The Corona crisis is not over yet and the hotel industry is eagerly awaiting the day when hotels and restaurants are allowed to welcome leisure guests again. The protection of guests and staff is the number one priority, without exceptions. Therefore, meeting the applicable hygiene regulations is an important precondition for reopening. Contactless, digital services… Continue Reading →
Restart for the hotel industry: How hotels kick off with digital services (1/2)
The Corona crisis brings great challenges for the hotel industry, the gastronomy and tourism. Since then, hygiene regulations, accommodation prohibitions, travel warnings and lockdowns have determined the everyday life of hoteliers. But we will overcome this crisis together. Because people are longing for their next holidays and will travel again as soon as the hotels… Continue Reading →
100. Blog post: We answer the most frequently asked questions about Guestfriend
Four years ago, we launched our hospitality blog in order to support you even better as hosts and hoteliers. We would like to share our knowledge with you, inform you about current topics in the hotel industry and give you exciting insights into digital guest communication and digitalisation in the hotel industry. For our 100th… Continue Reading →
BYOD vs. stationary tablets – The guests’ own smartphone wins
Smartphones are the travel companions par excellence! Whether for private or professional reasons: travellers use all channels such as e-mail, telephone, messenger, social media & Co. mobile and actively plan their vacation with their smartphone. A life without smartphones, tablets and fast internet is hardly imaginable. Good conditions for hoteliers who use the smartphones of… Continue Reading →
Hotel trends 2020 – The whole journey as one experience
There is no standing still in the hospitality industry. Digitalisation is driving numerous developments and changing expectations, procedures and processes in hotels. In 2020, it is all about a holistic and positive guest experience. In this article, we present the hotel trends 2020, which promote a positive overall guest experience and take guest care to… Continue Reading →
Digital guest service for any kind of accommodation – “5 questions to” Melike Yapici, Head of Inside Sales at Guestfriend
In our section “5 questions to”, employees of Guestfriend, customers, partners or industry experts give insights into their work and business. This time, Melike Yapici tells us how accommodations of all sizes benefit from digital guest services and which kind of feedback the Inside Sales Team of Guestfriend receives. Guestfriend has more than 5,000 customers from… Continue Reading →
Best of 2019 – best of Guestfriend!
An exciting year with great moments and lots of new stuff! We have rewound the year once again and collected all our milestones of 2019 in a small end-of-year review: MORE GUESTFRIENDS! … who are communicating and interacting more and more via the Digital Guest Directory: PS: The high score of page views of a… Continue Reading →
5 tips: How hotels attract the attention of Millennials and Generation Z
Baby Boomers, Millennials and Generation Z – Only those who know their target group are able to reach them successfully. In times of globalisation and digitalisation, the values, expectations and wishes of generations change, as do their travel behaviour. Especially the Millennials and Gen Z are travelling much more, farther and more flexible than their… Continue Reading →