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Mews R&D PodcastRichard Valtr: The human part of work is the high-value part— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast on leading, learning, and staying paranoid (in a good way)Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.In this episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, goes freestyle with Mews founder Richard Valtr in what might just be our first-ever “mini–maxi” podcast. From what a founder’s day really looks like to why stayi...
2025-08-1539 min
The Skift Travel PodcastSlick Talk: Beyond the Eight Hours & Hospitality’s Next ChapterWil Slickers here again, and I’m closing out our summer break by sharing one of my favorite episodes from Slick Talk — a deep, future-focused conversation with Richard Valtr, founder of Mews.
Richard and I go beyond operations to explore what it means to think theologically about hospitality: why the real competition isn’t other hotels but the hours outside of a guest’s sleep, how technology should drive growth instead of just cutting costs, and what it takes to turn a property into a lifestyle brand.
We talk about Mews’ journey from serving independents to winning...
2025-08-1452 min
Matt Talks HospitalityThe history of Mews with Richard ValtrGrab your popcorn and cozy chair for a special episode with Mews Founder, Richard Valtr. The two long-time friends and business partners chat about the original vision for Mews as a disruptor, how they earned early customer trust, and what it took to push through industry resistance. They discuss the importance of values, human connections and the future of Mews. And, if you've ever wondered about the history of the name, click that play button.Learn more about the podcast here: https://hubs.ly/Q0350wrf0
2025-06-0552 min
The Skift Travel PodcastRewiring Hotel Tech for HumansSeth Borko sat down with Richard Valtr, founder of cloud-PMS provider Mews, during the Mews Unfold conference in Amsterdam. Valtr explains this company's long-standing vision: strip away check-in bureaucracy so staff can greet guests as people, not reservations – a problem that still demands modern tech such as AI, computer vision and open APIs. He traces the company’s 13-year path from “just” building a PMS to a broader guest- and profit-management platform, describes competing with legacy giants (the real foe is hotel inertia), and discusses how recent funding and acquisitions will speed adoption.
The pair range into bigger t...
2025-05-2347 min
The Insider Travel Report PodcastHow Mews Helps to Shift the Focus of Hotels From Room to Guest With AIRichard Valtr, founder of Mews, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his cloud-based property management system, designed to automate and streamline operations for hospitality brands. Valtr explains how Mews enables a seamless, guest-centric experience, shifting the focus from the room to the guest. For more information, visit www.mews.com.
All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple P...
2025-01-1408 min
The Modern Hotelier#124: Helping Hoteliers Monetize the Full 24 Experience | with Richard ValtrHow is technology transforming the guest experience in hospitality today? In today's episode, hosts David Millili and Steve Carran sit down with visionary entrepreneur and founder of Mews, Richard Valtr. Dive into an inspiring conversation about transforming the guest experience, leveraging technology, and reimagining what it means to create memorable stays in the modern era. From Richard’s early days in hospitality to the bold innovations propelling Mews into industry leadership, this episode is packed with insights for hoteliers and tech enthusiasts alike. Learn how Mews is reshaping hospitality with AI, loyalty systems, and space-time mone...
2024-12-1036 min
Le Podcast de HospitalityONLe Check-In de Vanguélis Panayotis avec Georges Sampeur« Je ne suis pas un financier à la base, je suis un homme de marketing et d’opérations. Je définissais la stratégie du groupe comme un entrepreneur puis je convainquais des fonds d’investissement. Ça a été la recette du succès.Quand je suis arrivé en 2003, on avait acheté B&B Hotels 230M€.Vendue à Goldman Sachs pour 1,9Md€ en 2019. »Dans ce deuxième épisode du Check-In de Vanguélis Panayotis, retour sur l’impressionnant parcours de Georges Sampeur: après avoir débuté comme laveur de voitures puis chef d'agence et directeu...
2024-09-2733 min
Skift Daily Travel BriefingGoogle’s Cookies, AI’s Hype and Turkish Air’s Biz Class BetEpisode NotesGoogle recently announced it won’t get rid of the third-party cookies in its Chrome browser that enable companies to track consumers across other websites. Executive Editor Dennis Schaal examines what Google’s decision means for travel marketers.Skift Head of Research Seth Borko said Google’s move will help smaller travel advertisers. Borko noted larger companies were already devising ways to better use their own first-party data to track consumers if cookie capabilities disappeared. Meanwhile, Brian Harniman — an executive at digital agency From — blasted Google’s explanation for the decision, arguing it ac...
