Information Technology in the Hotel Industry: 5 Things You Didn’t Know

2. More than half of hotels are planning to ramp up IT spending

IT spending in the hotel industry dropped in 2016 (mostly because 2015 was a busy year in terms of spending with the release of some mobile and other tech solutions, authors say), but a recent report by Hospitality Technology found that 57% of hotels plan to spend more on technology, while 42% expect to spend the same, and just two percent plan to decrease their IT spending.

Wondering how much the typical hotel spends on IT? It’s 3.5% of the hotel’s budget, according to the report.