Here's an interesting article we found on robots future positions in the work force. As of right now they aren't exactly perfect for customer service but if we take Moore's Law into consideration we may see robots take over jobs in some areas of hospitality sooner than we think.
Read More81% of us keep our smartphones somewhere close during all waking hours and over half of all Millennials would rather lose their sense of smell than their technology.
Here's an interesting article we read recently about Sudima Auckland Airport Hotel, who achieved carbon neutral status last year by measuring its greenhouse gas emissions through the internationally accredited programme in accordance with the ISO standard for reporting greenhouse gas emissions and removals, and by taking the additional step to put in reduction plans and offset all remaining emissions.
Read MoreThey are calling it the tinder of hospitality deals. The smartphone generation don't want to have to walk along restaurant row to see the blackboard specials. They want to be swiping left and right, according to a new app.
Read MoreThe retail and hospitality industry is continuing to exceed national SME growth, with almost 40 per cent of SME business operators in the sector reporting a revenue increase in the past 12 months, and nearly as many expecting more growth in the year ahead.
Read MoreThe Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) has won the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation Award at the 2015 AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards.
Read MoreHotel DeBrett is a client of ours, running clarity hotel manager as you know we always like to celebrate the success of our clients, and when we heard of Hotel DeBrett's latest accomplishment we couldn't help but share.
Read MoreCheck out these amazing Hotel designs from around the world.
Read MoreThe Spire Hotel in Queenstown has proved itself to be top of the list from the bottom of the world by being named Oceania and Australasia's best luxury boutique hotel at a gala dinner held on October 24 for the 2015 World Luxury Hotel Awards.
Read MoreAre you often in a booking or in the middle of some task in Hotel Manger when a phone enquiry about availability or a different booking arrives? Or are you in the middle of doing something when someone wants to know something that’s in another area of Hotel Manager? Here’s the easy way to go to a completely different screen without interrupting the task you are doing.
Read MoreThe November 2015 release of Clarity Hotel Manager adds SMS text communication to its capabilities. This will allow two way communications with your guests in very flexible ways. You can send confirmation of their booking, you can send a welcome text, you can send a text inviting them to ‘happy hour’ in the bar, you can send them details of a ‘special’ if they book for dinner, you can send them a ‘thank you for staying’ message – and they can respond!
Read MoreIts always interesting to see stats that compare us with other countries. Check out how the hospitality industry in New Zealand is doing compared with the rest of the world.
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