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IT to thank for most of Radisson Hotel Group’s business initiatives

CIO

With stints at Procter & Gamble, HPE and DHL, Jaime González-Peralta landed at Radisson Hotel Group four years ago as CIO for EMEA and then became global CIO in April 2020 — a particularly complex moment due to the paralysis that the pandemic inflicted on the world of travel. How many people, then, make up Radisson’s IT area worldwide?

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Kayak co-leads Life House’s $60M Series C to ‘reimagine’ the hotel experience

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Life House , a boutique hotel brand that has built software aimed at helping independent hotel owners and operators, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding co-led by new investors Kayak and Inovia Capital. Rami Zeidan started Life House after nearly a decade of working in different areas of the hotel industry.

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Avoiding a Stay at a Haunted Hotel And Why We Need a Travel App for That

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Imagine booking a room at a small, charming, off-the-beaten-path hotel on the Hawaiian island of Kauai using a popular mobile travel app, only to discover that the room is… haunted! When that happens, the reveal could be at the SAP Innovation Awards ! If so, I can’t wait for this app to be celebrated at a future Innovation Awards show.

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OTA Insight books $80M for its hospitality business intelligence tools, used by 55K hotel properties globally

TechCrunch

Now, OTA Insight — a company that builds business intelligence tools for one of the key sectors in that space, hotels — is announcing a round of funding as it too picks up more business on the upswing. And yet after they arrived they could see that a lot of hotels had spaces and were drastically dropping prices.

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IHG maximizes hospitality with multicloud

CIO

For IHG Hotels and Resorts, the cloud provides just the right accommodation for business success. The cloud also helps IHG “drive commercial value for our enterprise,” Turner says, noting that IT pros can innovate in the cloud in months what used to take years.

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2024 CIO50 Saudi Arabia Awards: Nominations are now open

CIO

CIO is proud to launch the third edition of CIO50 Awards in Saudi Arabia, recognising the top 50 senior technology executives driving innovation, strengthening resiliency and influencing rapid change. The Awards will take place at the Hotel Fairmont Riyadh on 19th September.

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Smart Hotel Trends for Next Decade: From Robots to Digital Detox

Altexsoft

In this Christmas post, we’ll look into the idea of smart hotels, find out which cutting edge innovations are behind it, and sneak a glance at some of the hospitality industry tech pioneers. What does a smart hotel mean for a guest? The hotel app can be your virtual concierge and provide all sorts of assistance.

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