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Sarah.Masterton-Brown
Mews Employee
Sarah.Masterton-BrownMews Employee
published in Mews updates
Join our new Customer Recognition Program

Big News, Mews Community! We’re gamifying your engagement!  Ever wished your epic posts, hot takes, and helpful replies could earn you more than just likes? Well, wish granted! 🪄✨ Introducing Mews Inner Circle - our brand-new recognition program where your advocacy & community engagement get you rewards and recognition! How it works: 💬 Active in the community? Now, every post, comment, and discussion counts!🏆 Each month, the top 3 most engaged members will score 500 points toward special rewards. Plus, there are tons of other ways to earn points by championing Mews. 🎟️ Sign up for Mews Inner Circle and gain access to an exclusive hospitality network where your experience is valued, and your advocacy for Mews earns you recognition and rewards. As you earn points, you'll unlock access to exclusive PR opportunities, expert consultancy sessions, workshops, and more.  Ready to turn your community and advocacy engagement into rewards?  Click the link below to discover all the perks o

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mbrideau
Sanne
SanneSuperstar Helper
asked in Product best practice
🔎Tips for transitioning to a self-service front office

Hey everyone!I'm looking for tips and tricks on transitioning from an old-school front office to a fully self-service front office with a front office host. Anyone with experience making this shift? What were the biggest challenges and how did you overcome them? Any advice or ideas are welcome!What we have already prepared:training for employees: the new service flow, basics of the new role and responsibilities of a front office host, tasks, etc.  2 pilot-hotels: 1 with Mews Kiosk and 1 with Duve  overview of needed renovations, hardware and software Some questions I have: which solution(s) (Kiosk and/or Guest Journey) do you use and why?  How did you help guests embrace this change? Did you use specific communication strategies?  How did the new role of the front office evolve compared to the traditional front office?  How did you deal with staff resistance and did you find effective ways to keep them engaged?  If you had to do the transition all over again, what would you do differen

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mauritsbots
Senior Guru
Robin Gustavsson
Robin GustavssonMaster Helper
posted in Product best practice
Match and Merge

Hi Community,We are a hotel chain with multiple properties using Mews, and I’m reaching out to other hotel groups that share guest profiles across properties to ask how you are handling the "Match and Merge" functionality -particularly for guests booking through OTAs like Booking.com, where we receive a system-generated email address tied to a specific reservation.When emailing this generated address externally, the message is delivered to the guest via their Booking.com account.What we've noticed - and have seen happen - is that if the same guest has active bookings at multiple properties, and their profiles are merged, the communication can sometimes end up linked to the wrong booking.Example:Guest John Doe has a reservation at Hotel A next week.He also has another reservation at Hotel B in a month.A staff member merges the two profiles and chooses to keep the email address associated with the Hotel B booking.Now, all communication related to John’s reservation at Hotel A (pre-arriva

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Georg Gaag
Robin Gustavsson
Robin GustavssonMaster Helper
posted in Product best practice
External Payments

Hello Community!We don't use the Mews booking engine for our reservations - instead, we work with an external provider.As a result, we also have a different payment gateway (merchant) for handling advance payments made through our own website.This setup means that any advance payments need to be manually registered in Mews as external payments.This manual step has proven to be one of the biggest pain points for our hotels. Payments are often misallocated, or bookings end up being charged twice by mistake.Over time, things have improved - especially after we’ve run training sessions for our staff - but the issue tends to resurface whenever new team members come onboard.Has anyone else experienced similar challenges? If so, have you found a smart or effective way to handle this and reduce errors?In a perfect world, I would love to be able to map payments from our external merchant directly to Mews, allowing us to send them through automatically via an XML file.Another idea would be to li

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Georg Gaag
gustavo.franco
Mews Employee
gustavo.francoMews Employee
published in Mews updates
We've Improved the Check-in Form—Thanks to Your Feedback!

