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How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

Smart Meetings

It’s no secret that the hospitality industry has been understaffed since the beginning of the pandemic. McKinsey & Company has found the biggest trends in hiring for the hospitality industry and developed a method for choosing the best employees. Planners can expect a more automated lobby in the future, hopefully reducing delays.

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Top 3 DMC Trends as Tracked by an AI Proposal Platform

Smart Meetings

She has been building the platform by using it for her DMC clients and soft launched to others. “As The platform makes it easier to support small local vendors, an authentic touch a lot of planners—and attendees—are looking for right now. Read More: 25 Pivotal Hospitality Trends from 2022 1.

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Maximizing ROI: A Guide for Hotel Sales Directors

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Some of the tools that can help with ROI tracking are CRM systems, attribution models, and analytics platforms. Consider implementing: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems: Modern CRM platforms like Salesforce or HubSpot allow you to track the entire customer journey, from initial inquiry to final booking and post-event feedback.

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Pros and Cons of IoT Trends in Hospitality

Smart Meetings

The Internet of Things (IoT) has long been heralded for its power to increase productivity and decrease labor costs by connecting everyday objects with each other via the internet, but the hospitality industry is turning out to be one of the early beneficiaries of what GE is calling The Third Wave of Innovation. Guest-Room Automation.

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Think Small, Win Big: How Hotels Can Lead the Small Meetings Revolution

Smart Meetings

These trends have reshaped demand in the hospitality industry, making adaptable, client-focused sales strategies an essential tool for hotel sales managers. Implementing user-friendly online platforms and apps for seamless booking, communication, and check-ins can simplify the customer experience and encourage repeat business.

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11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018

Smart Meetings

MAP: Meeting automation platforms offer streamlined analytics, scheduling and digital integration by pulling data from calendars, spreadsheets and contact-management tools, such as Salesforce. In light of some serious security breaches and the enactment of GDPR, privacy policies became a priority for everyone.

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How Hospitality Brands are Using Chatbots

AltexSoft Travel

Chatbots have become one of the most significant trends of today’s eCommerce industry — an AI (artificial intelligence) platform that allows businesses to simulate the behavior of humans within a conversational environment. How can businesses gain a competitive edge in the hospitality industry using chatbots?