The Mews Blog

Industry trends 19 Apr 2022

What are hotel self-service kiosks and what should you know about them?

What is a self-service kiosk for hotels? A self-service kiosk for hotels is a computer terminal that provides flexibility for both your hotel and your guests. You can install the...

Industry trends 15 Apr 2022

How can you increase your hotel’s occupancy rate?

What is hotel occupancy rate? Hotel occupancy rate is the percentage of occupied rooms at any given time compared to the total number of available...

Product 11 Apr 2022

Using availability blocks with Mews

‘Availability blocks’ may not be the most exciting term in hospitality. You may know them as ‘group blocks’, which is even less exciting. But even...

Industry trends 6 Apr 2022

Mews Marketplace integrations update: April edition

For every monthly integrations update, we write about how busy our team have been. It’s always true, but throughout March they must have been...

Industry trends 31 Mar 2022

Rethinking Hotel Payments: key learnings from the webinar

Payments are an integral part of your operations. A great payments solution can elevate your hotel and transform both how your team and how your...

Product 29 Mar 2022

From milkshakes to microcopy: how product content influences customer behavior

How rational are you?

Industry trends 22 Mar 2022

Unfold unpacked: realizing your property’s full potential

One of the biggest changes we’re seeing in hospitality is the willingness to think beyond the traditional heads in beds mindset. There’s a...

Product 18 Mar 2022

Continuous value delivery: putting the SVPG model into practice

The world of software creation has been talking about continuous delivery for quite a while. Most of you are probably familiar with the picture...

Industry trends 15 Mar 2022

Rethinking spaces with Mews: eight tips for selling day use hotel rooms

If you haven't implemented day use into your revenue management strategy, you’re leaving money on the table. We’ve already covered the essentials...

Industry trends 11 Mar 2022

March's new Mews integrations

Over the last few weeks, our Integrations Team have managed to welcome aboard some big new partners to Mews Marketplace. One of the great things...

Product 10 Mar 2022

Welcoming Bizzon to Mews: a great product fit

When you read product management books, sooner or later you’ll get to a chapter that talks about when to build, when to partner, and when to buy. The...

Company 7 Mar 2022

International Women's Day 2022: breaking the bias at Mews

Given everything going on in the world right now, this year’s International Women’s Day feels more poignant and more important than ever. This...

Company 3 Mar 2022

Why Mews acquired Bizzon ePOS

It’s likely that a few people were rubbing their eyes in surprise when we made the announcement that Mews is acquiring leading ePOS system, Bizzon....

Company 2 Mar 2022

In support of Ukraine: how we can help

As the first Russian tanks rolled across the Ukranian border, I felt a palpable sense of disbelief. That such tragic and senseless destruction could...

Industry trends 22 Feb 2022

What different ways to pay must your hotel payment solution offer?

What variety of ways to pay should your hotel payment tool support? As with any business, there are many ways to pay at a hotel, and having a tool...

Product 21 Feb 2022

Spring product plan – a look ahead

Say hello to spring at Mews, with loads of product releases, updates and more as we work to make the Mews Hospitality Cloud even more powerful,...

Industry trends 17 Feb 2022

We Need to Talk about Payments: download your free guide

How many payment methods do you accept at your hotel? Do you know your 3DS from your NFC? If these questions leave you scratching your head, it’s...

Industry trends 16 Feb 2022

Why should hotels offer flexible payment options?

What are the most common payment options for hotels? There are many common payment options for hotels, but the most common ones are credit card,...

Industry trends 15 Feb 2022

What makes great customer service? Let's ask the Best Receptionist in France

What makes an amazing guest experience? We talk a lot about how the right technology and automation means that hotel staff will have more time to...

Company 14 Feb 2022

The Leading Hotels of the World choose Mews as an official partner

There are few things more exciting in the world of hospitality when two of the most exciting brands get together, and that’s exactly what happened...

Industry trends 10 Feb 2022

Living with staff shortages: how to run a property with a reduced team

Unless you’ve been living under a rock blessed with an abundance of eager workers, you’ll have noticed that there’s a hospitality shortage right now....

Industry trends 1 Feb 2022

Unfold unpacked: build your perfect tech stack

With so much hospitality tech around, it can be difficult to know where to start. But it’s not something you can afford to ignore: building a...

Industry trends 31 Jan 2022

January’s new Mews integrations

January can sometimes be a slow start to the year. We’re all still stuffed from the festive break and we need to remember exactly what it was we were...

Industry trends 28 Jan 2022

What are the biggest security threats to hotel payments?

How secure are hotel payment systems? Safe hotel payment processing is key, and having a tool that maintains security as one of its top priorities is...

Industry trends 27 Jan 2022

10 best measures and practices for online payments in hotels

Why are security best practices important for online payments? Due to the amount of sensitive data that hotels manage on a regular basis, the...

Industry trends 26 Jan 2022

What are the hotel payment tools with the biggest variety of payment options?

Best hotel payment tools that accept a variety of payment options The more you can cater to a diverse guest profile, the more you will be able to...

Company 25 Jan 2022

Unfold unpacked: our vision for hospitality

The age of the subscription model “Lea Hickman was a product manager at Adobe,” explains Aldair, “who came up with what seemed a crazy idea at the...

Industry trends 21 Jan 2022

How to book a hotel without using a credit card?

Why do hotels require you to use a credit card when booking? Hotels often require guests to book a room with a credit card because it’s more secure....

Company 20 Jan 2022

Mews Tech: what a difference a year makes

The hospitality industry has seen more than a few changes in the past year — some exciting and encouraging, some a bit more challenging. Through it...

Industry trends 19 Jan 2022

Why should your hotel use a smart payment system?

What is a smart payment system? A smart payment system is a way of integrating the latest technology into your payment process. It integrates with a...