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Visual Matrix Expands Data Centralization Capabilities for Hapi
HAPI | June 20, 2024
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AHLA Adds Oracle to List of 2023 Technology Acceleration Award Recipients
AHLA | November 1, 2023
Oracle honored during HTNG Hotec European Conference in Lisbon, Portugal LISBON, Portugal (Nov. 1, 2023) – Today, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and its technology committee, HTNG, announced that Oracle Hospitality, in collaboration with PolyAPI, a start-up that brings together the power of GenAI and APIs, received AHLA’s Technology Acceleration Award. The award was presented today at the HTNG Hotec European Conference in Lisbon. Each year, the AHLA Technology Acceleration Award recognizes companies that have taken specific steps to advance innovation in hospitality. This year, the award showcases companies that ha...
Shiji Pioneers New Hotel Payment Solutions With “Shiji Digital Payby”
Shiji | June 16, 2023
Shiji launches Shiji Digital PayBy: Integrated payment solution for hotels, enabling faster, secure, and compliant transactions, enhancing guest experiences. ATLANTA, Georgia, USA, June 16, 2023 – Shiji, the global hospitality innovator, announced the launch of Shiji Digital PayBy. A transformative integrated payment solution, uniquely tailored for hotel operators and managers, built to facilitate guest experience through faster and more secure, efficient, and globally compliant transactions. In an increasingly digital era, hospitality professionals have recognized the need for a seamless and reliable approach to managing and pro...
Amadeus Partners With Hilton on New API to Enable Faster and More Advanced Connectivity
Amadeus | December 1, 2022
Amadeus is the first GDS provider to integrate Hilton's own API to enable the chain to distribute content faster. The single API gives improved connectivity between Hilton and the Amadeus GDS to enhance sales opportunities for the hotels. As demand for travel continues to grow, hoteliers want to ensure they reach high volumes of customers through their Global Distribution System (GDS) connection. The ability to distribute inventory and rates through various channels, including the GDS, is critical in today’s operating environment. It assures hotels that their inventory and rates are being seen by as many potential sellers and customer...
Where Should Hotels Start When Budgeting Tech for 2023?
Steve Lapekas | October 6, 2022
Why Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is one of the most important metrics when it comes to hotel technology and how to lower it without sacrificing best-in-class system capabilities or service By Steve Lapekas, Chief Operations Officer and EVP, Business Development for Above Property Services (APS) For the sake of this article, let me introduce you to a hypothetical young couple who, after four years spent living together in a rented condo in the city, plan to purchase their first home together. After meeting with their financial advisor, they’ve determined a comfortable budget that considers their combined income and monthly spending ha...
Africa’s Hospitality Sector Set to Soar – Analysts
API Hospitality Forum | September 9, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 9, 2022 -- As the South African and broader African hospitality market continues to recover post-Covid-19; investment and development activity is set to ramp up as the sector evolves post its biggest ever crisis, comments notes industry expert Wayne Troughton, the CEO of HTI Consulting. “There are various themes and trends that are hot right now, especially as the industry rebounds and leading players reposition themselves from a product, planning, funding and development pipeline perspective”, he says. Some of the most notable trends for him is how the operational and investment landscape has s...
Bonotel Partners With APS to Launch New Technology Platform for Tour Operator and Travel Agent Booking Experience
Above Property Services (APS) | September 7, 2022
New Booking Platform and Application Programming Interface (API) delivers the fastest, most reliable, easy-to-use connectivity on the planet for tour operators and travel agents worldwide to grow and expand their business NAPLES, FL – (September 7, 2022) – Above Property ® Services (APS™), the leading provider of innovative technology designed for the global travel industry, and Bonotel Exclusive Travel, the leading inbound tour operator for luxury travel to North America, have partnered to enhance tour operator connectivity. APS’s Application Programming Interface (API) for Bonotel connects over 1,200 tour operators and 28,000 ...
All-in-One or APIs? Modern PMS Offers the Best of Both Worlds
Warren Dehan | June 21, 2022
Independent operators often have diverse needs that are best served by a sophisticated PMS solution platform coupled with extensive APIs that help them stand out and succeed in their market; Visit Maestro in Booth 1325 at HITEC Orlando By Warren Dehan Technology’s impact on hospitality has been transformative, but no one tool can do everything. This can be tough to confront when looking for something as integral as a hotel property-management system, but this is the reason APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) exist — to support operators in meeting their needs by filling in the gaps in capabilities offered by an established pla...