The past 15 years has seen the invention of the original iPod through to the iWatch, self-driving cars, home help robots and 3-D printers. The future is here, but many hotels are failing to keep up with the pace with more than 26% of hotel and bed & breakfast establishments unable to book guests online, according to the latest Travel & Tourism Survey.
Despite the lack of uptake in the hospitality sector, online business is booming for those able to provide an online offering. 50% of operators in the hotel and bed & breakfast industry reported a year-on-year increase in online bookings and mobile restaurant bookings have increased 141% in the last year alone. What’s more, there was 60,000 tweets mentioning hotels in the past year . All this means hoteliers who’s online offering isn’t mobile responsive are being beaten by the competition.
This handy infographic shows the developments which have taken place in the technology industry, along with some major developments in the hospitality industry too. It shows how far things have come in the last 15 years. There may be a fair few hoteliers who would jump at the chance to bring their online offering up to date.
“Your website is one of your first opportunities to sell your property to potential guests, but there are so many sites out there which don’t fulfill this brief. We often speak to hotels who understand this need but don’t have the budget to invest in a new website.”
Tom Beasley, CEO of Wired Media
