29/05/2026
Amsterdam. Three days. Mews Unfold. The place was packed. Mews is- hotel software company, is doing many things right. Of course, everybody’s talking about AI. innovation, great speech of Duncan, a former Disney creative director.
And then someone puts this slide up: 30% of guest messages never get a response.
Thirty percent.
Not because of bad tech. Because nobody’s listening. That hit different.
Because here’s the thing — I’ve been saying this for years. You can automate everything. You can optimize every touchpoint. You can build the smartest system in the room. And your guest and customers, yes not only in hotels happens those things, still feels like nobody’s home.
The real shift at wasn’t a product launch alone - even though super good stuff is coming from Mews! I am working with them in Ibiza and I am very happy!
Button line - technology is table stakes now. The human is the edge.
And then there was this moment. , the former CEO of The Standard International, also speaker at the event and now recently added to the board of and , CEO of ans myself. Three women from three countries but somehow with the same culture, standing at a bar, zero small talk but the kind of conversation where you stop performing and start talking. We almost founded a new hotel chain on the spot! 😅
That conversation alone was worth the flight. Thank you Amber and Anna!
And one comment to the event organization itself -very good, small things, but honestly I had little to complain about… so that means something ;)
Amsterdam, you were amazing ☺️ who knows the event? Yes, and have you see who was right next to the venue? The neighbor - booking. 😎
And one more thing : And I got the confirmation, Genuine Human Xperience (GHX) is not a trend. Not a nice-to-have. The genuine connection between people is the future.
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