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Customer data platforms (CDP) and Large Language Models (LLM) are set to boost the productivity of hotel businesses, according to experts.

A number of factors, both endogenous and exogenous, make it difficult to create, develop or reposition a business. However, the hospitality sector is no stranger to adaptation and change, and knows how to cope, often staying one step ahead. So what are the specific trends and indicators that need to be taken into account when planning your business? Find out at the Hospitality Operator Forum on May 29th.

In a recently contributed article on Hospitality Net, I asked myself the question of why we see a slow pace of hotel groups upgrading to contemporary tech stacks.  Innovative and open-architecture applications that the hospitality sector has long anticipated are now accessible, providing vast and flexible options ready to be deployed. From data analytics, digital transitions, and understanding revenue flows to business intelligence, everything is available at attractive SaaS pricing. Modern...

Adam was featured in an interview in eHotelier’s recent Hospitality Technology Innovations Report.

Article - Data Privacy Rules Hinder Hotel Industry Quest for Frictionless Experience - CoStar - Speakers at the 2023 HITEC Conference said hotel companies legacy technology systems complicate their ability to quickly roll out new technologies.

Coming up later this month is the 2023 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) with a packed schedule of industry expertise. Topping the program is the Tuesday morning Headliner, “International Perspectives – Tech Future Proofing: Planning for The Global Traveler.” The Headliner stage that day will feature six executive hoteliers who have seen it all from localities that span the globe.

Article - HFTP Announces HITEC 2023 International Perspectives Headliner Panelists to Explore Tech Trends for Today’s Global Traveler - Scheduled for June 27 in Toronto, the high-level panelists’ global footprint includes professional experience in the Caribbean, Europe, Americas, Canada, India and Middle East.

Article - From the Back of House to President of the HFTP: An Interview with Hospitality Leader Neil Foster - By Alan Young - What began with washing dishes and bussing tables later evolved into a role as an electronic data processing manager. Since then, Foster has been at the helm of various hospitality brands at transformative inflection points. Today, Foster is the Global President of HFTP.

At first – and even second and third glance, Neil Foster’s career in the hospitality industry gives no impression of being an accident. Instead, Foster has spent the last quarter century making a significant mark on the industry while working with hotel companies and technology vendors to uncover better ways of doing business. And yet, Foster himself would describe his introduction to the hospitality world as a happy accident.

As industry leaders look to keep their finger on the pulse of key trends and developments that will shape the immediate future of the global hotel business, Hospitality Net has announced the launch of its highly anticipated 2023 Hotel Yearbook (HYB) this month.