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

2/4/2025
Securing the Voice Channel: How Hotel Leaders Can Protect Their Brand and Customers from Robocall & Robotext Scams

Michal Christine Escobar
2/4/2025
Data, Revenue, and Digital Innovation: Claudia Infante Celebrated with 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
With a career spanning nearly three decades, Margaritaville’s Chief Data Officer has driven innovation, transformed operations, and set new industry standards.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/3/2025
Man and the Machine: How AI Can — and Should — Help Protect Staff Mental Health in Hospitality
AI can help ensure staff members have more manageable workloads leading to less stress and burnout.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/3/2025
Cyberthreats Are Rising: Why the Hospitality Industry Must Act Now
As hotels, airlines, and travel companies adopt interconnected systems to enhance guest experiences, their attack surfaces grow. The combination of higher data volumes and fragmented systems makes cybersecurity more critical—and more challenging—than ever.

Michal Christine Escobar
2/2/2025
Hotel Technology Pioneer Laura Calin Celebrated with Lifetime Achievement Award
Calin has spent more than thirty years with Oracle shaping the hotel tech industry, redefining property management systems and setting a gold standard for innovation in hospitality technology.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/28/2025
TV Management Platforms are Redefining Hospitality and Enhancing Profitability for Short-term Rental Owners
As the short-term rental market expands, property owners are utilizing innovative TV solutions to meet rising guest expectations and increase profitability through enhanced services and experiences.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/28/2025
Seamlessly Sweet: Viceroy Sugar Beach Elevates the Guest Experience
By integrating cutting-edge AI and a unified digital ecosystem, Viceroy Sugar Beach is redefining seamless hospitality, empowering guests and staff alike.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/27/2025
What Superapps Could Mean for the Future of Travel
As travelers demand unified booking solutions, superapps present hoteliers with a chance to enhance personalization, improve operational efficiency, and stay competitive.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/27/2025
Turning 'Blue Monday' Gold: Mastering Pricing Basics with Technology
Blue Monday’s booking surge is a golden opportunity to optimize revenue, provided hoteliers master fundamental pricing strategies and amplify them with technology.

Michal Christine Escobar
1/27/2025
How Independent Hotels are Relying on PMS Technology to Recoup ROI in 2025
Independent hoteliers are turning to all-in-one tools to increase consistency on property, reducing friction and improving ROI through new efficiencies.

Michal Christine Escobar