{"id":37970,"date":"2025-12-03T21:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/?page_id=37970"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:46:00","slug":"hotelbird-in-the-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/resources\/hotelbird-in-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotelbird in the media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-296503d8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top order2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotelbird in the media<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:30px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:30px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-41633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-media tag-cloud-pms tag-digital-guest-journey tag-hotel-online-check-in tag-hotelbird tag-motel-one-case-study tag-oracle-opera-cloud tag-reduce-hotel-staffing-costs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/hotel-industry-running-on-yesterdays-technology\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Hotel Industry Is Still Running on Yesterday&#8217;s Technology\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hospitality-runs-on-old-tech-1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\">The Hotel Industry Is Still Running on Yesterday&#8217;s Technology<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In an interview with ahgz (Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung), Hotelbird CEO Juan Sanmiguel explains why the hotel industry is still relying on outdated technology \u2013 and how cloud PMS solutions like Oracle Opera Cloud, combined with Hotelbird, can reduce staffing costs and create additional revenue.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/hotel-industry-running-on-yesterdays-technology\/\">READ ARTICLE<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:100px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:50px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frame-1-scaled.png&apos;);background-position:0% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:80%;\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hidebg has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:50px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:50px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-72dcebac wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40208 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-media tag-automate-hotel-processes tag-automated-upselling tag-digital-check-in tag-green-option tag-hotel-ancillary-revenue tag-hotel-automation tag-hotel-efficiency tag-hotel-operations tag-hotel-profitability tag-hotel-upselling tag-housekeeping-cost-reduction tag-increase-revenue-per-guest tag-reduce-hotel-costs\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/cost-logis-additional-revenue-with-automated-upselling-and-green-option\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"additional revenue with automated Upselling and Green Option\u00a0\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zusatzgeschaeft-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/cost-logis-additional-revenue-with-automated-upselling-and-green-option\/\" target=\"_self\" >additional revenue with automated Upselling and Green Option\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-39738 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-media tag-contactless-check-in tag-digital-guest-journey tag-digital-room-access tag-hotel-digitalization tag-hotel-efficiency tag-hotel-effizienz tag-offenes-pms tag-open-pms\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/wallet-keys-the-new-standard-for-digital-room-access-in-hospitality\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"wallet keys: the new standard for digital room access in hospitality\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wallet-Keys-are-the-new-standard-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/wallet-keys-the-new-standard-for-digital-room-access-in-hospitality\/\" target=\"_self\" >wallet keys: the new standard for digital room access in hospitality<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-38770 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/wallet-key-launch-at-welcome-hotel-darmstadt\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hotelbird and Vingcard combine technology and expertise to launch NFC-enabled digital wallet room keys\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels.png 2160w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wallet-Key-at-Welcome-Hotels-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/wallet-key-launch-at-welcome-hotel-darmstadt\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hotelbird and Vingcard combine technology and expertise to launch NFC-enabled digital wallet room keys<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-38758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/10-years-hotelbird-interview-with-ahgz\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hotelbird turns 10 \u2013 a glance into the future of digital hospitality\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-Years-Hotelbird-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/10-years-hotelbird-interview-with-ahgz\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hotelbird turns 10 \u2013 a glance into the future of digital hospitality<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-34654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-media tag-digitale-guest-journey\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/hotelbird-guest-journey-in-all-motel-one-hotels\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hotelbird rolls out digital guest journey across all Motel One hotels in record time\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One.png 2160w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hotelbird-at-Motel-One-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/hotelbird-guest-journey-in-all-motel-one-hotels\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hotelbird rolls out digital guest journey across all Motel One hotels in record time<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull diagonal-top has-contrast-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);--diagonal-angle:200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-2\">time to automate your operations.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons 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