When the numbers are added up, it looks like the entire hotel industry had an amazing 2016. But that’s a global total, not necessarily your hotel's reality. In fact, global profits and a local hotel’s situation can be light years apart, leaving certain hoteliers feeling they’re not making enough money managing their hotel. That’s because [...]
If you own a bed and breakfast, chances are that you love making a personal connection with those who stay in your establishment. Bed and Breakfast-style inns can offer what many big hotel chains can't: a sense of history and nostalgia with a special touch. But while many who choose to stay at B and [...]
Technology has become infused in the daily life of most Americans, and it’s forever altering how consumers interact with brands, especially travel related ones. Call it customer 2.0; a world where hoteliers must learn to make meaningful connections in ways never previously explored. At SkyTouch Technology, we’re trend experts, and we’ve put together a list [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, the holiday season, but more exciting is that hoteliers everywhere are planning for next year. After what’s expected to be a record breaking year, according to STR, in the hotel business, hoteliers are hopeful next year will be powerfully profitable too. Lance Jones, Sales Engineer Business [...]
Sure, a cloud based property management system such as the SkyTouch Hotel OS can be easy to use. But that doesn’t mean users won’t have any questions regarding how to maximize its capabilities. After all, switching over to such a flexible system peppered with a myriad of productivity tools, can create some questions. Already more [...]
More than ever, the property management system is the hotel’s brain. It’s the all-in-one place that not only manages a property’s guests, but more often, is the most important system operating the entire hotel. Hotel based property management systems that work up to their potentials have myriad interfaces with a panoply of products. It's a [...]
There has been much talk about millennials in the media lately, and rightfully so. They’re what we’d call the demographic du jour; everyone is focused on them, and we can’t get enough. The lodging business, for example, is hyper-focused on how to understand this important and formidable group. Appealing to millennials makes lots of sense, [...]
In the lodging business, if it’s November, it’s time for what’s called “the New York shows.” That is, the annual HX: Hotel Experience and Boutique Design New York trade shows, as well as the American Hotel Lodging Association’s Fall Conference. They’re all intertwined, and are a major reckoning force on the convention calendar. And with [...]
Turnover rates in the hotel are just nightmarish. It’s such a massive problem that some hotels find they’re replacing more people every year than there are jobs in the hotel. It’s a crazy situation that has the entire industry perplexed. And it’s costing everyone a lot of time and money. Industry wide, the average annualized [...]
The industry calls it inventory. But for you, it’s your livelihood. So, selling all those hotel rooms as many nights of the year is an absolute must. Yet, figuring out the right mix of business for your specific hotels’ needs is a challenging puzzle. Simply figuring out what rooms to allocate to different potential revenue source is [...]
