Cut Through the Noise: Ryan Haynes on Smarter Hotel Tech Buying

Episode notes

In this episode of The Hotel Growth Podcast , I sit down with Ryan Haynes - host of Travel Market Life and a leading voice in hotel tech strategy - to talk about why so many hotels get their technology decisions wrong… and what to do about it. Ryan doesn’t sugarcoat it. From the madness of managing 20+ contracts to the cost of integrations that don’t actually integrate, he shares what’s really going on under the hood - and how hoteliers can avoid the traps. We cover: → Why most RFPs are like writing to Santa → What to actually ask tech vendors before signing anything → How peer-to-peer conversations beat demos every time → And why messaging tech is the next big growth lever for hotels If you’re thinking about changing your PMS, CRM, or any other bit of your stack - listen to this first.

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