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  • Smart Guestroom Locks Becoming Standard

    Next generation locks are not only standing guard against theft with high-tech capabilities, but are also helping to streamline overall room control and monitoring. Benefits range from greater reliability, to interrogation capabilities, to remote access and control.

  • How Hospitality Can Brace Against Breaches

    The importance of data security in the hospitality industry has increased in recent years with the rise of online bookings and the additional data collection avenues available, such as social media, mobile applications and website booking engines. Data attacks can be costly for hotels; both in the cost of trying to recover data along with lost revenue from future customers choosing a competitor because of the breach. With attacks on the rise and hackers targeting more than credit cards, hotels must remain diligent about data security.

  • Website Design for Modern Travelers

    In a rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape, hotels must continually evaluate their websites to remain relevant and convert site surfers into overnight guests. HT offers best practices to optimize websites by combining design basics with technology that integrates social and mobile components.

  • Hotels Share Key Strategies for Meeting Bandwidth Demands

    Better connectivity is a standard battle cry for today's hyper-wired travelers. With demands for cheaper, faster and comprehensive access mounting, hoteliers big and small are feeling the pressure. Here hoteliers share their strategies for keeping up with the constant calls for premium connectivity.

  • Lodging Roundtable: Hotel Execs Break Down Systems Integration

    A panel of hotel IT executives offers their insights into what is happening, and not happening, in the industry's push for better system integration. The group IDs emerging trends, where challenges still exist, what mechanics and intelligence are still needed for effective integration and whether or not cloud-based systems are really the salve for what ails total interoperability.

  • How Hospitality Can Solve Cellular Connectivity Issues
    With most guests carrying smartphones, being able to provide ample WiFi coverage and cellular connectivity is a premium concern for operators. Hotel technologists weigh in on options for boosting connectivity and offer tips for upgrading signal strength.

  • Smartphones on Track to Become Room Control Devices
    As smartphones and tablets become more ubiquitous, the likelihood of guests not having one of these devices is slim. Hotel operators must consider options to cater to a generation of guests that are accustomed to using mobile devices to do everything, including any and all guestroom functions.

  • Next-Gen Tech Impacts Guestroom Access as Hotels Seek Solutions with Longevity

    Room entry has emerged as a top area of focus for hoteliers who want to provide the most current, secure and reliable means of cross-property accessibility to tech-savvy travelers. HT takes a look at the technologies that will eventually replace magstripe.

  • Property Management Goes Mobile
    Hoteliers are craving mobility in property management systems to enhance and streamline daily operations, but developing the technology requires diligence from both operators and tech providers.

  • Assessing In-Room Entertainment Strategies
    Hoteliers must constantly evaluate how guest's in-room expectations are being met. As smartphone and tablet technologies continue to expand into in-room controls, hotel IT executives should be asking themselves these four burning questions.
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