Hi Community!We understand guest data collection can be complex—different guests often require different information, and our previous Check-in form didn’t offer the flexibility you needed. You've told us clearly you wanted greater control over the information collected from reservation owners, additional adults, and children. With your feedback, we've developed a solution and conducted extensive beta testing over the past few weeks. Many of you actively contributed to validating and refining these improvements. And now, we're thrilled to announce that these enhancements are generally available* What’s changing?    Our Check-in form has been fully redesigned based on your insights. Now you have precise control over the information you collect from reservation owners, additional adults, and children, ensuring each guest type aligns with your property’s specific operational, regulatory, and guest service needs. Collect exactly what you need    Do you need to capture emails from only rese

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jones.eth
Senior Guru
james.taylor
Mews Employee
james.taylorMews Employee
published in Mews updates
Digital Key is now compatible with Salto Space locks🔑

Greetings, hospitality pros 🌟 We have some exciting news that’s going to help you meet the growing expectations of the modern guest: Mews Digital Key is now compatible with Salto Space door locks 🎉  Unlock the magic of keyless entry  Once considered a luxury feature, keyless room entry is becoming a standard of the hotel experience. Modern guests expect ever greater levels of control over their stay, including contactless options via their mobile device, which Mews Digital Key fulfills. And now, properties with Salto Space door locks can experience the benefits of our industry-leading technology. As well as enabling hoteliers to meet ever-growing guest expectations, it also offers significant operational efficiencies, like removing friction at check-in to save front desk staff valuable time. Let’s take a look at some of these benefits:  🚀 Seamless guest experience. Guests can access their room as soon as they arrive, skipping the check-in queue. And they don't need to worry about lo

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Johannes Rott
ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
ellen.harteliusMews Employee
published in Product best practice
5 steps to more competitive pricing (without the guesswork)

Hey Mewsers 👋  How competitive are your rates really? Hotel pricing can be a powerful tool to drive revenue, build guest loyalty and put heads in beds. But it's so much more than just being cheaper than the hotel next door.  Here are 5 ways you can make your rates more competitive: React fast to changing demand Demand can change at a moment’s notice. Things like weather, concert announcements and market changes can make demand skyrocket. So, to maximize revenue it’s important to act fast and adjust rates.  Know when to drop rates... or not Not all guests think the same when it comes to price. Some will book at a lower rate. Others just want the room, whatever it costs. Watch how guests respond to pricing changes and keep tabs on the competition to figure out the price elasticity of your rates. Then adjust with purpose.  "With Atomize, we went from manually updating rates once or twice a week to having rates dynamically adjusted throughout the day. It saves us so much time, and we've b

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ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
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Strasser-Bumb SimoneApprentice
asked in Product best practice
Mews Connector funktioniert nach Windows 11 installation nicht

Hallo, wir haben heute Windows 11 installiert. Seitdem funktioniert der Mews Connector nicht mehr. Hattet ihr damit auch Probleme? Viele GrüßeSimone

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adeline.baesler
Mews Employee
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juliusbackes
asked in Product best practice
How to apply automatic payment policies only for direct bookings?

Hi everyone, We’ve configured payment policies in Mews for our main rate groups (“Non-Refundable,” “Best Available Rate,” and “Long Stay”) to automatically charge the guest’s credit card at the time of booking confirmation (mode: automatic, timing: confirmation, method: charge from payment card). This setup was mainly intended for direct bookings on our website, where we also want to enable alternative payment methods. However, we’ve recently noticed that these automatic policies are also being applied to channel manager bookings (e.g., via Booking.com), which is causing issues. For every channel booking, we now receive an “Action required – failed to charge card” message, as we prefer to handle these payments manually. I have two questions regarding best practices: Rate groups vs. payment policies – Does it make sense to create separate rate groups for direct bookings and channel manager bookings (e.g., separate BAR, BAR 7 nights, NRF rates) to apply different payment policies? – Or i

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Nina
NinaHelper
asked in Product best practice
Duetto X MEWS

