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Munich. With new technology and digital networking, real estate can now be designed in ways that save both investors and operators lots of money and yet still generate higher sales. As it stands though, it is generally the case that neither side is prepared to share in the additional costs nor can they agree on a fair distribution. This means some investors are foregoing the introduction of modern digital solutions. A vicious circle that should be brought to an end soon.

Munich. Digitisation harbours much potential for the real estate industry – and just as many pitfalls. In order to avoid these and bad investments, some essential questions must be clarified in advance. Klaus Dederichs, Managing Director ICT at Drees & Sommer Aachen, explained in his keynote speech at the NOVA3 Forum at Expo Real in Munich last week just how such a process can take place and where particular attention must be paid.

Augsburg. Innovative, funny and frightening things from the digital world. Today: GDPR record fine, Improving negotations with technologies, Understanding Corporate Digital Responsibility.

Augsburg. Innovative, funny and frightening things from the digital world. Today: Facebook camera in the living room / HRS Group takes over Conichi entirely / Mews Systems receives financing of 33 million US dollars. 

Augsburg. The travel platform TripAdvisor has published its first-ever Review Transparency Report, revealing never-before-shared details about its review moderation processes, as well as statistical data on the volume of fake review attempts targeted at the platform in 2018.In addition, the report revealed both the total volume of ratings submitted to TripAdvisor in 2018 and a detailed breakdown of ratings that were either blocked or removed.

New York. At $44.7 billion, China had the world's second-biggest OTA market in 2018, compared to the U.S. at $77.1 billion, and its 27% growth over 2017 was more than four times that of the U.S..

Vienna. Hotels have long since become high-tech companies. CRM and pricing, key cards and spa management, merchandise management and cash register, everything is connected by electronic interface. A large number of providers are constantly presenting new offers on the B2B market. An overview of most common systems on the market is provided by a digital database, which also cooperates with ÖHV.

Augsburg. Innovative, funny and frightening things from the digital world. Today: Preferably by fingerprint / Smartphone trillion / TUI's artificial intelligence / Oyo's machine prices / Qixxit on the road again / Permanently networked on the road / Brand Safety Ads: Mobile at extreme risk.

Rapallo. A group of Italian hoteliers of the Ligurian seaside towns Portofino and Zoagli have recently challenged the aggressive commission policy of Booking.com, agreeing not to pay the 3% extra fee included in the portal's Preferred partner programme

Berlin. Hospitality CRM solutions often provide an overload in system functionalities, as one size fits all seems to be the most cost-efficient vendor approach. This is one of many takeaways from the new "Global CRM Study" highlighting the current state of hotel customer relationship and data management.