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Hospitality Upgrade: What is PXMS?
Hospitality Upgrade Interview with: Tracee Nalewak A new technology acronym has emerged in hospitality—PXMS. Not to be confused...

- Booking
- Client Success
- Apr 25
Hoteliers Are Leveraging 3D Maps from UrVenue to Advance Hospitality Commerce
By showcasing venue spaces in intuitive and engaging ways, operators can drive sales through higher-value bookings and ultimately...

4 Essential Best Practices for Hospitality Operators Diving into the 2023 Pool Season
With the arrival of warmer weather and summer fast approaching, hospitality operators are gearing up for another pool...

Hospitality Experiences Drive Significant Growth for UrVenue
UrVenue increased its revenue year-over-year by 55% and doubled its number of headquarter associates by hiring across its development, sales, client support and professional services departments.

5 Places to Watch the Big Game in Las Vegas and Across the US
In response to the expansion and growth of sports betting, integrated resorts and casinos are going above and beyond to bring fans back into the casino, by enhancing game watching experience and thrilling them in a way that only these mega-resorts can do.

Derek Stevens, Circa Resort & Casino Owner & CEO, Explained How UrVenue Helped Circa Achieve Its Vision and Build an Iconic Resort
At the recent UV Enterprise launch party, which introduced the first Property Experience Management System (PXMS), Derek Stevens, Circa Resort & Casino’s Owner and CEO, explained why Circa chose UrVenue as a technology partner and how using a PXMS let him achieve his vision for the property.

- Hospitality News
- Press
- Nov 29
Mark Pierce Joins UrVenue as VP of Finance
UrVenue, pioneer of hospitality industry’s first official Property Experience Management System (PXMS), names Mark Pierce VP of Finance.

- Events
- Hospitality News
- Oct 27
UV Enterprise Launch Party Celebrating the Hospitality Industry's First PXMS
We had an incredible night at Legacy Club Vegas inside Circa Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 11th announcing the launch of UV Enterprise, the hospitality industry's first PXMS!

National Hispanic Heritage Month: At UrVenue, ‘La Familia’ is an Integral Part of the Culture
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Did you know 60% of the UrVenue family is Hispanic? It’s true — every day, team members who share Hispanic culture and heritage contribute to UrVenue’s continued success.

UrVenue Launches UV Enterprise, the Hospitality Industry’s First PXMS
New Property Experience Management System (PXMS) combats the fractured booking journey by enabling hotel guests to book all available experiences in a unified booking cart.

What is a Property Experience Management System (PXMS)? Why Do You Need to Know About It?
A Property Experience Management System (PXMS) is a new software category for hotels and resorts to easily manage and monetize their experience offerings. Just like a Property Management System (PMS), a PXMS is a full-cycle solution platform.

- Booking
- Guest Experience
- Sep 20
Are You Ready for Some Football? The Allure of Sportsbooks 2.0
With a new influx of capital investment and the return of in-person gatherings, casino operators are now reimagining the sports bettor’s game watching experience.

UrVenue Accelerates PMS Connectivity with Hapi Integrations Platform
Hapi, the hospitality industry’s leading platform for fast and cost-effective connectivity between technology systems, has announced an integration with UrVenue, a unique non-room inventory booking engine and operations platform for hotels.

UrVenue Recognized as Top 4 Finalist in Skift IDEA Awards Visionary 2030 Category
The Skift IDEA Awards is Travel’s annual recognition of excellence in design, creativity, and innovation – honoring the...

UrVenue Expands Executive Team to Drive Hospitality Product and Development Strategy
Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience, and monetizes a resort’s real estate, today announced the appointment of Maile Housel as Head of Product Marketing and Simon Kaltgrad as Director of Guest Services Development and Integration Strategy.

Product Update: New +Booking Features
We are excited to announce the launch of our NEW UrVenue +Booking features. We have taken the next step to make it easier for your employees to book multiple experiences for your customers, all in one place.

UrVenue Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
We at UrVenue love shining a bright light on the diverse and unique individuals that make up this incredible team. Whether it’s celebrating our women leaders, sharing the stories of our tenured team members, or looking back at how much we have grown over the past decade, it’s the unique backgrounds and experiences of each of our talented team members that contribute to UrVenue’s overall success.

