– Report details hotelier sentiments on emerging technologies and trends in both hotel operations and the guest experience
– More than 90% of hoteliers report that guests are accepting contactless check-in, 75% believe the trend is here to stay
– Hotels’ adoption of on-property tech innovations expected to grow by 50% by the end of 2022
January 26, 2021
[Bethesda, Maryland] Stayntouch, a global leader in guest-centric hotel property management systems (PMS) and contactless technology, today released the 2022 Hotelier Technology Sentiment Report in partnership with graduate students at NYU School of Professional Studies Tisch Center of Hospitality. The report captures comprehensive insights and sentiments from over 500 hoteliers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, representing independent and branded hotels. The graduate students conducted extensive surveys and qualitative interviews to understand hotelier thoughts and opinions surrounding technology use in a changing hospitality landscape.
The report represents a significant milestone in Stayntouch’s broader partnership with the NYUSPS’ Tisch Center, in which Stayntouch contributes to continuing research on emerging trends in hospitality technology, while providing Tisch Center students and faculty with hands-on access to its state-of-the-art cloud PMS and guest-facing solutions.
The 2022 Hotelier Technology Sentiment Report reveals hotelier sentiments about emerging technologies and takes a pulse on trends in both hotel operations and the guest experience. The report focused on a range of issues including, the evolution and necessity of digital technology in hospitality to combat challenges brought upon by the pandemic, the longevity of self-service technology, the use of technology to empower a limited hotel staff, and technology’s role in streamlining processes and guest personalization. The Report also uncovered a number of key takeaways which shed light on the hospitality industry’s relationship with technology:
- The number of hotels using popular technology (including self-service check-in, in-room technology, automation, and chatbots) increased by 31% throughout the pandemic. This number is projected to increase by an additional 19% in 2022.
- 92% of respondents indicated increased acceptance of contactless technology by their guests, and nearly 75% of respondents believe that contactless tech will become a long-term trend.
- 6% of respondents indicated that their front-desk department was the most capable of operating with a smaller staff, followed by sales & marketing (38.5%).
Vanja Bogicevic, Clinical Assistant Professor and the Director of the HI Hub Experiential Learning Lab in the NYUSPS’s Tisch Center of Hospitality said, “The Tisch Center is proud that its graduate students are at the forefront of researching and understanding the technology trends in the hospitality industry. By collaborating with Stayntouch on such a timely topic, our students identified strategic priorities that hoteliers will need to consider when redesigning guest-centric experiences. Student-led research projects such as this one strengthen the mission of the HI Hub in growing the future hospitality leaders.”
Commenting on the Report’s release, Michael Heflin, Chief Revenue Officer at Stayntouch, said, “Technology has played a pivotal role in helping hotels streamline their operations, and deliver a more personalized guest experience. We are proud to have partnered with graduate students at the NYUSPS’ Tisch Center of Hospitality to commission a study on a topic that is critical to the future of the industry. These dedicated students have produced a study that not only delivers insight into the emerging tech trends within the hospitality landscape but uncovers sentiments that will influence how the industry utilizes technology to enhance the guest and staff experience in the coming years.”
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About NYU Tisch Center of Hospitality
The NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, celebrating more than 25 years of academic excellence, is a leading center for the study of hospitality, travel, and tourism. Founded in 1995, the Tisch Center was established in response to the growing need for hospitality and tourism undergraduate and graduate education. Its cutting-edge curricula attract bright, motivated students who seek to become leaders in their fields. Through its undergraduate degree in hotel and tourism management, its graduate degrees in hospitality industry studies, tourism management, and event management; a plethora of Professional Pathways programs; and its world-renowned hospitality investment conference, students gain the knowledge and the skill sets that enable them to manage change, to communicate, to thrive in complex work environments, and to advance the businesses of hospitality, travel, and tourism. The Tisch Center recently launched the Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub) that will foster entrepreneurship and creative solutions for the industries it serves. The state-of-the-art facilities offer students, start-ups, established industry partners, and investors opportunities to learn, discover, innovate, and invest. For more information about the NYU SPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, visit sps.nyu.edu/tisch.
