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Quicker, Better Value and More Effective than SEO: OnPageOne.Global puts Hospitality Businesses in their Preferred Position
OnPageOne.Global takes SMEs to the first page of Google’s organic search results, using a game changing, Google compliant technology powered by Artificial Intelligence.
Special prices for hospitality businesses start from a jawdroppingly low £129 a month per successful combination of URL plus search term.
Customers don’t pay until they’re one page one – and in the few cases they don’t get there, they don’t pay.
With offers tailored for hotels, bars and restaurants, OnPageOne.Global helps UK hospitality businesses reach customers directly, and reduce outgoings on commissions, advertising and SEO.
Due to a commitment to an excellent, speedy service, places in OnPageOne.Global’s system are currently limited, until bandwidth can be increased. To sign up today to ensure you don’t miss out, visit onpageone.global and click Get Started.
Using unique, AI driven technology, OnPageOne.Global is on a mission to make the advantages of AI accessible to the UK’s independent hospitality businesses, including hotels, restaurants, bars and more. This is based on a well established, white hat formula: meaning OnPageOne.Global works with Google’s algorithm, not against it.
The technology which OnPageOne. global uses has been delivering results for large organisations and wealthy individuals from around for over a decade. The company’s founders have now launched the OnPageOne.Global brand to make this unique, revolutionary technology available to small and medium hospitality businesses in the UK.
Unlike legacy SEO agencies, OnPageOne.Global does not need
access to a company’s website to take it to Google’s top ten organic results. Rather, customers simply provide the URL they want to position and the search terms for which they want to appear, OnPageOne.Global’s specialists can work their digital magic.
Being organically on page one overcomes invisibility and “banner blindness”
Studies show that 75% of Google users never scroll past the first page of Google search results. This means that if a business is not on page one, it’s invisible to at least three in four potential customers, who 10 direct competitors will reach.
Likewise, users are considerably more likely to click on organic search results than on advertisements. According to a survey by BrightLocal, organic search results drive 5.66 times more clicks than paid search advertisements, due to increased credibility.
Further, a survey by Search Engine Journal suggested that over 70% of
users ignore paid advertisements, focusing instead on organic results. This reflects a general trend that users tend to trust organic results to be more relevant and unbiased. Researchers believe this is partly due to “banner blindness” developed by frequent internet users, where they consciously or subconsciously ignore display ads, including those in search engine results.
OnPageOne.Global: Helping small businesses grow globally whilst reducing spend on commissions, advertising and SEO.
OnPageOne.Global offers a simple yet extremely powerful service: customers need simply supply the URL they wish to promote, the search terms for which they want to be on page one of Google’s organic search results, and the Google domains in which they want to be on page one – for example Google. co.uk, google.ie., Google.de. Google. fr, etc.
Cristián López, Co-Founder and CEO of OnPageOne.Global, says: “OnPageOne.Global strives to make
the benefits of Artificial Intelligence accessible to small and medium businesses with a growth mindset. The drive and work ethic of the UK’s heroic businesspeople is one of the things that made me fall in love with this country. I’m delighted my team and I can now help fellow entrepreneurs compete on an equal footing with the world’s biggest players in terms of visibility.”
López adds: “For hospitality businesses seeking to increase their visibility to visitors from overseas, we offer special packages. For £129 per successful combination , we can put a hotel, bar or restaurant on page one of Google for their selected search term in the UK and four overseas source markets. This means they are directly reaching not only potential customers on their doorstep, but future visitors to their locality from around the world as they plan their trip.”
Another benefit which López highlights is reduced commissions on bookings: “By making their business more visible, and without needing to hand over any access to their website, OnPageOne.Global’s customers can directly reach bookers to their hotel, restaurant or bar, rather than relying on third party platforms who take a cut of each booking.”
And, not only does OnPageOne. Global helps hospitality businesses reduce their commission to booking platforms, it also helps them reduce spending on clunky, complex and often ineffective SEO or advertising products.
“Having ourselves built businesses from the ground up, at OnPageOne. Global we know that every penny counts, and that’s why we’re here to help small and medium businesses maximise their revenue whilst reducing outgoings, whether on commissions, costly SEO agencies, or advertising,” concludes López.
