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SnapShot Rolls Out Hotel Technology Index

2016-10-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot

Hospitality analytics leader SnapShot rolls out a Crunchbase-like Hotel Technology Index, a comprehensive database featuring hotel software and technology providers crucial for hospitality professionals.

Tags: analytics, Hotel Technology Index, Martin Soler, SnapShot

SnapShot Analytics Platform Goes Public In Time For HITEC 2016

2016-06-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot Analytics

SnapShot GmbH opens up the best and most accessible hotel analytics solution to all hotels, just in time for HITEC 2016 in New Orleans. Berlin, Germany, June 16, 2016– SnapShot Analytics is no longer an invitation-based platform, as the leading hotel analytics company offers its latest dashboard in a “self-service” version in time for HITEC […]

Tags: analytics, HITEC, hotel revenue, hotel technology, hotels, SnapShot

SnapShot Addresses Multi-Property Functionality in Its Hotel Analytics Flagship Platform

2016-05-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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After its successful public debut at ITB Berlin 2016 SnapShot continued developing its highly anticipated analytics platform, and has recently updated it to include multi-property functionality, making SnapShot Analytics the first product of its kind to offer a powerful, yet flexible and easy-to-use dashboard.

Tags: business intelligence, hotel revenue, hotel tech, SnapShot, SnapShot Analytics

Searching for Hospitality’s “Holy Grail” – Sustainability

2016-05-14 by Phil Butler

Holy Grail

We hear so much about how tourism, hospitality, and especially hotels will ride the wave of Big Data into a revenue sunset. But underneath the hyperbole, there is a certain reality, the realization that sustainable businesses simply must emerge. It is also true that companies that provide the most stunning technological advancements in this field, cannot thrive unless their clients do.

Tags: David Turnbull, DotcomHotels, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, ESSEC Business School, hotel analytics, hotel operations, hotelier, hotels, Janel Clark, Plateno Group, SnapShot, SnapShot GmbH, Tomasz Janczak

Cascais Tourism Forum Takes Aim at Hotels Innovations

2016-05-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cascais Tourism Forum

The hotel landscape in Portugal is unique among European markets for several reasons. The best way to describe the landscape there is “feast and famine”, as some hotel businesses are flourishing, while others are bankrupt. A May 19th event, the Cascais Tourism Forum, held for the first time this year, focuses on the developmental challenges for hotels wanting to survive in this dynamic environment.

Tags: GuestCentric, Martin Soler, Portugal hotels, Portugal travel, ReviewPro, SnapShot

SnapShot GmbH and University of Surrey Team Up

2016-04-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Next month, analytics startup SnapShot GmbH will team up with the University of Surrey School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, to provide a 2 day course on hotel revenue management. According to the news, the new offering will focus on pricing, marketing and distribution for hotel businesses.

Tags: analytics, hospitality management, hotel tech, Professor Graham Miller, SnapShot, SnapShot GmbH, tech, University of Surrey

SnapShot GmbH Demos to Vienna Hotels

2016-04-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot dashboard

In hotel technology news this week, analytics startup SnapShot is touring European cities demonstrating its new flagship product to hotel execs. Yesterday, company CEO Stefan Tweraser was in Vienna at Hotel Melia showing off the free cloud-based data analytics tool.

Tags: analytics, Claudia Ebbers, cloud based, hotel tech, hotel tools, SnapShot, Stefan Tweraser

SnapShot Goes On the Road to Demonstrate Its Analytics Product

2016-04-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot Executive Team

In news from SnapShot GmbH, the hotel analytics company is going on the road to demonstrate its new platform, and to hold discussions on hotel data usage in key cities in Germany, Austria, the UK, and Belgium. The company says hoteliers in these cities will get hands on experience which demonstrates the full capabilities of its flagship product, SnapShot Analytics.

Tags: Big Data, hotel analytics, Martin Soler, SnapShot, Stefan Tweraser

CHAT Begins for China-World Tourism Interconnect

2016-03-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

CHAT Beijing

News today from a new hotels industry meetup called “CHAT” shows directed knowledge and influence aimed at China’s hotel and tourism industry. This new summit being held at the Sofitel Wanda Beijing this week promises expanded interrelationships in between European and Chinese decision makers.

Tags: Horwath HTL, IHG, Kenneth MacPherson, Kevin Colket, Robert Hecker, Samuel Lim, Shiji Networks, SnapShot, Sofitel Wanda, Starwood, Stefan Tweraser, STR Global

Boutique Hotels Get Aboard the Big Data Train

2016-03-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Michael End

Big Data is catching on in the hospitality industry but it’s not just the biggest hotels that are leading the revolution. Smaller, boutique hotels are rapidly becoming data-driven too, using analytics to track and meet the demands of chosen demographic.

Tags: 25hours Hotels, analytics, Big Data, citizenM, Europe hotels, Michael End, Michael Levie, SnapShot

Snapshot Reveals Its Flagship Analytics Product At ITB

2016-03-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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SnapShot Analytics, a new, essential tool for any hotel management team, will be presented to the public at ITB Berlin, the global travel industry’s leading trade show.

Tags: ITB, ITB Berlin, SnapShot, SnapShot Analytics, SnapShot GmbH

Status Update: Predictive Analytics for Hotels

2015-10-12 by Phil Butler

What’s the one question every hotel owner, director, and revenue manager on Earth wants to ask about Big Data and predictive analytics? “Where’s the proof?” This is what’s missing from every conference presentation, and ever marketing pitch for tech tools that will jump start the new business intelligence (BI). For those in need of such […]

Tags: analytics, Big Data, Disney, Forrester, hotels, Hyatt, IBM, Infographic, Marriott, Martin Soler, predictive analytics, SnapShot

ESSEC Business School, SnapShot and Duetto Partner On Hotel Management Courses

2015-09-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot, Duetto, ESSEC

SnapShot GmbH, ESSEC Business School and Duetto now offer on Coursera a Hotel Management: Distribution, Revenue and Demand Management Specialization bundle, aiming to help hotel managers to maximize business revenue.

Tags: analytics, Big Data, Duetto, ESSEC, hotels, press release, SnapShot

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