Choosing the right mobile channel for your hotel involves a number of factors, including the location of your hotel, the type of guests you cater for and other factors. Here are the key advantages to consider of branded mobile apps, SMS, push notifications and chatbots.
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The hotel experience gets high-tech
Hotels have long promised guests they won’t have to lift a finger. Now some are reaching to technology for those light-touch – and even no touch – experiences to keep guests coming back.
Choosing between Manual Chat and Chatbot for your hotel
Customers at luxury properties are totally fine interacting with a chatbot. What matters to them is that they are getting what they need with minimum effort.
Booking.com predicts the top travel trends for 2020
Drawing on its expertise as a leader in travel and technology, Booking.com predicts 2020 will be a year of travel exploration like never before.
Now Available for Download: Hotelier’s Guide to 2020 Digital Marketing & Technology Budget Planning
Budgeting season is a time to analyze your hotel’s marketing…
Expedia signs Industry-First Agreement with Marriott
Expedia and Marriott announced that as part of a new agreement signed in April 2019, Expedia Group will become the exclusive global optimized distributor of Marriott’s wholesale rates, availability, and content to a network of global travel providers.
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[Video Insight] How tech trends can enrich the customer experience
With advancements and trends in the hospitality industry constantly evolving it’s essential for the hotelier of today to keep their fingers on the pulse, particularly with technology. A wealth of information now sits at guests finger tips, changing the expectations of what their travel experience should be and what makes it memorable. We talk with Frank Trampert, Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer – Sabre Hospitality Asia Pacific, to see what more hoteliers can be doing to address these challenges.
HEDNA joins HTNG and OpenTravel to strengthen distribution
The Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) has joined a partnership with Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) and The OpenTravel Alliance, to advance distribution technology in the hospitality industry.
Understanding how analytics can drive your hotel’s revenue performance
Analytics can drive a hotel’s revenue performance, but too often important information can be lost as a result of the grouping process used by many RMs.
Using immersive media to strengthen a hotel brand
Virtual-reality (VR)-ready hotel tours are a perfect and fun way to show off top-notch amenities, as well as highlighting the cultural opportunities, nearby attractions and hospitality perks a hotel has to offer.