Matt Talks Hospitality: Real conversations for innovative hoteliers · 2026-05-06 · 48 min
The PMS has been at the heart of every hotel for decades. Has it changed at all? What does the next generation PMS look like? Some of hospitality’s most well-known voices, Ira Vouk and Simone Puorto, join Matt to trace the full arc of hotel tech: why big brands are stuck on legacy systems, why hoteliers keep picking the wrong PMS and what every hotelier should ask before signing their next contract. Ira Vouk is a hospitality tech advisor, speaker, and author of Hospitality 2.0. She’s led product strategy for PMS and revenue platforms with a focus on automation, pricing, and profitability. Simone Puorto is a consultant, author, and Head of Emerging Trends and Strategic Innovation at HospitalityNet. He advises global tech companies and runs ventures like Travel Singularity and Elegia. Learn more about the podcast here: #hoteltech #hospitalitypodcast #mews #hotelmanagementsystem #pms #hotelrevenue Matt Talks Hospitality is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so
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