Guten Morgen, gibt es hier in der Community jemanden der Duetto in Kombi mit MEWS erfolgreich verwendet? Gibt es Tools die mit MEWS nicht funktionieren? (oft stellt sich das ja erst nach Integration raus)Hauptsächlich geht es mir um die Automatisierung. Das Restriktionen setzten. Und um die Möglichkeit in Duetto Raten mit verschiedenen Abschlägen einzustellen über eine Restriktion (z.B. die Frühbucherrate). Kann MEWS das einwandfrei umsetzten? Über einen Austausch hierzu würde ich mich freuen.Vielen Dank und liebe GrüßeNina 

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Sarah.Masterton-Brown
Mews Employee
Sarah.Masterton-BrownMews Employee
published in Mews updates
Upcoming webinar: How to thrive (not just survive) in unpredictable markets

When the market shifts suddenly, most hotels are left scrambling to update their prices. But not the smartest ones. The smartest ones are already using AI to optimize their rates, 24/7. Enter Atomize, a Mews company. Our AI-powered Revenue Management System is enabling hoteliers to thrive despite uncertainty, saving them 20–30 hours a month and increasing RevPAR by up to 37%.  Join our live webinar to see how it works and how to make 2025 your most profitable year yet.  🚀 Why attend? This 60-minute session is designed to show you how Atomize can get you ahead in an unpredictable market (and keep you there). You’ll walk away knowing:  Why pricing needs to move in real time – not in your spare time  How Atomize turns complex data into clear, strategic insights  Results Atomize customers are actually seeing in numbers  How it fits seamlessly with Mews to simplify operations and give you time back   📅 When and where? English Webinar: 17 June 5pm CET French Webinar: 23 June 11am CET  G

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Sarah.Masterton-Brown
Mews Employee
gustavo.franco
Mews Employee
gustavo.francoMews Employee
published in Mews updates
Personalization and the next era of hospitality | Guest Intelligence Series #1

Hey Mews Community 👋 Did you catch our vision for the future of the Guest Profile at Unfold in April? Well, it’s rooted in a simple truth: “If you don’t delight your guests, you don’t have a business.” We all know guests are everything. But too often they’re treated like strangers. And that’s not a staffing issue. It’s a systems issue. One we’re helping solve with Guest Intelligence. 💡 Introducing the Guest Intelligence Series In this new monthly series, we’ll talk through how we’re transforming the Guest Profile from a simple record of a stay, into a dynamic tool to delight guests and grow revenue. Each post will unpack:  What we’ve released  Why it matters for your business  And where we’re headed next  But before we dive into product, let’s go into the wider shift we’re seeing in hospitality. 📊 From RevPAR to RevPAG: Why Guest Intelligence matters Hoteliers have been using RevPAR to measure success for decades. You probably do too! But as Matt, our CEO, puts it: “If RevPAR was

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jones.eth
Senior Guru
ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
ellen.harteliusMews Employee
published in Product best practice
Click around. See the magic.

Markets move fast. Blink and you’ve already missed a revenue opportunity.  To keep up (and even get ahead of market shifts), top-performing hotels are switching to smarter pricing tools like Atomize, a Mews company. We’ve built some interactive product tours so you can explore Atomize at your own pace. Click around, get a feel for the platform, and see what it could do for your hotel.  Take a tour – pick your path  Choose a quick self-guided tour based on what matters most to you: 📊 Data-driven insights:Explore how Atomize helps you spot trends and make smarter decisions, faster. 💰 Optimize revenue:See how dynamic pricing keeps your rates competitive and your revenue healthy. 🏆 Competitive advantage:Discover how Atomize tracks the competition, so you’re never left playing catch-up. ✨ Operational efficiency:Automate tasks to streamline operations and save valuable time. 🔮 Forecasting:Get a glimpse of how forward-looking data can sharpen your strategy. Curious about how Atomize could

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ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
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Jasmin H.Guru
asked in Product best practice
neue Segmentierung

Hallo zusammen,wir planen auf eine neue Segmentierung umzustellen und ich wollte fragen, ob schon jemand damit Erfahrungen gemacht hat.Folgender Punkt:die bestehenden Segmente kann ich nicht ausblenden, nur löschen - was passiert mit den Historybuchungen, wenn die angelegten Segmente gelöscht werden? Gibt es andere Faktoren, auf die zu achten wäre?Danke für eure Rückmeldung.lg, Jasmin

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adeline.baesler
Mews Employee
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ryefliederApprentice
asked in Product best practice
Embedding a dynamic link in HTML: Styling Mews Mailings

Hi all, I am making a series of buttons to feature in our Check In Online Email. Will the highlighted row below work properly if I embed the placeholder {chatUrl} inside the HTML? It’s easier to customize the button that way. <div>    <div class="button-row">        <a href="{chatUrl}" class="booking-button"> Chat with us! </a>    </div></div>  Thanks!

