The tightrope between privacy and personalisation for hotels
Whether it be the comfort of familiarity or a yearning to be treated as a VIP, now more than ever consumers expect a personalised experience from hospitality brands.
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Whether it be the comfort of familiarity or a yearning to be treated as a VIP, now more than ever consumers expect a personalised experience from hospitality brands.
From his first role on the front lines of guest satisfaction as a room service waiter to management positions at four- and five-star InterContinental and Hilton properties, Arun Kumar's impressive hospitality career has taught him a thing...
Personalisation is one of the main buzzwords dominating the hospitality industry in 2017. With hoteliers now better able to collect, store and retrieve data in order to give guests a far more personalised experience, hotel and travel...
We live in a world where almost every person owns a mobile phone and instant messaging has become a communication priority, and where an email can look to grab between a 10% to 20% open rate, but text messages are almost always viewed and...
In the modern hospitality industry, finding new ways to make guests stays at your hotel memorable experiences is essential for survival. One tactic that many hoteliers are embracing is personalisation.
In today’s world of easily accessible big data, personalisation (admittedly in variably successful forms) is ubiquitous. People you have never had a conversation with in your life send you marketing emails addressed to you by name, and...
You know your hotel inside out, but do you ever see it through your guests’ eyes? In many cases, there is a disconnect between what hoteliers think is important to guests and what actually matters to them. Paying close attention to guest...
Hoteliers are hearing it from industry leaders constantly, in order to remain relevant in the changing hospitality industry, it’s time to ‘personalise’ the guest experience. But what does this actually mean? And where and how do you start?
Tourists are generally divided up into neat categories for hoteliers to market to and for tourism bodies to collect statistics on. Some of the main segments of travellers are leisure travellers, business travellers, and people visiting...
The new year brings with it a sense of revival. New budgets are forecast and plans devised to make the year ahead a fruitful one, allowing hotel owners to redesign their offerings and cater for the ever-evolving needs of guests.