Author: Ira Vouk Publisher: Ira Vouk ISBN: 1304048462 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 208
Book Description
This immersive manuscript was written for everyone who wants to better understand the complex realm of hospitality technology. It is for any industry professional who aims to become more successful in the hospitality business: owners, operators, students, lecturers, consultants, investors, tech founders, and other employees of technology companies in travel and hospitality, including product managers, sales, marketing, and customer service teams. The goal of this book and the supplemented diagrams is to help you make sense of the digital chaos, aiding industry professionals in gaining a clearer understanding of how our tech ecosystem functions. Here are the key concepts that are addressed in this book: - How to view our industry from a 360-degree perspective and understand key players and stakeholders. This includes an explanation of the industry’s composition, which affects technology adoption (fragmentation, stakeholders, main categories of decision-makers). - How to easily navigate the complex layout of the hotel technology ecosystem. - Integration dependencies and how they affect technology adoption. - All things AI, related to travel and hospitality. This book aims to not just shed light on the subject but align all stakeholders, and ultimately drive innovation in our industry. It will enable hoteliers to understand how to navigate the complex world of hospitality tech and make optimal tech investment decisions. But at the same time, it will assist tech vendors in better understanding our industry, including their relationships with other players in the market, so they can be more efficient in scaling their products. Additionally, this book will play an important role in getting investors on the same page. They’re the ones who ultimately vote with their wallets, directly affecting the evolution of technology in our industry. It’s essential for them to understand how to make investment decisions that will yield optimal results and significantly improve technology adoption rates thus finally dragging our industry by its ears into the 21st century. This publication will help many hospitality companies learn better ways to succeed in the new Hospitality 2.0 environment. Many problems that hospitality businesses face can be overcome with the right knowledge. If you have the knowledge – you have the power to succeed.
Author: Ira Vouk Publisher: Ira Vouk Hospitality Technology and Revenue Management Consulting ISBN: 1716137780 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
This book is about the past, present, and future of hospitality. It presents a comprehensive study on the state of the industry by describing the challenges it has been dealing with, major disruptions in the recent years, effects of tech evolution, cloud computing, alternative accommodations and COVID-19, with a glimpse into what the future holds in the next 5-10 years and how we can get there faster and more efficiently. It contains exclusive interviews with industry leaders and technology founders who share their stories about what inspired them to start their companies, how they overcame the challenges presented by the hospitality industry, and how they developed their products into key elements of the hospitality ecosystem. You will also find interviews with companies like Google and AWS where they share their vision on how to move the industry forward through technology and what they are already doing in that area. This book is best suited for: hotel owners and managers, executives of hospitality companies, technology founders, investors, hospitality professors and students as well as anyone else who has an interest in the hospitality industry and shares my passion for its evolution. Regardless of your current experience and knowledge level, you will learn many new things about the industry. At least one ‘Aha!’ moment per chapter is guaranteed.
Author: Carl Wahlstrom Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 442
Book Description
Shows users how the keys to success in higher education are also the keys to success in life. Conversely, this text shows how the same academic and personal skills for college success will also ensure their success in their professional careers and personal lives.
Author: David K. Hayes Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119790778 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 482
Book Description
REVENUE MANAGEMENT FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Explore intermediate and advanced topics in the field of revenue management with this up-to-date guide In the newly revised second edition of Revenue Management for the Hospitality Industry, an accomplished team of industry professionals delivers a comprehensive and insightful review of hospitality pricing and revenue optimization strategies. The book offers realistic industry examples from hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality industry segments that use differential pricing as a major revenue management tool. The authors discuss concepts critical to the achievement of hospitality professionals’ revenue management goals and include new examinations of the growing importance of effective data collection and management. A running case study helps students learn how to incorporate the revenue management principles and strategies included in the book’s 14 chapters. Written for students with some prior knowledge and understanding of the hospitality industry, the new edition also includes: A brand-new chapter on data analysis and revenue management that addresses many of the most important data and technology-related developments in the field, including the management of big data, data safety, and data security In-depth discussions of revenue management topics including Net Revenue Per Available Room, Direct Revenue Ratio, and other KPIs Major changes to the book’s instructor support materials and an expansion of the instructor’s test bank items and student exercises. An indispensable resource for students taking courses in hospitality management or business administration, Revenue Management for the Hospitality Industry, Second Edition is also ideal for managers and executives in the hospitality industry.
Author: Patricia Schuman Publisher: ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
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