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‘Employee Safety’ Webcast Series Is LIVE!
React Mobile | July 14, 2020
Seattle, July 14, 2020 — The “New World, New Employee Safety Culture” webcast series is LIVE! Hosted by React Mobile CEO Rob Monkman, the fast-paced online resource provides answers to some of hoteliers’ most pressing questions about employee safety post pandemic and amidst civil unrest. Questions posed include: What does the new employee safety culture look like today as we roll into recovery? How is technology helping to define hospitality’s new normal post pandemic? Which contactless technologies are being implemented to protect front-line workers? What can technologists do to help hoteliers implement new operating procedures? Wh
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Columbus, Georgia Partners With Hotel Internet Services to Implement High Speed Wi-Fi
Hotel Internet Services, Inc. | July 14, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ga. — July 14, 2020 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the successful implementing of a high speed Wi-Fi network upgrade at the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Columbus, Georgia. Aiming to provide its guests with all of the amenities that make a hotel stay enjoyable and feel like home, Country Inn & Suites, Columbus had begun work on an extensive property-wide renovation that placed a top priority on first revamping its internet abilities due to being identified as one of most important services for guests. Since partne
The Bottom Line of Hotel Automation Is…..Well…., the Bottom Line!
Jos Schaap | July 14, 2020
By: Jos Schaap, CEO & Co-Founder ROOMDEX Traditionally, hospitality has been a conservative industry when it comes to technology given that the focus has always been on face-to-face service between staff and guest. The central location for the majority of these interactions has been the front desk (or Front Office (FO) department). COVID-19, however, is changing all of this. No one knows for sure what the new normal will look like but hotel stays are likely to be a stripped-down affair, particularly in higher-end hotels where personalized service and amenities have long been part of the draw. Step into any hotel lobby now and you’
Pillows Hotels Implements IDeaS to Optimise Revenue Amid Market Demand Uncertainty
IDeaS | July 14, 2020
Pillows Hotels to reposition its organisation-wide strategic focus around IDeaS RMS capabilities Tweet this: Pillows Hotels implemented the @IDeaS_RevOpt Revenue Management System in the face of current demand uncertainty and is already reporting positive results. Get the details here: www.ideas.com/news LONDON—July 14, 2020—Today, IDeaS announced Pillows Hotels selected IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS) to enhance the hotel chain’s strategy and competitive position in the face of the current industry downturn. Across its eight properties in the BENELUX region, the group has installed the industry-leading revenue management
Onyx CenterSource Announces Global Partnership With WEX to Expand Digitized Payments Options
Onyx CenterSource | July 14, 2020
DALLAS (July 14, 2020) – Onyx CenterSource, a leading global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence to the hospitality industry, today announced a new partnership with WEX Inc., a leading financial technology service provider, to streamline payments to travel agency partners. The partnership will focus on virtual payments methods for different transaction types across the hospitality industry. As companies continue to focus on digitizing payments, virtual methods will be integral to industry partners and will allow a more secure payments process, in this case benefiting both hotels and travel companies, said Mark Dubrow, Onyx
HFTP Pivots In-Person Events to Cyber HITEC
HFTP | July 13, 2020
Attendee safety concerns, global travel restrictions and uncertain guidance drive decision to transition from in-person to virtual event. The online event, which will offer education and vendor interaction, will become available on October 27, 2020 and run for one month. AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (July 13, 2020) — Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that October’s “Best of HFTP” in-person events will pivot to a virtual “Cyber HITEC.” The in-person event, which included HITEC San Antonio, HFTP Annual Convention, Entrepreneur 20X and Club Forum, was scheduled for October 26–29, 2020 in San Anto
Prestige Hospitality Group Selected to Manage Two Hotels in Kinston, North Carolina
Prestige Hospitality Group | July 13, 2020
ALBANY, NY and CHARLOTTE, NC – James C. Frenis, CHA, Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Hospitality Group, LLC (PHG) is pleased to announce the award of two new third-party management contracts for hotels located in Kinston, North Carolina. PHG was selected to provide hotel management and operation services for the Hampton Inn located at 1382 Hwy 258 South in Kinston. Owned by King’s Hospitality, the 122-room hotel features a ballroom, meeting space, business and fitness centers, outdoor pool and all the complimentary services and amenities associated with the Hampton Inn brand. The hotel was completed renovated in May 2020. PH
Mar Monte Hotel Appoints Ingrid Braun as General Manager and Nathan Lingle Executive Chef
Mar Monte Hotel | July 13, 2020
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (July 13, 2020) – Mar Monte Hotel, located across from East Beach and just minutes from Downtown Santa Barbara, is thrilled to announce the appointments of Ingrid F. Braun as General Manager and Nathan Lingle as Executive Chef of the 200-room beachfront hotel, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. Ingrid F. Braun, General Manager, has spent the majority of her 17-year hospitality career in luxury lifestyle hotels in Southern California, overseeing several hotel renovations and openings. Most recently, she served as the opening Hotel Manager of the Santa Monica Proper Hotel where she oversaw all hotel operations a