We’ve all become used to the pricing system used by airlines nowadays, where you can pay extra for various upgrades and additions.
But now hotels are set to jump on the bandwagon and join the trend.
Such extras, like early check-in, pool access or pet snack boxes, could be bonus amenities available when staying in hotels – for an added, prepaid fee, NBC reported.
Artificial intelligence bundles are also set to be available, allowing hotel operators to sell more than just rooms.
Properties can unbundle and repackage rooms and their contents.
This will permit guests to personalise their stays and increasing revenue.
For example, Columbia Hospitality, which manages 50 properties across the US, has added optional upgrades into its booking path, according to NBC.
Its 73-room Wren hotel in Missoula, Montana, offers flower bouquets and an in-room pour-over coffee station as pre-bookable perks.
Such extras, like early check-in, pool access or pet snack boxes, could be bonus amenities available when staying in hotels – for an added, prepaid fee
Properties can unbundle and repackage rooms and their contents
In Walla Walla, Washington you can pay extra for a s’mores kit and boxes of chocolates.
What’s more, some hotels have adopted new AI technology to allow guests to customise their stays.
Last year, Wyndham hotels launches Wyndham Connect, allowing hotel owners to communicate by text with hotel guests before arrival and offer them early check-in or the opportunity to order food and beverage upon arrival.
Scott Strickland, Wyndham’s chief commercial officer, said: ‘The most successful hotels are those offering add-ons that truly enhance the experience at a price that makes sense for both side.’
Other hotel chains are using new technological developments to expand booking options and provide extras for guests.
It comes at a time when AI is greatly influencing the travel landscape.
The number of British holidaymakers turning to artificial intelligence for holiday inspiration has doubled in the past year, according to the travel association, ABTA, it was reported last month.
ABTA said the findings highlight how AI is ‘beginning to play a bigger role in shaping decisions about travel’.
Other hotel chains are using new technological developments to expand booking options and provide extras for guests
While using AI to plan a trip is becoming more popular, travellers should take care when doing so.
Recently, an American woman, like a growing number of travellers, used an AI chatbot to plan her holiday.
However, she realised she’d been given some bad advice when she was directed to a museum that was closed.
And last year, Aussie travellers lost $337,000 last year after falling victim to artificial intelligence scams that have become increasingly more common.
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