The property management system. Is it under-appreciated? Is it over-worked? Is it simply misunderstood? The PMS has become the true workhorse of hotels, pulling in and pushing out data from a myriad of places, and increasingly expected to do more on both enterprise and customer-facing levels. Despite this, 18% of hoteliers believe they lag competitors [...]
Both how we work and play is very different now than just a few short years ago, as nearly all aspects of our lives are morphing from a technological injection. For our sector, it’s especially challenging as the hotel industry has traditionally been behind the innovation curve. Read full article here.
Savvy hoteliers want more from their PMS, and today’s cloud-based solutions answer the demand. Harnessing the power of the cloud means money once left on the table is money that can be reinvested into elevating staff productivity, the guest experience and overall property sustainability and wealth. This webinar explores how the depth of cloud-based PMS [...]
The level of administration and management is higher for a system that is powering hundreds or thousands of hotel operations, said Charlie Green, SkyTouch’s director of product management. “A team of professionals are managing the system and monitoring 24/7,” he said. “The systems are generally located in a purpose-built data-center facility that incorporates high levels of [...]
Payment services and gateway provider Shift4 Corporation and cloud-based hotel PMS provider SkyTouch Technology have announced the general availability of their joint EMV-certified solution for hoteliers. This announcement comes after a year of revolutionary cloud-based EMV integration in hotels. Read full article here.
With Shift4’s DOLLARS ON THE NET and SkyTouch Technology’s cloud-based hotel management system, hoteliers can process EMV payments to help prevent the fraudulent use of stolen card data in card-present environments while adding the layered security of point-to-point encryption (P2PE) and tokenization. This keeps sensitive cardholder data out of the hotelier’s payment processing environment, greatly [...]
EMV Solution Is Available Today With Eight Processors in the U.S. and Canada LAS VEGAS and PHOENIX, Ariz. — Feb. 8, 2017— Payment services and gateway provider Shift4 Corporation and cloud-based hotel PMS provider SkyTouch Technology today announced the general availability of their joint EMV-certified solution for hoteliers. This announcement comes after a year of revolutionary [...]
Savvy hoteliers want more from their PMS, and today’s cloud-based solutions answer the demand. The PMS has been ushered into modern times with superior cloud-based technology – a Proven Modern Solution that is effective, reliable, easy to navigate, and truly enhances hotel operations. A Proven Modern Solution that is ideally suited for independent hotels, small [...]
It used to be that a General Manager was tied to the front desk in order to solve issues or keep track or manage a hotel. With a cloud-based PMS, a GM can technically run the hotel from anywhere on a phone or tablet. A 100% we-based system allows two way communication at the hotel, [...]
Millennials are the focused-on travel generation, and the hospitality industry is adapting to this social and mobile group with next-gen systems. Next-gen property-management systems are centered on the guest and the guest experience, allowing for hoteliers to easily increase their online guest engagement. Read full article here.
