Posts Tagged ‘CRS’

I’m a self-professed amateur chef, always experimenting in the kitchen, looking to create that perfect meal.

While it was all in good fun, a recent webinar presented by EyeforTravel on the current state of hotel loyalty pitted hotel brand programs vs. OTA programs and brought out some subtle jabs by each side.

Every so often, we’re reminded that hotel companies have a lot in common with the airlines, and United CEO Oscar Munoz made that clear, candidly laying out just how hard it is to modernize technology across an entire industry.

We’ve all had this experience before, right? You’ve waited in line to check in to your hotel after a long flight, you finally get to the front desk, and the clerk is typing away, searching for your name, and after a few minutes she says, “Hmm, are you sure you reserved this hotel?”

The innovation available in the cloud has revolutionized hotel systems. It’s opened the door for properties to adopt best-in-breed strategies that provide a strong lift to the bottom line.