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ettore.zotarelli
Mews Employee
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Guru
Jasmin H.Guru
asked in Product best practice
Stornobedingungen

Hallo zusammen,weiß jemand, ob es Änderungen in der Zuweisung von Stornobedingungen geben soll?Ich verstehe nicht, warum man die Stornofristen nicht unabhängig von einer Rate hinterlegen kann.@Mews gibt es nicht die Möglichkeit die Restriktionen als zusätzliches Reservierungsfeld einzubauen?Als Messehotel ist es echt anstrengend mit über 20 Raten arbeiten zu müssen, aufgrund verschiedener Stornofristen.Vielleicht hat ja jemand einen Anwendertipp? Danke und viele Grüße

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corey.johnston
Mews Employee
corey.johnstonMews Employee
published in Mews updates
Mews product recap: Ready, set, innovate

Hi Mewsers 👋 It’s been an exciting 12 months at Mews, with countless new product launches, game-changing acquisitions and feature enhancements. And with so much change, it’s easy to lose track of our achievements. So, Matt and Richard sat down to reflect on some of the most exciting product updates. Check out the product recap to see how we’re helping:  Drive direct bookings  Boost staff efficiency  Embrace AI and automation  Bring in even more revenue   And that’s just the beginning. After all, we’ve been busy 🚀 Every feature upgrade, new launch and product acquisition is driven by your feedback. So, thank you for being a part of this journey with us, we can’t wait to see what the next 12 months bring. Check out the full recap here.  

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corey.johnston
Mews Employee
ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
ellen.harteliusMews Employee
published in Mews updates
✨ Atomize now speaks French

More revenue, less manual work – in the language your team knows best Smarter pricing decisions shouldn’t come with a language barrier. That’s why Atomize, the AI-powered Revenue Management System (RMS) from Mews, is now available in French. If your team is more comfortable in French, Atomize can now fit seamlessly into your workflow. That means automated, data-driven pricing decisions your whole team can understand – and use to unlock big potential.  💡 What is a Revenue Management System (RMS)? If you’ve never used one before, here’s the quick version: An RMS helps hotels set the right price by analyzing data like demand, booking history, and competitor rates. The best ones are easy to use and automate real-time pricing updates so you can earn more while getting time back to focus on higher-value tasks.   Hoteliers using Atomize report up to 37% higher RevPAR. That’s automation doing what it does best: streamlining your operations and working while you sleep.  The benefits? Here are

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ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
ellen.harteliusMews Employee
published in Mews updates
✨ Atomize now speaks German

More revenue, less manual work – in the language your team knows best Smarter pricing decisions shouldn’t come with a language barrier. That’s why Atomize, the AI-powered Revenue Management System (RMS) from Mews, is now available in German. If your team is more comfortable in French, Atomize can now fit seamlessly into your workflow. That means automated, data-driven pricing decisions your whole team can understand – and use to unlock big potential.  💡 What is a Revenue Management System (RMS)? If you’ve never used one before, here’s the quick version: An RMS helps hotels set the right price by analyzing data like demand, booking history, and competitor rates. The best ones are easy to use and automate real-time pricing updates so you can earn more while getting time back to focus on higher-value tasks.   Hoteliers using Atomize report up to 37% higher RevPAR. That’s automation doing what it does best: streamlining your operations and working while you sleep.  The benefits? Here are

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ellen.hartelius
Mews Employee
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ryefliederApprentice
asked in Product best practice
all things billing automations

Hi folks, We are new to MEWS and haven’t delved into Billing Automations yet. Can you offer some use cases? We are excited to use all its features! Savvy suggestions and feedback appreciated! Thank you!Rye

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Robin Gustavsson
jason.warnaar
Mews Employee
jason.warnaarMews Employee
posted in Product best practice
Email Template Customization: Are you getting the most out of them?

