hospitality tech
How To Extinguish Hospitality Burnout
Matthijs Welle | June 5, 2024
By Matthijs Welle We work in an exhausting industry. So much of our time is dedicated to ensuring that our guests have remarkable experiences that we forget to pursue our own happiness. I’ve worked in both sides of industry – on the front lines at reception and behind the scenes in hospitality tech – and in both areas I’ve often felt exhausted and overworked. So what’s the solution? Obviously, I don’t have all the answers. It took me years to find the best ways to recharge and find my personal balance. But I do believe that hoteliers and anyone in hospitality have a particular responsibility to look after themselves...
Matthew Baio Appointed Vice President of Sales, Americas
GuestTek | June 1, 2021
Assumes Role June 1, 2021 Calgary, Alberta – June 1, 2021 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing premier hospitality technology and support solutions, is pleased to announce that Matthew Baio has been appointed to the role of Vice President of Sales, Americas. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, Matthew has spent over 28 years with Marriott International, where he held a variety of roles. Starting his career as a night auditor in 1992, Matthew worked his way through technical, managerial and leadership challenges on his career path to becoming a member of the Marriott executive team. His most recent...
Ivonne Prugnaud Joins GuestTek as Managing Director EMEA
GuestTek | October 1, 2019
Assumes Role October 1, 2019 Calgary, Alberta – October 1, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing innovative and interactive technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce and welcome Ms. Ivonne Prugnaud as Managing Director, EMEA. Ivonne has gained over 20 years of senior management experience in IPTV and the hospitality industry - most recently as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Anevia. She is widely recognized as a passionate leader in the luxury hospitality space and has a proven track record in empowering geographically dispersed sales teams, managi...
HÄFELE & INTEREL Announce World’s First Bluetooth-Based Door Lock & Guest Room Control Integration for Hospitality
INTEREL | June 15, 2016
Nagold, Germany & Dubai, UAE – June 15th, 2016 HÄFELE, the worldwide leading hardware specialist for furniture fittings, architectural hardware, lighting and electronic access control, and INTEREL, the leading solution provider for integrated guestroom control and energy management systems for the hospitality industry, today announce the integration of HÄFELE's Dialock electronic locking system with INTEREL's guest room management solution in a world's first for the hospitality industry. Utilizing INTEREL's connectBsmart Bluetooth Low Energy IoT infrastructure, which is part of every INTEREL Guest Room and Energy Man...
