Tech, the secret to the single-family rental sector’s success
Todd Davis, Choice Hotels' chief information officer, who worked with Gorman to develop Choice Hotels' property-management system, said he has always seen a correlation between the management of single-family rentals, multifamily housing and hotels. He also heads SkyTouch Technology, a spinoff of Choice Hotels, which sells the platform to other hotel operators. [...]
Can technology solve a hotelier’s largest operational challenges?
SkyTouch CEO Todd Davis sat down with Hotel Management Magazine associate editor Elliot Mest at HITEC 2017 in Toronto. Watch the video here.
Shilo Inns Selects SkyTouch Hotel OS® as the new Property Management Software for its Hotels
SkyTouch Technology adds Shilo Inns to its growing portfolio of chain and independent hotel customers PHOENIX, AZ—August 8, 2017 – Shilo Inns, a mid-priced hotel chain operating 31 hotels predominantly on the west coast of the United States, and SkyTouch Technology, a premier hotel property management system (PMS) provider, announce [...]
GreenTree Inns selects SkyTouch Technology for U.S. hotels
GreenTree Inn, the world’s 14th largest hotel brand globally, and SkyTouch Technology, have formed an agreement to use SkyTouch Hotel OS at GreenTree Inn hotels in the U.S. Read full article here.
SkyTouch, Voila Hotel Rewards to offer rewards to Cobblestone Hotels
SkyTouch Technology, along with Voila Hotel Rewards and Cobblestone Hotels have collaborated to refresh and relaunch the Cobblestone Rewards loyalty program. The new points-based loyalty program, powered by the Voila Hotel Rewards platform and network, replaces Cobblestone Hotels' previous 'punch-card' based guest-rewards strategy, and allows hotel guests to earn points and redeem them for roomnights, gift cards, [...]
GreenTree Inns Select SkyTouch Technology to Increase Footprint in the United States
SkyTouch’s Cloud-based Property Management (PMS) helps GreenTree grow its brand in the U.S. PHOENIX, Ariz. — June 13, 2017 – GreenTree Inn, the world's 14th largest hotel brand globally, and SkyTouch Technology, a premier hotel property management system (PMS) provider, announce the success of an agreement to utilize SkyTouch Hotel [...]
SkyTouch and VOILÀ Hotel Rewards Join Forces to Offer High-tech Rewards Program to Cobblestone Hotels
Cobblestone trades old punch-card based rewards for an innovative new digital rewards system PHOENIX, Ariz. — June 6, 2017 – SkyTouch Technology, a premier hotel property management system (PMS) provider, along with VOILÀ Hotel Rewards, the number one hotel rewards program for independent hotels, and Cobblestone Hotels have announced a [...]
SkyTouch adds SMS function to cloud-based hotel Property Management System
Deal with Whistle to provide real-time mobile messaging communication with hotel guests PHOENIX, Ariz. — May 31, 2017 – SkyTouch Technology, a premier hotel property management system (PMS) provider has entered into an agreement with Whistle, a customer service and communication tool for hotels, in order to give hotel staff the [...]
How Choice’s Todd Davis is bringing hotel technology into the future
Choice’s tech team is currently working on a new distribution platform focused on mobile access that is slated to come out this year, Davis said, and noted that his role at the company has changed significantly over the 20-year journey from programmer to CTO to CIO. “I spend more time [...]
Taking Control of Hotel Inventory Management
Inventory management is critical to overall hotel success. Too many hoteliers don’t understand the importance of maintaining distribution control over their coveted product—their hotel rooms. Instead, they willingly cede this control to others. Read full article here.
Giving the PMS a Competitive Edge
The property management system. Is it under-appreciated? Is it over-worked? Is it simply misunderstood? The PMS has become the true workhorse of hotels, pulling in and pushing out data from a myriad of places, and increasingly expected to do more on both enterprise and customer-facing levels. Despite this, 18% of [...]
It’s time our industry embraces big data and gets in front of the technology innovation curve.
Both how we work and play is very different now than just a few short years ago, as nearly all aspects of our lives are morphing from a technological injection. For our sector, it’s especially challenging as the hotel industry has traditionally been behind the innovation curve. Read full article [...]
Want more from your PMS? Look to the power of the Cloud
Savvy hoteliers want more from their PMS, and today’s cloud-based solutions answer the demand. Harnessing the power of the cloud means money once left on the table is money that can be reinvested into elevating staff productivity, the guest experience and overall property sustainability and wealth. This webinar explores how [...]
Is a cloud-based property-management system more secure?
The level of administration and management is higher for a system that is powering hundreds or thousands of hotel operations, said Charlie Green, SkyTouch’s director of product management. “A team of professionals are managing the system and monitoring 24/7,” he said. “The systems are generally located in a purpose-built data-center facility [...]
Shift4 and SkyTouch Technology Debut Joint EMV Solution
Payment services and gateway provider Shift4 Corporation and cloud-based hotel PMS provider SkyTouch Technology have announced the general availability of their joint EMV-certified solution for hoteliers. This announcement comes after a year of revolutionary cloud-based EMV integration in hotels. Read full article here.