An annual hospitality fixture, HX: Hotel Experience is returning to New York, November 12 & 13, 2017. Located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the west side of Manhattan, it’s the east coast’s biggest hospitality focused trade show. And it’s your best chance to discover the latest trends that’ll help empower your hotel… Continue Reading HX 2017: Hotel Experience Event Preview
The SkyTouch community is as diverse as the guests that visit our customer’s hotels. This week we’re featuring one of the newest additions to the SkyTouch community: Hotel Ignacio. Hotel Ignacio is a boutique hotel located in the vibrant midtown area of Saint Louis, Missouri. Owned by Saint Louis University, and designed by The… Continue Reading Get to Know Hotel Ignacio
Hospitality Property Management Systems help hotel, motel, and resort managers coordinate everything from reservations and billing to marketing their property. With an estimated market size of several hundred million dollars, hospitality property management software helps to track maintenance requests and housekeeping schedules for a full-picture view of what’s going on across the entire facility. Below… Continue Reading The Top 20 Most Popular Hospitality Property Management Software
We all know sports are a great hotel business driver. Be it the local teams, or planned tournaments, they’re both important and predictable opportunities from which to fill rooms. (see our recent piece on that here). But, all bets are off when it comes to nail biting season enders. Many times, it’s not known until… Continue Reading Maximizing Playoff Profitability for your Hotel
Fall season is sports season. And it’s not just the national pro leagues that are in full swing. Colleges, high schools, and other leagues, are all playing scheduled events throughout the country, giving hoteliers ample opportunity to set rates that fully match these demand drivers. Sports events are not always commonly considered when hoteliers are… Continue Reading Maximizing Opportunity During Sports Season
Now that we’re deep into the fall travel and conference season, it’s time to start thinking about holiday season. Sure, some parts of the country may feel like summer, but with Halloween decorations popping up everywhere, hoteliers must start thinking about selling rooms at the best possible rate between now and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New… Continue Reading Setting Hotel Rates for a Happy Holiday Season
PCI compliance is a must for a property-management system. “Without it, it’s a nonstarter; don’t even consider that solution provider,” Skytouch Technology CEO Todd Davis said. Read full article here.
SkyTouch has promoted Doug Hogan to VP of business operations, global sales and marketing. In this expanded role, he’ll be responsible for leading business operations, financial planning and management, strategic planning, and global sales and marketing for SkyTouch Technology. Read full article here.
In-and-Out Burger has a secret menu, and it has been an impressive point of interest, scoring both marketing and customer points for the fast food chain. It’s a lesson hoteliers can learn from, especially since guest happiness is a top priority for any hotel. So what is your secret menu? Barring crazy requests, most hoteliers… Continue Reading Strategies on Upgrading Your Guest’s Hotel Room
Running a hotel is a complicated job—from booking guests to managing employees, setting rates, and keeping track of all the systems that integrate with a hotel. That’s why a hotel Property Management System (PMS) is so important. It’s the brains of any hotel. Therefore, it’s critical to have answers to common hotel PMS questions. Read… Continue Reading How To Solve Five Common Property Management System Issues
