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

9/27/2021
Demystifying the Latest in Event Technology
With virtual and hybrid events, it’s essential to make sure that the venue employees and chosen technology/platform are in lock step.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2021
HITEC 2021 NEWS: Samsung Debuts New Series of Hospitality TVs
The sleek and easy-to-mount Q60A and Q50A combine Samsung’s Quantum Dot processors with 4K resolution, Quantum HDR and Smart TV features.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2021
Wireless Maritime Services and CommScope’s RUCKUS Collaborate to Deliver Faster, More Reliable Wi-Fi at Sea
For cruise lines, Wi-Fi 6 connectivity will support emerging use cases at sea for real-time IoT technologies that safeguard passengers in the age of COVID.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2021
Phonesuite Direct Chosen as Preferred Hotel PBX System Provider for Curator Hotel & Resort Collection
Phonesuite offers hotels the choice between cloud-hosted and on-premise PBX platforms that support both VoIP and analog guest room phones utilizing the same feature-rich software for all installation types.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2021
HITEC 2021 NEWS: Virgin Hotels Turns to Virdee to Deploy Self Check-in
Hotel brand is deploying Virdee kiosks so that guests can choose to check-in using the brand's mobile app or via a kiosk in the lobby.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2021
Technology Proving to be Key for Hotels Battling Labor Shortages
Digital transformation has changed the guest experience, and it also has the power to transform the role of the hospitality employee into one that is less frantic, more fulfilling, and potentially more appealing to job-seekers.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2021
PPDS Brings Hotel Guests Closer to the Action with New 75” Philips MediaSuite 4K UHD Pro TV
The newest and biggest addition to the Philips MediaSuite range brings the movie theater experience to the hotel room, offering extensive entertainment choice and capabilities – including embedded Netflix, Chromecast built in, and thousands of apps.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/26/2021
Infor Launches Newest Version of Hospitality Management Solution
Newest iteration puts mobile capabilities for exceptional personalized guest services in the spotlight.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/26/2021
World Cinema Partners With Sparkplug IP to Offer VoIP services, Hardware Refreshes and Support for all Hotel Brands
Partnership will help hoteliers move away from dated analog phone services and upgrading to voice over internet protocol (VoIP).

Michal Christine Escobar
9/26/2021
HITEC 2021 NEWS: youtip Celebrates Inaugural Year with a Pop-up Bar and Digital Donation Drive for HFTP Foundation
The Pop-up Bar runs for three days during HITEC Dallas in Booth 3422 with tips donated to HFTP Foundation; HFTP to leverage youtip to process all donations during the event.

Michal Christine Escobar