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It’s that time of year - families are planning vacations, road trips are picking up, and guests are eager to relax and enjoy their time away from home. Yes, summer is the busiest season for hotels, and you want to see your guest satisfaction scores rise with the temperature, so let’s make sure you are prepared for the traffic. From staying ahead of maintenance issues, to seamless guest communication, here are a few ways you can prepare for the summer and make the season as stress-free as possible.
By reviewing operational costs regularly and making small, intentional adjustments, hotels can reduce waste, improve efficiency, and strengthen profitability - all while still maintaining a focus on the guest experience.
Reducing hotel costs can feel like a constant balancing act. Cut too much, and you compromise your service and guest experience. Cut too little, and your budget shrinks fast. But there’s good news - some of the biggest costs in hotel operations are preventable or manageable to reduce without sacrificing quality.
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
December 30, 2017
Tips and tricks on how to provide a memorable and seamless stay for your guests while unprecedented snow affects parts of the United States.
November 29, 2017
Learn how hotels are using Kipsu to anticipate guest's future needs and determine overarching trends throughout their property.
October 23, 2017
For the past few years, there has been a rising trend in the use of texting between companies and their customers. Texting has become a crucial form of communication and is now a way for companies to distinguish themselves among the less tech-savvy competition. Here are some statistics that explain why texting could be the single most important tool contributing to the success of your company.
A good hotel’s ultimate purpose is to be hospitable and accommodating to its guests’ needs—this includes the needs of its hearing-impaired and deaf guests. According to the NCRA (National Court Reporters Association), over 28 million Americans are considered deaf or hearing disabled. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, hotels and motels are required to provide effective communication methods to ensure their deaf guests are being properly accommodated. The ADA covers everything from the number of rooms that needed to be accessible to guests who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to requirements for fire alarms and other safety equipment to TV captioning. Here are a few things to double check that you have available to hearing-impaired guests:
Text messaging for hospitality isn’t just for the Waldorf Astoria’s of the world! Messaging with guests creates a better experience for both hotel staff and guests, no matter the hotel tier.
October 20, 2022
A rising trend in just about every industry is remote work. As travelers continue to blend business and leisure (there’s even a word for this: “bleisure”), they’re looking for accommodations that can fit all of their needs. Your hotel can adapt to this hospitality trend by providing secure Wi-Fi, common areas for working, and more.
October 17, 2022
Travel numbers are still on the rise and getting back to pre-pandemic levels, but hotel staffing isn’t. How is the hospitality industry keeping up with the demand? Tools like hotel text messaging systems have been helping increase efficiency, boost guest satisfaction, and provide contactless communication for cautious guests.
October 6, 2022
Nowadays, there are a lot of hotel technologies that are increasing efficiencies on their own—but some work even better together. The Kipsu + Quore integration is a great example of seamlessly combining processes to better serve guests—hotel teams can submit requests and communicate the status to guests, all through one dashboard.
September 20, 2022
As hotel staffing continues to be slim and travel numbers continue to soar, there couldn’t really be a worse time for budget season. But by evaluating a hotel tech stack, implementing efficient technology such as hotel messaging, and working together, hospitality teams can create flexible budgets to prepare them for uncertainty.
September 8, 2022
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