The Mews Blog

Why Mews acquired HS3 Hotelsoftware

Company

14 May 2024

I’m so excited to welcome HS3 Hotelsoftware to Mews. It’s a huge moment, not only for the Mews and HS3 teams, but in particular for thousands of...

Lessons from Eurovision: what can hospitality learn from a song contest?

Guest experience

2 May 2024

Don’t be bland Everyone has different tastes, and nothing exemplifies this like Eurovision. Past winners include perfectly pitched Swedish pop, a...

The friction fiction

Technology

Guest experience

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...

What is RevPAR and RevPAR index and how do you calculate these metrics?

Industry trends

23 Apr 2024

What is RevPAR in hotels (revenue per available room)? Your RevPAR informs you about your most profitable periods and the most in-demand rooms. It...

How to reduce hotel operating costs – the very best strategies

Best practices

18 Apr 2024

What are hotel operating costs? Your hotel's financial health depends on managing cash inflows and outflows effectively. Operating costs are the...

What is a channel manager and why should hotels use one?

Industry trends

16 Apr 2024

What is a channel manager for hotels? A hotel channel manager is a tool designed to help hotel owners effectively manage customer data, online...

5 types of hotel credit card scams and how to prevent them

Best practices

11 Apr 2024

What is a credit card scam? A hotel credit card scam occurs when someone uses a stolen or fake credit card for fraudulent activities. Usually, the...

8 functions of a good property management system

Technology

9 Apr 2024

8 functions to look for in a property management system If you're unsure what a PMS is and what it does, you may not understand why you need one or...

Building better hospitality tech: a week in Sherlock Holmes' shoes

Product

Best practices

4 Apr 2024

Part 1: Solo, Duo, Trio Aylin and I work together in the Connectivity tribe at Mews, where our primary focus is the connectivity of our hospitality...

What is revenue management and why is it important?

Industry trends

4 Apr 2024

What is revenue management? Revenue management is a business technique that optimizes inventory and maximizes profits. Its parameters evolve over...

Lessons from a superstar: what can hospitality learn from Taylor Swift?

Marketing & distribution

Guest experience

2 Apr 2024

Forging emotional connections One of the undeniable keys to Swift’s global success is her ability to form emotional connections with her fan base....

How AI is already shaping hospitality

Industry trends

Technology

Guest experience

2 Apr 2024

7 ways AI is shaping hospitality Guests are using AI today Open AI launched ChatGPT in November 2022. In March of the following year, Expedia and...

What is a hotel property management system and what are the benefits of a..

Industry trends

2 Apr 2024

What is a PMS in a hotel? A PMS can manage hotel bookings and perform various admin duties. Its primary functions include payment processing,...

Benefits of office hoteling in the hospitality sector

Industry trends

28 Mar 2024

What is office hoteling? Office hoteling is a flexible workplace strategy that liberates employees from fixed office locations. Instead, individuals...

How Mews and Dayuse set out to revolutionize hospitality

Company

27 Mar 2024

How did Mews and Dayuse and begin? Matt: Matt: Mews started 12 years ago when Richard Valtr, our Founder, was redesigning a hotel lobby in Prague....

Data sovereignty for hotels: safeguarding guest information in a digital world

Industry trends

26 Mar 2024

What is data sovereignty? Data sovereignty in the hospitality industry pertains to data subject to laws and regulations based on the country in which...

Mews Coffee Corner: a fun space for hospitality insights

Industry trends

Technology

Best practices

25 Mar 2024

Brewing ideas and insights This isn't just another webinar or podcast series. Mews Coffee Corner is a space where ideas percolate, opinions are...

Guide to hotel pricing intelligence to increase revenue

Industry trends

21 Mar 2024

What is hotel pricing intelligence? Hotel pricing intelligence involves analyzing, gathering, and using data to make informed pricing decisions...

All you need to know about hotel fees

Industry trends

19 Mar 2024

What are hotel fees? Hotel fees encompass more than just additional charges for amenities, add-on services, taxes, resort fees, and incidental...

What technology is used in smart hotels?

Technology

14 Mar 2024

What are smart hotels? The term "smart" is now used in many industries to describe technology that acts smartly, like humans. In a smart hotel,...

8 best strategies to maximize hotel efficiency

Best practices

12 Mar 2024

How to maximize hotel efficiency? Maximizing efficiency leads to reduced costs and better guest experience. It shows how well hotels use resources,...

Discount pricing strategy in the hotel industry

Industry trends

12 Mar 2024

What is discount pricing? Discount pricing is a strategy in which you offer your hotel rooms at a lower price to draw guests, boost demand, increase...

The value of face-to-face talking: learnings from the Localization team

Company

11 Mar 2024

Meet the Mews Localization team Say a virtual hello to the Mews Localization team. Consisting of Wendy, Janka, Max and our Translation Manager,...

International Women’s Day 2024: how we inspire inclusion at Mews

Company

8 Mar 2024

Meet Women@Mews ERG Exactly one year ago,Women@Mews ERG was born. What began as an Employee Resource Group aimed at fostering networking and skill...

How are hotel robots transforming hospitality?

Technology

7 Mar 2024

What are hotel robots? A hotel robot is a device that can carry out tasks to ease the workload and improve hotel operations. It empowers your hotel...

Four reasons to be excited by the Mews + Amadeus partnership

Company

6 Mar 2024

There was plenty to talk about at this year’s ITB Berlin, but the headline news was the announcement of the new strategic partnership between Mews...

New hospitality metrics every revenue manager should track

Best practices

5 Mar 2024

New revenue management metrics Technology has changed not only what’s possible, but what’s measurable. A new generation of hospitality metrics has...

What is cost-based pricing in the hotel industry?

Industry trends

5 Mar 2024

What is cost-based pricing? Cost-based pricing lets hoteliers set prices for rooms, services and amenities based on how much they cost their hotel,...

How new Mews funding will shape hospitality’s future

Company

Industry trends

4 Mar 2024

As the hospitality industry undergoes a significant period of transformation, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve raised an additional $110m of...

The great hospitality balancing act

Best practices

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...