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wi-Q is a proud sponsor of the Hotel Cateys 2016

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the annual Hotel Catey Awards and we’re delighted to be the category sponsor of the Sustainable Hotel of the Year award. Taking place on Friday, 25 November at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, the awards night promises another exciting celebration of the most successful hotels, hoteliers and hotel employees across the UK. Continue Reading

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It’s a 2016 hat-trick for wi-Q

As the highly anticipated shortlist is revealed for The Caterer’s Product Excellence Awards, we are delighted to announce that wi-Q has been recognised for excellence and innovation in industry awards for the third time this year. Having already won the coveted Technology Innovation Award at Hotelympia earlier this year and earned a final place in the 2016 Digital Vision Awards (DiVAs), wi-Q has Continue Reading

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wi-Q to bring market leading mobile ordering technology to Restaurant Tech Live

On 27th and 28th September, we’re heading to Restaurant Tech Live at the ExCel, London, to showcase our award-winning mobile ordering system, Wi-Q, on stand 1232. Restaurant Tech Live is a major new European exhibition dedicated to the emerging technology and services that are shaping the future of restaurant businesses, bringing together the latest products, services, systems and advancements from across the globe. The event Continue Reading

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wi-Q is shortlisted for its second 2016 hospitality industry award

We are excited to announce that wi-Q has been shortlisted amongst the industry’s leading innovators by The Caterer’s inaugural Digital Vision Awards. Recognised for our impact on the hospitality sector, including customer experience and business performance, we are thrilled to be a finalist for the Digital Achievement/Innovation Award as part of the Digital Development category. On hearing the news, wi-Q’s Continue Reading

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wi-Q Explores the MEA Market at the Food & Beverage Decision Makers’ Forum

wi-Q will join a host of industry executives from the world’s most prestigious hospitality companies at the Food & Beverage Decision Maker’s Forum, taking place from 6 to 8 September 2016 at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi To The Table is a business-to-business forum for senior decision makers in the food and beverage industry. The event enables delegates to build Continue Reading

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Galway coffee house leads the way with wi-Q

As part of its plan to lead the way in customer experience, Galway-based coffee house, Red Eye Coffee Roasters has become the first venue in Ireland to offer customers the ability to browse, order and pay with mobile ordering and payment from wi-Q. The service is aimed at busy Ballybrit office workers who don’t want to waste precious time queuing for Continue Reading

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Meet wi-Q’s new Operations Director, Kevin Burns

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Burns as wi-Q’s new Operations Director. Kevin has previously worked in corporate and independent telecommunications and consultancy for more than thirty years with senior roles including Managing Director at Oaisys, and Business Development Director at Mitel Networks. Since winning the Hotelympia Technology Innovation Award in 2016, wi-Q has continued to lead the Continue Reading

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Mobile ordering survey from The Caterer highlights wi-Q as a leading hospitality solution

This month, The Caterer published its latest Hot Topic industry survey highlighting the role mobile ordering and payment solutions will have in the future of the hospitality industry. You can download the survey results here, or read on for the full article from The Caterer's Brendan Coyne We are glued to our phones. We don’t like queuing. Make guests wait too long, and they Continue Reading

Food & Beverage

wi-Q Wins the Technology Innovation Award at Hotelympia 2016

We are incredibly proud to announce that wi-Q has won the Hotelympia Technology Innovation Award sponsored by Hotelympia 2016 in conjunction with the Caterer. The competition included more than 150 entries, whittled down to the final 18, who exhibited alongside the Hotelympia main stage before presentations and judging on Monday, 29 February. As part of the final stage, we presented our Continue Reading

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Joanna Lumley is the Voice of wi-Q

The excitement in the wi-Q office was tangible when we received the news that the distinctive, velvet tones of the lovely Joanna Lumley would be the voice of wi-Q in our new promotional video. Famous for her acting roles, modelling, documentaries and her battles for causes close to her heart, Joanna has one of the best-loved and instantly recognisable voices Continue Reading

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Come and experience wi-Q for yourself at the Retail Business Technology Expo 2016

Hailed as the must-attend event for retail, hospitality, travel, entertainment and leisure operators, the Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) is another exciting opportunity for the wi-Q team to showcase our mobile ordering solution to a large audience of potential customers. Alongside more than 550 global exhibitors, covering a vast range of solutions and services, we are confident wi-Q will attract a lot Continue Reading

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Welcome to our New Website

We have kick-started our 2016 marketing campaign with our new website and a video to demonstrate the capabilities of our product across the hospitality industry. The video was shot in a variety of locations including Stansted Airport and Liverpool Street Station and gives the viewer a snapshot of the potential Wi-Q provides for venues and customers to enhance the customer Continue Reading

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