Live Show 173 November 30th 2018
“Marriott bought a data breach that will cost a lot, and more”
Live Player
CoHosts
Robert Cole
Stuart Butler
Show Notes
TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #173:
Top Story
1. Marriott reveals data breach of 500 million Starwood guests
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/tech/marriott-hotels-hacked/index.html
Brands
2. Hotel CRM Reality Check
https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4091008.html
3. The future of travel? A self-driving mobile hotel room
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2018/11/27/self-driving-hotel-room/2123668002/
4. Survey: Luxury Travelers Prefer Offline Booking
Intermediaries
5. Google: Your Most Important Hotel Distribution Channel
https://www.duettocloud.com/google-hotel-distribution
6. Bidroom Raises $17 Million for Its Hotel Booking Platform: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Bidroom Raises $17 Million for Its Hotel Booking Platform: Travel Startup Funding This Week
7. Online Travel Newcomer On the Beach Is Now Worth More Than Thomas Cook
Online Travel Newcomer On the Beach Is Now Worth More Than Thomas Cook
Marketing
8. Hotel CRM Reality Check
https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4091008.html
9. HSMAI Names Top 25 Extraordinary Minds of 2018
http://www.hsmai.org/news/PRDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46170
10. The Future of Mobile Payment in Travel
https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/techTalk/November-2018/The-Future-of-Mobile-Payment-in-Travel
Tech
11. Guests want smart technology, but security concerns remain
https://www.hotelmanagement.net/tech/guests-want-their-smart-devices-to-connect-guestroom-tvs
12. Digital Transformation: What Not To Do
https://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/digital-business/digital-transformation-what-not-to-do/d/d-id/1333323
13. Amazon officially joins the blockchain party
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/29/amazon-blockchain-web-services/
Ruh-Roh
14. Artificial Intelligence Will Eat Revenue Management
https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4090991.html