I am tired of influencers, and I am tired of technological vulnerabilities. Neither will go away. =)  This goes way beyond needing cyber-insurance, I think.  The modern vulnerabilities of cloud PMS is something I’ve opined on…. I am not sure exposing yourself to that downtime, remote random updates, or being inaccessible, not to mention the…

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I was just talking to my favorite hotel technology company. I’ve worked with them for almost a decade, and I appreciate them. They aren’t snake oil, they don’t assume they know the business better than hotel people, and they are changing the game. I won’t name them, but feel free to ask. They’re basically indispensable,…

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https://www.outsideonline.com/2198726/did-airbnb-kill-mountain-town I get the complexity. I get, that in my field, I could end up managing these. But it’s not complex… Old time shares and rental vacation spots like Lahaina or Lake Tahoe, or areas of 2nd and 3rd homes, should have new zoning in low density areas. High density residential should avoid AirBNB permittals…

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These things have come so far. these will be TVs, billboards that direct NFC advertise to guests, or provide personalized information (or both), coupled with being moving art, and then simply a mirror.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApG4sw0sK0U small demo   insanely