Due to high demand, and motivated by a commitment to excellence, OnPageOne.Global is operating on a “first come, first served” basis. In order to be included in the first batch of customers, hospitality businesses seeking to take advantage of OnPageOne. Global’s special rates for the sector should visit onpageone.global and click Get Started…today.
Lolly, the hospitality technology specialist, is excited to announce that due to the company’s remarkable growth over the last year, the team has further expanded.
Jane Pople has joined as marketing manager, where she will be responsible for running all marketing programmes across the business, working closely alongside the sales and account management teams. With previous roles including head of content for a global ecommerce brand to PR account management across the tech space, Jane brings over a decade of digital marketing experience to the team.
She comments: “Lolly is an exciting business with so much to offer, and it’s great to be working on some really interesting projects focused on driving business efficiencies in the hospitality sector.”
Harriet Gribble has taken on the position of product manager, supporting the future development of the Lolly app and bringing data insights further into the heart of the business – to help shape future direction. Harriet was previously head of product for a global homeware brand, with over 18 years’ experience working in ecommerce.
She adds: “I’m delighted to have joined Lolly at such an exciting time in our growth journey as we reach new markets and innovate to stay ahead.”
Gordon Atkins has been appointed account manager, responsible for looking after Lolly customers – to
ensure strong client relationships, account growth and retention. With over 25 years’ experience in POS, he brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the marketplace. He adds: “I choose to work for Lolly, because it is a market leader in hospitality software, payments and solutions with an already strong customer base.”
Rachel Wicks joins as data entry & systems administrator. This role involves actioning ticket requests from sites to update products, menus and POS changes on LollyHQ. She has 19 years’ experience as a data analyst within the civil enforcement industry.
She comments: “It will be excellent to work in and learn about a new industry within a growing organisation.”
Thomas Clarke also joins as a data entry and systems administrator. His last role was data entry and system administration in the freight forwarding industry.
He adds: “It’s great to join the business during an exciting time. I am enjoying working with a fantastic group of people who are supportive and make the culture of Lolly so great.”
Danny Goodacre takes on the role of IT Network & Security Officer, focusing on IT, networks and security and working closely with the IT infrastructure team. Before joining Lolly, he worked in hospitality covering networks and devices, focusing on cloud architecture and certifying in AWS.
He comments: “I believe I can relay some of my experience across the company’s infrastructure and we can do more great things with an already awesome product.”
Peter Moore, CEO of Lolly, said: “I’d like to welcome all our recent new starters as we continue our rapid expansion in these exciting times. It’s also great to read all their positive comments, because our success is reliant on the strength of our team, and their expectations as we continue to evolve and deliver to our customers.”
For more information, please visit: itslolly.com
Manchester’s Iconic Lowry Hotel blends seamless service with seamless reporting following digital transformation
Percipient today announced that the iconic, Manchester-based Lowry Hotel, has deployed Sage Intacct. As part of a digital transformation, Sage Intacct will support superior reporting, intelligence and management insights, instilling agility from which to launch new services, and scale to support business growth.
Having identified a need for a new platform, The Lowry selected Sage Intacct following a review of the market and a subsequent shortlist, which included Xero and Oracle. The decision was based on its flexibility and ability to integrate with existing systems, while Percipient’s extensive experience in the hospitality industry made it a natural fit when choosing a partner for the project.
The perpetual intelligence within Sage Intacct means that The Lowry Hotel can behave more agilely because department heads can access the latest insights and make decisions accordingly. For example, Sage Intacct integrates with ProcureWizard to provide an overview of suppliers and spending so that relationships can be strengthened, economies of scale exploited, and discounts negotiated where relevant.
This intelligence also means that The Lowry Hotel has a live P&L, so you can click on it at any point
to see where the business is at. While the idea of a continuous close seems a far-off concept, this capability brings the idea much closer to fruition. This level of automation has massively expedited the team’s quest to move to a completely paperless department, reducing the amount of paper used by around 70%.
Louise
Longden-Scott, Financial Director at The Lowry Hotel, comments.
“Not only did Sage Intacct meet all of our functionality requirements, but it was incredibly easy to use, intuitive and crucially, out of the box. Its multi-tenant cloud architecture, APIs for easy integration with thirdparty systems, and scale meant that it felt like a platform which would support us well into the future, and flex to accommodate new initiatives and innovations we might want to explore.”
