mobile reservations
Mobile First: Brit Smartphone Hotel Bookings Overtake Desktop for the First Time
SHR | August 1, 2024
UK, 1 August 2024 – Brits are now making more hotel bookings on mobile devices than desktops for the first time, new research from SHR reveals1. The hotel technology specialist found that mobile bookings have overtaken desktop for UK staycations, with more than half of bookings (51.3%) made on a smartphone device over the last year – a 6.1% increase from the previous year. This shows how consumers are becoming far more comfortable booking travel on mobile devices, thanks in large part to the volume of information and seamless booking experience now available on all platforms. Desktop bookings have decreased by 3.8%, now ac...
Spring Cleaning: Why Hotels Are Investing in New PMS Systems in 2023
Warren Dehan | March 14, 2023
By Warren Dehan Operators raise technology budgets to capitalize on new innovations and better service Hoteliers across the industry have turned a new leaf on technology. Limited labor and other trends have led more operators to rely on technology to run their properties more efficiently. Still, as digitalizing operations becomes more popular, more and more hoteliers are learning just how limited their property-management system’s capabilities are, and how dependent they are on better service from their vendors. Many of the most important digital capabilities require a PMS that can communicate with multiple departments and be mobile-f...
Maestro Asks: Is Your Current PMS Helping or Hindering Your Reopening Plans?
Maestro PMS | February 16, 2021
Leading property-management system provider is offering a PMS Evaluation Checklist to independent hoteliers needing a system makeover; Technology experts say today’s PMSs must support a comprehensive property experience including the contactless demands of tomorrow’s returning travelers Markham, Ontario, February 16, 2021 — 2021 is a year of disruption. Not only has the hotel business come to a screeching halt in many markets, but travelers are modifying their list of must-haves if operators want them to return, and touchless experiences — such as contactless payments, mobile check-in/out, mobile reservations, mobile keys,...