Why Selling Experience-Based Inventory Via a Direct Booking Path Increases Resort Revenue Opportunities
With advancements in booking technology, resorts have seen experience-based inventory – shows, restaurants, pools, nightclubs, lounges, amenities and...

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Partner, Innovator and Resorts World Executive, Lori Kobashigawa
At UrVenue, we have the unique opportunity to partner with a vast network of female hospitality innovators on the front lines of technological innovation. Many of these women have helped transform the way multi-billion dollar resorts and hotels drive commerce and elevate the guest experience.

UrVenue Celebrates its “Women in Tech” in Honor of Women’s History Month
Each of UrVenue's "women in tech" has made significant contributions to the rapid growth of our organization by simply being herself. When we asked women about how they view their contributions to UrVenue, we were amazed by the wide scope of answers, but we weren’t surprised — fostering diverse teams has been a priority for us from the start.

UrVenue Expands with New Executive Promotions and Hires
Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience, and monetizes a resort’s real estate, today announced the appointment of Tracee Nalewak as Chief Growth Officer, Bill Sklar as VP of Client & Technology Services and Nancy Nitsche as Director of Sales.

UrVenue Welcomes Hospitality Leader Nancy Nitsche as Director of Sales
Nancy joins UrVenue with over 20 years of management experience from small business startups to Fortune 500 companies and has held leadership roles at Caesar’s Palace, Paris Las Vegas, ARIA & Vdara Las Vegas, CityCenter Residential and Corporate MGM Resorts International.

Predicting Future Hospitality Tech Trends for 2022 and Beyond
Emerging hospitality tech stack trends point toward personalized, customizable approaches that keep guests at the center while opening new revenue streams and giving operators more control over creating comprehensive guest experiences.

UrVenue Anniversary: Celebrating 10 Years of Powering Hospitality Commerce
2021 marks the 10 year anniversary for UrVenue. Developed first by Cedric Ancellin, UrVenue was built to spark new life into hospitality by empowering venues with innovative booking and operations technology.

Introducing UrVenue’s Itinerary Builder: A Unified Booking Solution for Experience-Based Inventory
For years, resorts have been forced to use distinct, siloed systems to manage and sell their unique experience-based inventory. As a result, guests have endured frustrating, disjointed booking journeys when planning their on-property stay, having to book experiences such as restaurants, pool cabanas and event tickets using disconnected websites, apps and analog channels.

How a Solid Customer Experience Strategy Can Drive Incremental Revenue
You can’t deny it: customer expectations have rapidly evolved in the post-pandemic era. The customer journey itself has been redefined, shifting from a focus on entertainment value to one that is more balanced between peace of mind and unique entertainment offerings.

Unified Booking: Unlock Hospitality Revenue Beyond the Room
How can a restaurant reservation, show ticket, or cabana purchase turn into opportunities to upsell, cross-sell, package, and bundle profitable resort experiences? Two words: unified booking.

Learn 4 Ways To Maximize Seasonal Revenue
Tis the Season of Sports! As we move deep into Autumn, a time for falling leaves, harvest moons...

Team Member Spotlight: Alejo Ventura
For me, I consider UrVenue “familia.” I consider it my second home, my second family. It's always been about the team and our customers, and at the same time, it's been about being a company driving innovation. It’s a perfect match for me and it keeps me on my toes because my goal is to one day be UrVenue’s CEO.

- Booking
- Hospitality News
- Oct 12
The Top 6 Ways to Optimize Your Resort Website for Increased Bookings
Appealing to the modern luxury traveler means that resorts need dynamic websites that are interactive, mobile-friendly, extremely intuitive, and seamlessly branded — all while centered around booking and converting for the business.

The Hospitality Technology Stack: Why and How You Should Consolidate
Resorts learned a hard lesson in 2020: never underestimate the power of technology. When the pandemic hit, many hotels and resorts were running decades-old technology stacks. As travel began to pick up near the end of 2020, hotels and resorts that were unprepared to meet the new consumer expectations failed to maximize profitability.

Illinois News Today: Resorts World Technology could be the foundation of the future of the game
The resort will be the first to use a new integrated amenity booking system with UrVenue and OpenTable. Guests can book restaurants, clubs, pools, attractions, bundles, recreation and more all in one shopping cart. Hutchins said his team is “under consideration” as to whether the partnership will be integrated into the Resorts World app or as a “deep link” with the app.

