Progress in systems integration and interoperability was the dominant theme this week at the fourth annual Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) Members’ Meeting and Conference. More than 350 senior technology executives from hotels, vendors, and consulting groups travelled from 18 countries across four continents to gather at the Westin Seattle Hotel for the two-day conference.

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All myfidelio.net hotels now have access to VFM’s Vscape solution to distribute and manage images in all GDS and thousands of Internet Channels

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Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada.

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Booking.com has announced it is significantly expanding its Chinese hotel offerings by partnering with DerbySoft, the operator of China’s hotel switch.

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Do you try to time the market for your top center of the plate items?

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