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ONES TO WATCH TECHNOLOGY 2018 Avvio A revolutionary way to increase your direct bookings Leading hotel technology provider Avvio offers a guarantee to grow your direct bookings by at least 25% with their revolutionary new booking engine. Hoteliers who use Avvio’s next-generation AI booking engine, Allora, will be the first in the world to access this innovative new technology. Frank Reeves, co-founder and CEO of Avvio, said: “We’re excited to be the first company to develop an AI powered booking engine. “Allora is developing new skills all the time, including a new chatbot which allows guests to interact with the hotel via automated chat throughout the booking process.” Learn more and book a demo at www.allora.ai Criton The app that puts you in control of your complete Criton helps hotels and property owners to convert their guest guest experience information book into a fully customisable, white labelled app. Criton lets everyone who is proving accommodation control the content and the information they give to guests. It simplifies the previously complex task of developing an app and gives independent hotel operators the same digital capabilities as the big travel players. With Criton, hoteliers can connect with guests like never before! With their own branded app, hotels can send push notifications targeted to specific locations and upsell their services. With Criton, guests can make requests, order room service, discover the best places to visit, make mobile bookings and much more – and all in one app. Find out more and signup for a free 30-day trial today. INFO: www.critonapps.com or 0800 970 4410 or [email protected] Handy We are so much more than a phone. Handy OS is the world’s first mobile operating system tailored for the hospitality industry. We’ve carefully listened to the needs of hoteliers and travelers to design a service that provides hotels with increased revenue opportunities and guests with seamless connectivity and content. We provide a holistic hospitality solution that harnesses the power of IoT technology to deliver a better, more intuitive experiences for guests and hotels. By extending hotels’ potential service footprint with diverse features proven to elevate guest experiences and feedback, Handy unlocks unexplored revenue opportunities for the intrepid hotelier. INFO: ww.handy.travel/en 42 www.hotelowner.co.uk April 2018