Welcome to the HU Vendor Talk series! In this episode, Sneha Thuppul director of product management at @Agilysys talks about the seven key areas to look at when selecting a PMS.
To learn how Agilysys' solutions empower your staff and delight your guests in a way that delivers higher return on experience and healthier margins, visit Agilysys at HITEC June 27-30 booth #925.
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Vendor-Talks/Agilysys-Vendor-Talk-2022-with-Sneha-Thuppul/
#Agilysys #PMS #GuestExperience #Hospitality #Technology #HITEC #ProductManagement #SolutionProviders
Stayntouch Vendor Talk 2022 with Michael Hefflin
Find out what exciting things Stayntouch is working on that our hotel audience can look forward to. Meet with Stayntouch at HITEC Orlando and explore how its fully mobile and cloud-native PMS, integrated booking engine, and contactless technology is helping hotels amplify their guest experience. - Michael Heflin
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Vendor-Talks/Stayntouch-Vendor-Talk-2022-with-Michael-Hefflin/
#Stayntouch #technology #Hospitality #cloud #PropertyManagementSystems #MobileSolutions #WirelessTechnology
Rich Siegel Talks with CEO of Agilysys, Ramesh Srinivasan, and Founder of ResortSuite, Frank Pitsikalis, about the Recent Acquisition
What happens when one well established hotel tech company acquires another well established company? If you’re Rich Siegel and you’ve known them both for a long time, you get them both on a video call ASAP to share how it happened.
How did it come about that Agilysys Inc. acquired ResortSuite, and do CEO & President Ramesh Srinivasan and Founder of ResortSuite Frank Pitsikalis even get along? You have no choice but to watch the interview to find out.
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Chats-with-Rich/Siegel-Pitsikalis-Resortsuite-Srinivasan-Agilysys/
#HospitalityTechnology #TechnologySolutions #Hotels #Agilysys #ResortSuite #PMS #POS #Spa #Acquisition #HospitalityIndustry
R - O - C in the U.S.A. ... Dallas specifically.
It was really special to be back in person again for HSMAI's Revenue Optimization Conference 2021 with Bob Gilbert.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the following Revenue Optimization Honorees; Cindy Estis Green, Vanguard Award; Breffni Noone, Educator of the Year Award; Jenna Villalobos, CRME, Professional of the Year; and Apurv Batra, CRME, single/multi-unit Revenue Optimization Professional of the Year.
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Industry-Events/HSMAI-ROC-Dallas-2021-value-being-back-in-person/
Kelly McGuire, Anne Tremko, Linda Gulrajani, Timothy Wiersma, Andrew Rubinacci
#HSMAI #HSMAIROC #ROCDALLAS #ROC2021 #RevenueManagement #RevenueStrategy #RevenueOptimization #Hospitality #Technology #Recovery
We're so proud of Shift4 Payments' founder/CEO, Jared Isaacman for leading the first all-civilian mission to space to orbit for three days!
Inspiration4 was operated by SpaceX and blasted off in the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. at 8:02 pm ET on 9/15/21. The trip on Inspiration4 helped raise more than $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Welcome home to the crew - Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski!
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Featured/Inspiration4-Launch-Party/
For more information visit Inspiration4.com and to watch the Dragon capsule's return to Earth on 9/18/21, visit Spacex.com.
#Inspiration4 #MissionToSpace #Leadership #Hope #Generosity #Prosperity #SpaceLaunch #SpaceX #StJudeHospital #Technology #SpaceTravel
Find out what it means to be unburdened by technology
Michael Heflin talks about what it means to be unburdened by technology and how StayNTouch is helping its customers create unique guest experiences.
In this new series of HU Vendor Talks we bring vendors to you in a short video format and ask them about their latest technologies and how they are dealing with a once-in-a-100-years pandemic.
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Vendor-Talks/stayntouch-Vendor-Talk-with-Michael-Heflin/
#hospitality #technology #innovation #techleaders #guestexpectations #guestexperience #propertymanagementsystems #PMS
Sweet Caroline E-V-S
Honestly, would you ever consider buying or trusting your technology to anybody who would do this? Will they ever return to the Executive Vendor Summit? It is two minutes and twenty-nine seconds you will never get back! Like, comment, share or just roll your eyes in amazement. We did! https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/EVS-2021-Sweet-Caroline
#EVS2021 #EVSNashville #LoewsVanderbilt #Technology #Hotels #Hospitality #Recovery #SoGoodSoGood
The HU High Five (E12) - Keryn McNamara
The HU High Five (E11) - Dan Kornick
The HU High Five (E10) - Page Petry
The HU High Five (E9) - Frank Wolfe
The HU High Five (E8) - Scott Strickland
Combine over 9,000 hotels and 20 brands with the concerns of a global pandemic. The only place to turn is technology, and that's just what Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has done.
In the latest episode of the HU High Five, Rich Siegel talks with CIO Scott Strickland to find out what Wyndham has done to ensure guests feel comfortable and have a positive experience during their stay.