“As well as being so easy to use, we’re saving so much time through its ability to just process everything in the click of a button. Everything is integrated, and the Accounts Payable (AP) offers more automation, which expedites the processing of Purchase Orders (POs) and payments, which equates to around 20% in time saved. More than that, the risk of inaccuracies as a result of manual error is all but removed, and the way in which we
communicate with our suppliers is far slicker. Month-end is quicker, and there is further potential to improve. The intelligence within it is just a game changer. The team can ask questions or seek more insight into a particular invoice or transaction, and Sage Intacct generates the relevant data analysis in seconds.”
“Percipient has extensive experience in the hospitality industry and a great deal here in Manchester. This experience, combined with firsthand and in-depth knowledge of the system, made for a smooth and fast deployment, but they continue to provide great support now that we’re live. They are so responsive, and in the event of us having to e-mail a query they quickly give us confidence that they’ll resolve it, and we’re looking forward to a continued partnership as we navigate our next chapter.”
“Sage Intacct represents a robust, scalable platform from which to manage our financials, providing the business with access to indepth management information in a timely and user-friendly manner. The ability to make faster, more informed decisions is crucial in capitalising on new opportunities and mitigating risk, and with Sage Intacct at our helm, we’re confident that we’re in the best shape to deliver against the high standards which our brand is synonymous with.”
In the fast evolving hotel design industry, the implementation of automation systems has brought a revolution in the way we interact with spaces and services. The quest for efficient intelligent integration and control has led to the emergence of the KNX standard as a fundamental element in this domain.
This article delves deeper into how Zennio, a leading provider of automation solutions, exploits the power of the KNX standard to enable seamless communication between different systems and devices within a hotel building. By offering a centralized and integrated control system known as the Guest Room Management System (GRMS), Zennio transforms the way hotels manage and control their operations.
The KNX standard serves as a communication protocol that seamlessly connects various elements within a hotel, including lighting, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning), access control, energy management, and more. Zennio’s expertise focuses on managing and integrating these diverse systems into a single, centrally controlled GRMS. By doing so, they empower hotels to adopt a great approach to managing
and controlling their operations, eliminating the need for separate control interfaces for each system. This consolidation simplifies the overall management process and enhances efficiency.
One of the standout advantages of the KNX standard is its exceptional ability to achieve interoperability between different systems. In practical terms, this means that devices from various manufacturers can intercommunicate and work seamlessly together, irrespective of their individual specifications. This level of interoperability provides hotel owners and operators with the freedom to select devices and systems that best suit their unique needs, without being locked into a specific vendor or technology. And Zennio ensures compatibility, promoting flexibility and choice for hotels.
Flexibility and adaptability are further reinforced by the KNX standard’s scalability. Zennio’s automation solution is specifically designed to accommodate expansion and adaptation over time. As hotels evolve and their needs change, new devices and functionalities can be easily added to the existing system. This scalability ensures that the automation system can grow alongside the establishment, catering to the evolving
requirements of the hotel. Owners and operators can customize and tailor the functionality of the system to match the specific needs of each project, allowing for optimal performance and efficiency.
By connecting all systems and devices in a hotel to a centralized management and control platform, Zennio empowers owners and operators with complete control over every aspect of room or área automation within the building. Through a user-friendly interface, authorized personnel can easily monitor and manage these systems, ensuring optimal guest experiences, operational efficiency, and sustainability. The ability to have a comprehensive view and control of the entire hotel automation system enhances decision-making and improves overall operational performance.
In addition to centralized control, Zennio’s automation system leverages sensors and actuators to collect real-time data and automatically adjust environmental parameters such as lighting and temperature. This intelligent control capability optimizes guest comfort and energy efficiency, further enhancing the overall guest experience. For example, the system can detect occupancy in a room and adjust the lighting and temperature accordingly, creating
a personalized and comfortable environment for guests. This level of automation reduces the need for manual intervention, streamlines operations, and improves resource management.
Moreover, the owner can use de GRMS data to improve his operation. They are now able to read their efficiency attending the “Make up room” demands from guests, knowing when the guests make their request and when this request is attended by the cleaning service. Or they can know if average guest temperture setpoint in the rooms is lower or higher than expected, so the hotel can reduce the energy waste in the engine room lowering the consumption.
