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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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Language Interpretation Is the Next Wave in Virtual Meetings

Smart Meetings

Interprefy has essentially been a hybrid events service since the company’s genesis in 2014, long before the pandemic turned the industry upside down. KUDO, for instance, has 12,000 certified interpreters available through KUDO Marketplace , the company’s automated booking site. Events with multiple interpreters can be daunting.

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Free Event Planning Tools To Make Work Easier

Endless Events

Event profs now use sophisticated tech like profile matching systems to gather like-minded attendees and automated handwritten thank-you notes for that extra post-event service. This is an increase of over $50 billion from the first study in 2014. Jump into the article to learn more trends in event tech.

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3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online

Tourism eSchool

Automated but VERY personalised email after their stay. This blog post was originally published in 2014 and most recently updated in September 2021. Below are a mix of ideas we was have seen used successfully by different tourism brands over the years (and we continually add to!): Accommodation. Note in room compendium. Room signage.

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Metasearch in Hospitality: an Overview of Hotel Search Engines

AltexSoft Travel

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. That’s an easy and recommended way to go to automate the setup and further updating. Via open APIs. Skyscanner. Metasearch management solution.

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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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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. Apart from competitor data in your location, it uses info on local events, holidays, and, of course, seasonality. Performance tracking.