12 March 2024
Since the start of the pandemic back in 2020, the hospitality industry has been impacted by the loss of staff members going to find other employment. It appears that new technologies are being introduced to help with the…
5 December 2023
Elon Musk said, “There will come a point where no job is needed”. Actually, if technology has the ability to do things more accurately and faster, why do we need humans? It cannot be denied that technology plays…
18 November 2022
Is Data Protection good enough in the Hospitality Industry? The hospitality, food and beverage, accommodation, transport, and entertainment industries are all areas and companies that have the need to obtain vital information from their customers. These are all…
18 November 2022
Hotel technology has advanced tremendously since the 1900s when it was common to have just telephones in hotel rooms. But what are the current trends of technology like now?… How is technology and customer expectations impacting on what…
16 November 2021
Hybrid events are the future According to Forbes, there was a 1000% increase in virtual events in the year 2020. It led to the drastic changes seen in the industry and the way of work and interaction with…
12 March 2021
‘Putting the virtual sand between the customer’s toes’ Are you still set in your old ways, how would you like to keep up with the times and have that competitive edge over other travel agents? Well, mixed reality could be your…
12 March 2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic the industry has taken a massive hit, and although virtual life has become a normality for many of us, it still does not match the connection we crave in the real world. Research is…
5 March 2021
What is Facial Recognition Technology? Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) is a way of identifying an individual’s identity using their face. Music festival goers can be identified through photos, videos and even in real time. FRT is a type of bio-metric security that uses…
24 March 2017
Ticket touting is a massive issue for the events world today, with new technology making it easier than ever for secondary sellers to resell tickets at extortionately inflated prices. The mass amount of tickets being sold in this…
20 March 2017
Why should you care about Virtual Reality? As young professionals about to enter the field of event management, it is important that we take an active interest in the trends that currently surround the industry. The below vlog will…
9 March 2015
A sea of mobile devices in the air during a live performance is now an increasingly common sight, becoming woven into the fabric of our consumption of events. Does the use of mobile devices improve the live performance…
9 March 2015
This digital story addresses the topic of event apps. Phone applications have increased substantially in previous years. By 2011, there were over one million apps available, with users spending a huge 87% of their time on mobile applications!…