guest journey
Charging Four Figures by Rethinking the Guest Journey
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | May 24, 2023
By Adam and Larry Mogelonsky A broad prediction the two of us have for the rest of the rest of the decade is that luxury travel will boom, with many hotels easily surpassing four figures in their nightly rates. Hardly an outlier in this prediction, what many hoteliers may be taking for granted is the psychological expectations that occur when you cross this chasm. That is, with great rates come great responsibility. What you may be forgetting in this ‘rate inflation’ environment is that the luxury traveler is equally, if not more, savvy than the regular consumer. They know what they want and have plenty of options for other hotels s...
P3 Puts the Key Into Kiosk to Provide Hotels With Completely Contactless Online Check-In Capability
P3 Hotel Software | October 25, 2022
New affordable feature means guests can avoid front desk queues October 25, 2022 — Dublin & Denver — Hotel software solutions provider P3 has rolled out a new service which allows hotel guests who check-in online to collect their room key at a kiosk rather than join a queue at the front desk. The ‘collect your key’ kiosk service was initially integrated into self-service kiosks at selected properties in the UK and Ireland, and is now being implemented at properties in additional regions. Using the new P3 solution, guests arriving at a hotel can independently check-in and collect their own room keys in less than a minute before ...
Brand Building and The Guest Journey – An Unbreakable Bond
Róisín O'Keeffe | October 12, 2022
By Róisín O'Keeffe How hotels can turbocharge their reputation with a seamless and personalized digital experience Hotel organizations have always invested heavily in their brands. For that reason, both hotel groups and independent properties are highly protective of their brand identities, which is understandable since the brand embodies their reputation in the market. As Warren Buffet said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” Thankfully, following the disruption of the hotel and travel industry over the past few years, it’s clear that the value of the world’s top hotel brands is on the ...
Maestro PMS and Hapi Streamline Salesforce Connectivity for Margaritaville Hotel
Maestro | June 7, 2022
The Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola Beach, Fla., can now centralize data and improve the guest journey; See Maestro in Booth 1325 and Hapi in Booth 1300 at HITEC Orlando Markham, Ontario, June 7, 2022 — Today, Maestro and Hapi have teamed to enable independent hotels to make more impactful connections with their guests. By integrating Maestro PMS with Hapi, hoteliers and technology solutions providers can now access and share data with Maestro as well as more than 100 other solutions providers by writing to a single Hapi API with little to no development work on the hoteliers’ end. The Hapi-Maestro integration is the next step ...
The Don CeSar Provides “InnSpired” Luxury and Convenience With Guest Experience Mobile App and Integrated Technology Suite From InnSpire
InnSpire | April 19, 2022
Iconic Florida property teams up with leading hotel technology provider to empower guests with unrestricted access to luxury amenities through a comprehensive mobile-based Digital Guest Journey that provides convenience at every touchpoint St. Pete Beach, FL, USA – April 19, 2022 – InnSpire, the leading provider of a comprehensive technology suite that helps drive a seamless, world-class guest experience for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, has partnered with The Don CeSar, a historic property located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, to provide a comprehensive suite of technology solutions designed to maximize and streaml...
Providing a Positive Experience Across the Entire Guest Journey
Robert Reitknecht | July 25, 2018
By Robert Reitknecht Twenty percent of hotel guests say their customer experience (CX) expectations are higher than they were two years ago. So, what's changed between now and then? Greater demand for quality, consistent service organization-wide. Consider these three real guest reviews I found on TripAdvisor: · "The first night was horrible. At [midnight], kids were shouting and making noises outside my room. I called reception to get security to come and do something and tried to sleep. No one came." (source) · "The breakfast buffet staff was horrible. Whenever we would simply ask for some food to be restocked, they woul...
These Major Trends Are Changing the Hospitality Industry, as You Know It
April 18, 2017
By Jos Schaap, CEO, and Founder, StayNTouch In the hospitality industry, the only thing that's constant is change. It's clear you can't talk about the hospitality industry these days without talking about disruption. As a hotelier, you need to constantly keep your pulse on emerging trends to avoid disappointing guests and falling behind competitors. The priority no longer lies in only increasing the number of guests you attract, but rather improving their experience to keep them coming back—whether it be online, on-property or across different touchpoints. Here are the three important changes that'll make (and continue to make) a ...
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