Uptown Network Expands Artuzan with Events to Deepen Guest Relationships and Create Revenue Opportunities

New capabilities help restaurants, hotels and private clubs turn guest knowledge into relevant invitations, coordinated gatherings and reasons to return

NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptown Network today announced Events, the latest addition to Artuzan™, its unified guest experience platform. The new capabilities connect event creation, guest invitations, RSVPs and reminders, helping hospitality operators organize gatherings that strengthen guest relationships and create additional business opportunities.

The expansion arrives as restaurants, hotels and private clubs prepare for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Teams can draw on guest preferences and previous interactions to assemble relevant invitation lists, then manage communications and attendance within the platform they use for ongoing guest relationships.

"Hospitality teams have ideas every day about experiences their guests would enjoy," said Nadine Hope Locher, founder of Uptown Network. "Events help them put those ideas into motion, invite the right people and build on the relationship afterward. Our goal is to make it easier to act on hospitality intuition and preserve what the team learns for the business."

From Idea to Invitations to Inside the Home

Managers can create and schedule events from the Uptown Manager app, enter event details, add invitees manually or use previously assembled lists, then review, publish and send invitations. Bringing these steps together reduces the need to coordinate gatherings across spreadsheets, scattered emails and separate event software.

Key capabilities include event creation and scheduling, relevant guest lists, personal invitations and event pages, and attendance coordination. These capabilities support event planning across guest groups, whether invitees are regular diners, first-time visitors, VIPs or members of an established program. Shared guest profiles can contain preferences, celebrations, dining relationships and other context, helping employees coordinate outreach, preparation and follow-up.

Events builds on Uptown Network's Guest Experience Architecture (GeX), an approach that connects experiences, membership programs, media and operations to forge lasting guest relationships. Within that framework, an event gives teams a practical way to act on guest knowledge and create another reason to return.

Value Beyond the Event:  New Business Opportunity

A wine tasting illustrates the connection. A restaurant can invite guests based on their wine preferences and receive bottle purchase requests before, during or after the gathering. Guests can add purchased bottles to private collections held at the restaurant through Collector's Reserve™ or track bottles at home through Uptown Cellar™. The restaurant handles wine sales and fulfillment; Uptown provides the technology connecting the event with these ongoing guest experiences.

For operators, this extends the relationship into the guest's home, a part of the guest experience restaurants have rarely been able to see.

For example:  many hospitality teams already help loyal guests manage their personal wine collections and plan wine for dinners at home. By connecting that service with events, lockers and Uptown's guest intelligence platform, teams get a fuller picture of each guest's preference, creating new opportunities for revenue and personalized service.

"Restaurants know their guests well inside the dining room, but they rarely know what happens after a guest takes a bottle home," says Hope Locher. "Bringing events, lockers and home cellars together lets a restaurant stay part of those moments and learn from them."

"Exceptional hospitality is built on meaningful connections and memorable experiences," says Youssef Oualidi, Director of Food & Beverage at LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. "Through our partnership with Artuzan, we are excited to expand how we engage with members and guests, from Virtual Wine Lockers to enhanced digital storytelling around our dining venues, events, and curated experiences. These innovations will help us further personalize the member journey and reinforce the level of service and excellence our guests expect from LaPlaya." 

For a demo of Events, visit: https://youtu.be/tgzzfuiLGmA

About Uptown Network

Founded in 2010, Uptown Network develops technology for restaurants, hotels, private clubs, casinos, cruise ships and other hospitality settings. Its Artuzan platform connects digital menus, wine programs, guest intelligence, gifting, media and operational tools to help teams build enduring guest relationships. For more information or to request a demo, visit www.uptownnetwork.com. 

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