Battery Ventures

JUNE 25, 2020

We talk to the founder of one of those startups, hotel-software provider Mews*, in this episode of Powered by Battery. Mews’ founder, Czech-born Richard Valtr, comes from a family of hotel operators in Europe and has a far-reaching vision of how hotels can offer better service to customers—through technology.

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Altexsoft

MARCH 26, 2021

In April 2020, the hotel occupancy in the US dropped to its lowest level ever — the bewildering 24.5 The annual average was roughly 44 percent, which means that more than half of hotel rooms were empty during the whole year. This means a hotel is charged every time the ad is clicked and redirection occurs.

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Altexsoft

APRIL 20, 2023

When searching for hotel rooms, parents with young children may very much prefer to not have a fireplace or a high floor view, while honeymooners may be willing to pay to have both a fireplace and a view. Many hotels, though, still use an old shopping model. shift to more premium rooms and rates ” even in its early trials with ABS.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Bob W , the self-described “tech-driven” hospitality provider that offers an alternative to traditional hotels and short-stay rentals, is disclosing €10 million in seed funding. Revenue is also said to have grown by 80% in 2020, with the company putting a lot of marketing toward claims behind being more hygienic than many hotels.

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Altexsoft

JULY 20, 2021

Hotels have been experiencing a surge of direct bookings during the pandemic. Yes, while the overall number of bookings dropped due to COVID-19, hotels’ brand.com websites became the third most popular booking channel , in some cases even surpassing Expedia traffic. Direct booking strategies for hotels. Why is that?

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The Hustle

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We at the hotel, motel — yet another inn? Major companies — the Hiltons, Marriotts, and Hyatts of the world — are spawning new hotel brands at a rapid pace. But most of the major brands don’t actually own many of their hotels; instead, they rely on franchise models, giving owners the rights to specific brands.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hopper’s tech already powers Capital One Travel and Premier Collection, Capital One’s marketplace of hotels and resorts exclusive to Capital One Venture X cardholders. It’s a safe bet that similar experiences along that vein are forthcoming. Image Credits: Hopper. billion this year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Sometimes companies have the perception that the best way to reduce travel costs is to get people to get cheaper flights or cheaper hotels and make two stops on the way to two places,” he said. “We And if a company requests it, employees can only see flight and hotel options that are in policy.

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Altexsoft

JULY 17, 2019

When a hotel business grows, its technical capabilities expand, too. Or you keep your boutique hotel small and cozy, but don’t want to miss a chance and make your guest service better, using technologies. What is Hotel Property Management System? Structure of a hotel PMS. Windsurfer CRS interface. Source: Apaleo.

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Altexsoft

AUGUST 26, 2020

If you want to sell/advertise hotel rooms, you inevitably stumble over these three technical pitfalls: How do you find hotel room APIs and what kind of providers are out there? How do you find hotel content? How do you map hotel room inventory? How hotel distribution works. Bonus) APIs for hotels.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

Yo-Kai Express is known for autonomous restaurant technology for venues like office campuses, malls and hotels. Created for people who want a home-cooked meal but are short on time (and space), the Takumi’s pre-programmed recipes have cooking times of just two to eight minutes.

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The Parallax

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The year was 2014, and from then until November 2018, hackers have been stealing data from computers controlled by Starwood Hotels and Resorts ( now owned by Marriott Hotels). Regis, Le Méridien, Aloft, Element, Tribute Portfolio, and Design Hotels. Marriott is already facing at least one lawsuit over the data breach, and Sen.

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Altexsoft

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Hotel business produces a plethora of data literally every moment. Let’s take a closer look at major data management processes — data collecting, storing, and analyzing — as applied to the hotel domain. Hotel data collection: what and where to look for. Important hotel data sets and overlaps between them.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Don’t miss out on the After Hour events, not to mention the incredible Disrupt programming — including new industry-specific stages. More hotel raffle details here. Buy your pass now, and you’ll save up to $400. Passes cost more at the door. Buy your pass now, and you’ll save up to $400. Passes cost more at the door.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

Butler would lease a hotel kitchen on one property and use it to provide meal delivery services to in-house guests there and in other, nearby hotels. According to a Forbes profile, he opened his first restaurant in New York City at the age of 19 — located inside a “big-box” hotel. Layoffs begin.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

It will center around a sports stadium, and include mixed-use facilities like offices, retail stores, hotels and event venues. billion assets under management and other corporations it has worked with through its “venture capital-as-a-service” program include Asus, Sega Sammy Holdings, Sunny Health, Infocom Corporation and Aisin Seiki.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Meanwhile, travelers can do things like perform a travel search, solve customer support issues and even recommend an Indian restaurant near their hotel in London, for example.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

By aggregating all different types of SMB supply — from hotels to post offices to bike rental shops — they’ve been able to establish a strong network that they can continue to grow and offer more services on top of.” We’re also investing far more in local marketing,” says Candee of this program.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Examples of how host apps have used mini-apps include travel apps that added hotel, restaurant and activities bookings; and mobile wallets that integrated insurance-buying and e-commerce services. “But when we actually started developing it, we realized there is no easy way to plug in third-party services,” Rayev said.

