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Wednesday 17 February, 2021
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Podcast: Roman Pedan,
CEO of Kasa Living, on operational tech
BHN news editor Eloise Hanson speaks with Roman Pedan, founder and CEO of Kasa, about how centralised systems can power different asset classes simultaneously, why
Kasa is expanding into hotel management, and the changing value of proptech as a result
of the pandemic.
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EDITOR'S COMMENT
17/02/21
• Following news that Kasa has been signed to manage another boutique hotel in San Francisco, it was great to catch up with the company's founder and CEO, Roman Pedan. Leveraging a centralised system to power buildings - from contactless check in, to cleaning, to revenue management - Pedan explains that this technology has enabled Kasa to support hotels when help was needed most.
For example, Kasa opened a hotel in the centre of San Francisco in July 2020, at a time when the hotel industry was on its knees. Kasa was able to take the hotel from closure to 70 per cent occupancy - it has been operating in the mid-60s since.
Pedan even mentioned that he's seeing guests request and desire the "experience" of a tech-enabled stay more than before. When demand is apparent it should signal greater investment in these types of systems in order to position a business advantageously, both from a guest perspective and a performance point of view. I suspect we'll hear further success stories from property management companies that utilise technology during the market's upturn.
Listen to the podcast here 🎧 and scroll down for this week's news ⬇️
Eloise Hanson
News editor
+44 (0)7824 636 365
eloise@internationalhospitality.media
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