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

11/1/2021
Zoox Smart Data Announces Online Traffic Connections Continued to Rise During Q3, 2021
Big data provider expands reach by enabling over 31 million connections between July and September, bolstering targeted advertisement capabilities and driving higher revenue for customers.

Michal Christine Escobar
11/1/2021
Hyatt Completes Acquisition of Apple Leisure Group
Hyatt is doubling its global resorts footprint through the addition of ALG’s AMR™ Collection brand portfolio, which comprises approximately 100 hotels and resorts operating in 10 countries, as well as a pipeline of 24 executed deals in the Americas and Europe.

Michal Christine Escobar
11/1/2021
Cloud5 Communications Earns Top Ranking as Marriott International’s #1 HSIA Provider
Cloud5 is one of a small number of certified providers approved to design, install and support Marriott’s managed Full- and Select-Service hotels in both the US and Canada, and one of only three to have this distinction for Marriott’s largest Conference hotels.

Michal Christine Escobar
11/1/2021
Resorts World Las Vegas Features SONIFI Interactive Technology on More Than 4,000 TVs
Guests have access to an extensive library of on-demand content — including exclusive still-in-theater movies — a customized live TV channel lineup, and STAYCAST, powered by Google Chromecast, which allows guests to easily and securely stream their favorite content from 2000+ apps to the TV.

Michal Christine Escobar
11/1/2021
Boardwalk Beach Hotel & Convention Center Partners With Hotel Internet Services for High-Speed Wi-Fi and Seamless Guest Connectivity
Florida beachfront property selects HIS for its industry-specific expertise and proven ability to cost effectively address the highest of online expectations.

Michal Christine Escobar
11/1/2021
Pathr.ai Unveils New Sensor Layer
Sensor Layer v2.0, powered by Intel, integrates into hotel and restaurant existing infrastructure and delivers an improved solution for understanding how people move and interact inside physical spaces.

Michal Christine Escobar
11/1/2021
Lightspeed Payments Availability Expands to New APAC and US Customer Locations
Lightspeed further grows financial services footprint following launches in NOAM and EMEA.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/31/2021
Oracle's Nor1 Acquisition: One Year Later
Jason Bryant, Nor1’s founder and now VP of Oracle Hospitality Nor1, says the integration is going better than hoped and creating an even better product for hoteliers.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/31/2021
How to Save Money, Energy & Bring the Built Environment into the Modern Era
Hotels, restaurants and other buildings waste water and energy unnecessarily due to a reliance on technology that has not improved much since its invention in the 1890s.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/31/2021
Moliving Debuts High-Tech Mobile Hotel Rooms
Each unit uses the latest lithium battery technology to store energy harvested from rooftop solar panels, gray water recycling technology enabling a reduction in water consumption, UV sanitization technology, hands-free controls for all electronics, and a seamless tablet control integration.

Michal Christine Escobar