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

7/18/2022
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Center and ijVENUES to Join the Web3 Journey
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Center and ijVENUES agree terms to enter the RendezVerse development program, thus leading the way in the modernisation of the meeting and events industry.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/18/2022
Virdee Releases Web-Based Check-In Functionality
Adding even more flexibility and increased engagement to its industry leading solution, users can now access and input pre-arrival check-in features via web browser.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/17/2022
Onyx CenterSource Unveils Latest Integration for Travel Agency Affiliates of Booking.com
The integration is customized for Sabre-connected travel agencies, enabling them to directly connect into Booking.com and streamline revenue share payment processing for completed bookings sent through the platform.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/17/2022
GoTab Unveils EasyTab to Help Servers, Bartenders Seamlessly Bridge Mobile Order and Pay-at-Table with Traditional Service
EasyTab empowers guests by making opening, closing, reordering, and transferring tabs from bar to table fast, easy and hassle-free.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/17/2022
Repeat Customers Key to Holiday Corporate Event Booking Revenue
Tripleseat's recent survey of 500 corporate event planners reveals that 74% will book with a venue they have used in the past.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/17/2022
Hyatt Names Eben Hewitt Chief Information Officer
Technology thought leader joins Hyatt’s commercial services leadership team to oversee technology, enterprise applications and cybersecurity.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/13/2022
Web 3.0 Spawns NFTs, Virtual Worlds and a Giant Revenue Opportunity
If Nike can sell a pair of virtual shoes for $186,000, what will people pay for an NFT that grants them exclusive digital and physical perks at your hotel?

Michal Christine Escobar
7/12/2022
North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Declines as Travel Volume, Room Rates Rise, J.D. Power Finds
Overall hotel guest satisfaction declines 8 points (on a 1,000-point scale) from 2021, driven primarily by dissatisfaction with cost and fees and guest rooms.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/12/2022
IDeaS and Jonas Chorum Finalize Two-Way Data Integration
Partnership helps hoteliers optimize revenue and boost pricing strategies.

Michal Christine Escobar
7/12/2022
EV Hotel Reveals Meaning of Brand's Abbreviation
EV stands for Evolution Venue and refers to the company's mission to evolve the hospitality industry.

Michal Christine Escobar