Organizers enhance Mombasa Hotel Show programme with half day seminar

INAUGURAL MOMBASA HOTEL SHOW ADDS ONE DAY STAKEHOLDER SEMINAR

(Posted 30th October 2014)

3G Direct Pay has joined hands with Slujan Events, the organizers of the Kenya Hospitality Trade Fair, the Hotel Summit East Africa and the Mombasa Hotel Show, to add value to the inaugural event coming up in mid-November at Wildwaters / Mombasa.

Said Steven Owuor, Managing Director of Slujan Events, when sharing the information about the half day workshop: ‘The Technology, Payments & Facility Management Seminar’ at the Mombasa Hotel Show will be a networking and knowledge event for hoteliers and industry professionals interested in technology for hotels’.

Hosted by 3G DirectPay, a leading online payment gateway service provider in East & Central Africa, the seminar will be held within the precincts of the Mombasa Hotel Show themed “Getting Back on Track” and endorsed by the Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers & Caterers (KAHC).

The seminar will highlight the importance of adopting new technologies and payment solutions and integrating these in and through hotels and resorts.

Embracing new efficient technology and payment solutions, as well as understanding mobile application tools and harnessing social media platforms are what sets a hotel apart from the competition. The seminar will guide participants through all they need to know about this critical element of a hotel business.

10.15 AM – 11.15 AM AGENCY AFRICA INTERACTIVE Nimish Hadole

Chief Executive Officer

An analysis of digital strategies that drive hotel bookings in Kenya
11.20 AM – 12.20 PM 3G DIRECTPAY LTD Eran Feinstein

Managing Director

Online Payments and Fraud Prevention – How to Protect Yourself
12.25 PM – 1.25 PM JOVAGO.COM Patryk Ciechocinski

Head of Operations

Hotel bookings. New Technologies. OTAs and how to make the most of them.

There has been a flurry of activities of late in Kenya to push for hospitality, travel and other tourism related businesses to embrace the latest technologies and make a quantum leap into the 21st century and a series of dedicated seminars for the travel trade and hotel trade are being organized by such leading service providers to get business owners and management acquainted with what is available and how to make best use of new technologies in order to not only save cost but also stay on top of their game.