technology trends
From Wall Street and Silicon Valley to Hospitality Leader: Exclusive Interview and Insights From DerbySoft Co-Founder Feng Ou
Alan E. Young | April 24, 2024
By Alan Young Steve Jobs once said, “The mark of an innovative company is not only that it comes up with new ideas first, but also that it knows how to leapfrog when it finds itself behind.” There is, perhaps, no more relevant sentiment to apply to the hospitality industry – a sector that is continuously molded by the fire of consumer preference yet often utterly resistant to the crashing waves of technological change. Of course, this isn’t a novel observation; hospitality has long been criticized for its slow adoption of new-age technology and processes. However, it is a reality that bears repeating, both to identify the progr...
Top 10 Trends for the Hospitality Industry in 2024
Robert Rauch | December 11, 2023
By Robert Rauch The hospitality industry transformed in 2023, driven by technological advancements and evolving guest demands. We'll explore the ten emerging trends for 2024 in the hospitality industry. Artificial Intelligence AI in the hospitality industry will enhance revenue management, menu development, employee and guest education, marketing, sales, and more. We are at the very beginning of this exciting technology that comes with some cautions ahead--cybercrime and terrorism for starters. This technology is growing 10 times faster than the iPhone, Android, and others when they launched circa 2007. Wellness, Fitness, and Di...
Think Visualization for the Hotel Metaverse
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | April 26, 2023
By Adam Mogelonsky, Larry Mogelonsky Okay, the hype part for this new technology is clearly over (at least according to the Gartner Hype Cycle). But that doesn’t mean the metaverse is destined for a New Mexico landfill like all those unsold cartridges for the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game. In fact, it’s the exact opposite, with travel and hospitality as two top beneficiaries. Think back, if you are old enough to do so, to a time just before the internet reached every home in America: the late 1990s. Just as the dotcom went from boom to bust, all the trolls came out from under their respective bridges to boastfully proclaim t...
Looking Ahead to Where Hospitality Can Be in a Decade
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | July 20, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky Now that we are out of the COVID-19 kerfuffle, we’re all contending with the recovery surge and labor shortages in various ways – mostly by being overworked. Yet on the back of our minds, we’re all thinking: What comes next? What’s possible for our industry? Where do we need to be by 2030 to keep pace with ever-evolving guest demands? Grand changes to our social fabric are afoot; spurned on the pandemic, we live in a tech-centric world with AI continuing to spread its tendrils into every facet of our lives. As a fun food-for-thought piece, here are some hypothetical trends to consider in terms of how...
Six Tech Trends Still Reshaping Hospitality in 2019
EHL | April 17, 2019
From narrow artificial intelligence to intelligent things and edge computing, these six trends continue to reshape hospitality business. Technology in recent years has evolved at such a rapid pace and taken us further into a sci-fi-like future faster than our ancestors could have ever predicted. From smart home-enabled devices that control our thermostats and refrigerators to cryptocurrencies that provide secure stores of value, recent trends have brought many pipe-dream technologies to life. Many advancements have been more subtle but equally promising and transformative, from smart analytics in consumer and professional apps to the gr...
Eight Technology Trends to Watch Out for in the Travel and Tourism Industry in 2019
Kacey Bradley | March 6, 2019
In the digital age, travel and tourism have taken on new traits. Technology has given the industry new ways to communicate with customers, smoother internal operations and more possibilities for growth. As these innovations have come on the scene, the needs of guests have also evolved. While 2019 unfolds, you can look out for several technology shifts that coincide with your hotel, resort or tourist destination. Check out these eight technology trends affecting travel and tourism to stay informed. Range of WiFi Spreads While WiFi in hotels became an essential, ample internet connectivity on flights lagged. Now that in-flight WiFi has ...
Fuel Travel, StayNTouch and Flip.to Examine the Alignment Between Hoteliers and Vendors in New 2018 Hospitality Technology Study
Fuel | June 18, 2018
Bethesda, MD, June 18, 2018 -- Fuel Travel, Flip.to and StayNTouch joined forces to conduct an extensive study of hundreds of hoteliers and suppliers to learn where the industry can improve from a technology perspective. Exclusive copies of the comprehensive study will be available at this year's HITEC in Houston at booth's #1003 and #1133. The study addresses technological shifts and trends, highlighting critical issues the industry faces. Moreover, the study identifies where hoteliers and vendors are aligned, and where they differ, in the perceived priorities and challenges the market faces. The results are compiled from 358 responde...
Now Available for Download: HEBStrategy Q1 2018 Hotel Digital Marketing, Technology, and Trends Whitepaper
HEBS Digital | February 20, 2018
HEBS Digital's first installment in 2018 of the HEBStrategy—our whitepaper series covering the latest news and trends in hotel digital marketing and technology—is now available for download! The HEBStrategy Q1 edition takes a deep dive into content marketing through the funnel, and includes strategies for reaching different audiences with customized content. Download the HEBStrategy Q1 2018 whitepaper to learn about: What's Trending: Stay in the loop with the must-know trends for 2018, including driving engagement through video and reposting user-generated content (UGC). From the Design Studio: How can you use content to ...
