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Is the RFP Dead? Long Live Next Evolution of Booking

Smart Meetings

Hotel sales teams are barraged with automated forms, lean staffs and limited information to determine what the customer really needs. An Automated Future . Automation is critical,” said Emenecker. “As Another emerging option is Groups360, a company launched in 2014 by former Gaylord Entertainment Company executives.

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Metasearch in Hospitality: an Overview of Hotel Search Engines

AltexSoft Travel

For hotels and OTAs, the main benefit of partnering with metasearch engines is increased online presence and customer reach. Having a booking engine and / or a channel manager is a recommendation and sometimes even a strict requirement of metasearch websites to automate the information retrieval and update process. Via open APIs.

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Vacation Rental Revenue Management: Dynamic Pricing Tools by Beyond, PriceLabs, Airbnb, Vrbo, and More

AltexSoft Travel

It’s not automated, which may be a pro for some users, while a con for others. Beyond’s closest competitor PriceLabs was founded in 2014 and currently serves over 5000 hosts and property managers. If you’re a large property management business , we can safely say that you will benefit greatly from custom revenue management.

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Contactless Guest Experience as the Future of Hospitality

AltexSoft Travel

Several hotels around the world now use technology solutions to automate their check-in, in-room, and check-out experiences for visitors. In 2014, Starwood, one of the world’s largest hoteliers, introduced two new robotic butlers at Aloft hotel in Cupertino. Aloft Hotels was the first hotel brand to use robot butlers back in 2014.

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Top 8 Hospitality Platforms for Events and Consumer Experiences

Eventtia

Since 2014, world-renowned brands have used Eventtia’s all-in-one hospitality platform for events and API services to digitize, execute, and measure their events on a large scale. Key functionalities of Perfect Venue include inquiry and lead management, automated proposals, contract management, and payment processing.

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Artificial Intelligence Conferences: The No. 1 Guide to AI Events in 2024

Bizzaboo

According to leading European vehicle manufacturers, the biggest levers for Generative AI technology are to Accelerate EV and AV Product Development, Optimise Vehicle Design, Process Automation and Reduce Cost. AEIC 2024 — 2024 International Conference on Automation Engineering and Intelligent Control Feb.

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Best Cvent Competitors and Alternatives in 2024

Eventtia

API Integrations Evaluate the availability and compatibility of API integrations to ensure seamless connections with other tools like CRM systems and marketing automation software. Customer Support Clients benefit from diverse customer support channels, including a help center, email, and live chat.