Innovation

🏨 Mews achieved a perfect 100 HT Score for the second consecutive year at the HotelTechAwards, celebrating industry-leading technology based on data-driven criteria, including hotelier reviews. Mews POS was a finalist in Hotel Restaurant POS System, and Atomize, now part of Mews, was a finalist for Best RMS. Mews was also named in the 10 Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech and featured in the Top 10 Hotelier's Choice category. Mews is praised for powerful automation, seamless integrations, and enhancing hotel operational efficiency and revenue.

🏨 Sean Murphy, General Manager at The Bower, discussed on Jan. 14, 2025, how AI optimizes hotel operations, enhances guest experiences, and contributes to profitability. The talk was featured on the Hospitality Daily Podcast.

🏨 The Hotels Network (THN) was awarded 2025's #1 Direct Booking Tool by Hotel Tech Report for the third consecutive year and runner-up for Hotel Rate Parity. These awards are based on feedback from verified hotel technology users in over 120 countries. THN's platform is celebrated for its ease of use, personalization, AI-driven technology, and a customer success team that acts as an extension of clients' teams. HotelTechReport is the global authority in hotel technology with more than 1.8 million software buyers annually, providing unbiased reviews and data-driven recommendations.

🍵 HTeaO, an iced tea franchise, partners with Detroit Labs, Paytronix, and Growth Factor to launch a new technology suite, including a custom mobile app, loyalty program, and redesigned website. The mobile app offers in-store pickup, curbside service, and DoorDash delivery, integrated with Apple Pay. The Paytronix-powered loyalty program earns customers 2 Points per dollar, with rewards like 50% off or free tea and gallons. A revamped website provides enhanced user experience. HTeaO aims to improve customer engagement and brand loyalty through these digital enhancements.

📱 HTeaO, an iced tea franchise, launched a new technology suite in partnership with Detroit Labs, Paytronix, and Growth Factor. The mobile app offers pick-up, curbside, and DoorDash delivery with Apple Pay support. Customers earn 2 Points/dollar spent, with rewards like 50% off for 50 Points, and free beverages at 75 and 100 Points. The new website features enhanced e-commerce and store locator. This digital upgrade underscores HTeaO's commitment to convenience and customer engagement.

📈 Kramer, an audio-visual experience company, has been chosen by Fabryka Wełny Hotel & Spa near Łódź, Poland, to modernize their AV systems. The hotel features 122 guestrooms, nine conference rooms, a ballroom, a wedding hall, and a philharmonic hall. Warsaw-based Modulit Solutions Polska implemented Kramer's KC-BRAINware-25 control platform, KDS-7 AVoIP Encoder, and the VIA GO² wireless presentation device. The project was completed on time and within budget, with staff praising the system's ease of integration and automation capabilities.

🍺 HTeaO, an iced tea franchise, partnered with Detroit Labs, Paytronix, and Growth Factor to launch a new technology suite, including a mobile app with DoorDash delivery, Apple Pay, and customizable orders. The Paytronix-powered loyalty program offers 2 Points per dollar, with rewards ranging from 50% off a tea to a free gallon or coffee for 50-100 Points. The redesigned website features store locators and enhanced e-commerce. To promote the launch, HTeaO is giving a free Huge Tea to new app loyalty members.

🍷 HTeaO, an iced tea franchise, has launched a new technology suite with Detroit Labs, Paytronix, and Growth Factor. The suite includes a custom mobile app, loyalty program, and redesigned website. The app offers pick-up, curbside service, and DoorDash delivery, plus Apple Pay. The Paytronix-powered loyalty program gives 2 Points per dollar, with 50 Points for 50% off tea, 75 for a free cup or mini gallon, and 100 for a gallon or coffee. A free Huge Tea is offered for app downloads and loyalty sign-ups.

🏨 Cloudbeds, headquartered in San Diego, CA, received five top honors in the 2025 HotelTechAwards: Best Hotel Management Software, Property Management System Finalist, Channel Manager Finalist, Top 10 People’s Choice, and Overall 10 Best Places to Work. As a seven-time winner, Cloudbeds is a highly-rated vendor by thousands of customers on HotelTechReport. CEO Adam Harris highlights their focus on delivering enterprise-grade technology. Annually, 2.5 million hotel industry professionals use HotelTechReport.com, with award winners selected based on verified user feedback from over 120 countries.

💰 Washington, D.C.-based deli Call Your Mother partnered with Invus through Artal Group for an undisclosed investment to expand its footprint. The company maintains leadership with cofounders CEO Andrew Dana and executive chef Daniela Moreira, featured in NRN's Power List in 2022. Call Your Mother operates 17 locations offering Jewish deli classics with a modern twist. Plans include a new commissary in D.C., technology upgrades, an app, and expansion to a third market. Invus previously invested in CAVA Group in 2015 and partners with SeoulSpice and Hattie B's. Advisors for the deal were Harrington Park Advisors and Blank Rome for Call Your Mother, and Patterson Belknap and BDO for Invus.