Cut Through the Noise: Ryan Haynes on Smarter Hotel Tech Buying

<p>In this episode of <em><strong>The Hotel Growth Podcast</strong></em>, I sit down with <strong>Ryan Haynes</strong>—host of <em><strong>Travel Market Life</strong></em> and a leading voice in hotel tech strategy—to talk about why so many hotels get their technology decisions wrong… and what to do about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ryan doesn’t sugarcoat it. From the madness of managing 20+ contracts to the cost of integrations that don’t actually integrate, he shares what’s really going on under the hood—and how hoteliers can avoid the traps.</p><p><br /></p><p>We cover: </p><p>→ Why most RFPs are like writing to Santa </p><p><br /></p><p>→ What to <em>actually</em> ask tech vendors before signing anything </p><p><br /></p><p>→ How peer-to-peer conversations beat demos every time </p><p><br /></p><p>→ And why messaging tech is the next big growth lever for hotels</p><p><br /></p><p>If you’re thinking about changing your PMS, CRM, or any other bit of your stack—listen to this first.</p><p><br /></p>