Fuel Hotel Marketing Podcast: Episode 57 – What You Missed at HITEC 2017

Stuart recently attended the HITEC 2017 show in Toronto. In this episode, we talk about the overall mood of the industry and give a shout out to some of the stand out vendors who were there.

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Show Notes:

Here are some of our favorite vendors from HITEC 2017:

TrustYou – http://www.trustyou.com/ – collecting guest data, allowing you to manage and respond. But also pushing data back out to Google, Kayak, Skyscanner to promote your trust score.

Angie – http://angie.ai/ – A dedicated voice and touch controlled virtual assistant specifically built for  hotel rooms.

Savioke – http://www.savioke.com/. An innovative room service robot with the appeal of R2-D2.

Stay Wanderful – https://www.staywanderful.com/ – loyalty rewards take on a whole new meaning with this revolutionary start-up. Guests who book direct can claim instant rewards from retail giants such as JC Penney, Starbucks and Uber.

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In The News

Kayak Enables Emoji Search For Select Destinations (Meisha)
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/06/26/kayak-enables-emoji-search-select-destinations

Fake Travel Firms Duping Google
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/281798/fake-travel-firms-duping-google-into-thinking-they-are-genuine

OTAs Go On A Summer Spending Spree (Pete)
http://adage.com/article/news/online-travel-agencies-ummer-pending-pree/309570/

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