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🍽 Corporate canteens increasingly use self-service with automated checkout systems utilizing AI and machine learning for swift and accurate transactions, enhancing employee lunch breaks by reducing queue times to about five seconds and improving stock management through real-time, error-free data collection. Integration with apps allows for employee payments via badge and table reservations to further streamline the dining experience and eliminate waiting times.

📱 Chekin offers an innovative solution for property managers to automate check-in procedures, reducing the time spent on daily operations and improving guest satisfaction. The platform simplifies guest communication by sending automated messages with check-in instructions and property details, allowing customization and scheduled delivery. It integrates with property management systems for real-time booking synchronization and automates routine tasks like booking confirmations. Chekin facilitates automated check-ins, including identity verification and key distribution, supporting remote access via smart locks. Compliance with legal guest registration is automated, ensuring legal conformity. Administrative burdens are lessened by digitalizing check-in processes and managing rental contracts and tourist taxes digitally. Post-check-in, Chekin enhances guest experiences with seamless communication for ongoing support and integrates feedback mechanisms. Upselling through the platform allows property managers to offer additional services, tapping into extra revenue streams. Adopting Chekin is a strategic move for property managers aiming for operational excellence in short-term rental management.

📍 LVG Group, based in Novara, manages nine hotels across Piemonte, Liguria, and Sardegna. Claudio Lavagna, President and CEO, plans to open four new hotels in 2025 in Alassio (2), Pavia, and Modena, aiming to expand into Toscana, Emilia Romagna, and eventually Rome. LVG Hotel Consulting boasts over 130 hotels in consultancy, with 1.09 million room nights annually, generating over €105 million in revenue. The company emphasizes advanced business intelligence, AI for family-run hotels, and owns the Diamonds Hub software for hotel management.

💳 Compass, part of Mediobanca Group, launched HeyLight, a new international Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform in 2024, integrating payment and credit solutions following 2021's PagoLight and the acquisition of fintechs Soisy and HeidiPay in 2023. HeyLight operates with higher amounts and durations than the market average, and boasts over 1,000 digital stores, 26,000 points of sale in Italy, and more than 500 agreements in Switzerland. The brand aims to expand internationally, starting with Switzerland, leveraging HeidiPay Switzerland AG's acquisition.