Digital workplace app developer Beekeeper is taking the hospitality industry by storm. Last week the company was presented with the “People’s Choice Award” at HITEC® Houston, part of the Entrepreneur 20X Competition hosted by Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP®).
Judged by HITEC attendees, the workplace communication app was chosen as the crowd favorite for its ability to digitize hospitality workers who don’t sit behind a traditional desk and don’t have access to work email. By connecting operational systems and communication channels within one secure, intuitive platform, Beekeeper helps hoteliers exchange information, share property updates, and communicate best practices within or across departments in 30 languages. In March, Beekeeper was named hospitality’s Most Innovative Technology by Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG), winning the 2018 TechOvation Award.
“HFTP is happy to congratulate Beekeeper as the 2018 People’s Choice E20X HITEC Houston winner,” said Frank Wolfe, HFTP CEO. “An award selected by actual users and buyers is a great boost to a company. Beekeeper should be very proud of the honor.”
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to win this award from among the world’s brightest minds in hotel technology,” said Connie Rheams, Beekeeper Vice President Hospitality. “There were many innovative startups competing for this top honor. Being named the ‘People’s Choice’ speaks volumes for the need in our industry to improve communications for a hotel’s non-desk workers which typically account for 80% of the workforce. Beekeeper is a solution that drives strong operational alignment, employee engagement, reduces turnover and enables a hotel company to become an employer of choice. We’d like to thank HFTP for making the E20X award program possible, and we sincerely appreciate everyone who voted for Beekeeper.”
The E20X Houston innovation competition for hospitality featured 16 startups, an expert panel of six judges and 16 industry mentors who coached the entrepreneurs before their four-minute pitch. According to HFTP, HITEC Houston broke barriers at the George R. Brown Convention Center June 18 to 21 as the highest attended event in the association’s history with more 6,650 attendees. Next year, HFTP will host HITEC Minneapolis from June 17 to 20, 2019 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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