Hilton Durban announced the appointment of Janine Fourie as executive chef.
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Hilton Naples Events Manager Earns Wedding Venue Professional Certification
Hilton Naples today announced that Shannon Quinn, special events manager, is now a certified wedding venue professional. Quinn attended The Bridal Society Wedding Certification Conference at Florida Gulf Coast University in September. The Bridal Society is the nation’s leader in wedding planning certification.
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New Technology Allows Resort Guests to Run Like Locals

Mobile app provides Monarch Beach Resort fitness enthusiasts with turn by turn directions in real time directly through the runner’s headphones or Apple Watch.
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Snapchat Lets Users Read Reviews, Book Reservations
Context Cards will display information from other services such as TripAdvisor, Foursquare, Michelin and goop.
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Pinnacle Hotel Management Ditches Manual Budgeting, Forecasting Process for Simpler Solution

Business intelligence platform allows management company to quickly, efficiently run reports based off of complex data and specific criteria.
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Voyat Debuts Voyat Black to Help Hotels Drive Direct Bookings
New suite of technologies enhances personalized communications between hotels and guests.
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Consumers Can Order Food Without Leaving the Facebook App
Social media giant allows users to place food pick-up or delivery orders, via a variety of ordering services, directly from a restaurant’s Facebook page or Facebook’s Explore Menu.
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ELO Announces PayPoint Plus for iPad and PayPoint Plus for Android mPOS Systems
Next gen solution offers hospitality a larger screen size, integrated 3-inch printer, industry-standard 16-inch cash drawer and increased connectivity for third-party peripherals.
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Rainmaker, StayNTouch Partner to Help Hotels Increase Bookings, Optimize Revenue and Boost Profitability
Rainmaker’s guestrev solution will now integrate with StayNTouch’s Rover PMS.
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Hilton Addis Ababa Named Ethiopia’s Leading Hotel for the Fourth Consecutive Year by World Travel Awards™
Hilton Addis Ababa has been honored with Ethiopia’s Leading Hotel 2017 awarded by World Travel awards™ for the fourth time since 2014.
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