The Mews Blog

Industry trends 28 Jan 2021

Mews product principles: explaining the logic behind our platform

As software moves from on-premises to cloud, it's more and more important to understand not only what its current features are, but how it’s going to evolve in the coming weeks,...

Industry trends 21 Jan 2021

Hotel PMS integration strategies: embracing a connected future

It’s rare to get so many property management system leaders in the same conversation, and ROOMDEX’s hotel Integration Strategies webinar was lively,...

19 Jan 2021

Hotel Reopening Diaries: EMA House

While COVID-19 put much of the world on hold, EMA House Hotel Suites and Serviced Apartments in Zurich saw it as an opportunity to move their...

Industry trends 14 Jan 2021

The best reads of 2020

Although 2020 was a year to forget for many reasons, there are plenty of important learnings we can take from it. We looked through the data and...

Industry trends 7 Jan 2021

5 hotel lobby design tips and why you should rethink yours

Ask someone to shut their eyes and describe the typical hotel lobby design, and you’ll usually get the same answer: a soulless, empty space, polished...

Industry trends 5 Jan 2021

Top 10 benefits and advantages of a hotel management system

What are the advantages of using a hotel management system? In case you still need convincing, here are ten advantages of implementing a modern hotel...

Company 16 Dec 2020

Our 2020 in numbers | Mews year in review

2020 isn’t likely to go down as one of our favourite numbers. It’s been a difficult year for everyone in hospitality, but despite the hardships we’ve...

Industry trends 8 Dec 2020

Don't call us a PMS | Mews CEO, Matt Welle, on the changing world of..

When Bob Dylan wrote one of the world’s most memorable protest songs, he definitely wasn’t singing about hospitality technology. But he might as well...

Industry trends 1 Dec 2020

13 reasons to choose a cloud PMS for your hotel

Back in the simpler times of 2018, a Fuel Travel survey found that 55% of hotel managers weren’t satisfied with their current property management...

Industry trends 26 Nov 2020

How to choose the best revenue management systems for hotels

Revenue Management Systems are nothing new – they’ve been around for decades. But it’s only in the last few years, with the introduction of smart...

Industry trends 18 Nov 2020

What does the hotel of the future look like?

Let’s allow ourselves to look beyond the near-future, beyond COVID-19, to where our industry should be aiming. So what will the next generation of...

10 Nov 2020

We’re delighted to welcome Base7booking to the Mews family

Français | Deutsch The acquisition from global travel platform trivago provides Base7booking customers with a specialist cloud-based property...

Company 3 Nov 2020

What is Mews Analytics? The business intelligence for the modern hotelier

Data is the new gold. At least, that’s been the mantra of businesses around the world for the last few years. We actually think it’s true, but the...

Company 27 Oct 2020

Welcome to the new Mews: the story of the rebrand

It’s 2012. In an unfinished hotel back office, Richard Valtr convinces a hotel owner to give him the money to build his own hotel guest solution,...

3 Sep 2020

Hotel Reopening Diaries: The Central House

Although for many hoteliers around the world the slow recovery is already underway, there are many who still feel the struggle of a constantly...

Industry trends 1 Sep 2020

Lessons from COVID-19: teaching hospitality during a pandemic

In a recent blog, we interviewed a group of 2020 hospitality graduates to see how the next generation of hoteliers view the state of the industry....

Product 25 Aug 2020

The key to smooth onboarding with a new Property Management System

Expectation vs. reality Choosing a new PMS is a big decision, arguably the most important for your business. There are plenty of things to consider...

Industry trends 13 Aug 2020

The next generation of hospitality: insights from the class of 2020

Hospitality stands on the cusp of change. Even before the events of the last few months, our industry was finally beginning to embrace technology en...

29 Jul 2020

Hotel Reopening Diaries: The Dylan Amsterdam

As hotels continue to open up around most of the world, we’re speaking to a variety of hoteliers to understand their decision-making process for...

Industry trends 28 Jul 2020

Track the latest coronavirus hotel data

Distilling the data In unprecedented times like these, it’s easy to feel a lack of control. Some of us may be in a position to help those battling...

23 Jul 2020

Hotel Reopening Diaries: The Flushing Meadows

Hotel Reopening Diaries talks to properties around the world about how they’ve been coping with the fallout from COVID-19. Although occupancy rates...

Company 14 Jul 2020

People of Mews: Ria De Temmerman, Planet Winner founder – part 2

Ria De Temmerman built her own PMS, Planet Winner, from scratch, managing the business with her husband Dirk for over 25 years.

Company 13 Jul 2020

How COVID-19 has forced us to do weightlifting as a SaaS company

"There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happens "

Product 9 Jul 2020

Mews unites with OTA Insight to provide business intelligence to hoteliers

Revenue Insight tool is now available in the Mews Marketplace.

7 Jul 2020

Hotel Reopening Diaries: Superbude

When should hotels reopen their doors? What do hoteliers need to do differently to keep guests and staff safe, while trying to remain profitable?

2 Jul 2020

Hotel Reopening Diaries: Postillion Hotels

One of the most dramatic outcomes of recent lockdowns and travel bans was the closure of so many hotels. For the first time in recent memory,...

Industry trends 30 Jun 2020

How to boost your hotel TripAdvisor ranking, and other review platforms to..

Online reviews are of huge value to hotels, with 96% of travellers admitting that they find reviews important when researching a hotel. And if ever...

Industry trends 19 Jun 2020

The Word in Hospitality podcast | Highlights from episode 1

The Word in Hospitality is a brand new hospitality podcast that encourages discussion and provides food for thought around some of the key topics...

Product 15 Jun 2020

Maximize revenue with RoomPriceGenie's automated dynamic pricing

22% average revenue increase in case study 90% of customers are on Auto-Pilot, showing full trust in the system What problems do RoomPriceGenie...

Company 12 Jun 2020

People of Mews: Ria De Temmerman, Planet Winner founder – part 1

Ria De Temmerman is the founder of the Planet Winner Property Management System, a pioneering programmer, and one of the most engaging people you’re...