Hotels of every size and type are migrating to the cloud. Perhaps your property has already taken the leap! While it can be tempting to jump headfirst onto the cloud hotel PMS bandwagon, hotel owners must ensure themselves a safe and sensible landing. This includes having a clear (not foggy!) understanding of cloud technology as [...]
Survey says… it’s time hotel managers of all sizes took their hotel PMS needs beyond the cloud! The California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) has invited SkyTouch Technology to present this hot-button topic at its upcoming Conference & Expo on Dec. 7 at the Hacienda Hotel-LAX in El Segundo. Our sales executives Nic Jones and Kyle [...]
OTAs often get a bad rap, dismissed by some hoteliers as mere third-party “room peddlers.” However, the influence of OTAs has grown exponentially and hoteliers would be wise to realize that their value goes far beyond filling excess room inventory. A recent whitepaper on the influence of OTAs by PhoCusWright led SkyTouch Technology (cloud hotel [...]
At many companies, buzzwords like innovation and collaboration are simply that – just "words" sprinkled into marketing collateral and displayed on a website homepage. At SkyTouch Technology, these words embody who we truly ARE - a hospitality technology company. This was evident on October 24 when SkyTouch held its third Alpha Games, a semi-annual event [...]
The International Hotel, Motel, & Restaurant Show (IHMRS) is in full swing! With only ONE day left, visitors can stop by Booth 3055 to demo our cloud hotel software PMS… and even enter for a chance to win an action video camera after the show! With over 16,000 hospitality industry attendees present, IHMRS is the [...]
Read our post on "How Hotels Keep Up With the Social Hospitality Movement" at All Things Hospitality Blog
Hotels of all sizes are moving their legacy hotel property system to cloud hotel PMS (property management system). The industry has recognized that there is much to gain by making the move – with affordability, convenience, and flexibility among the key benefits. Yet whether a property has already migrated to the cloud or is still [...]
Glance around any hotel lobby -- anytime, anywhere -- and the scene will likely be the same. From check-in to check-out, today's hotel patrons are toting phones and tablets at all times, doing everything from talking, posting, texting, and tweeting as they move throughout their day. In a device-driven society, how can hoteliers use the [...]
Your hotel guests expect a seamless experience from your brand -- before they even set foot on-premise! It starts with the reservation process. Reservations are generally the most reliable revenue stream for hotels, impacting everything from cash flow to staffing to ROI. The right cloud-based hotel PMS can help deliver that positive end-user experience beginning [...]
With data breaches making big headlines over the past year, the threat of stolen data remains real for individuals and the hotels they share their consumer information with. In fact, 42% of hoteliers identify "creating a secure framework for all guest data" within their hotel PMS data security plan as a top hospitality technology goal [...]
