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Groupon Inc. (GRPN), a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services every day, has today joined forces with SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels. The collaboration integrates SiteMinder's platform solution into Groupon's, streamlining pricing and distribution processes while introducing new offerings for hoteliers and customers.

Every industry witnesses a transformation phase every few years, and for many sectors, COVID-19 became the catalyst for change. Australia’s hotel and tourism industries were hit hard over the past few years but still remain key pillars in reviving the country’s post-pandemic recovery in the new normal.

COMPANY NEWS: IDeaS, the world’s leading provider of revenue management software and services, and RMS Cloud, a provider of property management software and scalable technology for the hospitality industry, have today announced an enhanced partnership to maximise occupancy and increase revenue for hoteliers through an advanced technology integration that provides superior visibility into rate strategy and drives smarter decisions to achieve greater revenues.

GUEST INTERVIEW: RUCKUS Networks is well known for its highly rated enterprise-class wireless solutions, with the company purchased by CommScope in 2019, itself offering a complete range of advanced networking technologies, from the latest 5G networks, data centres, healthcare, higher education, government and many more solutions, but today we're hearing from Sanjiv about the evolution of IoT and smart building solutions that are transforming hospitality for the better.

GUEST INTERVIEW: RUCKUS Networks is well known for its highly rated enterprise-class wireless solutions, with the company purchased by CommScope in 2019, itself offering a complete range of advanced networking technologies, from the latest 5G networks, data centres, healthcare, higher education, government and many more solutions, but today we're hearing from Sanjiv about the evolution of IoT and smart building solutions that are transforming hospitality for the better.

Personal services businesses, such as hairdressers and beauty salons, in Victoria welcomed a 481 per cent increase in sales in their first weekend post-lockdown compared with the previous weekend, according to Commonwealth Bank merchant terminal data.

New buildings will be more energy efficient, use more renewable energy and support the transition to net-zero emissions, according to City of Sydney which has released a plan to include energy targets in development applications. 

Australian-based short-term workspaces marketplace, Spacenow, has launched Isolated Hotel Workspaces, a new category to its platform that allows individual workers and organisations across Australia to rent out COVID-Safe flexible and modular commercial spaces for a wide range of commercial space needs.

An increasing number of Victorians want the 5 kilometre travel limit imposed due to the COVID stage 4 restricition scrapped now, according to a new survey.

Hotels and resorts operator Marriott has suffered a data breach, with information of about 5.2 million of its guests having been accessed, the company has said. It has a number of hotels in Australia.

Improvements to customer loyalty schemes and broader legislative reforms are required to protect consumers using loyalty schemes, according to a report from Australia’s competition and consumer regulator, the ACCC.

Online car parking platform Divvy Parking is partnering with hotel managment group TFE Hotels to roll out its smart parking solution, allowing users of the parking app to park in TFE hotel carparks in Sydney.

The AccorHotels Group has deployed an integrated cloud-based collaboration solution from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) and McLaren Technologies in its new Pullman Sydney Airport hotel.

Online retailer Kogan says it has entered the hotel and travel booking “war” with its new Hotels and Cruise services offering travellers “unbeatable deals” for their next holiday.

Las Vegas luxury gaming manufacturer Interblock has appointed a new, Australian-based head of its Asia Pacific business as it pursues what it says is an “aggressive global sales strategy”.

Russian IT security supremos, Kaspersky Lab, has exposed a four-year ‘Darkhotel’ espionage campaign by a ‘threat actor’ who is actively stealing information from top-level executives and who doesn’t pursue the same target twice.

Expedia's proposed takeover of Wotif will seemingly go ahead after Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, announced it will not oppose the acquisition.

IT services vendor UXC Connect, part of the UXC group of companies, has been contracted by accommodation group Accor Asia Pacific to deploy its cloud-based communications service iTaaS across its hotel chain.

Google's new tool allows travellers to search for hotels nearby certain tourist attractions, where they can also filter by travel time, price, ratings and reviews.