The Mews Blog

Company 9 Nov 2022

Mews is a Major Player: what the IDC MarketScape PMS Vendor Assessment means

This week, IDC released their IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Hospitality Property Management Systems 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US48098122, November 2022). The headline news as far...

Industry trends 4 Nov 2022

What is POS reporting and how it can improve your hotel’s growth

Company 3 Nov 2022

Building a Mews community in France

Mews community in France At the time of writing, there are more Mews hotels in France than any other country. That means we have a large pool of...

Company 1 Nov 2022

Boosting the guest journey (and your profits) at every stage

TL;DR: No time to read the whole blog? We’re making it easier to: Boost revenue pre-arrival Save your front of house staff time by checking in...

27 Oct 2022

10 Tips to Improve Your Housekeeping Operation: download your free guide

Cleanliness is next to godliness, so they say. While we don’t have the authority to make a judgement on that, we can confidently say that cleanliness...

Product 25 Oct 2022

New from Mews: streamline your front desk and boost revenue

The faster, easier check-in We had an exciting rollout earlier this year that offers tremendous benefits to the front desk staff, eliminating clicks...

Technology 21 Oct 2022

What are the differences between cloud and legacy POS systems?

Company 18 Oct 2022

The new-look Mews Partnerships team

Openness is one of Mews’ five core values. Not just openness to ideas, but to others. In my role as VP of Strategic Partnerships, this is...

Best practices 18 Oct 2022

How to prevent chargebacks and fraudulent charges at your hotel

Industry trends 13 Oct 2022

What is the difference between a POS system and a cash register?

12 Oct 2022

Mews Marketplace integrations update: October 2022 edition

In case you didn’t hear, there are exciting times ahead at Mews. We’ve got a new-look Partnerships team in place to ensure that all of our partners –...

Company 27 Sep 2022

Knowledge is power: giving the unemployed a path into hospitality

Good Training Program 100% of Good Hotel’s profits go towards helping people. In particular, towards educational projects. “Everything the Good Group...

Technology 23 Sep 2022

What is an EPOS system and why should you use one in your hotel?

What is an EPOS system? An EPOS is an Electronic Point of Sale system. In simple terms, it is the actual point at your hotel where sales take place....

Best practices 22 Sep 2022

Perfecting financial statements: how to prepare for outside investment

Set up your chart of accounts The first step is always defining your reporting structure. The US GAAP/IFRS financial statements are usually reported...

20 Sep 2022

A day with Gibson Biddle: product strategy tips from the master

Last month, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a workshop with Gibson Biddle, former VP of Product at Netflix between 2005 and 2010, and it did...

Technology 15 Sep 2022

Why use a point-of-sale system (POS) for inventory management?

Product 14 Sep 2022

Empowered by data: how to drive faster and more impactful product decisions

Leverage data to fuel growth In a world where we all have access to unlimited information at our fingertips, we’ve become so accustomed to being able...

Industry trends 13 Sep 2022

What is glamping and what are its differences to camping?

What is glamping? Glamping is upscale camping, or camping with a bit of glamor. It’s a relatively new concept, with the term first coined in 2005 in...

Industry trends 12 Sep 2022

11 best ideas to make your hotel eco-friendly

What is an eco-friendly hotel? An eco-friendly hotel is a hotel that’s committed to reducing its carbon footprint, which it does by implementing a...

Technology 10 Sep 2022

What is a cloud-based point of sale system and what are its benefits?

What is a cloud-based POS system? A cloud-based POS system is a way of managing payments and transactions for any kind of business where information...

Industry trends 9 Sep 2022

What is a SWOT analysis for a hotel and how does it work?

Industry trends 8 Sep 2022

The different types of hotels and their classification

Classification of hotels by their type While there are many ways to classify a hotel, let’s look at some of the most common categories.

7 Sep 2022

How to build a Product Content team that has fun and impacts the business

Growth is good – when done wisely If there’s no business case for it, growing a team isn’t an end in itself.

Industry trends 6 Sep 2022

Design the menu of your restaurant with a hotel POS system

How to use a POS systems to create the perfect restaurant menu Having a good menu design at your hotel’s restaurant is not a coincidence. It involves...

Technology 3 Sep 2022

Why should your hotels use a POS with digital tipping solutions?

1 Sep 2022

Mews Marketplace integrations update: September 2022 edition

It’s often said that the summer months are quiet as people depart on well-earned vacation. Despite this, the work doesn’t stop for our Partnerships...

Industry trends 25 Aug 2022

What is KYC and why is it important?

What is KYC and why do we need it? In short, KYC is a process of us checking that you are who you say you are. It might sound a bit too much, but our...

Industry trends 24 Aug 2022

Learnings from the Mews Data Dive: the state of hospitality in H1 2022

You’ve probably heard us talk about data before. We just can’t get enough of it. In fact, we love it so much that we took a whole bunch of data from...

Technology 23 Aug 2022

What are the benefits of hotel automation for small properties?

What is hotel automation? Hotel automation is a way of optimizing manual processes by relying on technology and software that allows you to get...

Industry trends 22 Aug 2022

Pros and cons of independent hotels versus chains

What are the differences between independent and chain hotels? Today’s consumer is becoming more and more demanding, which has inspired a more...