In conclusion, the Zennio hospitality solution, built on the foundation of the KNX standard, emerges as the key to achieving efficient intelligent integration and control in hotels. The interoperability and flexibility afforded by the KNX standard enable the seamless integration of diverse devices and systems into a centralized platform. Zennio’s focus on intelligent control and adaptability empowers owners and operators to create customized, efficient, and secure environments that attend to the unique requirements of each hotel. By embracing the power of automation and intelligent integration, hotels can elevate the guest experience, drive operational efficiency, and contribute to a sustainable future.
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The Luxury Hotel Brand Elegant Hotel Collection has signed an agreement with Discover the World (DTW), a leader in global outsource sales and marketing, through its affiliation with HotelREZ, one of the world’s leading, highly awarded, and fastest growing hotel representation companies.
The partnership will focus on extending sales and marketing opportunities for the Elegant Hotel Collection and the leisure arm of HotelREZ - Best Loved Hotels, a collection of 2,500 independent hotels, apartments, hotel groups and private label clients beginning in the US market.
As part of the enhanced sales representation, via DTW, Elegant Hotel Collection properties and HotelREZ customers will benefit from improved brand recognition, trade sales outreach, targeting corporate, high-end leisure, MICE and group segments. Further benefits include a greater volume of RFPs from corporate and MICE markets, trade show attendance, events, roadshows; tailored
personalised sales blitzes, and digital sales activity including featuring on DTW’s Agent World portal with webinar outreach.
Elegant Hotel Collection members have access to an exclusive a la carte menu of opportunities enabling them to reach every global market, in addition to Elegant’s own core brand marketing campaigns, and HotelREZ worldwide, best in class representation and distribution technology.
Tracy Mance, Senior Director, Global Sales of DTW, said: “We are delighted to welcome The Elegant Hotel Collection powered by HotelREZ into the Discover the World portfolio. By harnessing our trade and brand marketing network, alongside HotelREZ, hotels are offered an unparalleled global footprint. This strategic approach aims to drive incremental business across luxury leisure, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions), groups, and corporate RFPs (Request for Proposals). With a focus on high onproperty spend - ensuring optimal
returns while maintaining the right cost of sale.”
Mark Lewis, CEO and Founder of HotelREZ, said: “Our partnership with Elegant Hotel Collection has allowed us to tap into DTW wealth of resources and benefits, providing greater opportunities for our hotels to drive sales. We are constantly seeking ways to improve hotels revenue streams through innovative solutions. Partnering with DTW presents us with the most efficient and - we believe - quality driven approach of growing our business globally. We look forward to connecting more hotels with even more bookers, and helping our hotel partners further enhance their revenues and profitability.”
HotelREZ is continuing to invest in its expansion following 20% portfolio growth in 2023 as it entered new markets including Australia, South Africa and UAE - making it the 15th largest hotel company worldwide.
Discover more about Elegant Hotel Collection at: www.eleganthotelcollection.org
Real-time insights on point of sale (ePOS) activity will enable hospitality businesses to optimise commercial strategies, increase efficiency and improve planning capabilities
SIHOT, one of the leading hospitality management systems, has launched a real-time analysis dashboard providing intelligent insights of business performance across all hospitality electronic Point of Sale (ePOS) outlets.
Restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs and catering companies now have greater visibility and transparency of performance with the ability to track activity across all sales outlets, enabling them to better determine commercial activity across the business. With detailed analysis of product sales, businesses can adapt and update product ranges to optimise sales strategies.
The development of an intelligent dashboard within SIHOT.POS and ADDIPOS provides real-time insights of connected cash registers to evaluate business performance. Hospitality teams can review intuitive data displays with all
information available at a glance, in order to increase efficiency and support more informed decision-making.
With the data fully exportable for further processing, business leaders can analyse performance across the business through cross location analysis as well as compare different outlets in the same venue. By pinpointing data for individual venues, businesses gain granular insights that assist in improving planning and commercial development.
Carsten Wernet, Chief Executive of SIHOT said: “It’s essential that ePOS terminals are centrally connected to gain full visibility of performance. We’ve developed our ePOS dashboards to provide both high-level insights of sales activity as well as the ability to drill down into individual units.”