Hi Everyone! I see that a lot of the time the email customization is a bit simple. With the HTML allowing you to fully customize these templates, I would love to see what you have done with yours. How have you customized your templates? Do you have any screenshot examples to show? Is there anything that you would suggest as a best practise? What softwares did you use to make the templates (if any)?@BertSerry I know that Yalo Hotel is an incredible example of one. Would you possibly be able to share your confirmation email template?I’m looking forward to see what you’ve all done!

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JeffIrwinApprentice
asked in All About Unfold
How do I get access to watch the Mews Unfold 2025 videos

Are videos posted somewhere online to watch the Mews 2025 unfold event? Or does special access need to be given 

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jessica.becker
Mews Employee
jessica.becker
Mews Employee
jessica.beckerMews Employee
published in Mews updates
Unfold 2025 Unpacked

Dear Community, it is time for Unfold 2025 Unpacked!Read about the highlights below and find a detailed version here. A note from Matt and RichardUnfold 2025 was, above all else, a reminder of what a privilege it is to partner with so many incredible hoteliers and technology experts.It's such a joy to come together and celebrate our collective successes as we continue to seek new and innovative ways to move our industry forward. This year's event was a timely reminder that unique hospitality comes from people. Only by empowering staff and working together can we create unforgettable experiences.Thank you to everyone who joined us on the day, and to all those who help us push for more. Five key takeaways from Unfold✨ Hospitality is a verbHospitality isn’t something you offer – it’s something you do. Craft moments that are personal, meaningful and unforgettable.🤝 Personalization demands trustTrue personalization builds connection, but only when it’s rooted in respect. Data is powerful,

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jessica.becker
Mews Employee
corey.johnston
Mews Employee
corey.johnstonMews Employee
published in Mews updates
You can now create reservations from the Timeline 🎉

Hey, Mews Community! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Creating Reservations from the Timeline, a feature that’s been highly requested and much anticipated by the Mews community. 🚀 From now on, streamlining your booking workflows has never been easier, faster, or more intuitive.   Why this matters to you  We know the importance of staff efficiency at the front of house, and we’re excited this new feature eliminates unnecessary steps and puts everything you need directly at your fingertips. Whether you’re checking availability or securing a new reservation, it’s all possible – right from the Timeline.   For hotel staff, simplify your daily workflow with faster reservation creation directly from the Timeline. For managers, reap the benefits of boosted team productivity with a tool that minimizes inefficiencies and reduce clicks. Happier teams means happier guests!   How it works  With this feature, you can now:  Create reservations directly from the Timeline: No need to switch sc

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jessica.becker
Mews Employee
jessica.beckerMews Employee
published in Mews updates
🌿 Mews Unwind 2025: An Evening to Remember at Skybar Malabar

On April 29th, we took over Malabar at Hotel Jakarta for the first Mews Unwind of 2025 — and wow, what a way to kick off the season. With over 100 amazing customers joining us for an evening of rooftop vibes, zero sales pitches, and 100% great conversations, it was everything we hoped for (and more).🎉 Highlights 🌇 Epic views over Amsterdam from the 8th floor of Hotel Jakarta 🪩 Our DJane dialed in the perfect Unwind soundtrack 🎩 A little sleight of hand, a lot of “wait… how?!” moments — our magician truly brought the magic. 🍷 A glass in hand and great company all around 🌎 Insightful chats with hospitality pros from across the globe 📸 Big smiles, new connections, and some quality community moments  🙌 Thank You to Our AttendeesA heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and made the evening memorable – you really brought the energy and the good vibes! We loved seeing familiar and new faces and can’t wait to do it all again at our next Unwind event.📍 What’s next?More

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jessica.becker
Mews Employee
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