Check out the full interview here: https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-Five-Scott-Strickland/
#WyndhamHotelsResorts #Hotels #Resorts #Guests #GuestExperience #MobileApps #Sanitization #Technology #Hospitality #HotelIndustry #Formula1
The HU High Five - Wendy Mertz
How does one of the industry’s most iconic and recognizable hotel brands reinvent itself after a pandemic?
On this week’s HU High Five, Rich Siegel sits down with the vice president of non-gaming applications for the world-famous Hard Rock Hotels group. Wendy Mertz tells us about the innovative steps her company is taking as the world bounces back from the global pandemic that brought travel to a halt in the first half of this year.
Check it out here: https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-Five-Wendy-Mertz/
#HardRockHotels #Hospitality #Gaming #NonGamingApplications #Technology #Innovation #HospitalityIndustry #Hotels #Casinos #HotelBrands #Recovery #Reverb
The HU High Five - Bob Gilbert
What's really going on in the association world?
Richard Siegel sits down with Bob Gilbert, president & CEO of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), on this week's HU High Five to find out. The two discuss the tremendous challenges COVID-19 has thrown at industry-specific non-profit associations and organizations, and where they go from here.
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-Five-Bob-Gilbert/
#HSMAI #hospitality #sales #marketing #hotels #technology #association #tourisim #revenue #hotelprofessionals #leadership #hotelindustry #recovery #donutshop
Rich's Hotel Gallop
If you think you're ready to travel, you might want to watch this video first. Rich Siegel asks the questions on his trip to Florida, and the answers might surprise you.
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/Gallery/Featured/Richs-Hotel-Gallop/
#Hospitality #Travel #Hotels #Technology #RichsHotelGallop #FloridaTrip #Recovery #HospitalityIndustry
The HU High Five - Jeff Bzdawka
Ever wonder what it’s like in the corporate boardroom of a major hotel chain while a global pandemic shuts down an entire industry?
Rich Siegel gets the answer to this and other compelling questions in this week's edition of The HU High Five, with Senior Vice President of Global Hotel Technology at HYATT Hotels, Jeff Bzdawka.
Click here to watch the video on our site:
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-Five-Jeff-Bzdawka/
#Hyatt #Hoteliers #GuestExperience #HotelTechnology #Choice #Comfort #Recovery #HospitalityIndustry
The HU High Five - Mark Holzberg
What is it like to be a hospitality technology vendor during these challenging times for the industry?
Mark Holzberg of Cloud5 Communications does a great job of sharing his story about the innovative steps Cloud5 has taken during these unprecedented times.
Just try not to tear up at the end: https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-FIve-Mark-Holzberg/
#Cloud5Communications #Cloud5 #Connectivity #ManagedNetworkSolutions #CallCenter #ContactCenter #COVID19 #Hotels #Hospitality #Technology #TechnologyVendor #HospitalityIndustry #Innovation #Recovery #Evita #DontCryForMeArgentina
The HU High Five - Ron Strecker
Ever wonder what it's like to close a hotel in the face of a global pandemic?
Rich Siegel heads straight to horse country to find out. Louisville-based AJS Hotels CFO Ron Strecker goes on the record to talk about everything from closing a hotel to the state of vendor relations in these uncertain and unprecedented times.
Check out the full interview at: https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-Five-Ron-Strecker/
#Hotels #HotelManagement #RevenueManagement #Finance #AJShotels #HospitalityIndustry #COVID19 #HorseCountry #MayTheHorseBeWithYou
The HU High Five - Daniel Montellano
On the second Hospitality Upgrade High Five interview, Rich Siegel virtually catches up with Daniel Montellano of Shift4 Payments to hear how the company has pivoted to address the current situation, the Shift4Cares program and Montellano’s opinion on an industry recovery.
Check out the full interview at: https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/The-HU-High-Five-Daniel-Montellano/
#Shift4Payments #Shift4Cares #Payments #PaymentProcessing #covid19 #CreativeSolutions #TechnologyVendors #Hotels #HotelNews #HotelIndustry #TechnologyNews #IndustryRecovery #HospitalityIndustry
The HU High Five - Danny Hudson
In a new web series hosted by Rich Siegel, The HU High Five reaches out to people in the hotel industry to find out what's going on in their world and how they're dealing with these challenging times.
In this week's episode Rich talks with Danny Hudson about his story with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Danny shares his predictions for the recovery period and the future of the hotel industry.
Check it out here: https://vimeo.com/405895483
CES 2020 - HSMAI Executive T.H.I.N.K recap
Take a step into the future of technology with Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)'s exclusive tour of CES. Hear from a group of hotel executives what they thought of foldable phones, bathtubs that fill themselves, a Google adventure, Delta's advanced air travel experience and more.
Accor Group, Choice Hotels, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, Red Roof Inn, Travelclick, Google, Ideas-A Sas Company
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and a great group of hospitality executives say hello to the future of technology - what an experience at CES2020!
#CES2020 #ExecTHINK #HSMAI #technology #Google #IDeaS #TravelClick #Hilton #AccorHotels #ChoiceHotels #RedRoof #PreferredHotels #RachEnterprises
