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HFTP Announces 2024 Inductees to the Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame: Floor Bleeker and Terence Ronson; Honored at HITEC 2024 Next Month
HFTP | May 21, 2024
The industry icons will be recognized for their influential roles in advancing hospitality technology in a special presentation on June 25, 2024. Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce two champions of hospitality technology, Floor Bleeker and Terence Ronson, as the 2024 HFTP International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame inductees, both recognized for their service in innovating hospitality in the EMEA and APAC regions respectively. Bleeker is Accor Group’s chief technology officer, leading and providing oversight of technology strategy for all of the group’s hospitality businesses around t...
DO’s and DON’Ts of Selling Tech to Hotels
Terence Ronson | April 29, 2024
By Terence Ronson INTRODUCTION This DOCUMENT outlines challenges CIOs and CTOs face when approached by tech vendors, highlighting communication issues that lead to frustration. It provides DOs and DON’Ts to help tech sellers effectively engage with decision-makers. This advice is backed by Martin's 35 years of International experience, where he managed tech deployment across hotels in the APAC region. His insights are valuable for vendors aiming to successfully market to the hospitality industry, emphasizing best practices for positively impacting guest experiences through technology. These do’s and don’ts are by no means an exhaus...
The Next 12 Months in Hotel Tech
Terence Ronson | September 11, 2017
By Terence Ronson It's that time of the year again when I gaze deeply into my virtual crystal ball and speculate what the technology trends for the next 12 months in the hotel industry will be - so here goes. Firstly, I believe there will be a tectonic shift at the heart of the industry – Property Management Systems (PMS). For far too long, many have been fixated on the importance of this tool, beholden to less than a handful of players (whom some people allege operate monopolistic practices), locking both corporate and individuals into platforms they do not enjoy using, but are paying highly inflated fees for. Advances in tec...
DO’s and DON’Ts of Hotel Technology – v2015
Terence Ronson | June 10, 2015
With HITEC 2015 just around the corner, Terence Ronson of Pertlink shares a wide-ranging list of tech-related ideas to implement... and mistakes to avoid! Common-sense stuff, and yet pure genius! DO'S 1.Use digital signage instead of printed posters 2.Put some free bottles of drinking water in the mini bar so that they are nice and cool 3.Check all the peep holes on guest room doors to make sure they are secure and the right way round 4.Mount irons on wall brackets in closets instead of placing them on the floor or shelves – tidier and easier for Guest access 5.Clearly display broadband charges, if your hotel has any - and have a disc...
