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5 Easy Ways to Grow Your Hotel Subscriber List

By: John Shortall on 11/6/15 12:00

Email marketing - and especially targeted emailing - is a proven method for independent hoteliers to increase repeat guests, direct bookings and keep hotel occupancy up year round ...

How It Works: Yield Management

By: John Shortall on 10/27/15 13:00

Why It Is Important: Update Your Prices Automatically to Reflect Your Occupancy The Frontdesk Anywhere Yield Manager is a powerful and easy to use revenue tool which can be ...

New Bangkok Office

By: John Shortall on 10/27/15 7:00

We’re delighted to announce the opening of our new Asian regional headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. The Bangkok office represents an exciting opportunity for the next growth ...

How It Works: Housekeeping Rules

By: John Shortall on 9/15/15 8:30

Why It Is Important: Keep Your Guests Room Clean Without Disrupting Their Privacy Among the top complaints of guests at hotels or any lodging property is an untidy room. Finding ...

Show a Little Love: Creating Emotional Connections with Your Guests

By: John Shortall on 8/24/15 8:30

Today, people expect a lot more of the people they do business with. This includes the hotels they stay at. It is not enough for your hotel to provide efficient customer service, ...

4 Steps to Get Your Hotel Ready for the Internet of Things

By: John Shortall on 8/12/15 8:30

The Internet of Everything and The Hospitality Industry [Part III] The Internet of Everything is coming, and it stands to empower hospitality businesses to serve guests like never ...

How It Works: Stay Restrictions

By: John Shortall on 8/5/15 8:30

Why It Is Important: Control The Duration of Your Guests Stay For hotels, certain periods are naturally busier than others. During the high seasons of summer and New Years, ...

Top 5 Examples of Using the Internet of Everything for Your Property

By: John Shortall on 7/30/15 8:30

The Internet of Everything and The Hospitality Industry [Part II] Previously, we introduced the “Internet of Things” and spoke a bit about what it will mean to hospitality ...

3 Things Hospitality Pros Need to Know About the Internet of Everything

By: John Shortall on 7/16/15 8:30

The Internet of Everything and The Hospitality Industry [Part I] Technology trends are afoot that will change the way successful hospitality businesses operate in the 21st ...

How It Works: Managing Work Shifts

By: John Shortall on 7/10/15 8:30

Why It Is Important: Find Out What Happened and When It Happened Setting up shifts is a useful tool for auditing and checking operations that have been processed during ...

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