KSL Resorts recently recognized employee excellence companywide, bestowing multiple awards for revenue strategy, sales and marketing at “The Platform,” its annual Commercial Summit – an event designed to challenge convention, explore important industry trends and insights as well as recognize outstanding performance and talent. The three-day event was held at Camelback Resort, a top year-round destination in the Pocono Mountains. This year’s theme “Bold Moves” especially lauded and highlighted individuals and teams who took “bold chances,” had the courage to make “bold decisions” and embraced a “bold spirit” in their planning, strategizing and everyday activities throughout 2023.
Kuda Villingili Resort, Maldives, awarded Best Wellness Resort
Kuda Villingili Resort, Maldives, is thrilled to announce its victory in the Best Wellness Resort competition held during Global Wellness Day 2024. The highly anticipated event, endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism and sponsored by COSMERC, took place on June 8, 2024. This accolade is a testament to Kuda Villingili’s commitment to wellness and its innovative approach to embracing nature.
Dream Hotels & Resorts and CityBlue Hotels forge strategic partnership to promote Pan-African hospitality
Dream Hotels & Resorts (Dream) and CityBlue Hotels (CityBlue) are proud to announce a strategic sales and representation partnership aimed at fortifying their market presence across Africa.
Cloud5 named Mitel’s Hospitality Partner of the Year for third time in a row
Cloud5 Communications, a leading provider of IT solutions and services for more than 5,000 hotels across the Americas, has been awarded Mitel Hospitality’s Partner of the Year Award for Hospitality. This marks the third consecutive year that the provider has earned this designation, and it serves as the latest example of Cloud5’s dedication to leading-edge technology, industry expertise, and customer service.
Playing Ball: Summertime isn’t the only time to solicit sports tourism & travel-team bookings
There may be no crying in baseball, but hoteliers who are not building relationships with travel sports teams may find themselves shedding a few tears once they realize how much money is being left on the table by not catering to the lucrative sports tourism segment. As a mother of two, I know firsthand how much parents pay annually to support the travel-team circuit and I’ve experienced the pain points when dealing with hotels.
Meyer Jabara Hotels enhances employee communication, collaboration with beekeeper
Employee empowerment has always been a key operating principal for Meyer Jabara Hotels (MJH). To take its Journey culture to new heights this year and boost employee engagement, the owner and operator of 32 hotels has partnered with Beekeeper, the leading app for frontline teams. Beekeeper features an intelligent dashboard that connects property leaders and the corporate management team with all frontline employees to improve internal communication, support HR teams, and streamline business processes. Secure, relevant information is readily distributed, searchable, and measurable in one central hub for an efficient digitized workflow.
NEW Group itinerary builder developed by UrVenue + Club Med to Debut at HITEC
A new tool developed by UrVenue and Club Med will be unveiled this week at HITEC, held now through June 27 at the Charlotte (N.C.) Convention Center. The innovative Group Itinerary Builder provides a centralized way for hoteliers to build itineraries for groups while providing travelers with a clear view of their itinerary the entire time.
Silverware Pay to Debut at HITEC; Handheld Device Keeps POS Functionality at Servers’ Fingertips
This week at HITEC, Silverware will showcase its commitment to innovation with the debut of Silverware Pay, an embedded payment-processing solution that’s deeply integrated into the company’s point-of-sale ecosystem. Silverware Pay enables food-and-beverage staff to manage the entire guest experience from a single handheld device regardless of on-property location or chip-reader type.
TRIP INN hotel group partners with SIHOT to fulfil growth ambitions
The TRIP INN Hotel Group has partnered with SIHOT, one of the world’s leading hotel management systems, to support business growth as it expands its portfolio.
Clarion Hotel post becomes first to adopt google wallet-compatible mobile access by Vingcard
Vingcard, hospitality’s leading provider of security access solutions and other advanced technologies, has finalized the deployment of its Mobile Access digital key solution enabled with Google Wallet compatibility at Clarion Hotel Post in Gothenburg, Sweden. In collaboration with Zaplox, a leading provider of digital guest solutions, and NXP® Semiconductors, a leading provider of secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, Vingcard’s ability to offer Near Field Communication (NFC)-based Google Wallet compatibility at Clarion Hotel Post represents a technological milestone and the first of many Strawberry-operated properties set to adopt the feature.
