Hospitality News, Trends and Tips

Kipsu, Inc. Acquires Leading Hotel Operations Software to Enhance Guest Experience and Operational Efficiency

Kipsu, a leader in frontline customer experience software, is proud to announce the acquisition of Lodgistics, a cutting-edge hotel operations software that revolutionizes the way hoteliers manage day-to-day operations, streamline workflows, and enhance guest services.

How The Drake Hotel leverages tech to improve team efficiency

The Drake Hotel leveraged Kipsu Exceed FCX to improve team communication and operational efficiency.

4 must-have functionalities for your hotel front desk software

There are several front desk software options on the market today, but not all of them are created equally. Since this is such a critical backbone to the day-to-day business operation and plays such a big role in the guest experience, it is important that you consider these 4 must-have features when selecting your hotel front desk software.

September 9, 2024

How Effective Teamwork Drives Success: Tips for Better Collaboration

Leveraging Hospitality Texting to Enhance Team Communication and Efficiency

In any position, it’s not only important to get the job done, but to have a good time while you’re at it. In times of short staffing and stressful travel numbers, hotel teams need a little boost to increase efficiency and morale—such as hospitality messaging.

Sonja Swanson

September 3, 2024

5 digital assets hotel staff should always have in their arsenal

Digital asset management allows your front desk staff keep media on file and ready for when guests are looking for information.

Kipsu’s guest messaging software offers a digital assets feature for hotels that are looking to save on printing materials while also ensuring guests have the information they need. Digital Assets allows your team to upload and send files or shortened links to your guests via text messaging. This feature can save your team time and effort while providing valuable advice and particular information to guests, conveniently at their fingertips.

Sonja Swanson

August 27, 2024

Guest messaging helps hotels communicate efficiently in severe weather.

How hotels use broadcast texts to keep guests safe. (With REAL text messages!)

The last thing travelers want to deal with on their vacation is severe weather. Severe weather can really put a damper on a vacation, whether it is closing enjoyable amenities or the potential danger that the weather could bring. When all guests want to do is relax, this can cause a lot of stress. Although hotels can’t control the weather, they can control how they handle the situation at hand to make sure guests feel safe and relaxed as possible. That is where hotel texting comes to the rescue!

Mackenzie Matthees

August 12, 2024

Boutique hotels vs. chain hotels: redefining travel experiences

Exploring the Unique Charm of Boutique Hotels and the Consistent Reliability of Chain Hotels, and How Guest Messaging Enhances Personalized Service

When we think of travel lodging, we often separate options into a couple of main groups: hotels and short-term rentals. However, within the hotel sphere, there are many ways to classify different places to stay. For example, boutique hotels and chain hotels offer contrasting experiences for travelers. Boutique hotels, with their intimate size and local ownership, pride themselves on unique decor, personalized service, and cultural immersion.

Sonja Swanson

July 29, 2024

TripAdvisor reviews show how independent hotels are making genuine connections with guests using texting.

Kipsu’s guest messaging is meeting the moment for independent brands.

For smaller, independent hotels, good TripAdvisor scores and reviews are even more meaningful. At these unique properties, guest relationships are integral to keeping loyal customers. Engaging with guests and making meaningful connections is what makes guests feel welcomed, valued, and cared for. As the world becomes increasingly digital, the need for face-to-face interactions lessens and we lose those moments to connect. So how do hotels continue to create these relationships? We gathered several TripAdvisor reviews from our partners that share the sentiment of feeling connected through Kipsu’s messaging system. Read these reviews to see how hotel texting actually makes guests feel the personalized experience they look and come back for at independent hotels.

July 29, 2024

10 Tips to Improving Hotel Customer Service

Step up your hospitality game with these easy tips

The increasing competition and guest expectations within the hospitality industry means the importance of ensuring a positive experience for guests is at the forefront of occupancy and profitability. Poor customer service costs U.S. companies more than $3.7 trillion each year. Through what we've learned with our work with top hospitality professionals, Kipsu has compiled 10 simple tips that will help boost Customer Service Scores.

Mackenzie Matthees

July 26, 2024

The CrowdStrike outage impacts hotels and halted their operations - how does your property stay prepared for an outage in the future?

Communicate with guests independently from the internet with guest messaging.

On July 19th, a flawed update from the company CrowdStrike caused one of the largest IT outages in history that affected nearly 8.5 million Windows devices. This affected banks, airlines, hospitals, and train networks, etc. Hotels from major brands like Marriott and Hilton were greatly affected, from not being able to process credit cards to having to walk guests personally to their room. Outages like this are rare, but when they happen, it can greatly derail hotel operations and your customer service will matter more than ever before. Especially when we rely on technology so heavily in our work lives as well in our personal lives, it's crucial to have a back up plan that is easily accessible and to be prepared if a similar situation happens again down the road.

July 23, 2024

“It’s Not My Fault”: A Service Recovery Fallacy

Respond to guest complaints in a positive and impactful way (constructive)

Picture this: an upset customer or guest reaches out and proclaims a negative experience, demanding something be done. It becomes all too easy for our front-line team members to sit back and think, “This is not my fault.” Unfortunately, this does nothing to assist with the service recovery process. Instead, that team member will focus on pointing fingers and feel less motivated to actually solve the problem in front of them. In hotels that pride themselves on their service, team members should be encouraged to skip past the idea of “who is to blame?” and move directly to “what can I do to help?” In the end, it doesn’t matter who messed up.

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