Articles tagged “pms”

Short-Term Rentals

TravelNet Solutions, Short-Term Rental Software Provider, Lays Off 7% of Employees

There have been a ton of layoffs in various areas of the short-term rental industry over the last year. Facing headwinds, companies are trimming costs and trying to position themselves to new market conditions.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

TravelNet Solutions, Short-Term Rental Software Provider, Lays Off 7% of Employees

Hotels

Hilton Taps HotelKey for Property Management Tech at All Its Hotels

This move by Hilton is significant and shows that the hotel industry is, finally, modernizing its core systems. For HotelKey, it's a remarkable win by a small tech vendor in a competitive space.

Justin Dawes | 12 months ago

Hilton Taps HotelKey for Property Management Tech at All Its Hotels

Travel Technology

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Invests in Software Firm for Hotels and Vacation Rentals

This deal undoubtedly won't go down as one of the largest of 2022, but it shows the continued interest in investing in hospitality technology. Even Jerry Jones can recognize an interesting deal.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Invests in Software Firm for Hotels and Vacation Rentals

Travel Technology

Salesforce-Backed Mews Shifts Hotel Tech Focus From Room to Guest

The venture arm of enterprise giant Salesforce may see its investment in Mews as yet another way to get its array of services into the hands of hotel companies.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Salesforce-Backed Mews Shifts Hotel Tech Focus From Room to Guest

Travel Technology

Demystifying Hotel Tech Through New Data Dashboards From Skift Research

The Hotel Tech Benchmark dashboards and reports respond to a dire need from hoteliers, tech vendors, and investors alike. Understanding the makeup of hotel tech categories, and identifying growth opportunities, will help the industry drive its move towards digitization.

Wouter Geerts | 2 years ago

Demystifying Hotel Tech Through New Data Dashboards From Skift Research

Hotels

How Oracle Hospitality Plans to Sustain Its Comeback Momentum

Oracle Hospitality is best known for providing full-service hotels with operational software. But this fall it has begun to go after the limited-service segment, too. Its surprise for next year will involve hotel distribution.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

How Oracle Hospitality Plans to Sustain Its Comeback Momentum

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

Hotels

How the Cloud Is Shaking Up Hotel Property Management Tech: New Skift Research

Technological advancements have allowed for new entrants into the property management systems space to offer a viable alternative to incumbent legacy systems. Those systems might be scrambling for now, but they'll catch up. All this can only be a good thing for the PMS and hotel tech space in the long run.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

How the Cloud Is Shaking Up Hotel Property Management Tech: New Skift Research

Online Travel

Oracle Hospitality’s New Boss Sees Gaps in Its Hotel Tech Portfolio

Oracle Hospitality's Alex Alt sees two gaps in his company's suite: distribution services and customer relationship management tools. Yet the opportunities with both are dynamic, not static, because of fast shifts in hotel company priorities and traveler behaviors. That will require Alt to be one very adaptable executive.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Oracle Hospitality’s New Boss Sees Gaps in Its Hotel Tech Portfolio

Hotels

How New Entrants Are Shaking Up the Hotel Property Management Space: New Skift Research

Legacy property management systems (PMS) missed the boat when tech innovation started ramping up. Now they are playing catch-up. Cloud computing, open APIs, marketplaces, and middleware layers are shaking up this stale corner of hotel tech, and it’s crazy exciting.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

How New Entrants Are Shaking Up the Hotel Property Management Space: New Skift Research