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GUEST RESEARCH: IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, has released an expert guide to...

Nelson Mandela Bay motorists are under siege from hijackers and car thieves, with more than 160 incidents reported in less than a month, according to a tracking company used by security firms in the metro.

IDeaS, a SAS, company, the world’s leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, released Future Forecast: Six Hotel Technology Predictions for 2024. Gathering information from some of the top minds in the industry, IDeaS releases six bold hotel technology predictions that it believes will shape the year to come.

IDeaS, a SAS, company, the world’s leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, released a special report in line with industry budget season. The report “Unlocking Hotel Performance: The Power of Revenue Management Technology Today,” includes key insights into how investors view revenue technologies, the role of artificial intelligence in hospitality, and how technology is reshaping hospitality commercial organizations.

Personalization. Some hoteliers might roll their eyes at the term – and with good reason. The industry loves to talk about it, but it has been very hard to achieve. Why? It is really a 2-part problem. First, you need to know what the guest will want, and second, you need to have the operational bandwidth to deliver it. Historically, real personalization has only happened at the most luxury hotels who deal with repeat VIP guests.

More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more The coronavirus pandemic prompted many hotel companies to smarten up how they set their room rates — a practice called revenue management. Several hotels turned to software to help with this, and one company that benefited from the trend is IDeaS, the Minnesota-based unit of analytics firm SAS. A case in point is Scandic Hotels Group. Scandic CEO Jens Mathiesen last week...