“Businesses can use the informa-
tion to discover patterns and trends, as well as tailor sales strategies by tracking bestsellers and analysing groups of items within specific timeframes. Crucially, this will enable them to create more informed commercial plans. As hospitality businesses look to increase the value per customer, these insights are a powerful tool for revenue development.”
In 2022, SIHOT Group acquired ADDIPOS, one of the leading providers of integrative ePOS cash register systems in the bakery, restaurant, catering and hotel sectors, and now has more than 3,500 customers worldwide.
The new dashboard is available immediately as an additional module to SIHOT.POS and ADDIPOS.
For more informations contact SIHOT or visit www.sihot.com
We love the buzz of a busy restaurant, or a pub teeming with happy customers. And at these peak times, we need to know we can rely on our software and systems to see us through to the end of service. TISSL Swift is built for these moments.
TISSL Swift is a handheld POS device that enables you to do everything you need to do, wherever you are. Create orders, take payments, make adjustments, and manage your tables from anywhere, helping to speed up service and alleviate pressure.
Speed of service is always key in the hospitality industry. You need to be able to see which tables are available and easily identify any customers that are waiting to order or pay.
TISSL Swift makes this a reality. The handheld device in your pocket enables you to quickly see whether customers are between courses, or finished with their meal, meaning staff don’t need to wait around to take an order or bring someone the bill. You can easily take payments on your POS device, with the capability to split the bill or add a custom tip all included.
This means tables can be turned at record speed, keeping your restaurant running smoothly and making the most of peak times by seating and serving as many guests as possible.
Spending time correcting errors can often lead to more issues, slower services and dissatisfied customers. In hospitality, keeping the customer happy is key to a successful service – and we understand that limiting errors is paramount to this.
The TISSL Swift device enables
you to add modifiers, additional courses or bespoke notes onto each individual order, vastly reducing the chance of a mistake being made. You can note down allergens for specific customers, add guest reasons for dining and register substitute ingredients to guarantee everything is communicated properly to the kitchen, and the food that reaches the table is exactly what your customer requested.
By reducing errors, you keep diners happy and in turn, help to maximise the efficiency of your restaurant. All this helps to contribute to a faster service and higher revenues.
When a guest is ready to pay, the last thing you want to do is keep them waiting while you retrieve another device to take the payment. This can affect their experience and make some customers less likely to leave a tip.
With TISSL Swift, you already have your payment terminal there in your pocket. Our cutting-edge handheld POS device lets you do everything from one device, which not only speeds up service and keeps your customers happy, but saves costs in your venue too, by not having to invest in multiple devices for different functions.
With TISSL Swift built as an extension of your existing TISSL systems, you don’t need to invest as much in software, meaning more to spend in other areas of your business. In turn this enables you to maximise your revenue opportunities elsewhere, capitalising on your high-earning areas, safe in the knowledge that you have one device that will service them all.
TISSL Swift – the difference maker for your venue
Staff and customers alike will immediately see the benefit of this state-of-the-art tableside POS device. Give your staff the
gift of mobility with POS by their side whenever they need it, while speeding up service, maximising quality and increasing your sales.
To find out more about TISSL Swift, explore the page on our website, or you can reach out to your account manager for more information. Integration is quick and easy for existing TISSL users, getting you up and running within hours, with our friendly and UK-based support team always on hand to help if you need them.
Don’t delay – join TISSL Swift today and experience the difference it can make to your venue.
For more information, please visit: tissl.co.uk
The adoption of a cloud-based, mobile-first approach to F&B ordering and the guest experience has seen a seismic shift in recent years and this growth looks set to continue
IRIS, the market leader in digital F&B ordering, guest directory and concierge solutions for hotels, has noticed a huge uplift in recent years amongst its global client base that includes Marriott, Ennismore, Mandarin Oriental, and Four Seasons.
Much of its popularity lies in its flexibility. Mobile ordering provides a convenient, accessible option for guests to review, order and pay for items all from their own device, at a time and location that suits them. Without being restricted by the need to find a physical menu or flag down a waiter.
