“Any meeting, regardless of size, must have the bandwidth to go paperless.”

It’s not just about being green, it’s about saving green. Hotels Magazine’s article, B.Y.O.B. (Bring your own bandwidth), cites a conversation with a conference and event management professional whose company recently decided to go completely digital. After they uncovered the high-cost of printed meeting materials, not to mention security concerns as a financial advisory company, the move was made to go paperless for any and all meetings. Not surprisingly, many companies are following suit

In the 2014 Hospitality Technology Magazine Hotel Technology Study (accessible with registration) they took a close look at hotel budgets from 2011 to 2014. The study surveyed over 50 executives in charge of more than 40,000 US-based properties, representing a mix of full and limited service brands.

Preparing your property for Passpoint will take preparation and resources, but we believe it is well worth it because guests will have richer and more personalized online experiences at your property.

Meetings and tradeshows are requiring greater technology integration, especially with increased demand for high performance Wi-Fi. Consider that the average business traveler carries 2.7 devices, including smartphones, tablets and laptops - that’s a lot of data and bandwidth. Travelers are checking email, updating social media, and even uploading photos and streaming video.

The HTNG Conference, which we covered in our last post, is officially in full swing and we want to brief you on what was said to be one of Monday’s most valuable take away presented by our own, Eric Sullender, Eleven director of products.