No question, 2020 was challenging, full of ups and downs. The hotel industry and catering trade in particular will have to deal with the effects of the Corona pandemic for a long time to come. Demands for contactless services, guest care at a distance and new hygiene regulations have presented many hosts with major challenges… Continue Reading →
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 →
Whether on vacation or at home, nearly all young people (96 %), as well as more than two-thirds of those over the age of 65, are in close contact with their families and friends via messenger services such as WhatsApp and Co.* Chatting is now an integral part of everyday life and one of the… Continue Reading →
Guests expect more and more service and technology. For hoteliers, digital guest care has therefore become a modern standard. In order to observe this standard, there are many tools such as an online editor for their own hotel newspaper, an info channel and not to forget: the digital guest directory. It informs, communicates and sells,… Continue Reading →
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 →
It is the worthy successor to the room folder made of paper and always at hand: the Digital Guest Directory. Hotel guests access all information about their stay and the region exactly when they need it. Besides, hosts send offers and news via push messages to their guests’ smartphones and tablets and keep them up… Continue Reading →
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 →
In our section “5 questions to”, employees of Guestfriend, customers, partners or industry experts give insights into their work and business. Julia Warnecke, Marketing Manager at Ferienhausmiete.de shares her experiences with us about booking portals and how even smaller hosts are able to get more bookings. How can hosts generate more bookings? First, holidaymakers need… Continue Reading →
Everybody has a morning ritual. Many people read newspapers in the morning and get information about the news of the day, while others browse the Internet. Hoteliers should take up these habits and surprise their guests with their own Hotel Newspaper right at the beginning of the day. Printed out in the hotel room, during… Continue Reading →