Advice for your #hospitality career +digitalskills

Just a few suggestions for #hospitalitycareer success:

• Permissionless -you don't have to wait for someone to approve of what you do!!
• Read - Without Their Permission 
• Follow - author - Alexis Ohanian - 24 years old, billionaire + generous

• Participate - learn, comment + share expertise - MIM = make it meaningful
• New collaborations
• Hotel Speak
• Hotel Marketing Strategies
• Skift
• Tnooz

•  Passion - what topics are most interesting to you? How can you change the industry??
• A passionate hospitality guy - Chip Conley
• Claude Sendlinger - another hospitality passionate guy

 Who is YOUR role model??

If you want to stay on the cutting edge, you can join me on Linked In .. or .. Futuremakers ...or G+

• I look forward to your success!!

#starwoodhotels betas SPG app for +GoogleGlass

+Starwood Preferred Guest® (SPG) is testing app delivered services for their loyalty program members.

#Wearables are the new service delivery platform.

+hoteltonight - Look Ahead Option

+Hotel Tonight launched #LookAhead - article here

• Let's discuss impact
• Booking windows
• Revenue Management + pricing planning

• Concept 'planned spontenaity'

Go To Sources for Staying Up to Date Digitally

My 3 favorite sources

• Mashable - for digital, social + business
• Mobile app is super for quick reads

• The Verge
• 90 second videos = easy + informative

• Marketing Tech Blog
• An aggregator news site - mobile app is where I read it

+Citizen M Hotel #NYC - Totally #cheeky attitude + fun

+citizenM hotels totally gets it - focus = guests as global mobile nomads + local flair.

The #NYC #TimesSquare CitizenM hotel opening was a successful alchemy of social brash blogger slumber party + cheeky traditional bell hop in front rival hotel + fun, funky art to - my favorite - 'no hotel cliches' stop motion video.

Congratulations #CitizenM Hotels on your brassy creative approach that is so Noo Yawk attitude !!

PES, the genius that created this stop motion, has a fantastic YouTube channel - GO THERE!!

H/T Hotel Marketing Strategies for publishing the tips.

#BusinessClass Airline Seats - #IoT

Airline Seats of the Future = personalize service and entertainment options by accessing personal data - WITH permission.

Internet of Things #IoT

4th Screen - Smartwatch Apps

Take a look at the video for Android wear.