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Hoteliers know that reputation is everything. A strong reputation from positive reviews brings hotels guest loyalty and an increase in revenue. Adversely, even one negative review can bring a hotel increased costs to repair their reputation. How much does a negative review cost? It isn’t just a simple loss of a booking or a comped room; it can cost you much more.
One of the biggest challenges hotels face is employee retention. Not only does a heavy turnover negatively impact your service, team efficiency, and satisfaction scores, it negatively affects your revenue, too. This is why employee satisfaction is an imperative part of your bottom line. Hotels have been optimizing their tech resources as small yet effective tools to curb turnover.
If you wow the business traveler during their stay, you have got yourself one of the most loyal guests that will keep coming back. So how do you make sure your hotel sets them up for success? Check out these ten tips to ensure these guests are wow’ed.
November 8, 2018
A recent case study gives an in-depth look at text messaging’s unique ability to impact extended stay hotels from day-to-day operations to long-term guest satisfaction.
November 5, 2018
Travelers are seeking unique, localized experiences and major hotel brands are responding. Journey down the introduction, impact, and growing trend of soft brands in the hospitality industry, which shows no signs of slowing down.
September 10, 2018
Leaving fur babies behind while the rest of the family goes on vacation? Most pet parents say, “you’re barking mad!” and hotels are listening.
August 3, 2018
Two hospitality professionals and Kipsu Champions, Heather Strauss and April Storey, discuss their careers in hospitality and what drew them to the industry.
July 31, 2018
Hospitality is one of the industries answering the call to decrease their environmental footprint and support Green Initiatives.
July 20, 2018
Learn more about Kipsu's integration with Apple Business Chat Beta and the latest news on when this technology can be implemented for your team.
June 18, 2018
La Quinta Inn & Suites Hollister’s 94 rooms are usually filled with a mix of business, leisure, group, family, and walk-in guests. Uniting these travelers is a love of great service at a great price. Now, there are some challenges to delivering great service in limited service environments– teams are smaller, budgets are tighter, and there may not be a world-renowned shiatsu masseuse ready to work the tension out of busy travelers. But LQ Hollister proves that service means much more than some awesome amenities– it means actively listening to guest issues and taking steps to resolve them.
January 29, 2018
Using WhatsApp as a hospitality messaging solution is elevating an already luxury experience for guests at the Shangri-La Al Husn and Shangri-La Bar Al Jissah in Oman.
April 25, 2022
With travel numbers nearing pre-pandemic levels and high turnover in the industry, onboarding is as important—and potentially stressful—as ever. Good thing there are ways to outline a process and streamline it with tools like digital messaging platforms!
April 21, 2022
Digital messaging in hospitality can help bridge language gaps, increase efficiency for lean hotel teams, and create a more accessible channel for effective communication. Learn how to use WhatsApp to increase guest satisfaction at hotels worldwide.
April 18, 2022
The ultimate goal is for your guests to download and use the app. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent on developing brand apps. Today, guests can manage nearly every aspect of their stays from the palm of their hand. However, the adoption of branded apps continues to present a consistent challenge for hotel brands. Use guest messaging as a vehicle for app downloads and Marriott loyalty.
April 11, 2022
Texting is a popular messaging channel, but only in the U.S. Learn why hotels should be using other digital messaging channels in hospitality like WhatsApp to reach international guests, help bridge language barriers, and create a memorable experience.