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To Serve Guests You Need to Understand Them

David Berger | January 30, 2020

By Dave Berger “Service with a smile” has always been a common hospitality practice in the United States. Welcoming some international guests with this non-verbal cue, however, can be problematic. In Japan, a smile often conveys anger, sadness, or embarrassment rather than joy or friendliness. In Russia, smiling at a stranger is considered insincere and impolite. In the U.S., people nod their heads in agreement or acknowledgement; in Greece, Turkey, and other nearby nations, a single nod of the head upward actually means “no.” And forget offering international visitors a thumbs up. For many cultures, this gesture is vulgar and rude...

4 Ways the Google Assistant Interpreter Will Drive Guest Satisfaction Scores, Boost Loyalty

Dave Berger | January 21, 2020

Investing in translation technology will facilitate accurate dialogues with the world’s 1.4 billion tourists arriving at hotel properties By Dave Berger 2019 is the year of “experiential travel,” with guests demanding more seamless, personalized and transformative stays. With the travel industry already achieving 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide (two years ahead of the 2020 prediction according to the UN World Tourism Organization), hoteliers need to address the most basic hospitality principle – hotel-to guest and guest-to-hotel communication. Today’s modern, mobile-dependent travelers expect a frictionles...

Google Assistant’s Interpreter Mode Helps International Hotel Guests Translate Across 29 Languages

Volara | January 8, 2020

New solution from the Google Assistant, deployed by Volara and announced at CES 2020, provides real-time, fully managed, and hassle-free live language translation for hotels January 8, 2020 — Las Vegas — Last year, the Google Assistant unveiled its real-time translation technology, interpreter mode, helping hotel staff carry on conversations with guests speaking foreign languages. To extend upon this experience, Volara is partnering with the Assistant to launch a new full service solution so hotels can better serve and communicate with their international guests. The new solution, which runs on the Google Nest Hub, benefited from s...

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