What Hospitality CIOs are Saying… and Why Stakeholders are Listening! With technology now considered a “front-end” asset, hospitality CIOs are finding themselves thrust further into the spotlight. After all, they represent the link between technology and business, imparting their IT knowledge upon stakeholders to help their properties maintain a competitive edge. SkyTouch Technology shares some [...]
Use Your Hotel PMS to Compete Globally Connecting guests with hotels used to be all about catchy advertising campaigns and splashy marketing promotions. In today’s competitive, mobile-drive hospitality marketplace, hotels need to ensure that their online presence helps drive bookings, both locally and on an international scale. If travelers can’t find a property online, they [...]
Outdoor recreation can be a big breath of fresh air for hoteliers, bringing in $646 in total consumer spending (with 80% allotted toward travel and lodging). Are you making an effort to market to this significant segment of guests? Recognize that the great outdoors can bring potential guests (and dollars!) into your property’s doors if [...]
When it comes to setting competitive hotel rates, industry experts caution it’s best NOT to follow the crowd. Contrary to popular belief and practice, setting pricing based solely on analysis of competitor pricing, or “comp sets,” can actually lead to a reduction in hotel revenue. SkyTouch Technology encourages hoteliers to be aware of the following [...]
Leading research group STR’s Q3 findings indicate great news for hoteliers in the area of RevPAR (revenue per available room) growth, revealing an impressive 9.2% increase. The right cloud hotel PMS can play a significant role in helping hotels of all types achieve RevPAR growth. SkyTouch Technology recommends that hotels choose a PMS with the [...]
What will top the to-do lists of hospitality CIOs in the coming new year? SkyTouch Technology anticipates that CIOs will keep the following 5 priorities top-of-mind in order to gear up for a successful 2015. Read on… and comment below to share your own predictions: Cloud technologies. CIOs recognize that cloud technologies translate into convenience [...]
Forward-thinking hotel managers understand that revenue comes from a variety of sources and not from room sales alone. One of these viable sources is the hotel sales and catering function, which is garnering the attention of hoteliers as a vehicle that can potentially boost overall profits by drawing guests and driving revenue. The key is [...]
Hotels of all sizes are migrating to the cloud to reduce costs, streamline processes, and improve efficiencies. The need for a full-featured and agile PMS tool is especially vital for hotels experiencing strong growth. This was the case for Cobblestone Hotels, franchisors of Cobblestone Inn & Suites and Boarders Inn & Suites, who recently selected [...]
Imagine managing housekeeping functions with a simple click instead of a clunky clipboard. Hotels who migrate their property management systems to a cloud-based hotel PMS like the SkyTouch Hotel OS® system gain the advantage of making housekeeping, and a plethora of other daily hotel operations functions, easier, more efficient, and cost effective! Consider these common [...]
Deciding which hotel rooms are allocated to guests upon check-in can be a delicate and demanding juggling act. After all, the hotel’s primary job is to ensure complete satisfaction, regardless of varying guest demands and outside influences. Yet with the right cloud-based hotel PMS software at their disposal, hotel staff can have a few tricks [...]
