An enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is a vital tool for businesses of all sizes. It provides a centralized, integrated platform for managing all aspects of the business, from accounting and finance to inventory and operations. The benefits of an ERP system are many and varied, but some of the most important include improved efficiency, …

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Starfleet Research is pleased to announce that two new Smart Decision Guides titles, focused on hospitality robots, are scheduled to publish in Q4 of this year. The 2023 Smart Decision Guide to Hotel Robotics and The 2023 Smart Decision Guide to Restaurant Robotics are both currently in content development. Underwriting partners have not yet been …

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Market research surveys serve as the basis for content development activities at Starfleet Research, our IT market research arm. We are continuously running surveys, often in partnership with leading solution providers, to benchmark best practices in various technology-enabled business initiatives. The research findings inform our multi-sponsored Smart Decision Guides as well as our co-branded eBooks, …

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Hotels and restaurants dot the landscape of every country. And while not all hoteliers and restaurateurs speak English, they nonetheless want to stay smart and keep current on the latest technology developments and emerging trends as they relate to their industries and to understand how these technologies might enable them to improve their own company’s …

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Following months of development work and testing, and as pandemic-related restrictions begin to relax in the United States (and other parts of the world) and new restaurants open their doors in unprecedented numbers, the new website for Preopening Restaurants Resource is now up and running. The website offers a simple user interface with turnkey registration and …

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Starfleet Research, the leading provider of best practices IT research and recommendations for the hospitality industry, has announced the release of The 2021 Smart Decision Guide to Restaurant Management and POS Systems. The Smart Decision Guide reflects the current state of the industry, focusing on how restaurants are utilizing next-generation technologies to adapt to the new …

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Starfleet Research, the leading provider of best practices IT research and recommendations for the hospitality industry, has announced the release of The 2021 Smart Decision Guide to Hotel Property Management Systems. Click here to download. The Smart Decision Guide reflects the current state of the industry, focusing on how hotels are utilizing next-generation technologies to adapt to the …

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Our office, which relocated only recently to a 110-year-old converted warehouse known as the Mercedes Building in the bustling and artsy River North section of Chicago, has opened its doors and is back in business after a long sabbatical necessitated by the public health crisis. We occupy the entire fourth floor loft space. While some …

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To commemorate World Environment Day, as designated by the United Nations, Starfleet Media, an Ecologi member company, has announced that its hospitality industry publications are now accepting nominations for the “2020 Hoteliers’ Choice Award for Environmental Good” and the “2020 Restaurateurs’ Choice Award for Environmental Good” achievement awards competition. Sponsored by Hotel Technology News and …

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As anyone who hasn’t been quarantining the way Tom Hanks did in the 2000 movie Cast Away knows all too well, the global pandemic has pushed the hospitality industry to the brink with shelter-in-place orders, travel restrictions and other government mandates that have forced an alarming number of hotels and restaurants to shutter their doors, …

Starfleet Postpones the Release of Smart Decision Guides and eBooks Due to the State of the Hospitality Industry Read More »