2026 HTNG TechOvation Award Videos

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CabView Turnkey, by Kings III Emergency Communications

CabView Turnkey (launched March 2025) unifies VMS hardware, cellular connectivity, 24/7 UL-certified monitoring, and lifetime maintenance into one managed elevator communication solution, replacing multiple vendors with a single point of accountability. During emergencies, live video verification and two-way messaging let dispatchers assist guests who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech-impaired, or disoriented, confirming help is on the way while giving responders the clarity to respond fast.

Agilysys Intelligent Guest Profile, by Agilysys

Agilysys Intelligent Guest Profile transforms the guest record into a real-time intelligence layer that helps teams deliver more personalized service across the entire property. Embedded throughout the Agilysys hospitality ecosystem, it unifies guest preferences, stay history, spending, package entitlements, interactions and operational data into a shared profile accessible across departments for a consistent view of the guest at every touchpoint across the property throughout their stay.

AI Upselling, by Canary Technologies

Canary's hospitality-specific agentic AI delivers the right upsell to the right guest at the right time for the right price. Offer upsells more consistently, personalize each guests experience, and automate segmentation, live inventory tracking and dynamic pricing workflows. Hotels with AI Upselling realize thousands in additional revenue each month while increasing guest satisfaction.

Bridge App by dailypoint™, by Toedt, Dr. Selk & Coll. GmbH

The Bridge App is the world’s first operational Guest Knowledge Management platform for hospitality. It gives every hotel employee secure, mobile access to real-time Central Profiles, AI-generated preferences, behavioral insights, and VIP recognition across one or multiple properties. By connecting CRM intelligence with daily hotel operations, it puts relevant guest knowledge directly into the hands of staff at every touchpoint, enabling informed, consistent, and truly personalized service.

SwiftPay, by One-Journey

SwiftPay lets hotels become card issuers, not just acceptors. PayIN captures each booking on a hotel-owned card to lift conversion and margin; PayOUT settles supplier and refund payments on virtual cards that earn interchange. Its patent-pending surface overlay, built with Mastercard, captures Level 2/3 transaction data and writes it back to the hotel's own guest profile—unlocking revenue and insight properties never had before.

ExploreTECH Enterprise Solution, by ExploreTECH

ExploreTECH's Enterprise Solution is a first-of-its-kind governance and intelligence platform for hotel groups, management companies, asset managers and associations. Acting as an efficiency layer over existing systems, it centralises approved technologies, automates governance and simplifies decision-making. Fully white-labelled, it provides a living ecosystem of trusted hospitality technology intelligence without requiring additional systems or user logins.

Clear Wellness Suite, by Clear Inc

Clear Wellness Suite doesn’t just improve hotel water. It redefines the room itself. Picture this: every guest steps into a Water Wellness Suite. The shower feels softer and cleaner. The sink water is free of chlorine and harsh metals. And a sleek station delivers pure hot or cold water instantly — unlimited, bottle-free, always ready. One elegant system. Three essential touchpoints. Zero compromise. This is ClearLiving: ClearShower™ multi-stage filtration, Clear Vanity™ under-sink purity, and the ClearPure™ drinking solution.

ThinkWeb, by ThinkReservations

ThinkWeb by ThinkReservations lets an independent inn meet a guest with the same polish as a global brand — and make the booking frictionless. Every site is driven by the property's own PMS, so rates, availability and policies stay structured and current: readable by search engines, by answer engines, and by the guest. From discovery to confirmation nobody leaves the property's own site. No redirect, no handoff, any language, any device.

Lead Shark, by Jacaruso Enterprises

Lead Shark is an AI powered Sales Intelligence platform built by hoteliers for hotel sales teams. It transforms market activity into revenue opportunities by identifying demand generators, company expansions, local developments, special events, and businesses likely to need hotel rooms. With market intelligence, buyer insights, verified contacts, and AI powered sales strategies, Lead Shark helps sales teams know who to contact, why to contact them, and how to win the business.

Engage, by Alliants

Engage by Alliants unifies fragmented hotel guest communication into one trusted profile. Part of the Alliants Experience Platform, it connects front desk, marketing, and stay data to power real-time messaging across Email, WhatsApp, and SMS. An AI Assistant lets staff broadcast targeted operational updates with human approval and consent checks. Hoteliers can build automated journey workflows, deliver personalized mid-stay offers, and safeguard guest data with ISO 27001 certification.

Hotel Shield, by Hotel Shield

Hotel Shield is an AI-powered security platform that helps hotels combat human trafficking. It uses real-time AI vision to detect trafficked individuals by matching against watchlists, then delivers instant alerts to on-site staff and corporate security—paired with alert response, case management, incident resolution, and partner-based investigations.

Nexity, by Towne

Nexity by Towne is the industry's first fully integrated parking and mobility technology platform delivered by a single, trusted partner. Nexity creates exceptional, seamless experiences for guests – spanning PARCS, guidance, wayfinding, mobile payments, permits, validations, valet management, and enforcement—all unified by a cloud-based platform. Every component works seamlessly together, elevating guest experience, enhancing revenue, reducing capex and delivering measurable financial outcomes.

Optylink, by Optylink

We believe technology should remove complexity, not create it. Optylink is an intelligent deployment automation platform that discovers, identifies, and configures connected devices as they come online. Using device intelligence and reusable deployment blueprints, Optylink eliminates repetitive manual setup, helping organizations deploy faster, reduce errors, improve consistency, and scale connected environments with confidence.

Conxi, by Conxi

Conxi smart glasses tap into Conxi's intelligence layer for hotels and allows staff to note guest requests in real time while the conversation is ongoing. Requests will be automatically routed to the right department by Conxi and she ensures that the requests have been successfully executed.

Get Intelekt AI, by Intelekt AI

Turn your enterprise's operational judgment into an asset you own, starting with your customer experience.

Instant Quote, by MeetingPackage

Most Groups, Meetings & Events RFPs get answered in days, if at all. By then the booking is gone. MeetingPackage Instant Quote answers them in minutes, unattended. It picks up the enquiry from any channel, prices it against live availability in the hotel's Sales & Catering system or PMS, applies the venue's own rules, and sends a branded, priced proposal in the customer's language. Confirmed bookings write back automatically. Automation on your rules, with your prices.