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New Report: Back to Hospitality — Getting Smarter and More Profitable In a Post-Covid World

2021 is shaping up as a critical year for hospitality recovery and reinvention as countries around the world start to reopen to tourism. In this new report, Skift and Oracle Hospitality present the results of a 2021 global research study exploring business strategies, guest needs, and emerging technologies hotels will use to accelerate their recovery.

Oracle Hospitality + Skift | 3 years ago

New Report: Back to Hospitality — Getting Smarter and More Profitable In a Post-Covid World

Online Travel

Private Equity Buys Hotel Guest Room Tech Provider Enseo

Private equity firm HIG Capital has taken a majority stake in Enseo, a provider of digital in-room entertainment tech for hotels. Enseo plans to grow through acquisition. The deal is a validation of founder and CEO Vanessa Ogle's bold pivot of the tech vendor.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Private Equity Buys Hotel Guest Room Tech Provider Enseo

Online Travel

Startup Backed by Former Priceline and Booking CEO Strikes Deal to Boost Hotel Automation

Operto is merely one startup in a sea of hospitality tech vendors. But it stands out for having Darren Huston, the former top boss of the world's largest online travel conglomerate, as its executive chairperson and key investor.

Skift, Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Startup Backed by Former Priceline and Booking CEO Strikes Deal to Boost Hotel Automation

Online Travel

Why Japan’s Vacation Rentals Are Hiring Tech-Savvy Management Companies

It's a U.S. bias to assume that the answer to every hotel or vacation rental problem is to have a nationally branded management company take over operations. But in Japan and elsewhere, many owners of travel accommodation prefer an unbranded, behind-the-scenes management partner.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Why Japan’s Vacation Rentals Are Hiring Tech-Savvy Management Companies

Online Travel

Wyndham Signs on for Next-Gen Technology From Oracle Hospitality

Technology is developing faster than many hotels’ ability to implement it, so some chains turn to tech specialists to stay up to date. Wyndham is tapping Oracle Hospitality for its full-service brands and Sabre for its select-service brands.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Wyndham Signs on for Next-Gen Technology From Oracle Hospitality

Online Travel

U.S. Agency Nudges Hotels to Tighten Their Data Security Against Fraudsters

The U.S. Department of Commerce agency charged with forming voluntary cybersecurity standards for companies has released security guidance to hotels. The new report addresses a need for tighter security for property management systems, a core piece of software for hotels, at a time of reduced hotel staffing.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

U.S. Agency Nudges Hotels to Tighten Their Data Security Against Fraudsters

Online Travel

Hotels Switch to Next-Gen Tech to Sell Rooms Via Online Partners

It's taken years for hotels to adopt an array of new technologies and business practices to improve selling travel online. The metaphor is like shaking a bottle of ketchup. Little appears until a lot suddenly comes out. Similarly, hotel digital innovation may come rapidly after a long wait.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels Switch to Next-Gen Tech to Sell Rooms Via Online Partners

Online Travel

Innovation Propelled the Travel Sector Forward Despite the Pandemic

The travel sector couldn't afford to lose money on efforts done merely to appear innovative for social media optics. So the companies and destinations rediscovered innovation's original spirit. They focused on lasting boosts to operational performance and traveler satisfaction.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Innovation Propelled the Travel Sector Forward Despite the Pandemic

Online Travel

This Tech Firm Is Using The Pandemic Pause to Help Hotels Be Smarter About Setting Room Rates

IDeaS, which makes software to help hotel owners set their room rates, boosted its financial performance in 2020 without layoffs. But this year brings unique market conditions for its hotel customers. So a lot depends on the launch of its new service, Optix.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

This Tech Firm Is Using The Pandemic Pause to Help Hotels Be Smarter About Setting Room Rates

Online Travel

Cendyn’s Merger With Data Rival Is Latest Private Equity Rollup in Hotel Tech

Accel-KKR, a private equity firm based in Silicon Valley, supported Cendyn's merger with arch-rival NextGuest. Investors are betting that hotels will spend more heavily on data-based tools to gain an edge once the sector's recession ends.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Cendyn’s Merger With Data Rival Is Latest Private Equity Rollup in Hotel Tech