Innovation

🍞 Belgium, known for high-tech processing and safety in food production, exports 49% of its processed potatoes outside Europe, with Asia as a key market. In 2024, Japan imported over 41,000 tonnes, South Korea 22,000 tonnes, and Malaysia 17,000 tonnes. Belgium's global exports to East and Southeast Asia represent 3.8%, a figure that's increasing annually. Belgian potato products are mostly halal-certified, with an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency.

💾 Best Western Plus Palatin Hotel Wiesloch achieved higher efficiency and smoother department collaboration after adopting SIHOT's hotel and event management system. Serving over 100,000 customers annually, the hotel, with its convention and cultural centers, required a system to manage diverse events. SIHOT provided a suite of products including SIHOT.PMS, SIHOT.POS, SIHOT.C&B, SIHOT.KIOSK, and SIHOT.GO!, tailored to their needs. This integration enhances guest experience in the 134-room hotel, offering digital check-in and efficient F&B service. Palatin also manages a 416-space public carpark.

📦 DoorDash set to acquire New York-based SevenRooms and London-based Deliveroo, expanding its Commerce Platform globally. SevenRooms, founded in 2011 by Joel Montaniel, Allison Page, and Kinesh Patel, offers CRM and operational tools to enhance guest experiences in the hospitality industry. Deliveroo, founded in 2013, operates with around 176,000 partners and over 130,000 riders, serving close to 7 million monthly active consumers in 2024 across nine countries. The SevenRooms deal is anticipated to close in the second half of the year, enhancing DoorDash's mission to empower local businesses and connect consumers with local commerce.

🛒 DoorDash to acquire SevenRooms, a hospitality tech leader, and London-based Deliveroo. SevenRooms, founded in 2011, offers tools for marketing, operations, and guest experience. Deal with Deliveroo expands DoorDash's reach to nine new countries, where Deliveroo works with about 176,000 partners and has 7 million monthly active consumers in 2024. Acquisition expected to close in the second half of the year, enhancing DoorDash's global Commerce Platform.

📦 DoorDash to acquire SevenRooms and Deliveroo, expanding its Commerce Platform and hospitality technology capabilities. SevenRooms, founded in 2011, offers CRM integration for marketing and operations, aiming to deepen client relationships and drive revenue. DoorDash will gain scale and reach, enhancing both in-store and delivery services. The SevenRooms deal is expected to close in H2 2023. Deliveroo operates in 9 countries and served 7 million monthly active consumers in 2024, working with 176,000 partners and 130,000 riders.

💾 Best Western Plus Palatin Hotel Wiesloch increased operational efficiency with SIHOT's customized hotel and event management system, accommodating over 100,000 customers annually. The 134-room hotel, with a convention center, theatre, cultural center, high-class restaurant, and 416-space public carpark, needed a robust solution to manage diverse events. SIHOT's suite provides integrated management and enhanced customer journey with features like digital check-in, mobile ordering, and automatic billing. The system's customization and integration across departments streamline operations, resulting in improved service levels and guest satisfaction.

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💰 Best Western Plus Palatin Hotel Wiesloch achieved greater operational efficiency and seamless department coordination by implementing SIHOT's customized hotel and event management system. The hotel, with a convention center, theatre, cultural center, and high-class restaurant, hosts over 100,000 customers annually. SIHOT.C&B enhances staff experience with customized templates from offer to invoicing. The 134-room hotel now provides digital check-in, self-service options, mobile ordering, and automatic billing integration. Additionally, the hotel manages a public carpark with 416 spaces. The system enables integration between the hotel, restaurant, parking garage, and event management, capturing revenue at every touch point.

📝 Google's AI advancements are reshaping travel planning; important developments include AI-powered itinerary planning, conversational search refinement using Gemini, and hotel price tracking that alerts users to deals. These updates could make it challenging for hotels to stand out organically and may lead to a focus on competitive pricing. Clockwork Marketing's Pete Stevens advises that hotels create detailed, human-centric content, optimize for visual and technical SEO, and clearly articulate unique selling points to improve discoverability. Engaging with reviews and user-generated content, as well as external PR, are also crucial for hotels to remain competitive in AI-influenced search results.

🔔 Hotels often choose to build their own tech solutions with standard, non-industry-specific tools like Power BI or Tableau, believing it's cost-effective. However, integrating various hotel systems proves complex, leading to increased internal costs, and such DIY projects commonly fail to provide actionable insights. Custom BI solutions or utilizing generic tools for hotel-specific needs result in high maintenance, security risks, and staggering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for smaller hotel groups (less than 200 hotels). Specialized, industry-specific solutions like Demand Calendar offer faster insights, continuous innovation, and handle hotel-native logic, outperforming generic BI tools. Demand Calendar simplifies complex data for various hotel departments, improving decision-making and performance. Adapting to best-practice industry solutions is more strategic than pursuing custom tech builds. Investing in specialized tech partners allows hotels to focus on hospitality and commercial strategy.