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

3/1/2021
Zoox Smart Data Partners with Hospitality Wi-Fi Network Providers to Enable Seamless Access to Guest Preference Profile Technology
Strategic partnerships ensure that hotel and travel businesses can deploy hyper-targeted promo campaigns and offer custom-tailored experiences using data from existing WiFi services.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/28/2021
GettinLocal Launches First Contactless In-Destination Platform for Hotels that Drives Direct Consumer to Brand Engagement and Enhances Guest Experience
The new digital app provides guests with dynamic hyperlocal discovery by utilizing geo-fence technology and is an on-demand E-Concierge for hotels.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/28/2021
Cisco Completes Acquisition of Acacia Communications, Inc.
The Acacia acquisition reinforces Cisco's commitment to optics as a building block that will enhance Cisco's 'Internet for the Future' strategy with world class coherent optical solutions.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/28/2021
TableBoost Helps Hospitality Industry with Unlimited COVID Testing
Hospitality Facilities Management solution provider to offer free, unlimited onsite COVID testing for all of its hotel and restaurant customer staff.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/28/2021
netTALK Partners with Oracle Hospitality to Provide Advanced Ship Communications
The partnership will allow for netTALK Maritime’s ship-based communication system and location intelligence systems to combine with Oracle Hospitality’s passenger management system to assist cruise companies in delivering great experiences for their customers.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/28/2021
Retriggering Spontaneity Is Key to Reviving the Travel Industry
The real challenge for travel brands in 2021 will be finding ways to balance the message that it’s once again safe to go out with compelling offers that will trigger people’s spontaneity and make them want to travel again.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/25/2021
Groups360 Launches Direct Booking Solution for Groups with IHG Hotels & Resorts
Select IHG properties are the first to deploy GroupSync Engage, the market’s premier online booking technology with real-time room and space availability for planners.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/25/2021
IHG to Roll Out Attribute-Based Pricing Tech by Q4 2021
Tech will help hotel owners generate maximum value from their hotel's unique attributes.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/24/2021
CDC Asks Royal Caribbean to Share Its Contact Tracing Tech
Using a variety of stringent guidelines in conjunction with contact tracing wearable technology, cruise line has been sailing without issue from numerous international ports.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/24/2021
3 Trends for Travel Loyalty Programs
With travel expecting to skyrocket once the pandemic ends, those first travel experiences for consumers will have a large impact on new B2C loyalty.

Michal Christine Escobar