richard siegel
Siegel Sez: When Tech Vendors Get COVID-19
August 7, 2020
Siegel Sez August 7, 2020 I have learned many things during this pandemic and one of them is how the government works. The AH&LA plays a major role in dealing with the government and of course nothing is easy and nothing happens without major challenges along the way. I have joined multiple Zoom calls with Chip Rogers the CEO and President of AH&LA and also with Kevin Carey the COO of AH&LA who have played an active role in making sure the voices of hoteliers and also the suppliers including technology vendors are not forgotten during these times of limited travel. This week Chip Rogers did a webinar with Pat Pacious the Pre...
Hotel Online’s Siegel Sez for March 6, 2020 Featuring Douglas Rice
March 6, 2020
Here we go … more thoughts on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Nope, I would rather leave that to the Center for Disease Control to keep us informed (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html). But I warn you that I will add a link to the end that Mike Dickersbach posted on LinkedIn. The post said that maybe we need to balance our thoughts on the virus. From the business side we all are wondering what lies ahead especially after ITB Berlin cancelled three days out when many of the 160,000 attendees were already on their way to Berlin. Will more events be cancelled moving forward? Will attendance at some events be lighter? Will some ex...
Hotel Online’s Siegel Sez for February 7, 2020
February 7, 2020
I love this time of year. As much as I enjoy working with all the technology companies that we partner with and all the industry CIOs, nothing beats the eye-opening conversations with those who use these technology systems. You always find them when you’re at users’ groups where the programs include so much valuable training. I started my tech career in the PMS industry and I enjoyed when our PMS users came together for these meetings. Last week I was at San Diego for Oracle Hospitality Connect 2020. Being the event was just the hospitality sector was new for Oracle and I thought it was extremely successful. Oracle has had a rough ride af...
