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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.
November 4, 2024
Guest messaging for hospitality has proven to elevate the guest experience and increase efficiency across teams, but it can also provide a platform for internal communication across hospitality teams! Learn how top digital messaging solutions for hospitality are creating smooth channels of communication between teams to give information to new hires, manage shift changes, and send out employee surveys.
October 23, 2024
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And for hotels, it’s the busiest time of the year!With the joy of the holidays comes a flurry of air travel and family trips across the country. In a competitive industry like hospitality, this is a great opportunity for the IHG brand to step up their guest service and stand out from the rest. Good thing we made you a list of ways that hotel guest messaging can help with this busy season and spread some holiday cheer along the way!
October 21, 2024
As messaging platforms become more adapted to the hospitality industry, it is also starting to streamline more processes. The moral of the story, the onboarding process just got easier. Read about five ways digital communication is making onboarding a bit more comfortable for everyone!
October 17, 2024
Negative Reviews. Even the best of the best hotels get them from time to time. These reviews can leave you and your staff feeling frustrated, and the only thing you have the power to do is try and retroactively rectify the situation. While following up with a negative review is best practice, how can you go about proactively unmasking these reviews before they hit the internet?
October 14, 2024
Traveling on your own can be stressful as it is; add kids to the picture and your vacation can easily turn into a Griswold affair. Here are ten tips for providing great hospitality to parents traveling with children.
October 7, 2024
84% of Trip Advisor users agree that an appropriate management response to a bad review ‘improves my impression of the hotel.’” So take a look at these ten effective responses to negative reviews.
September 30, 2024
Hotels are encouraged to boost loyalty program sign-ups at the property level, but this can be difficult when dealing with everyday operations. Learn how an empowered hospitality team can work together to drive sign ups and have some fun, too!
As travel returns to pre-pandemic numbers, guest expectations are growing right along with them. Explore how to increase guest satisfaction by leaving welcome notes, using hospitality messaging services, and going above and beyond.
The hospitality industry is gaining momentum within the social media world and is seeing the perks of engaging with potential guests.
November 16, 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 8, 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.
November 5, 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.
September 10, 2018
Two hospitality professionals and Kipsu Champions, Heather Strauss and April Storey, discuss their careers in hospitality and what drew them to the industry.
August 3, 2018