{"id":37956,"date":"2025-10-16T09:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/?page_id=37956"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:17:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/company\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Leading Guest Experience Platform<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Together with a growing team of hospitality and technology experts and carefully selected partners who share our standards and vision, we are shaping the future of the hotel industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We believe in a hospitality industry where hosts can focus entirely on interacting with their guests \u2013 while technology takes care of everything else. A hotel industry where profitability and an outstanding guest experience go hand in hand. That’s precisely why we’ve made it our mission to fully digitize the guest journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our promise is clear: We offer the deepest integrations with the highest product quality \u2013 and eliminate manual processes for good. To achieve this, we work exclusively with the industry’s best PMS, locking system, and payment partners. We say no to outdated legacy systems \u2013 and yes to modern, scalable, and reliable solutions that will shape the future of the hotel industry with us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026and we’re growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are growing and creating something meaningful together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026Experience, innovation and
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JUAN A. SANMIGUEL<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Founder & CEO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Juan is an entrepreneur and tech enthusiast. After studying marketing, he founded his first e-commerce company at the age of 21. In 2014, a long queue during a hotel stay gave him the idea for Hotelbird: the digitalization of check-in. Together with co-founder Korbinian Hackl, he founded Hotelbird in 2015 \u2013 and within a few years, they made it the market leader for guest experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Korbinian Hackl <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Founder & CTO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Korbinian is an entrepreneur and IT visionary. While studying business administration and computer science, he founded his first company at the age of 23 and has since led over 300 software projects. As co-founder and CTO of Hotelbird, he has been the driving force behind the platform’s technology since 2015 \u2013 developing the market-leading solution for the digital guest experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katharina Barthelmann <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Director People & Operations <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katharina is a People & Operations expert with a focus on culture, clarity, and collaboration. After studying tourism management, she worked in various HR and organizational development roles in the hospitality and tech industries. At Hotelbird, she is working with the founders to create a scalable, people-centric organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are hospitality experts.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Behind every feature, every integration, and every support request is a dedicated team that makes it all possible. At Hotelbird, we bring together people with deep hospitality and technology expertise \u2013 because a great product only emerges when we truly understand our customers and their guests. An exceptional guest experience \u2013 developed by hospitality experts, for hospitality experts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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QUALITY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We build simple, precise solutions that last.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Curiosity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We ask bold question and learn fast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IMPACT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We focus on what matters and deliver real results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRUST<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We work transparently, take ownership, and succeed together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Do you want to JOIN Hotelbird?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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