{"id":41633,"date":"2026-09-07T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/?p=41633"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:49:39","slug":"hotel-industry-running-on-yesterdays-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/en\/press-media\/hotel-industry-running-on-yesterdays-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hotel Industry Is Still Running on Yesterday&#8217;s Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1752833854455-1-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41636\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1752833854455-1-edited.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1752833854455-1-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1752833854455-1-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/hotelbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1752833854455-1-edited-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahgz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ahgz<\/a> (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Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung), Hotelbird CEO Juan Sanmiguel explains why the hotel industry is still relying on outdated technology \u2013 and how cloud PMS solutions like Oracle Opera Cloud, combined with Hotelbird, can reduce staffing costs and create additional revenue.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>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motel One serves as a prime example: the migration of over 100 properties was completed in three months, and online check-in usage has nearly quadrupled since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ahgz.de\/hotellerie\/news\/digitalisierung-hotellerie-haengt-an-technik-von-gestern-319974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read ARTIcLE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an 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