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Hospitality Technology History since 1950

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    Historical Timeline

  • SABRE Reservation System is Completed and Online

    SABRE Reservation System is Completed and Online
    American Airlines C.R. Smith and IBM’s R. Blair Smith (no relation!) meet and forge an alliance to improve the Reservisor system. The result was SABRE (Semi-Automatic Business Research Environment). The network was completed in 1964.
  • Color TV in Guest Room

    Color TV in Guest Room
    Color TV in Guest Room
  • CompuServe is the first to bring electronic mail

    CompuServe is the first to bring electronic mail
    CompuServe is the first to bring electronic mail and the service to support it to personal computers. America Online (AOL) and Prodigy emerge as dial-in networks
  • Wired Internet Access in guest rooms

    Wired Internet Access in guest rooms
  • Wireless Internet Access in Guest Rooms

    Wireless Internet Access in Guest Rooms
  • The Hospitality Performance Group (HPG) is launched

    The Hospitality Performance Group (HPG) is launched
    The Hospitality Performance Group (HPG) is launched and immediately begins to change electronic marketing for the travel and hospitality industries.