HotelStand

What’s HotelStand all about?

HotelStand is developing a web platform to help hoteliers modernize their concierge services by enabling hotel guests to digitally discover and book tours, activities and restaurants recommended by their hotel.

Hmm… Could you tell us a little bit more about it? 

As hotel guests, we are often frustrated by the time and effort it takes to find activities and tours during our holidays. HotelStand enables hoteliers to solve this problem. With HotelStand’s web platform, hoteliers can modernize their concierge services by enabling guests to digitally discover and book tours and activities recommended by their hotel. The hoteliers are rewarded for this curation by earning commissions each time guests book. In a country whose economy is predominantly driven by tourism, Hotelstand makes holiday visits easier, safer and more enjoyable. We offer an intuitive Online Reputation Management (ORM) platform that helps hotels make effective data-driven decisions, monitor all user-generated content online and engage with their guests.

What problem/issue are you trying to solve?

Hotel guests, not having knowledge of the area, or even the options available, seek to enrich their stay by seeking activities and tours they can enjoy. On platforms like Tripadvisor they are presented with a multitude of choices and naturally feel insecure about what to choose. They seek to lessen this insecurity by asking the hotel reception about possible activities or tours they recommend. Always helpful, the receptionists needs to take the time to verbally present the options available, usually with limited or no resources like photos, detailed descriptions, menus, prices etc. Hotelstand seeks to modernize this process for both hoteliers and guests. 

What’s the solution provided by HotelStand?

HotelStand offers an online platform to help hotel guests discover and book curated activities, tours and restaurants in an intuitive, quick and modern way. Hotel Guests can view and book activities recommended by the hotel either on their cell phones by scanning a QR code located in their rooms, or via tablets located on the hotel lobby. Upon Booking they will receive an SMS or mail with Booking details including direction instructions to the venue. Hotel receptionists are also able to perform booking in a frictionless way through our platform using their computer and not by having consuming phone calls.

The Team

Vangelis Kalaitzoglou
Vangelis Kalaitzoglou
Co-Founder, Business Development Lead

Vagelis was born in 1980 in Athens but grew up at Chalkis. His professional career started at the age of 21, being on the 2nd year at University of Piraeus (Department of Informatics). He feels really fortunate that he had the opportunity to participate and many times lead SAP implementation projects on more than 35 major companies in Greece.

Vangelis Kalaitzoglou
Co-Founder, Business Development Lead
George Soufleris
George Soufleris
Co-Founder

George was born and raised in Chalkis in 1980. In 1999 he was admitted in the University of Piraeus (Department of Industrial Management). He's currently working full time on Delhaize as a Group Solution Architect on the finance domain. George has a total of 15 years of experience with participation in 22 full life cycle SAP implementation projects and multiple support phase projects.

George Soufleris
Co-Founder