.

Alphabet officials didn't mention ChatGPT, Bing or Microsoft during the company's first quarter earnings call. But like modern-day bards, they gave an impassioned defense of their abilities to meet the artificial intelligence challenge.

The founder of Mews said late last year that there were more acquisitions in the pipeline. Here's the first since then, with no signs that it will be the last.

Short-term rentals are continuing to gain ground everywhere, as can be seen with raises this week for platforms in three different parts of the world.

Airport hotels can become lively attractions in their own right. Hotels can sell five-hour stays as easily as 24-hour stays. Not every hotel has to be sold via online travel agencies, MCR Hotels CEO Tyler Morse said.

Accor is focused on setting itself apart by offering more than just a place to stay. Jean-Jacques Morin, a top Accor executive, discussed that and more at the Skift Future of Lodging Forum.

Yanolja Cloud has acquired Innsoft, an Oregon-based provider of hotel management software, for $8.3 million.