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The friction fiction
30 Apr 2024
Bad friction In simple terms, friction is when two opposing forces encounter each other. But, of course, the world isn’t simple – especially the...
The great hospitality balancing act
4 Mar 2024
Balance is a lost art. In almost every sphere of society, from politics to culture to technology, more and more people inhabit the extreme ends of...
Why Mews acquired Frontdesk Anywhere
31 Jan 2024
It’s a great privilege to welcome Frontdesk Anywhere to the Mews team. Our eighth acquisition, handled by the remarkable Mews Ventures, sees the...
Why Mews acquired Nomi and how it’s great news for guests
5 Oct 2023
What is Nomi? Based in Nashville and founded in 2021, the Nomi team created technology that truly enhances a guest’s experience when they travel....
Hotels are eating real estate: the future of mixed-use spaces and..
18 Apr 2023
In 2011, Marc Andreessen's landmark essay, Software is Eating the World, boldly proclaimed that every company would eventually become a software...
Why Mews acquired Hotello
13 Apr 2023
I speak on behalf of every Mewser when I say how excited we are to welcome Hotello into the Mews fold.
The new standards in hospitality: what's changing and how to adapt
11 Apr 2023
Listening to all of the inspiring speakers at Unfold 2023 really got me thinking about the future of hospitality. One thing that has become obvious...
The future of the hospitality industry: A look ahead
22 Feb 2023
Top trends shaping the future of the hospitality industry As businesses change their focus away from the past events, towards the...
What is a hostel, and how does it compare to Airbnbs and hotels?
16 Jan 2023
What is a hostel? Anyone who’s ever done a backpacking trip knows what a hostel is, especially those who backpacked through Europe, where the...
Why we raised $185mil and what’s next for Mews and hospitality?
15 Dec 2022
I’m delighted to share that Mews has raised a $185mil Series C investment round from a host of leading investment firms. I’d like to talk a little...
How Mews Ventures will fuel the future of hospitality
26 Jul 2022
This is a very exciting time for hospitality. Not only are hotels around the world welcoming guests again in greater numbers, but there’s a tangible...
Why convenience shouldn’t be a dirty word
19 May 2022
There’s a school of thought that says convenience is lazy. Maybe even bad for society. I don’t subscribe to this point of view, and neither does...
Why Mews acquired Bizzon ePOS
3 Mar 2022
It’s likely that a few people were rubbing their eyes in surprise when we made the announcement that Mews is acquiring leading ePOS system, Bizzon....
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In support of Ukraine: how we can help
2 Mar 2022
As the first Russian tanks rolled across the Ukranian border, I felt a palpable sense of disbelief. That such tragic and senseless destruction could...
Mews and Accor: the future of hospitality
9 Nov 2021
Even in the darkest moments of last year, when the majority of hotels were shut and there was so much uncertainty amidst an unprecedented pandemic,...
Why Mews acquired Hotel Perfect, and what the future holds
13 Aug 2021
I’m delighted that the Mews universe is expanding yet again, this time with the acquisition of UK-based PMS Hotel Perfect, who proved to be the...
Options are seed investments: our approach to employee ownership
17 Mar 2021
For a long time, as a Founder, I struggled what to think of options. For the first few years, while Mews struggled and ground out growth, I spent...
Embracing blended living: how software is changing the work/life balance
11 Mar 2021
Technology is leading a generational mindset change about how we compartmentalize our lives. Mews founder, Richard Valtr, considers the implication...
What does the hotel of the future look like?
18 Nov 2020
Let’s allow ourselves to look beyond the near-future, beyond COVID-19, to where our industry should be aiming. So what will the next generation of...
Let your Hotel Grow
1 Nov 2019
At various stages of our lifetime as a company we’ve been asked to think about whether we are genuinely a PMS, and whether we wouldn’t just...
Why Oracle Must Hate Oracle Hospitality
6 Sep 2018
Richard Valtr, Founder of Mews Systems, writes about why he feels that software giant Oracle’s hospitality division contradicts its technology...
Designing a Modern PMS for the Modern Hotelier
3 Feb 2017
We have a bit of a joke in the office as one of the first videos that we ever produced started with my droning voice and the above phrase. We...
“Let’s ignore mobile - what’s the worst that can happen?”
14 Nov 2016
So, the title is a little misleading, really. It’s not a real quote, but it seems to me to describe the state of mind of most of those that we...
We Upgraded our Booking Engine. You Won't Believe What Happened Next
12 Jul 2016
When I first started coming to hotel conferences, I was always taken aback by how many exhibiting companies promised to drive direct sales,...
Drive More Conversions and Direct Bookings with Promotion Codes
13 May 2016
We’ve decided to highlight another of our favourite, but highly under-utilised features of Hotel Booking Engines: “Promotion Codes”. Creating...