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Hospitality sector at risk of hacking, reveals new Verizon report
A new industry report by Verizon has found that the hospitality sector experienced more point-of-sale (PoS) intrusions and denial of…
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Widest ever range of international and local CEOs set for HotelsWorld 2015
Programs have been released for the yearly HotelsWorld three-day event. Almost 100 international, regional and local speakers are pencilled in…
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Wotif marketing chief resigns six months after Expedia acquisition
Michael Betteridge has resigned as marketing chief at Wotif following Expedia’s acquisition of the company. Mr Betteridge has a new…
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Wyndham Hotel Melbourne score 6% higher occupancy than rivals
Wyndham Hotel Melbourne has revealed that it had an average occupancy of 91.3 per cent in the first quarter of…
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In the hotel of the future, ‘there’s a piece of tech for that’
Room lights that transmit Li-Fi, language translation watches for receptionists and entertainment via virtual reality headsets. It’s what the hotel…
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Is your guest room air conditioning running out of control?
Are guest room aircon running costs making you hot under the collar? Guest room air conditioning = financial black hole?…
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Mixed budget for tourism
Australia’s 2 million small businesses may have won a $5.5 billion boost in the federal budget but the tourism industry…
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Mobile app keys deployed to 30,000 rooms, 100 properties
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality (VingCard Elsafe) has unveiled ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Mobile Access, a mobile phone-based keyless entry solution developed for…
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5 more startups promoting local business to tourists
It’s a trend that’s gathering such momentum across the industry that even Google has changed its metasearch to support local…
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Is this the end of the independent hotel model?
As franchising takes over as the world’s most popular operating model for large hotel operators, are we witnessing the death…
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