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The best hotel Channel Managers in 2022
Having the best product out there won't do you any good if your target audience can't find it. You know that, so you've partnered with online travel agencies (OTAs) to increase...
11 hotel advertising strategies to increase your online presence
Why is advertising important for hotels? Bill Gates once said, “if your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”....
The best sustainability trends and initiatives for hotels
Why is sustainability important in hotels? According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, hotels are accountable for one percent of...
How to create the best hotel booking confirmation email for guests
Why focus on your hotel booking confirmation email? First things first: the booking confirmation email is an absolute must. If you buy something...
How to build a career framework like an RPG
This article originally appeared on theMews Developers blog.
What are the 5 best central reservation systems?
One of the most important parts of running hotel operations is streamlining processes, and there’s no more efficient way to do this than having a ...
The 8 best hotel sales tools to increase your property’s reservations
What hotel sales tools do you need to manage your business effectively? Managing your hotel business effectively depends a lot on the tools you use,...
How long can a guest stay at a hotel and what’s the minimum stay?
How long can a guest stay at a hotel? There’s a range of accommodations available to meet different travelers’ needs, and how long guests can lodge...
Everything you need to know about PSD2 and Mews
Every so often, a new piece of legislation comes along that causes headaches and restless nights for businesses. You probably remember the endless...
The Metrics that Matter | Download the free report
Every hotel generates a wealth of data. A veritable ocean of it, in fact. But how do you know what the most important, relevant metrics are for your...
March’s new Mews integrations
A connected ecosystem is much stronger than one that stands on its own. That’s why Mews continues to seek out the best solutions in hospitality tech...
What are the advantages of transient business and how do you attract it?
What is transient business? Hotel business can be classified into group and non-group travel, and transient business lies under the non-group travel...
Options are seed investments: our approach to employee ownership
For a long time, as a Founder, I struggled what to think of options. For the first few years, while Mews struggled and ground out growth, I spent...
What went wrong at the Hotel California?
Hotel California is a great song. We all know it, we all love it. However, it doesn’t exactly paint the hotel industry in a good light. The poor...
Embracing blended living: how software is changing the work/life balance
Technology is leading a generational mindset change about how we compartmentalize our lives. Mews founder, Richard Valtr, considers the implication...
How to increase revenue with day use hotel rooms
There are two ways of looking at the world: binary thinking and spectrum thinking. The binary on/off, yes/no mindset is comforting because it’s easy...
How to effectively manage your hotel inventory
Managing the hotel inventory effectively is one of the key strategies to maximizing revenue in the hospitality industry. Only by controlling and...
Women in tech | Mews CMO, Leah Anathan, on bridging the gender gap
This year’s International Women’s Day falls on Monday the 8th of March, and the theme is #ChooseToChallenge. We caught up with Leah Anathan, CMO...
Learn or die: tools and tips for proactive learning
This article originally appeared on the Mews Developers blog. At work, do you need to be a stronger weightlifter to outdo more senior guys? Not...
Government hospitality grants: a round-up of digitalization funding
Given the unprecedented disruption of Covid-19, many governments have set up special programs or grants to help out beleaguered businesses. One of...
6 advantages of using a central reservation system (CRS)
What are the advantages of using a central reservation system? There are plenty of advantages to using a CRS that a hotelier can benefit from. The...
Our vision to reimagine the future of guest experiences
It’s our unshakable belief that there's always a better way. A better way for guests to book and interact with products and services. A better way...
What are the differences between yield management and revenue management?
What is revenue and yield management? Revenue management is the practice of predicting or anticipating customer behaviour, and then optimizing...
What are the differences between CRS and GDS in the hotel industry?
What is CRS and GDS? The primary function of a GDS is to assist travel agents who are looking for hotels that satisfy certain criteria. These...
The 15 places we’d most like to visit in 2021
Let’s face it: it hasn’t exactly been a brilliant last 12 months. But while the world has changed, our innate desire to travel remains undiminished....
8 advantages of self service kiosks for hotels
What are the advantages of self service check-in/out Kiosks? Better use of hotel resources To gain a customer’s loyalty, it’s vital to provide...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of yield management in hotels?
What are the advantages of yield management in hotels? From increased revenue to understanding booking patterns, decreased errors and an increased...
The 7 most important KPIs for hotel industry
What is the meaning of KPI? A key performance indicator is a measurable value that illustrates how an organization or company is doing in relation to...
Local SEO for hotels: how to optimize for Google’s hotel map in 2021
When a traveler is researching which hotel to stay at, one of their first ports of call is to Google: “hotel in [destination]”.
What is an overbooking strategy in hotels and what are its advantages?
What is a hotel overbooking strategy? Overbooking occurs when a customers book more rooms than the actual number available in a hotel. The hotel...
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