Oracle Hospitality, an exhibitor at HITEC Dubai 2017, recently concluded a research study asking guests about ways to improve their hotel experiences. Insights from the report will help hoteliers and hotel owners: Identify key areas to invest in technology to enhance your guest’s experience Better utilise personal interactions between guests and staff to positively impact…
By Bayt.com What makes a high performing HR team? An HR team brings a lot of added value to your company. Not only do they take over the entire recruitment, onboarding and training processes, but they can also be your employees’ advocates, as well as brand ambassadors, to ensure an all-around happy workforce and successful…
“I am the daughter of a Palestinian refugee and my mother gave me my survival instinct. She made me tough.” It takes a special kind of entrepreneur to raise $11million for a start-up venture, but that’s exactly what Joy accomplished when she launched Fetchr, an Uber-like GPS-tracked parcel delivery app. Joy began her career in…
Innovations in financial technology (FinTech) are rapidly disrupting business models across the finance sector. Financial institutions need to adopt these technologies in order to remain competitive, improve efficiency and increase profitability. In an attempt to identify these essential technologies, Naseba’s analysts reached out to over 100 Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers and IT Directors…
Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), the world’s largest and oldest hospitality technology show in North America, successfully concluded its first European counterpart, the inaugural HITEC Amsterdam, from March 28-30, 2017. Produced by Hospitality Financial Technology Professionals (HFTP®), the show brought together more than 1,100 industry professionals from around Europe to learn and explore…
By Alexander Kjerulf, Happiness coach Psychological experiments can be very devious, and this one was certainly no exception. The focus was meetings and the format was simple: Groups of people were asked to discuss and reach consensus on a contentious topic. Here’s the devious bit: Unbeknownst to the other participants one member of the group…
by Giovanni Everduin, Global expert on Organisational Strategy, Culture, HR and Shared Services A lot has been written about HR analytics over the past year. Whether you refer to it as People Analytics, Talent Analytics, Workforce Analytics or any other name, what used to be a rather obscure art form within the HR community years ago…
With the 600+ pre-registered attendees for next week’s inaugural HITEC Amsterdam, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is interpreting the strong interest as a sign of vitality for the hospitality industry and its stakeholders. In 2017, HFTP expanded its stakes in its 45-year Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), by adding two boutique events…
In 2015, companies worldwide spent over 75 billion USD on cyber security – a number that is expected to grow by 7 percent annually. However, this spending has not necessarily paid off in terms of securing companies from cyber attacks. A report published this month by Ponemon Institute shows that “loss or theft of data…
Maya Hojeij is Editor in Chief and Presenter of “Mal” daily business news show on Dubai TV and has produced and presented Yawm.com Show in 2012. Between 2002 and 2011, Ms. Hojeij was a Business News Presenter at Al Arabiya news channel part of MBC Group., she was part of the launch of AL Arabiya…