Restaurants using Toast technology can now offer guests tableside payments using tablet POS devices.
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Declining loyalty, gaming the program, franchisee complaints and a conflict with corporate objectives indicate change is necessary.
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Commune Hotles & Resorts installed acoustic soundproof windows to reduce street noise, improve customer satisfaction and improve its online reputation
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Expert to offer crash course in digital marketing priorities for restaurant execs at 2016 Restaurant Executive Summit.
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For business and for pleasure, the hospitality industry is using technology to create more connected and personalized experiences than ever before.
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More than half of consumers want to use a restaurant’s app to split a check or pay for takeout, drive-through meals.
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Hotel apps are used very differently among baby boomer, millennial business travelers.
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Eleven Noble House properties were found to have malware installed on the payment processing systems.
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G6 Hospitality, parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6, has embarked upon a complete revamping of its digital ecosystem in order to truly enable the customer journey and experience. In an exclusive interview with HT, EVP & CMO, Lance Miceli, talks about this overhaul of technology platforms and processes, including the creation of the company’s proprietary revenue optimization workspace, G6ROW, which combines machine logic with human interpretation to offer a more complete picture of distribution, rates and booking.
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After several years of a decline, hardware budget allocations spiked in 2016 according to HT's Restaurant Technology Study, most likely as a result of restaurants upgrading payment terminals and POS hardware in response to the EMV liability shift. Security, mobility and shifting business models are driving the need for innovation at the point of sale, and suppliers are responding to the need for flexibility. In this annual round-up of POS hardware and peripherals, HT asked vendors to highlight latest releases, share 2017 research and development plans, plus make predictions about what the future holds for the POS market.
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