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hospitalityInside.com joins forces with HTNG Chicago
The next generation of technology
7.9.2007

Chicago. The Mandarin Oriental in Munich is currently in the process of introducing interactive television with 1,000 channels to its hotel rooms. Innovations like these don’t happen by chance. They are the result of targeted research, development and communication. The birth place of such innovations is Chicago, headquarters of HTNG. The abbreviation stands for ”Hotel Technology Next Generation”. Here, leading hotel chains work together with the world’s leading hospitality technology companies on the formulation of technology solutions for the hotel of the future. hospitalityInside is as of today media partner of HTNG. Look forward with us to top information and top interviews from the world of tomorrow’s technology, so that you, dear hospitalityInside reader, know exactly where and how you should invest for the future. To begin, we present HTNG in a short portrait.

Mandarin Oriental tests personalised interactive TV
1000 channels - total TV madness?
24.8.2007

Munich/Vienna. The preparation phase in the Mandarin Oriental Munich is almost complete. Later, the hotel company will decide whether it will introduce personalised TV in all of its hotels worldwide. Then, every hotel TV will receive 300, 500 or even 1,000 TV programmes on top of "paid content", all of which can be geared to the individual preferences and language of the guest. Behind the technology is an Austro-Romanian company. The age of interactive television is upon us.

Pricing and distribution "on the road"
10.8.2007

Frankfurt/M. A joint road show on the topic of "Pricing & Distribution" will bring the two hotel associations, the HSMA and IHA, as well as the training institute IFH and numerous experts to Hamburg, Cologne and Munich this September. The half-day training session is also open to non-members.

Hotel search engine TVtrip.de trusts in videofilme
Tempting bookings with moving pictures?
27.7.2007

Munich. Neutral videos to influence booking decision. It's this idea which has caught the attention of the hotel search engine TVtrip.de, and, as they hope, some of their future users. TVtrip.de presents all hotels using video film. Behind the project is Anja Keckeisen's team, the former Expedia Germany boss. 180 hotels were available to see on video this week and by the end of the year, this number is to grow to 1,500 hotels in 50 large European cities. Allegedly, the hotelier pays nothing for the presentation. 

Steigenberger to change sales partner: from Worldhotels to Pegasus
Holding the reins itself
13.7.2007

Frankfurt/M. The past is no longer important: after many decades, Steigenberger Hotel Group and its roughly 82 hotels are separating from their Worldhotels sales partner - formerly founded by Steigenberger. Consequently, the marketing and booking association is losing its biggest hotel partner. Worldhotels' biggest client is now Lindner Hotel Group with 25 hotels.

Hotel evaluation schemes on the internet have their weak points
Loyalty to Detail vs. Opinion power
13.7.2007

Berlin/Frankfurt. Are they honest or honestly manipulated - hotel evaluation schemes on the internet? The boom takes its course, and one or other hotelier or event planner is sure to be surprised at some of the comments or judgements from travellers. Two discussions - as part of the "Hospitality Day" at this year's ITB and at the VDR-HSMA's "Hotel Event Day" in Frankfurt last week - showed that the new phenomenon under the heading "Web 2.0" had serious credibility and security flaws. As a survey conducted by hospitalityInside.com was able to determine, the hotel industry is now beginning to take a constructive look at such evaluation schemes on the internet. A concrete benchmark between HRS, hotel.de and holidaycheck also shows the differences between business and holiday orientated platforms.

Online market develops at amazing speed
13.4.2007

Augsburg. The online travel market is continuing to develop at amazing speed: According to a market study; by 2008 a good 40% of all holiday business will be completed on the internet.

Study on accessing film data on the internet
Online videos are becoming popular
6.4.2007

Hamburg. Internet connections are becoming quicker and cheaper - and multimedia applications on the net are easier to use. Primarily as a result of "streaming video" offers from TV channels and video communities and as platform for short films, the internet now provides an attractive selection of films and videos for the user. A study made in Hamburg now gives hotels and hotel groups tips on how today's internet users are behaving and shows just how much even now TV is being replaced by the world wide web.

Sabre sold - All GDS in the hands of investment companies
6.4.2007

Southlake/Texas. The acquisition of Sabre Holdings by affiliates of the private equity firm Silver Lake and the private investment partnership company Texas Pacific Group is completed. With this, all Global Distribution Systems are in the hands of investment companies.

HSMA-"Pricing & Distribution Day"
23.3.2007

Frankfurt/M. The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association Germany will on 26 April 2007 once again hold their "Pricing and Distribution Day" in Frankfurt. The day will focus on recent changes and influences in sales and distribution

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