Joel Montaniel
Food & Beverage: The Secret Ingredient to Building Hotel Guest Loyalty
Joel Montaniel | January 2, 2020
By Joel Montaniel, Co-Founder and CEO, SevenRooms Hotels are constantly competing to improve their amenities, rewards, and services to stand out in a saturated market. And chief among those offerings in the eyes of consumers are dining options, with newly released research uncovering that almost 1 in 3 Americans think hotels with great restaurants are more memorable than those without. As boutique hotels and major chains invest in more experimental restaurant concepts, respected chefs and locally-authentic F&B experiences, travelers will flock to hotels with drool-worthy dining built into their stay. This new approach to food & ...
Hotel Loyalty Programs Are Broken – Here’s How to Fix Them
Joel Montaniel | August 29, 2019
By Joel Montaniel As travel increases, so does competition amongst hospitality operators. With spend on lodging exceeding $200 billion in 2018 alone, hotels have a unique opportunity to build their guest base and capture an even greater share of the market. However, to do that, they need to be memorable. And with over a third of hotel guests believing that hotel loyalty programs are rarely relevant to them, there’s a clear opportunity to improve how hotels interact with guests, both during and after their stay. One way companies across different sectors have built a strong customer base is through programs that reward regulars and i...
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