Atri Leo

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dipping-toe-opera-pms-business-intelligence-using-aws-brad-more-1

Dipping a Toe Into Opera PMS Business Intelligence Using AWS (Part II) This article is part II of a multi-part series. If you missed the first article, you might want to go back and check it out part one here. You will

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dipping-toe-opera-pms-business-intelligence-using-aws-brad-more

Dipping a Toe Into Opera PMS Business Intelligence Using AWS (Part I) Abstract Use inexpensive Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources coupled with the Oracle Opera PMS Exports Module to create rich BI visualizations and SQL

Ouch. At least you can opt out.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/05/att-considers-selling-your-browsing-history-location-and-more-to-advertisers-heres-how-to-opt-out/

AT&T Considers Selling Your Browsing History, Location, And More To Advertisers. Here’s How To... Good news, everyone! Wait, no. Not that one. The other one. Bad news, everyone! AT&T is considering selling your usage data (location, web browsing history, etc.) to advertisers, having seemingly decided that it's been too long since everyone was mad at them. Here's how to opt-..

Back again for another year as a guest blogger HITEC

http://t.co/X4SyK014oD

You Fools, You Picked Me Again - HFTP Connect Rather than repeat myself and my bio, I’ll just point you to my introductory post from last year; Pretty much all remains the same, including my interests in mobile, discovery and cloud.

Baby steps, but steps nonetheless ... Legalized on-line gambling coming soon ... but only if you're over 21 and are a legal resident of Nevada.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/poker/2013/04/30/poker-ultimate-poker-las-vegas-nevada-gaming/2123275/

Ultimate Poker to provide online gaming in USA Today is a good day for gamblers. At least for those going online in the United States

We agree!

https://twitter.com/htmagazine/status/324944922241282048

In general, we like the trend of providing more and better fitness amenities ... but I wonder if providing individualized fitness plans is the way to go.

http://www.4hoteliers.com/features/article/7539

Could not similar results be provided w/out intervention of a brand-name personal trainer but rather a branded fitness program?

How about this idea ... team up w/ someone like Beachbody to create branded workouts w/ skill levels ranging from absolute beginner to Shaun T's Insanity.

Then provide guided self-service program selection in-room.

The win-win here would be that the hotel provides a great programmed amenity and Beachbody gets exposure and perhaps another convert.The guest could even be provided an opportunity to purchase in a friction-less manner ... maybe even to folio or concierge.

Digital In-Room Fitness Trainers Coming to Hotel Rooms. - Wednesday, 27th March 2013 at 4Hoteliers Exclusive Feature: Busy travelers know it's not always easy to get in a workout while on the road. When energy hits, most of us take to the fitness center at the hotel. Many hotel fitness centers are including more state-of-the-art technology, like the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, which allows guests to…

So, it's a big news day ... Looks like the wreckage up north on Las Vegas stip known as Echelon might finally be going away.

Boyd has reportedly sold the site to Genting Group out of Malaysia.

http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2013/mar/04/old-stardust-site-sold-new-strip-casino/

Old Stardust site sold for new Strip casino Boyd Gaming, the Las Vegas company that started and stopped construction of a resort it called Echelon on the Las Vegas Strip, is selling the 87-acre site to Genting Group, a Malaysian multinational company considered a gaming industry powerhouse in Asia. Boyd announced it would sell the site, once…

Interesting piece from a couple of months ago by Joe Brancatelli over at the Business Journals. The headline is pretty straight forward, but the good stuff is back on page 4.

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/blog/seat2B/2013/01/lodgenet-bankruptcy-challenges-hotel-tv.html


In other words, we're not far from the days that we bring our own devices, our own programming and our own Internet to our hotel rooms. Who's going to use an in-room TV or buy in-room programming then?


The answer is obvious, but it's implications not so much. We're pulling that thread a little bit further, and with any luck at all we'll be able to talk to you about it in the not too distant future.

LodgeNet faces reality: Business travelers just don't watch hotel TVs anymore - The Business Journal Despite an installed base of 7,700 hotels in 1.6 million rooms, LodgeNet plans to file for bankruptcy. Business travelers probably won't notice much: they've already stopped watching hotel TV.

Finally got around to updating the website (www.atrileo.com) after something like four or five months.

Nothing more embarrassing than being "open" for business, banging it out for your clients, yet still have your home page say you're still working on getting infrastructure set up ... that's just bad form.

Won't happen again, sorry 'bout that.

Wonder if Amazon is using bitcoin (http://bitcoin.org/) to complete this endeavor or are at least using it as base code. hmmm. http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/05/amazon-to-launch-virtual-currency-amazon-coins-in-its-appstore-in-may/

Amazon To Launch Virtual Currency, Amazon Coins, In Its Appstore In May | TechCrunch TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

New Microsoft Surface pre-ordered. We'll let you know how it works out and if it's as good for hospitality as we think it MIGHT be ... in the hands of capable technicians such as ourselves, of course !

http://surface.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/Content/pbpage.Surface

Surface with Windows RT - Microsoft Store Online Who says that pretty can’t be practical? It’s time for a tablet that’s more than meets the eye. Powerful processing and beautiful design unite on Surface. Whether you’re working hard or hardly working, Surface’s integrated Kickstand and revolutionary Touch Cover let you work, play, and connect with ...