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HOTEL BUSINESSES’ SPENDING ON IT


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ENTERPRISES BYNUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, 2014


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HOTELS: PROPORTIONOF ALL EMPLOYEES BY SIZE OF COMPANY, 2014


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HOTELS: AVERAGE TECH SPEND PER EMPLOYEE BY SIZE OF COMPANY


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HOTELS: SPENDINGONTYPESOF IT CATEGORY BY SIZE OF COMPANY


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would require investment in hardware from hoteliers and would take time, particularly building the interactions between companies it requires. He also said there would have to be


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of technology to advance their own direct booking channels and bring in more merchandising opportunities, like upfront spa treatments, restaurant bookings and theatre tickets. Core to this is bringing the concierge


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a shift in customer acceptance of the use of their data, so they accept it is OK to share their details with hotels. Like all suppliers, hotels are


themselves looking to take advantage


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to the forefront of their retail experience so the hotel becomes more than just a place to stay but a portal to both the in-property and the local area guest experience.


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Just as with agents looking to


augment their product offering, this raises the issues of data sharing with third-party suppliers, software integration and personalisation. Aligned to this more intelligent use


of customer data, hotels will develop more-sophisticated loyalty programmes, offering rewards tailored to specific customer types to drive repeat and direct business.


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