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The best hotel management systems address a variety of issues that face modern hoteliers. In this blog post, Canary's industry veteran's provide their expert advice on what hotel management system features hoteliers can't live without and which ones can be ignored.

A hotel’s front desk is the nervous system of a hotel. It’s the main contact point for guests throughout their entire journey with a property, from pre-arrival to checkout. ‍The right hotel front desk software can have a huge impact on the guest experience, staff efficiency and hotel revenue. ‍

The modern guest expects a digital-first experience when they engage with hotel properties. Forward-thinking hoteliers clearly need to embrace this new reality to thrive, but guest-facing technology isn’t the only area in which hoteliers need to modernize. The back-office and other departments can heavily benefit from the introduction of modern hotel software. 

Luxury hotels have lagged behind the technology curve for too long. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. The past few years have seen a constant stream of technology innovations that have made it easier than ever for hotels to operate in the digital age.

With consumers more reliant on and comfortable with digital environments and tools than ever, it’s high time that the hospitality industry fully embrace smart hotel technology to improve the guest experience from pre-arrival through post-checkout. 

For years, technology slowly crept into the lives of consumers and businesses around the world. The near universal adoption of smartphones led to consumers worldwide acclimatizing to the idea of engaging with businesses and organizations in a digital space. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and really opened the throttle.

Hotels and resort properties are especially prone to reap the benefits of web-based solutions, as they provide a direct way for guests to engage with the property throughout their journey without ever taking the obtrusive step of downloading a native app.

Ancillary revenue is traditionally only associated with full service hotels. But why? Limited service hotels can also benefit enormously from upselling all kinds of products and services. In this post, you will find a number of creative upsells that limited service properties (or any hotel) can deploy to generate ancillary revenue.

One operator's quest to give employees all the tools necessary to keep themselves and their guests safe.