How hotels should communicate their sustainability practices to guests

Bring awareness of your property’s green practices for the eco-conscious travelers

Guests have increasingly become more environmentally conscious; almost 75% of global travelers reported preferring to staying at hotels that implement sustainable practices. Not only do hotels need to adapt their operations to help fight climate change, but they also need to adapt to keep guest loyalty and attract new guests. The problem, however, is how do you get guests to partake in your green initiatives, and how will they know what sustainability efforts you are making? Through effective communication and messaging, you will be able to bring awareness to your guests while also encouraging them to participate in your eco-friendly practices.

5 guest messaging features that create a luxury experience for Hyatt guests

How Hyatt can leverage guest messaging at their upscale and luxury hotels

When Hyatt guests book a stay at one of the luxury, lifestyle, or classics properties, they expect a next-level experience. Managing luxury and upscale hotels requires exceptional customer service and strong communication between departments, employees, and guests. From personalizing the guest experience through curated recommendations, to attending to requests efficiently across teams, it’s important that your team has a proper solution in place to maintain high-quality service. 

Four ways guest messaging has enhanced teams at Marriott hotels

How hotel texting increases ITR scores and Bonvoy Loyalty signups

If Marriott hotels want to stay competitive, they will need to look at what tech resources they can leverage. But can you implement more technology without eliminating the necessary human touch from staff that make Marriotts stand out? Many of the most successful technologies in the service and hospitality space today not only allow agents to remain in their roles, but actually enhance and extend the service they provide.

IHG sees benefits of guest messaging with PMS integration and automated welcome messages

Technology that connects with IHG software like Hapi so you can focus on connecting with your guests.

One of the many drawbacks to introducing new technology to your property is the additional work it may put on your hotel staff. That’s where a connector comes into play. A connector is a one-way integration, passing guest data from your PMS to guest messaging software. Kipsu uses connectors to seamlessly integrate with IHG PMS software like HotelKey, Opera Cloud, and Hapi. There are several reasons why it’s helpful to have a connector integrate between the two systems, so let's take a look at some of the key benefits.

Making moments merrier: IHG hotels use guest messaging through the holiday season to create special memories for their guests.

11 guest conversations showing how IHG can make each holiday stay unforgettable.

From highlighting the Christmas festivities around, to delivering presents for the kids, these eleven conversations show how IHG brings the holiday spirit to their hotels.

Hospitality in any language: using SaaS technology to support multilingual staff and guests

Today’s hospitality industry has expanded far beyond regional and national borders - from global hotel brands, to increased international travel and more. At Kipsu, we recognize the importance of providing the highest level of service to guests, while also enabling your staff to communicate as efficiently and effectively as possible. That’s why we’ve heavily invested in creating multiple UI languages for our platform, and offer myriad translation options for guest messaging.

Four Ways Digital Messaging Enhances Your Job

As technology, robots, and AI creep further and further into the service world, is there a place where human service and technology can co-exist? Absolutely.

Property management system integrations: IHG sees benefits of using a PMS connector with guest messaging technology

Technology that connects with IHG software like Hapi so you can focus on connecting with your guests.

One of the many drawbacks to introducing new technology to your property is the additional work it may put on your hotel staff. That’s where a connector comes into play. A connector is a one-way integration, passing guest data from your PMS to guest messaging software. Kipsu uses connectors to seamlessly integrate with IHG PMS software like HotelKey, Opera Cloud, and Hapi. There are several reasons why it’s helpful to have a connector integrate between the two systems, so let's take a look at some of the key benefits.