Author Profile

Michal Christine Escobar

Senior Editor (Hotels)

Michal Christine Escobar is Hospitality Technology’s Senior Editor, with a concentration on the hotel industry. She has more than five years of experience as a B2B journalist. She is responsible for the hotel beat at the magazine and often writes about AI, VR, IoT and other emerging technologies affecting hospitality.

Blog posts by this author

February 2019

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A Digital Facelift: Micro Apps Yield Macro Results

Michal Christine Escobar

With the advent of home sharing websites and short-term vacation rentals, many hotels and resorts have struggled to grow revenue.

Articles by this author

January 2020

Hospitality: Embrace Imminent Disruption

Learn 4 ways hospitality businesses can embrace, plan for and actively engage in disruptive thinking in order to be successful in the long term.

From Skeptic to Believer: My First Time Experiencing an In-Room Voice Assistant Solution

Ted Horner discusses his stay at the Motif Hotel Seattle and interviews its GM on their implementation of voice technology.

5 Ways Hotels Can Use W-Fi to Increase Revenue

More than an essential guest amenity, Wi-Fi is a powerful revenue generating tool for hotels.

Former Chief Economist for CES to Kick-Off HT-NEXT 2020

Shawn DuBravac, a global futurist and trendcaster, will discuss how other industries are re-thinking the customer journey, using VR, AI, analytics, drones, digital payments, geolocation and more to create new customer experiences.