RestaurantDive: OpenTable teams with UrVenue to offer integrated resort booking
This original article was published here by RestaurantDive.com Dive Brief: Dive Insight: OpenTable’s partnership with UrVenue will expand the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal: 2 Las Vegas resorts among first to participate in new booking system
Two Las Vegas Valley resorts are among the first to participate in an integrated amenities booking program. Guests at the Sahara Las Vegas and Resorts World Las Vegas will be able to book restaurants, clubs, pools, attractions, bundles, recreation and more all under one shopping cart, a release said.

OpenTable and UrVenue Partner to Launch a Unified Solution for Booking Resort Experiences
LAS VEGAS and SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2021 – OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations...

UrVenue Survey Finds That More Than 75% Of Luxury Leisure Travelers Are Ready To Make Travel Plans This Year
LAS VEGAS, May 25, 2021 – With resort restrictions starting to lift across the country, leading hospitality technology...

UrVenue Partners with Satisfi Labs to Elevate Conversational Commerce for Next-Generation Hospitality
LAS VEGAS, APRIL 28, 2021 – Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, monetizes resort...

Seasonal Features: Grab your sunscreen and cocktail, pool season is on the horizon!
Emily Curtin, Director of Operations at UrVenue, lays out successful tactics you should consider for maximizing your pool...

UrVenue Welcomes Hospitality Veteran Kerry Osborne as Senior Enterprise Relationship Manager
Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience, and monetizes a resort’s real estate, announces the appointment of Kerry Osborne as Senior Enterprise Relationship Manager.

- Press
- UrVenue News
- Mar 11
UrVenue Tapped As Technology Partner For Resorts World Las Vegas
Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience, and monetizes a resort’s real estate, today announced its partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas, the first resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip in over a decade.

UrVenue Appoints Tracee Nalewak As Chief Marketing And Product Officer
Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience, and monetizes a resort’s...

- Pre-Booking
- Jan 7
Virtual Venue Experiences Drive Record Pre-Opening Bookings for Circa’s Stadium Swim
Mike Peña, Director of Pool Operations at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, knows his way around a casino opening. Each one, he says, comes with a unique set of challenges, but opening Circa during a pandemic was new territory.

Las Vegas Business Press: Technology, Innovation Essential for Hospitality Companies
UrVenue CEO Deron Pearson shares how we worked overtime during the pandemic to help our resort and hospitality partners bounce back in this recent article published in Las Vegas Business Press.

- UrVenue News
- Dec 29
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Circa Uses UrVenue to Monetize Real Estate Within the Resort
The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently reported on Circa's technology and innovation featured throughout their resort. UrVenue was highlighted as the technology platform that monetizes Circa's real estate within the resort and beyond the room.

Behind the Neon Lights: How UrVenue Founder, Cedric Ancellin, Revolutionized Hospitality Tech Working Side-by-Side with Operators
Cedric Ancellin developed UrVenue to spark new life into hospitality by empowering venues to leverage technology and guest data. His side-by-side partnerships with the largest Las Vegas hospitality groups continue fueling the ever-evolving UrVenue systems. These close-knit partnerships set UrVenue apart from other hospitality services providers.

Olea Kiosks®, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with UrVenue
Olea Kiosks®, Inc., a visionary provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with UrVenue, the leading hospitality technology platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience and monetizes a resort's real estate. With conveniently placed Olea kiosks on-property, this partnership enables venues and hotel properties to layer in another customer touchpoint that drives self-service revenue with transactions that are contactless, resource-free, branded, and always open for business.

You're Open (At Limited Capacity) - Now What?
As we enter a new recovery phase, hospitality will look drastically different from a year ago. If there is one industry that thrives on resilience, it's this one. We can't give the people everything they (and we) want, but we can make the most of what we can offer.

- Guest Experience
- Press
- Nov 17
Circa Partners Exclusively With UrVenue Technology for Stadium Swim and Circa Sportsbook
Leading hospitality technology company, UrVenue, a platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience, and monetizes a resort’s...

Digital-First Customer Expectations are Driving New Sportsbook Revenue Opportunities
These virtual apps can only do so much to deliver a branded experience. Today, for the ultimate sports betting experience, the most innovative brick and mortar sportsbook locations have evolved to become the experiential intersection of technology meets live entertainment and branded events.
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