The Mews Blog

Why I love to hate finance

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21 Apr 2022

You know that burning desire to yell, smash or disappear the entire screen after trying something a hundred million times over three hours because...

Seven hospitality trends for 2022

Industry

20 Apr 2022

The 2022 Global Hotel Summit was packed full of interesting and insightful hospitality data and inspiration – not least in the Let’s Get Digital...

What are hotel self-service kiosks and what should you know about them?

Industry

19 Apr 2022

You may be wondering what a self-service kiosk is and how it can benefit your hotel. A self-service kiosk, as its name implies, is a way for guests...

What are the benefits of an integrated payment terminal in hotels?

Industry

18 Apr 2022

Integrated payments are at the heart of successful hotel operations. By having a payment terminal that easily connects with your other hotel...

How can you increase your hotel’s occupancy rate?

Industry

15 Apr 2022

Hotel occupancy rates are one of the biggest concerns for hoteliers because it equates to revenue. What constitutes a ‘good’ percentage rate will...

What are the best payment terminals for hotels in 2022?

Industry

14 Apr 2022

When trying to find the best payment terminal for hotels, there are a lot of things to consider. For starters, you want to make sure it helps you to...

Using availability blocks with Mews

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11 Apr 2022

‘Availability blocks’ may not be the most exciting term in hospitality. You may know them as ‘group blocks’, which is even less exciting. But even...

Mews Marketplace integrations update: April edition

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6 Apr 2022

For every monthly integrations update, we write about how busy our team have been. It’s always true, but throughout March they must have been...

Rethinking Hotel Payments: key learnings from the webinar

Industry

31 Mar 2022

Payments are an integral part of your operations. A great payments solution can elevate your hotel and transform both how your team and how your...

From milkshakes to microcopy: how product content influences customer behavior

Product

29 Mar 2022

How rational are you?  

Unfold unpacked: realizing your property’s full potential

Industry

22 Mar 2022

One of the biggest changes we’re seeing in hospitality is the willingness to think beyond the traditional heads in beds mindset. There’s a...

Continuous value delivery: putting the SVPG model into practice

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18 Mar 2022

The world of software creation has been talking about continuous delivery for quite a while. Most of you are probably familiar with the picture...

Rethinking spaces with Mews: eight tips for selling day use hotel rooms

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15 Mar 2022

If you haven't implemented day use into your revenue management strategy, you’re leaving money on the table. We’ve already covered the essentials...

March's new Mews integrations

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11 Mar 2022

Over the last few weeks, our Integrations Team have managed to welcome aboard some big new partners to Mews Marketplace. One of the great things...

Welcoming Bizzon to Mews: a great product fit

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10 Mar 2022

When you read product management books, sooner or later you’ll get to a chapter that talks about when to build, when to partner, and when to buy. The...

International Women’s Day 2022: breaking the bias at Mews

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7 Mar 2022

Given everything going on in the world right now, this year’s International Women’s Day feels more poignant and more important than ever. This...

Why Mews acquired Bizzon ePOS

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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....

In support of Ukraine: how we can help

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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...

What different ways to pay must your hotel payment solution offer?

Industry

22 Feb 2022

In the hospitality industry, transactions are taking place all the time. Whether that be online or in person, there are many ways to pay at a hotel.

Spring product plan – a look ahead

Product

21 Feb 2022

Say hello to spring at Mews, with loads of product releases, updates and more as we work to make the Mews Hospitality Cloud even more powerful,...

We Need to Talk about Payments: download your free guide

Industry

17 Feb 2022

How many payment methods do you accept at your hotel? Do you know your 3DS from your NFC? If these questions leave you scratching your head, it’s...

Why should hotels offer flexible payment options?

Industry

16 Feb 2022

Hotel payment options are constantly evolving and as people move more and more towards mobile-first reservations, it’s important to have flexibility...

What makes great customer service? Let's ask the Best Receptionist in France

Industry

15 Feb 2022

What makes an amazing guest experience? We talk a lot about how the right technology and automation means that hotel staff will have more time to...

The Leading Hotels of the World choose Mews as an official partner

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14 Feb 2022

There are few things more exciting in the world of hospitality when two of the most exciting brands get together, and that’s exactly what happened...

Living with staff shortages: how to run a property with a reduced team

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10 Feb 2022

Unless you’ve been living under a rock blessed with an abundance of eager workers, you’ll have noticed that there’s a hospitality shortage right now....

Unfold unpacked: build your perfect tech stack

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1 Feb 2022

With so much hospitality tech around, it can be difficult to know where to start. But it’s not something you can afford to ignore: building a...

January’s new Mews integrations

Industry

31 Jan 2022

January can sometimes be a slow start to the year. We’re all still stuffed from the festive break and we need to remember exactly what it was we were...

What are the biggest security threats to hotel payments?

Industry

28 Jan 2022

Seeing as hotels handle a lot of sensitive information including credit card numbers, addresses, ID numbers and more, keeping this information safe...

10 best measures and practices for online payments in hotels

Industry

27 Jan 2022

There is a lot to consider for online payment security methods in hotels in order to avoid security risks and data breaches.

What are the hotel payment tools with the biggest variety of payment options?

Industry

26 Jan 2022

When looking for hotel payment tools, it’s important to look for the software that offers the widest variety of payment options so that you can be...