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

10/17/2022
Hapi, AHLA Launch HTNG Express to Accelerate Innovation
Developed by an HTNG Workgroup composed of more than 50 hotel IT leaders and solutions providers, HTNG Express solves one of the industry’s toughest problems: PMS integration. Hapi is an early adopter of this new standard and they’ve made it available to their entire partner network.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/16/2022
Restauranteur Aims to Solve New Hire Onboarding Debacle with Tech
Typical onboarding training felt like a waste of time to Jose Azares, so he set out to change the process with the help of immersive, intuitive technology.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/16/2022
Cybercriminals Continue to Set Their Sights on Hospitality
Hospitality organizations must understand the exact types of threats they face – and the people facing them – to deliver regular, targeted and adaptive security awareness training, built to defend against the current threats of the day.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/13/2022
Royal Caribbean Group to Open Zero-Energy Cruise Terminal
The state-of-the-art facility in Texas is on track to achieve LEED Gold and be completely solar powered.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/13/2022
The World Travel & Tourism Council and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance Announce Partnership to Accelerate the Transition to Net Positive Hospitality
The two organizations have pledged to promote a united voice for a more sustainable future for the hospitality industry and will cooperate on new research projects to foster an understanding of the latest in sustainability innovation.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/13/2022
R Collection Hotels Goes Online with First NFT Rate
Italian hotel chain has partnered with Takyon to reach a segment of customers who are active in the Metaverse.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/13/2022
Applause Survey Reveals Travel Apps Leave 37% of Users Unsatisfied When Facing Delays, Changes
More than 5,200 global respondents provided insights into their overall satisfaction with the travel apps they use.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/11/2022
Knowland’s Q3 Meeting Recovery Forecast Indicates Strongest Growth Thus Far in 2022
Q3 performance drives increase and positions 2023 to be a year of growth for hospitality meetings and events.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/11/2022
HT Talks Tech: Arlie Sisson, SVP and Global Head of Digital, Hyatt
In this exclusive interview, Sisson discusses the path that led her to Hyatt, her respect and connection to Hyatt’s purpose of caring for people, and why she loves working for the hospitality industry.

Michal Christine Escobar
10/11/2022
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Selects INTELITY for Complete Mobile Guest Experience
Potawatomi will advance guest experience with the addition of guest mobile app and staff-facing software.

Michal Christine Escobar