The number of items lost by hotel guests each month and the time hotel staff spend looking for and returning them can be staggering—and expensive. According to the recent "Motel 6 Left behind Survey" conducted by Kelton Global, over 54 percent of travelers report that they have left something behind in a hotel room. The [...]
Imagine guests walking into your hotel and stopping at the front desk not to check-in and pick out a room, but just to chat about their trip, get their keys, and go. As increasingly tech-smart guests, often referred to as the Digital Elite, manage most aspects of their lives and travel from their tablets and [...]
December 21, 2015 IN A WORLD … where many corporations are cutting back or even skipping holiday events all together, SkyTouch Technology team members were treated to a surprise of epic proportions: Fresh from its national debut, a private screening of Star Wars “The Force Awakens” in glorious IMAX 3D at the Phoenix Desert Ridge [...]
On December 10, SkyTouch Technology was honored with the coveted Vantage 2015 International Educational Conference & Trade Show Vendor Commitment Award in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each year, the award recognizes one vendor that most embraces the Vantage family, excelling as a strategic partner through excellence in programs, products, and service to Vantage members. “SkyTouch has [...]
On one particular business trip, Bob stayed in four different cities in one week, all at various versions of a well-known hotel chain. Upon his first check-in, he was automatically handed a cookie “for being a loyal guest.” Bob felt special. But by the fourth check-in, the cookie bit was getting old. And everyone was [...]
In Part Two of our series on the Internet of Things, we discuss the present and future state of connected technology in the hospitality industry. Catch up on Part 1 here. How will the Internet of Things (IoT) – that vast connection of objects, applications, communication and data analysis foreseen as the wave of the [...]
Phoenix, AZ (August 4, 2015) – SkyTouch Technology today announced the appointment of Jonah Paransky as the new chief executive officer of SkyTouch Technology, provider of the most widely used cloud-based hotel operating system. With over 20 years of experience in B2B software general management, product management and marketing, Paransky has an impressive track record [...]
In this two-part series, we discuss the Internet of Things (IoT) – what it is, the trajectory it may follow and how it will impact the hospitality industry. In a nutshell, the Internet of Things is an encompassing term that refers to a future where ordinary things are embedded with sensors and wireless communication to [...]
Customers Can Expect Enhanced Guest Experience and Improved Operational Performance PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. & PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. (NYSE MKT:IDN), a leader in real-time identity authentication and validation solutions, and SkyTouch Technology®, provider of the most widely used cloud-based hotel operating system, have completed a software integration partnership that will improve hotel guests' hospitality experience [...]
Hotel companies can now boost operational performance while also enhancing the guest experience through our integration of leading real-time identity authentication and validation solution Intellicheck Mobilisa’s Guest ID™ into SkyTouch Hotel OS®, the most widely used cloud-based hotel operating system. The software integration aims to reduce fraud while expediting check-in, resulting in a quicker, more [...]
