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Historical Timeline
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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 -
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
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Wireless Internet Access in Guest Rooms
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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.