Sirvoy blog
The Sirvoy hospitality blog
Industry insights, product updates and practical tips for hospitality businesses.
June 16, 2026
Why direct guests actually show up
Picture two bookings for the same room type, the same week. One came through a big travel site. The other came through your own website. On paper they look identical. In practice, they behave very differently. We looked across millions of bookings from independent properties to see how each one plays out. The clearest pattern wasn’t about price. It was about who shows up.
June 03, 2026
Booking Engine 4 is coming: a modern direct-booking experience
We’ve got news. For a while now, behind the scenes, the team has been sketching, prototyping and putting a lot of careful work into something we’re excited to share. Today’s the day. Meet Booking Engine 4, or BE4 for short: a modern direct-booking experience, redesigned and built for the way guests book today. From phone
May 20, 2026
You asked, we listened — Sirvoy POS is on the way
For 18 years, we’ve worked on one simple thing: making it easier to run your property. The more we’ve made easier, the clearer one stubborn pain has become: the gap between Sirvoy and whatever you use for restaurant, café, breakfast, bar or gift shop sales. That’s why later this year, we’re rolling out Sirvoy POS
March 17, 2026
Sirvoy product update: what’s new from Q4 2025
Q4 was a strong finish to a great year. We released multi-property connections, refreshed some of your most-used pages, and made everyday tasks like logging in and exporting payments smoother. Here’s what’s new: Multiple property connection (MPC) You can now connect multiple properties to a single channel account for Booking.com, Expedia, and Agoda. No more
March 10, 2026
What being stranded in Dubai taught us about hospitality
Our Chief Customer Officer stood on his hotel balcony in Dubai, watching missiles streak across the night sky while his family slept inside. Seconds later, sirens sent everyone scrambling from their beds to huddle in stairways and basements, waiting for hours in the middle of the night for the all-clear. Our team eventually made it
February 25, 2026
6 AI trends hotels should pay attention to in 2026
Let’s start with the obvious. AI is everywhere right now. Over the past couple of years, it has become a constant talking point in hospitality, often without clearly showing how it fits into the day-to-day reality of running a hotel. But 2026 feels different. Guests are already using AI to find places to stay, compare
January 22, 2026
Marketing for hotels is hard. Google’s Pomelli AI makes it easier
Has marketing for your hotel or B&B been sitting on your to-do list for a while? You know it matters, you have ideas, but it’s the task that keeps getting pushed to “later.” If marketing isn’t your strongest area, you’re not alone. Time is usually the real challenge. That’s why we keep an eye on
January 13, 2026
A simpler and free way to manage your stay is here
Running a small property should feel exciting, not overwhelming. If you have a one unit stay or tiny rental, you’ve probably felt that tug of war between doing everything manually and signing up for a property management system that feels too big or too expensive. It’s a lot to handle on your own, especially when
December 22, 2025
The hidden costs of managing multiple properties (and how to avoid them)
Multi-tasking often feels productive, but splitting our focus always comes at a cost. In hospitality, the effect is even stronger when every property has its own login and channel ID to manage. For many hosts, this constant switching between accounts becomes routine. But it quietly eats away at time, energy and accuracy. Double bookings, missed
November 28, 2025
Sirvoy product update: what’s new from Q3 2025
Q3 was peak season for many of you, and a quieter stretch for us behind the scenes. Even with lots of our team taking some well-earned time off, we’re happy to have a strong list of updates to make Sirvoy work better for you and your guests. From self check-ins to smarter refunds (plus a
November 06, 2025
Why self check-in is changing the way small hotels welcome guests
Guests don’t travel the way they used to. They book from the road, arrive later than planned, and still expect everything to be ready when they walk through the door. For small hotels, that used to mean longer hours, missed dinners, and a lot of waiting around. Now it means something better for you and
September 09, 2025
A welcoming new front door for Sirvoy
Have you heard the news? We’ve been quietly working away, and now we’re excited to finally share it: the brand new Sirvoy website is live! 🎉 Sirvoy has always been about genuine hospitality. Back in 2008, when Birgitta Persson opened her hostel, her sons Mats, Ola and John built the first version of Sirvoy to