Greater accuracy, less friction, and a swifter delivery of orders from staff result in an improved guest experience, and a boost in revenue of between 20-40% on average. Mobile ordering also leads to a higher volume of orders. In a survey conducted by Phocuswright, 47% of guests would be more likely to order room service if they could do so within an app.
Furthermore, enhanced operational efficiencies are also enjoyed by staff. They no longer need to take orders over the phone or in person and then manually upload them as they’re automatically delivered to the bar or kitchen.
Swifter ordering capabilities means staff can serve more covers, with fewer resources and less stress, without compromising on service or profits.
Graham Rushin, VP Sales and Marketing at IRIS adds: “Mobile tech has become an essential tool in hospitality, fuelled by surging guest demand for digital experiences. Operators must now deliver a dynamic, engaging experience that offers choice, convenience, and exceptional service – all while ensuring their mobile ordering solutions are agile, optimise operations, and unlock upsell and revenue potential.”
“Many clients report that whilst room rates and occupancy rates are
approaching peak levels, there is now pressure on other departments to increase revenue and average guest spend to drive profitability across the board.”
F&B is an incredibly important revenue stream for operators, so ensuring it is working at its full potential is critical. Our latest upsell and re-order features have been designed to enable operators to realise their revenue ambitions beyond room rates - and are already delivering impressive results!”
To find out more about how IRIS’ mobile ordering platform can support your revenue, staff and guests please visit: www.iris.net.
Alternatively you can email us at sales@iris.net
IBS Software is partnering with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, to ease friction in the travel industry by providing an increased range of payment solutions for those using IBS Software’s iStay.
This technical integration is available immediately for IBS Software customers, and iStay and Stripe built this partnership using Stripe’s Connect product, the fastest and easiest way to integrate payments and financial services into your software platform or marketplace.
This partnership enables hospitality groups to improve the traveler experience and personalize key steps of the traveler journeymaking purchase moments easier
and potentially more frequent. In an effort to give travelers more options, the Stripe integration will support both online and in-person payment processing
For customers, this seamless integration allows them to benefit from modern payment solutions and an abundance of choice when it comes to how they pay for their travel. Businesses will be able to offer features like one-click booking experience and access to popular payment options like installments and buy now, pay later methods.
Not only will these options be available at the time of booking, but at multiple points throughout the guest journey from in-room dining to tours and activities to parking, all bookable through saved payment methods, reducing friction and
time spent on the customer’s side arranging payment during repeat visits.
Through this partnership, IBS Software continues to build out its best-in-class unified iStay platform to ensure the best possible travel experience from booking to the journey home.
For more information, please visit: ibsplc.com
Task Connect responds to industry demand for consolidated and integrated task management for frontline workers and managers.
WorkJam, the world’s leading digital frontline workplace, today announces the launch of Task Connect, a new, first-of-its-kind solution designed to consolidate task management across multiple disparate systems. Task Connect redefines how frontline employees and managers handle their daily tasks, ensuring a seamless and integrated process while bringing unprecedented clarity to task management.
“With Task Connect, we’re directly addressing the digital fatigue and overwhelm that often plague task workflows” said Steven Kramer, CEO of WorkJam. “Our
groundbreaking solution not only reduces the burden on managers by streamlining administrative tasks but also enhances productivity across the board. Task Connect enables users to seamlessly complete task steps in external systems without leaving the WorkJam app, integrating all actions into a unified workflow. By consolidating task execution workflows, Task Connect ensures frontline employees can focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences with clarity and efficiency, knowing exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to get it done. This innovation significantly improves operational excellence for businesses across various industries and truly centralises all task activity into one application.”
Task Connect serves as a comprehensive digital gateway for all workflows and tasks, allowing tasks from various platforms to be
accessed, executed, and tracked within a single, streamlined interface – the WorkJam app. This innovation allows employees to focus on delivering results, increasing their engagement and satisfaction, while reducing digital friction.
Task Connect easily integrates with current systems, reducing the need for multiple points of data entry, while enabling the creation of comprehensive workflows that span multiple applications, and serves every sector that relies on task-based workflows, including Retail, Restaurants, Hospitality, Grocery, C-Store, Logistics and more. Businesses commonly use several systems—sometimes more than 40—for product picking, inventory, buy online pickup in store, delivery, and other essential tasks, illustrating the benefit and time savings that result from routing these dozens of platforms into an easy-to-use
solution. Moreover, by using Task Connect, organisations can reduce the number of integrations, data redundancy, and IT spend, by leveraging systems directly and maintaining systems of record in real-time.
