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

5/25/2023
Enso Connect Bets on AI as the Future of Hospitality
The guest experience platform has gone all in on OpenAI's GPT-4 and believes hotels will need to embrace AI-driven solutions to stay competitive.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/24/2023
Restaurateurs Discuss Employee Tech Dos & Don’ts During NRA Show 2023
Boqueria Restaurants and Gracious Hospitality Management spoke candidly about their tech priorities, the challenges they face with tech rollouts, the cost/benefit analysis they work through, and more.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/24/2023
Best Practices for Hotel & Resort Operators for Pool Season 2023
Here are four best practices to help your pool make more money this year.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/21/2023
First-Party Data & Context: How to Get Personalization and Privacy at Scale
In the past, delivering personalized experiences at scale sacrificed data privacy. However, with the rise of first-party data and marketing partners who have access to larger datasets, hoteliers can have both privacy and personalization.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/16/2023
Give Employees Multiple Reasons to Stay
In exchange for their loyalty, on-property staff want to be heard, respected and given access to better benefits.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/16/2023
Why Adopting a Digital Communication Strategy Is Critical to Business Survival
The way guests are choosing to communicate with hotels is changing, but the fundamental importance of one-to-one engagement remains the same.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/15/2023
A Diverse Workforce Requires Determination and Purpose
It takes some work to rethink how to recruit and hire a more diverse workforce, but the end result is a more innovative, motivated and profitable organization.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/15/2023
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Predicts Green Building Trends
Interest in eco-friendly commercial buildings is on the rise and scrutiny of organizations’ ESG initiatives mean building owners’ and other stakeholders’ reputations and revenue depend upon them taking steps to become more sustainable.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/15/2023
How Are Top Independent Resort Operators Leveraging Their Tech Stack to Increase Revenue?
Resorts are embracing technology to improve cross-selling and ancillary revenue.

Michal Christine Escobar
5/14/2023
How Hotel Marketers Can Jump on the ChatGPT Bandwagon
ChatGPT is not going to replace you, but it could make your job much easier.

Michal Christine Escobar