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1. Hotel Engine Members Can Now Double Dip With Expanded Hotel Loyalty Program 10/8/2020

   Hotel Engine, the leading, no-contract platform for corporate hotel booking, today announced it has enhanced its Hotel Engine Loyalty Program, enabling business travelers on its platform to accrue personal points across 15 hotel loyalty programs worldwide while concurrently earning Hotel Engine Rewards, which can be redeemed for discounted and free hotel stays in the future, at no added cost

2. As Economies Open Up, Cord.travel ACE Is Ready To Help Guests Message Their Hotel Straight From Google Search 10/8/2020

   Cordiant Technologies today announced the general availability of Cord.travel Automated Conversational Experiences platform (ACE), purpose-built to serve hotel properties post-covid

3. Service Properties Trust Terminates Agreements With Marriott For 122 Hotels 10/7/2020

   Service Properties Trust or SVC, today announced that it has terminated the management agreements for 122 hotels with Marriott International, Inc., or MAR

4. PayFacto Launches The First Full POS And Payment Solution On A Single Handheld Device In Canada 10/7/2020

   PayFacto Payments Inc. ("PayFacto"), a leading payment and hospitality industry technology provider, expands its market leadership position with the launch of its newest product, a full-function mobile point-of-sale (POS) and payment solution on a single handheld device, the first of its kind in Canada

5. Hôtel de Verbier Partners With INTELITY To Enhance Their In-Room Guest Experience 10/7/2020

   INTELITY®, the developer of hospitality’s most comprehensive guest experience and staff management platform, announced today its partnership with Hôtel de Verbier in Verbier, Switzerland

6. Agilysys & Shift4 Payments Renew Partnership Providing Integrated Hospitality Commerce Solutions 10/6/2020

   Agilysys, Inc., a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, and Shift4 Payments, the leader in integrated payment processing, announced today an extension of their long-standing partnership to better enable a seamless guest journey for hospitality operators while increasing the market presence of both companies

7. Suitcase Hospitality Group Optimizes Revenue Management With Infor 10/6/2020

   Infor today announced that French hotel group Suitcase Hospitality is continuing to deploy Infor's EzRMS revenue management solution across its properties to standardize its practices across all of its facilities

8. NS804 Develops A Cashless Tipping App For The Cashless Era 9/25/2020

   There are countless occasions where tipping is appropriate or expected. However, in 2020, the average person simply does not carry cold-hard cash anymore. That can make for some awkward interactions in the instance that tipping is necessary or simply earned

9. Multilingual Communication Tool For Lodging Facilities In The New Normal Era; Kotozna In-room Available For Purchase 9/24/2020

   JTB Corp. (President & CEO Eijiro Yamakita, Head Office in Shinagawaku, Tokyo) and Kotozna, Inc. (CEO Genri Goto, Head Office in Minatoku, Tokyo, https://kotozna.com/) have jointly developed “Kotozna In-room,” a non-contact, multilingual communication tool for the new normal era that will connect hotel staff and guests, and will begin selling to domestic lodging facilities from October 1st

10. Angie Hospitality Launches Cloud PBX Service, Modernizes Hotel Telephony And Reduces Costs 9/23/2020

    Angie Hospitality® by Nomadix, the leading provider of voice-activated and contactless technology solutions for hotels, today announced Angie PBX, a cloud phone service delivered through Angie digital guest room assistants that offers calling capabilities throughout the hotel and meets emergency calling requirements