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

6/24/2021
How Technology is Combating Sick Building Syndrome in North America’s Hotels
Instances of SBS and other building-related illnesses can curtail hoteliers’ efforts to re-instill this confidence among their customers and, instead, can prolong the hesitation that people currently feel.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/23/2021
M3 Launches Labor Management Mobile App
Software provider debuts time-saving mobile application to support on-the-go hoteliers.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/23/2021
UniFocus Launches Odin, an Intelligent Assistant for Hotel Operators
Workforce management provider addresses industry labor challenges with an intelligent assistant that proactively generates and communicates critical labor and business performance insights.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/23/2021
Overturning Orthodoxies: A Look into the Lack of Diversity at Hotels
Women and minorities comprise 60% and 40% of the U.S. hotel front-line. However, only 20% of U.S. hotel General Managers are women and 10% are minorities. But it doesn't have to stay that way.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/23/2021
Tripleseat Launches TripleseatDirect
The TripleseatDirect platform enables restaurants and hotels to offer on-premise and off-premise events and catering to be booked directly from their website, social media, or EventUp.com.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/23/2021
Comcast Business Delivers Deluxe Viewing and Connectivity Solutions to Make Rally Hotel Guests Feel at Home
Comcast's solution allows Rally Hotel staff to activate, reset and clear guest-room video devices at check-in or check-out, and gives guests access to live TV, their streaming and music apps, as well as On-Demand content.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/22/2021
IHG Hotels & Resorts Uses Social Media to Give Away a Year of Free Hotel Stays
Travelers with wanderlust are invited to take to Instagram and Twitter and 'tell IHG why they need an epic vacation – without telling IHG they need an epic vacation,' using #IHGTellMeContest and tagging @ihghotels.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/22/2021
Carnival Corporation Brands Resume Cruising in US, Caribbean and Europe
Lineup of currently planned sailings represents 52% of corporation's total capacity and builds on recent restarts of its Germany-based AIDA Cruises and Italy-based Costa Cruises brands.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/22/2021
The Future of Hospitality Revenue Management: Understanding TRevPAR
TRevPAR incorporates additional revenue brought in by each hotel guest, including money spent in the restaurant, at the bar, from room service and beyond. Analyzing those extra guest expenditures can make all the difference when maximizing possible profit opportunities.

Michal Christine Escobar
6/22/2021
42.9 Million Americans Will Hit the Road for Fourth of July
Arrivalist predicts 25% year-over-year growth in road trip activity.

Michal Christine Escobar