Task Connect is a versatile solution suited for various industries and applications. It simplifies complex tasks such as reticketing merchandise and updating inventory, allowing for easy price adjustments and stock corrections. For product withdrawals or recalls, Task Connect enhances management efficiency. In visual merchandising, it helps coordinate updates across multiple locations, while in logistics, it ensures smooth validation and reporting of pallet receipts.
Task Connect seamlessly integrates with existing systems via APIs, ensuring task completion is updated in real-time across all platforms. Employees no longer need to juggle multiple systems to complete their tasks, significantly reducing errors, confusion and misunderstandings while increasing execution success. For managers, having a true central view of all task activity, automating task assignment and tracking reduces their workload, allowing these leaders to focus their time on higher-value strategic initiatives.
Task Connect also saves enterprises time and money on troubleshooting and managing disparate data systems, leading to a higher return on investment.
Task Connect provides critical visibility for managers and headquarters on task execution and completion. This enhanced oversight enables quicker identification of bottlenecks and opportunities to improve workflows, ensuring more compliant and safe work environments.
Task Connect underscores WorkJam’s commitment to providing tangible value by offering tools that enhance operational efficiency for enterprises while increasing employee happiness and satisfaction. This new feature reinforces WorkJam’s position as a pioneer in digital innovation for frontline workers.
The hospitality and entertainment industry have experienced a challenging few years - with the pandemic and cost of living crisis still showing effects on the industry. Pubs, bars and restaurants are still recovering and looking for new opportunity to deliver good value and memorable experiences to their customers, all while saving the pounds. The best kind of value you can offer your customers is an experience they can’t access at home- live entertainment!
Live music and entertainment have been used across bars and pubs as a fundamental element of their business and brand for centuries as they play a significant role in enhancing the atmosphere and overall experience.
Offering in-house entertainment to your customers throughout the week can help create a vibrant and lively environment, bringing people together from different backgrounds to enjoy the entertainment provided which can create long last memories- after all, it’s all about providing your customers with the upmost value for their time and money.
Technology is forever changing to make our lives easier and save both time and money. Over the past few years, we’ve seen technology become imbedded into our hospitality experience with options to order ahead on the app and order and pay at the table, making the process much easier for both customers and employees. Now there’s technology to make ordering and paying easier, how about technology to make the experience more fun?
Previously, booking talent for your venue came with lots of admin, time and money, especially when going through third party companies. Not only could the old-fashioned way of booking entertainment cause some inconveniences for you as a business owner, the issues can run parallel on the entertainer’s side too where they have to rely on a third party to get them bookings while also paying admin fees.
In recent years, there have been a number of platforms created to streamline the process of booking entertainment that removes the middleman and reduces further costs.
This new technology gives you an instant solution that connects you to a professional and reliable artist in the UK.
Not only does booking entertainment through this process save you time on researching the perfect act, it can also make invoices and payments a much easier process, saving you time and energy that you can put back into other elements of your business.
While most platforms offer the simple solution, some also go above and beyond by offering the likes of automated contracts, advertising opportunities and full control over your entertainment budget on your dedicated dashboard.
Not only do we see the hospitality industry benefitting from this new technology, but it also allows artists to get themselves out there and known, from upcoming bands to established DJ’s, all artists have their repertoire available to view, so as a venue you can the select the perfect performance you know will fit with your brand and entertain your customers.
If you are already providing live entertainment or you’re looking to introduce it into your venue, you’ll usually need TheMusicLicence.
We ensure those who are involved in creating the music we all enjoy are fairly paid for their hard work and talent.
TheMusicLicence
(8am-6pm, Monday-Friday)
Rightsify provides you with custom rights included. No more
custom music for hotels with all more license fees to PRS/PPL
Whilst the number of portable devices requiring USB charging continues to increase, most of these are only supplied with the charging cable and no plug adaptor. British General’s (BG Electrical) new fast charge USB-C sockets offer installers a great upsell opportunity and are ideal for customers in both domestic and commercial settings.
