self-service technology
Stayntouch Launches Stayntouch 2.0, a Fully Integrated Hotel Technology Suite to Drive Direct Bookings, Optimize Distribution, Simplify Payments, and
Stayntouch | October 19, 2022
The industry-leading cloud PMS and self-service technology provider invested $15 million to offer an end-to-end payments platform, a customizable booking engine, a powerful channel manager, and robust chain management capabilities. Bethesda, MD | October 19, 2022 – Stayntouch, a global leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS) and guest-centric technologies, today announced the launch of Stayntouch 2.0, a fully integrated technology suite featuring an amplified version of its flagship cloud PMS and guest kiosk. The new technology suite also includes a secure payment gateway, a customizable booking engine, and an easy-to-use...
Studies Show That the Guest Self-Service Era Has Officially Begun...
Venkatesh Sakamuri | August 2, 2022
By Venkat Sakamuri, CEO and Co-Founder, Stayflexi Decades ago, self-service was largely defined by one, often lackluster offering: vending machines. We would carefully feed a bill into the designated slot, punch in the code for our desired drink or snack, watch the machine whirred to life and push our selection forward, and then often watch in dismay as it got stuck against the glass on its journey down to the basket for retrieval. In this sense, vending machines were hardly a luxury offering. Instead, they served a distinct (and limited) purpose and were often reserved for moments in which we had no other food or beverage options to exp...
How Hotels Can Cater to Guest Preferences Through Self-Service Technologies...
Austen Asadorian | July 14, 2022
By Austen Asadorian Contactless services have become a part of everyday life over the past two years and, as travel begins to surge again, they are continuing to pick up steam in the hospitality world. So much so that, according to a recent study, 73% of travelers want to use their mobile device to manage their hotel experience. Hotel guests now increasingly expect their experience to include contactless solutions that can uplevel their experience. By taking advantage of on-premises reservation capabilities from QR codes to the aggregation of guest data, hotel operators can successfully cater to the new guest of 2022. Streamlined Onl...
Self-Service Technologies: The Next Frontier in Hotel Service...
PolyU’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management | March 29, 2022
Self-service technologies (SSTs) have simplified many aspects of everyday life. However, their relatively recent introduction means that the pros and cons of SST adoption in the hotel industry are still being explored. The potential advantages of SSTs notwithstanding, hotels in China seem to have some reservations, say Professor Kam Hung of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and her co-researcher. Without a clear understanding of how preferences for SSTs over human staff are formed, hoteliers are perhaps right to be wary. Moving beyond previous work, this ambitious study integrates indivi...
How Mobile and Self-Service Technology Can Set Your Hotel Apart from the Competition [Guide]...
August 2, 2018
StayNTouch introduces a free guide to help hotels explore mobile strategies that increase staff efficiency and operations while creating a unique guest stay that is reflective of their brand promise Whether we like it or not, we are living in a mobile-first, self-service world. From dating apps to online shopping, app-based taxi service and food delivery, mobile check-in and more — the modern consumer has demonstrated a decided preference for on-demand, uninhibited access to services via mobile devices. This trend has quickly worked its way into the hospitality industry, breaking down the traditional hotel service-model to one whi...
Modern Food Service Challenges are Driven by the Modern Guest...
Larry Steinberg | September 18, 2017
By Larry Steinberg, Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Agilysys Consumers want more options. For every practiced chef, there is a collective of guests eager to spend their hard-earned dollars on something exotic and different. They want to experience a bit of culture by way of their next meal, and they want to find it using the latest technology. How do businesses prioritize which technologies to embrace? How do they stay in business in such a saturated, competitive marketplace? How do they keep up with the constantly-expanding demands of consumers? This highly competitive landscape, combined with changing guest expectat...
Technologies That Will Have a Major Impact on Hotels in 2017 and Beyond...
ALICE | January 18, 2017
Technologies that were big in 2016, and are only getting bigger. HOTEL STAFF TECHNOLOGY. Ops is the new black. Happy staff = happy guests, and 2016 was the year where staff technology and back of house operations finally got the attention and validation it deserves. Until last year, most attention was on guest technology, particularly on guest apps and on guest-facing innovation, like keyless entry and in-room controls. Companies like Marriott and IHG poured millions into their mobile guest applications, while their staff were left to fumble with clunky, poorly designed systems. Staff are the heart of hospitality. Without them, hotels a...
How Self-Service Technology is Enhancing the Guest Experience...
JLL Real Views | December 7, 2016
by Natasha Stokes At hotels around the world, the friendly face of a concierge who remembers your name could soon be replaced by technology that aims to do just the same. When it comes to a great hotel stay, that personalized touch is often the defining feature. At the Aloft hotels in Boston and Santa Clara, guests can perfect their room's temperature not by ringing down to housekeeping, but by telling the in-room iPad to "cool the room". When it launches next summer, the Hilton Group's Tru brand will similarly target tech-savvy, millennial travellers, who can check-in by app, collect a virtual key on their smartphones and let themselve...
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