Data management trends to transform your hotel in 2025

Here’s a fantasy. What if data management was a towering giant with long, reaching arms — wrapping around all of your data? What would be in the clutches of those big arms? In other words, what will data management include in the year 2025?

Here’s a fantasy. What if data management was a towering giant with long, reaching arms — wrapping around all of your data? What would be in the clutches of those big arms? In other words, what will data management include in the year 2025? In years past, data management has been black and white — a narrow focus on what qualifies under a data management practice. It usually boiled down to the simple collection and storing of data, not the actual management part. And that kind of black-and-white thinking won’t serve hoteliers in 2025. With more channels of information feeding into a healthy data management practice, it will be crucial to understand the trends that you can action to keep your hotel a responsible and effective steward of your guest data and drive the most revenue possible. It’s time for hoteliers to be that giant with those big arms and take control of data management with these trends:

Chasing data that’s stuck in silos isn’t the result of effective data management — quite the opposite. Data silos contribute to increased operational costs, decreased staff productivity, and a diminished guest experience. In 2025, hoteliers will end the constant battle with inconsistent data across departments and leave the “big data” problems behind. Tip: Find a solution that can “centralize” your guest data and eliminate the silos. Inconsistency means you can’t get a holistic view of your operations or guest preferences. Technology, like a Customer Data Platform, provides that much-needed consistency by bringing guest data out of silos across multiple touchpoints and channels in real-time.

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The Hotel Yearbook 2025 - Annual Edition

The global hospitality industry stands at a pivotal moment of transformation. Rapidly evolving guest expectations, new operating models, the accelerating pace of technological change, and heightened competition are reshaping the way hotels operate and engage with their diverse stakeholders. Owners, brands, and managers increasingly recognize the need for forward-thinking strategies that deliver memorable guest experiences, drive bottom-line results, and strengthen long-term competitiveness. The Hotel Yearbook Annual Edition 2025 explores the key areas where the industry is innovating, highlighting success stories, best practices, and emerging trends that offer a path forward. By presenting insights from leading experts, we aim to provide hoteliers and stakeholders with a holistic understanding of the forces shaping hospitality today—and actionable ideas for thriving in the year ahead.
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