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

9/27/2022
Optii Announces Connectivity to Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform
Optii’s new connection to Opera cloud means seamless integration with lower cost and greater flexibility for hoteliers.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2022
The Network’s Role in Hospitality’s Ongoing Digital Transformation
The trend of moving applications and other digital resources to public cloud environments can help hoteliers deliver on digital transformation but also creates its own set of unique challenges.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2022
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Gains Immediate Revenue Boost and Speeds Guest Service by Deploying Agilysys Self-Service Kiosk Software in The Marketplace by Fabio Vivani
New technology enables convenient, around-the-clock dining experiences without staffing strain.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/27/2022
The Trick to Fighting Turnover? Immersive Tech
One way hoteliers and restauranteurs can prevent this high rate of turn over is to adapt their training processes - specifically when it comes to onboarding new employees.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/26/2022
Jurny Introduces All-in-One Management Operating System to Transform Boutique Hotel and Short-Term Rental Operations
Eyeing rapid growth in demand for this hospitality category and a need for connectivity and automation, Jurny's fully-integrated tech stack combines AI, Smart Hardware, and 24/7 Human Support with the goal of becoming the leading provider for this new burgeoning hospitality trend.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/25/2022
PPDS Confirms Commitment to Chromecast built in as a Steadfast Feature on all Philips MediaSuite TVs and Philips B-Line Displays into the Future
Philips MediaSuite from PPDS is the only dedicated hotel TV range to offer fully integrated, secure 4K Chromecast content sharing on all current and future models.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/25/2022
Oaky Becomes the Preferred Upselling Partner for HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts
Partnership will enable more than 2,500 independent properties and groups to drive incremental revenue through automated upselling.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/25/2022
Pizza Hut Canada Partners with Serve Robotics to Trial Door-to-Door Robot Delivery Service
Customers selected for robotic delivery will be able to use the Pizza Hut app to track the robot's location as their order approaches and will receive a unique, one-time pin to retrieve their order from the robot's secure compartment.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/21/2022
Travelport and Hopper Expand Strategic Relationship with Travelport+ Upgrade and Hopper Cloud Collaboration
As part of a renewed multi-year agreement, Hopper is gaining Travelport+ technology upgrade and Travelport will begin exploring development of new agency tools using Hopper Cloud.

Michal Christine Escobar
9/21/2022
Introducing Whistle for Cloudbeds: The New Guest Engagement Solution Powered by Cloudbeds
Cloudbeds customers can now take advantage of a fully-integrated enhanced guest engagement solution for faster response times, tailored experiences and improved communication throughout the entire guest journey.

Michal Christine Escobar