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Altexsoft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

A hotel jam-packed with people isn’t always a profitable hotel. Hotels employ various revenue management techniques and strategies aimed at increasing the bottom line. Compared to airlines, revenue management in hotels evolves slowly. What is hotel revenue management? Dynamic pricing strategies for hotels.

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Altexsoft

MAY 13, 2021

In 2021, the biggest challenge hotels face is successfully recovering from the COVID-19 impact. Even before the pandemic, when travel was booming, hotels — especially of middle and small sizes — experienced difficulties of another sort. What is a hotel booking engine and how it makes you competitive.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Co-branded rewards programs like Amex’s longrunning Delta partnership are a major factor in consumers’ credit card decisions. But building these programs can be challenging from a brand perspective. Questions typically also crop up around whether the programs should be jointly managed (e.g., If chargeoffs (i.e.,

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Altexsoft

JULY 31, 2019

If you want to sell/advertise hotel rooms (and you aren’t a hotel), you inevitably stumble over these three technical problems: How to find hotel rooms APIs and what kinds of providers are even there? How to find hotel content? How to map hotel rooms inventory? And there are direct channels for hotels.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Essentially, the company ingests data from wherever you store your data, transforms it using SQL and makes it accessible as a JSON-based application programming interface (API). They want to know if there’s a seat or a hotel room available as quickly as possible. There are some obvious clients, such as companies in the travel industry.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

“On our platform, you can rent from whomever and be a direct to consumer renter and sign up for free to start using our program,” explained Liu. It generates revenue from the property management companies and landlords that sign up via a monthly service subscription for a premium customizable program.

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Altexsoft

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Where does hotel revenue come from? Obviously, the main source is room reservations, but a lot of hotels offer additional services, sell tours, rent out meeting rooms for corporate clients, and have bars, restaurants, spas, gift shops, and other additional profit streams — or points of sale. Hotel POS system key features.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

Its go-to-market strategy is a B2B model and includes working with distribution partners that sell supplies to F&B businesses like restaurants and hotels. AlterPacks’ containers have been available commercially since December. AlterPacks containers have been on the market since December.

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Altexsoft

AUGUST 2, 2021

Today, a hotel concierge is the person whose job is to assist the guest with any request or problem — be it arranging a manicure, an urgent dry cleaning, or a pet walk. So, let’s explore the opportunities to improve customer satisfaction and other benefits concierge software can bring to your hotel. What is a virtual concierge?

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The Crazy Programmer

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Programming Language Course. The programming language is known as the base of the IT world. You can do nothing without Programming. MS Office is a three month to a six-month program where students will be taught about the prominent apps of Microsoft Office such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, and MS Access.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. The payments giant replaces its Honey Gold rewards program with PayPal Rewards , which Sarah writes “allows customers to redeem their points for cash, gift cards or PayPal shopping credits. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A SaaSy hotel lobby : Ingrid covers Mews’ $185 million fundraise for its SaaS-based hotel management platform. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. And we have five more for you: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Since their launch the two co-founders have been committed to the humble hustle of starting their own business — including flying between San Francisco and Dallas weekly to participate in the 19th 500 Startups cohort or participating in Y Combinator’s Fellowship program. Now, with a seed round of $2.3

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

One vertical the company has especially focused on is hospitality, with many accounting systems for hotels still using rather antiquated software and PDF-based receipts. They were able to find new lending, they were able to make use of government programs faster, and they were able to put their workforce to use in a much better way.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

fraud prevention, loyalty programs and card-linked offers). Banyan maintains a database of “SKU-level” data and a platform that leverages the database to enable companies to use purchase data in various ways (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

He was introduced to Tiger through one of Valia’s portfolio companies, Selfbook, after both Valia and Tiger backed the hotel payment software company. With over $100 million in assets under management (AUM) — including its co-investment program, Valia has emerged as a formidable player in the pre-seed and seed-stage investing space.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Leaving the old legacy behind For more than 60 years, Colsubsidio has delivered services in Colombia in specialty areas such as housing, health, financial services, retail, food and beverage, sports and recreation, hotels, and tourism.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

MARCH 13, 2025

The travel planning agent needs to provide the flight booking agent with relevant information (dates, destinations), and wait for and process the flight booking agents response, to incorporate the flight options into its overall plan Now, lets add another agent to the workflow; a hotel booking agent to support finding accommodations.

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