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HOSPITALITY




             Hospitality: Hotels

                   & Lodges


                by Stienie Greyling


                 he  Hospitality  Industry  is
                 generally recognised as a section
           Tof the wider service industry,
           focusing on leisure rather than more basic
           needs. It refers to various businesses and
           services linked to leisure and customer
           satisfaction.
             A defining aspect of the hospitality is
           that it focuses on ideas of luxury, pleasure,   closely linked. Many of the services that   Chat GPT can analyse data to develop
           enjoyment and experiences instead of   are classified as travel industry offerings   more effective marketing campaigns,
           catering to necessities and essentials.  are also hospitality offerings, because   make predictions and create personalised
             It is important to understand that   they are linked to leisure, customer   experiences that make guests feel valued.
           the hospitality and travel industries are   satisfaction, pleasure, experiences and   Chat  GPT  improves  efficiency,  reduce
                                              disposable income. Importantly, the   costs and improve customer service.
                                              cross-over  between  the  tourism  and
                                              hospitality industries centres on services   Voice Search and Voice Control.
                                              rather than end products.           The use of voice search is becoming
                                                                                increasingly common among customers
                                              Hospitality Using Chat GPT.       searching for and booking hotel and
                                               Chat  GPT  has  taken  the  world of   restaurants. Hence, hotels need to
                                              hospitality by storm, powering some of   respond to this change in behaviour and
                                              the most intriguing hospitality trends.     make a clear attempt to capture these
                                              These include custom-made chat bots for   customers. This means, among other
                                              hotels, restaurants and other businesses,   things, structuring the website content
                                              allowing them to offer multilingual   clearly, so it features properly in voice
                                              customer-service around the clock.  search results.









































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