BG’s new 45W fast charge USB socket has an integrated USB-C and USB-A port, and is ideal for home offices, coffee shops and education facilities, as it is capable of charging high power devices such as laptops, tablets and video equipment as well as smartphones and other USB devices.
Featuring smart charging with variable voltage, this socket supports both high and low power needs, as it only delivers the power the device needs, when it needs it.
For those who simply need to charge their smart phone and lower powered devices, there is also a 22W fast charge option which can deliver a 50% charge to mobile phones in just 30 minutes.
The super-fast 45W and fast 22W sockets will be available across multiple BG Electrical ranges including the Nexus Metal, White Moulded, Evolve, and Flatplate ranges in the full range of colours and finishes.
There will also be a smaller range of 15W and 12W sockets in the White Moulded and Nexus Metal finishes for those who do not require fast charging and are working to a lower
budget. This more sustainable charging solution is a great option for consumers who have limited space near sockets or prefer a more minimalist look. The integrated ports reduce the need for additional 3-pin plug adapters or extension leads and as such, reduces electrical waste for the environmentally conscious.
BG USB sockets feature colour coded in-line terminals with backed out captive screws and fit a 25mm back box making them quick and easy to install. These sockets are certified to the latest British Standards and carry the Asta Diamond mark, so you can install with confidence without worrying about callbacks.
The Luceco Group, which also includes the Luceco Lighting, BG Electrical, and Masterplug brands has over eighty years of industry
experience and is internationally recognised as one of the market leaders across all key electrical products.
More information about the new range of sockets can be found at https://bgelectrical.uk and can be purchased from all good electrical wholesalers.
In Southlake, Texas and London, Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider powering the global travel industry, announced the renewal of the longstanding technology partnership between HotelREZ, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing hotel representation companies, dedicated to connecting independent properties with bookers worldwide, and Sabre Hospitality.
Sabre Hospitality’s SynXis® Platform and distribution technology to promote their content to hundreds of thousands of travel agents globally.
In addition, HotelREZ customers will have access to Sabre’s SynXis® Booking Engine, which offers a simple booking process to help hotels convert shoppers into guests while maintaining full control of their customer relationships and upselling with merchandising. This collaboration provides hoteliers with solutions that enable them to maximize revenue and operate more efficiently.
This renewal reaffirms HotelREZ and Sabre’s mutual commitment to leveraging both companies’ strengths, combining Sabre Hospitality’s cutting-edge technology with HotelREZ’s unparalleled representation services.
This renewal marks the continuation of the partnership, utilizing Sabre Hospitality’s comprehensive suite of products, including Sabre Global Distribution System (GDS), SynXis® Booking Engine, and Channel Connect, to enhance HotelREZ’s extensive range of hospitality solutions across more than 2500+ customers.
Both companies’ broad portfolio of hospitality solutions empower hoteliers to create and deliver a unique and differentiating guest experience based on their specific brand.
“It’s essential to deliver both exceptional technology to our hotel customers to enhance revenue generation opportunities for their properties, whilst optimizing their use and potential through global representation and demand generation,” said Mark Lewis, CEO and founder of HotelREZ.
“Sabre’s advanced technology and customer-centric approach aligns seamlessly with HotelREZ’s vision and roadmap solidifying our collaborative partnership.” By leveraging Sabre’s technology solutions, HotelREZ customers will benefit from
“Global hospitality providers, such as HotelREZ, require access to robust technology solutions coupled with an expansive network of distribution channels to effectively reach customers and drive conversions,” said Frank Trampert, senior vice president, global managing director, Sabre Hospitality.
“At Sabre, distribution has been at the core of our operations, and our solutions are widely recognized and respected in the industry. As we continue to invest in our systems and innovate on our solutions platform, we are confident that our longstanding and successful partnership with HotelREZ as their technology partner and their exceptional approach to distribution, will continue to drive revenue growth for partner hotels worldwide.”
Enhancing HotelREZ’s own connectivity and other solutions, the SynXis® Platform empowers hotels to distribute their rates and inventory across more than 600 online channels globally. Built on flexible, reliable technology, it allows hotels to control their brand experience and deliver an excellent user experience, converting shoppers into guests.
For more information, please visit: www.sabre.com
For more information, please visit: www.hotelrez.com
