Ashford Castle, which sits on 350 acres on the shores of Lough Corrib in County Mayo, Ireland, is a five-star hotel that treats its guests to sheer opulence. Dating back to 1228, the castle has luxurious rooms with plush beds and almost every activity guests can imagine, from cycling to lessons at Ireland's oldest falconry school.The hotel ranked 4th on our list of the best hotels in Europe and was our top-ranked hotel in Ireland, in addition to being 3rd on Travel + Leisure's ranking of the world's best hotels last year.

Amazing HotelsDougall LoveMarch 18, 2016Comment

3 Ways Technology Is Disrupting the Hospitality Industry

In a world where everything can be accessed from a smartphone, convenience and speed has become an essential part of everyday life. We no longer want to call and make a reservation or go directly to the homepage of our favourite hotel. We want an app for that. Good news for everyone, the hospitality industry is keeping up. Providing immaculate customer care and efficient operation systems are just a few ways apps are revolutionising how consumers interact with their favourite hotels, restaurants and nightclubs. Here are three ways technology is disrupting the hospitality industry.

Industry NewsDougall LoveMarch 11, 2016Hospitality News, Software, technology, HospitalityComment

INFOGRAPHIC - Booking Patterns for Independent Hotels

Net Affinity’s booking engine processes and analyses tons of bookings every day. Looking at that data, they realised they’re sitting on a whole lot of information on booking patterns for independent hotels: the pile of gold beneath the mountain of numbers. So, they decided to do a little digging. Today, they are sharing, the most interesting booking patterns of the last quarter of a million bookings to go through their booking engine.

Random & InterestingDougall LoveMarch 7, 2016Comment

Hotel trends for 2016

Here are some new trends emerging in the hotel hospitality industry to watch out for in 2016. The Telegraph.co.uk has put together a list of popular trends that hotels are moving towards and here we've picked some of our favourites. Moving a hotel into the future we see technology further influence every facet of hospitality from the way the hotel operates to the way that you interact with your guests.

Industry NewsDougall LoveMarch 2, 2016Hospitality NewsComment

Wellington warm spell boosts hospitality sector as residents spend locally - Stuff Article

They say you can't beat Wellington on a sunny day, fortunately this summer there has been many. The Beautiful weather has been rewarding for much of Wellington's Hospitality Industry and for some it has been the busiest they've seen. Here's an article from Stuff.co.nz with interviews from happy business owners an residents.

Industry NewsDougall LoveFebruary 22, 2016Hospitality NewsComment

10 Weird & Wonderful Hotels

This week we've put together 10 Weird & wonderful Hotel's. Each of these unusual places to stay does its best to provide guests with, in one way or another, a unique and unforgettable experience.

Check them out!

Dougall LoveFebruary 19, 2016Comment

Useful Hospitality Websites to Bookmark in 2016 - Part 3: General Resources

This week we’re finishing up the series with part three of our three part series of useful Hospitality websites to help you start off 2016. This weeks focus is on General Resources. These handy sites range from social media, copywriting, marketing & graphic design. You may find some of these website to be extremely useful for improving productivity, learning new methods, or just for keeping up with new trends. If you missed out on the previous posts make sure you go back and check out part 1 & part 2

Dougall LoveFebruary 17, 2016HospitalityComment

Useful Hospitality Websites to Bookmark in 2016 - Part 2: Restaurants and Bars

This week we’re sharing part two of a three part series of useful Hospitality websites to help you start off 2016. This weeks focus is on Restaurants and Bars. These handy sites range from marketing advice, food trends, to even managing & training staff. You may find that some of these website are extremely useful for improving productivity, learning new methods, or just for keeping up with new trends.

Enjoy!

Dougall LoveFebruary 12, 2016HospitalityComment

Business or Pleasure?

People travel for many reasons, but normally travelers can be separated into two main segments - business and leisure. Identifying the motives behind these two demographics gives marketers valuable insight into how to better engage and give the best experience to each visitor looking to book. We researched some of the top trends by type of customer to evaluate the best ways for hotels to market to each.

Dougall LoveFebruary 9, 2016Comment

Trending In Hotel Technology.

2015 started with emphasis on Digital Marketing. What’s becoming apparent now is the comments and dialogues about ‘personalisation’ of Guest information and their experience. This means the capture and use of Guest preferences, transactions and feedback for use in marketing. The end goal is to make each Guest feel happy and loved – and spend more with you!

Dougall LoveFebruary 2, 2016Clarity Hospitality Software SolutionsComment

Useful Hospitality Websites to Bookmark in 2016 - Part 1: Hotels

This week we’re sharing part one of a three part series of useful Hospitality websites to help you start off 2016. This weeks focus is on hotels. These handy sites range from marketing advice, travel trends, to even managing & training staff. You may find that some of these website are extremely useful for improving productivity, learning new methods, or just for keeping up with new trends.

Dougall LoveJanuary 29, 2016Comment

Clarity Customers Make Top 25 hotels in New Zealand

A hand full of our clients have made it to the list of Tripadvisor's top 25 Hotels in New Zealand. All from different locations across the country, its great to see our clients hard work in hospitality is getting them some recognition. The Art Deco Masonic Hotel, BW Ellerslie International Motor Inn, Powderhorn Chateau, Sea Spray Suites, and the Nugget Point Queenstown Hotel are all Clarity customers in the top 25 ratings.

Check them out!

Dougall LoveJanuary 25, 2016Hospitality, Hospitality News, Clarity Hospitality Software SolutionsComment