Michal Christine Escobar

Senior Editor, Hotels

Author Profile

Michal Christine Escobar is Hospitality Technology’s Senior Editor, with a concentration on the hotel industry. She has a decade 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.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

1/27/2022
Carnival, Daon Announce Partnership to Facilitate Safe Passenger Travel
Carnival becomes the largest cruise line to use Daon VeriFLY digital health wallet for its operations from U.S. homeports.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/26/2022
Cybersecurity Budgets and Staffing Increase in 2022 According to New Report
Ransomware resilience planning tops the list of key initiatives that chief information security officers are tackling this year at consumer-facing companies.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/26/2022
Luggage Storage Offers New Revenue Stream for Hotels in the US
London-based company expands Into the U.S. giving hotels an additional source of income for their extra space.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/26/2022
Relay and Atrium Hospitality Partner to Enhance Hotel Employee Safety
Personal safety devices issued at properties of one of nation’s largest hotel operators.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/26/2022
How Snowbird Ski Resort Drives Revenue, Brand Experience via AI Chat
Since its launch, 25 percent of all messages received by Snowbird’s Dog Chat have been ticket buying requests, which allowed the resort to drive more than $150,000 in projected annual assisted revenue into the purchase funnel.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/24/2022
EB Hotel Miami Airport Leveraging GuestHub to Track Shuttle Service
Web-based guest services app is enabling the airport hotel to reduce costs associated with the transportation service and simultaneously boost guest satisfaction and loyalty.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/24/2022
Jetstream and Operto Announce Partnership
By partnering with Operto, Jetstream now provides keyless entry, noise monitoring, and energy management as part of its fully outsourced white label solution.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/24/2022
Keeping Your Data Safe: Ransomware, Crashes, and Backups, Oh My!
Hoteliers should talk to their PMS provider about implementing an automated back-up plan with an on-premises deployment, or about options to get hosted in the cloud with managed backups; Being prepared and diligent is key to protection.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/24/2022
Bluefin Invests in Payfactory
Bluefin’s growth investment will facilitate Payfactory’s domestic and international market expansion and leverage the strategic partnership between the two companies.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/24/2022
Concord Hospitality Promotes Judy Santell to Vice President of Total Rewards
Santell will be responsible for implementing and managing rewards programs, including a corporate benefits strategy intended to motivate and retain associates.

Michal Christine Escobar