2024-07-2503 min
The B WordTrailer: The Future of Hospitality: Rediscovering the Guest Experience in a Digital EraTrailer: we are exploring entrepreneurialism in the hospitality sector and are joined by Richard Valtr the visionary founder of Mews—an innovative hospitality management cloud. Richard is not just an entrepreneur; he's a trailblazer with an inspiring journey to revolutionise the guest experience. Richard talks about how his vision of improving check-in led to his founding Mews, which has become a unicorn with a valuation of $1.2 billion following a recent fundraising round.
2024-03-2601 min
The B WordThe Future of Hospitality: Rediscovering the Guest Experience in a Digital EraIn this episode: we are exploring entrepreneurialism in the hospitality sector and are joined by Richard Valtr the visionary founder of Mews—an innovative hospitality management cloud. Richard is not just an entrepreneur; he's a trailblazer with an inspiring journey to revolutionise the guest experience. Richard talks about how his vision of improving check-in led to his founding Mews, which has become a unicorn with a valuation of $1.2 billion following a recent fundraising round.
2024-03-2641 min
GAIN Momentum - Lessons from Leaders in Hospitality, Travel, Food Service, & TechnologyHospitality Technology is a Triple Platform | with Richard ValtrIn this episode, we have Richard Valtr, Founder at Mews. Valtr started Mews as a property management system in 2012 from the Czech Republic, which has since expanded to include a global team and thousands of hotels worldwide. ************* LINKS & RESOURCES *************For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/ Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to prof...
2024-03-1446 min
Slick Talk: The Hospitality PodcastThe Fourth Slick Talk Monthly Episode HighlightYou have so many podcasts and episodes to choose from every week, so we want to make it easy for you to enjoy Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast.In our Monthly Slick Talk Highlight Episodes, you will hear my producer, Kelsey Tran, and I share our favorite moments from the month's weekly episodes and hear those moments all in this one episode. If you enjoy what you hear, let us know, and we will continue to do these episodes! You can contact Kelsey at kelsey@hospitality.fm - plus, if you really like a specific clip, you...
2023-12-0131 min
Slick Talk: The Hospitality PodcastFuture Perspectives on Hospitality Technology | Richard ValtrIn this episode of Slick Talk, we invited Richard Valtr of Mews, a cloud-based property management software company, for another enlightening conversation. The discussion centers around several key points, including the evolution of Mews since our last conversation in July 2020, the immense potential of AI in the hospitality sector, and how a shift in perspective from viewing hospitality as merely 'real estate' to a provider of a 24-hour lifestyle experience can enhance operations and customer satisfaction. The podcast also covers the recent acquisitions by Mews and how they align with the company's vision, notably the acquirement of Nomi Travel...
2023-11-2256 min
Travelpreneur: The Travel Business PodcastLatest Innovations In Travel Agent Payments, with Richard Valtr of Mews Episode Topic: In this episode of the TravelPreneur Podcast, host Megha McSwain interviews Richard Valtr, the founder of Mews, a cloud-based solution revolutionizing hospitality technology. Richard shares his journey from being a frustrated hotelier to conceptualizing and creating Mews, emphasizing the importance of a human-centric focus in the hospitality technology sector. They discuss how Mews's cloud solutions reshape the guest experience and day-to-day operations for hotel operators, automating processes and allowing staff to focus more on guest interaction. Richard also talks about Mews's vision for the future, aiming to be the dominant system used by...
2023-10-0520 min
HospitableCreating Hotel Software That Makes The Dream of Functional and Beautiful Enterprise Systems a Reality w/ Mews Founder Richard ValtrEpisode 4 features the Founder of Mews Richard Valtr.We dive deep into the world of technology and its impact on the hospitality industry. Richard's goal was to create functional and beautiful enterprise systems for the hospitality space. As a former boutique hotelier, Richard knows first hand the struggles of managing tech, guests, all while creating a hospitable experience.We talk about the future of tech, including how AI can help streamline processes and revolutionize the industry. As well as, discuss the effects technology has on business travel vs leisure travel vs bleisure travel. We also...
2023-10-0341 min
Hospitality Insiders - Excellence de service & Hospitalité51 - Pénétrer le marché français du PMS, avec Mak AbdelkafiDécouvrez ma formation en ligne sur les fondamentaux de l’accueil !1️⃣ Présentation de l'invité :
Si l’univers du PMS vous intéresse, alors cet épisode est fait pour vous.
Je suis ravi de l’accueillir sur le Podcast, bonjour Mak Abdelkafi.
2️⃣ Notes et références :
Richard Valtr - Fondateur de Mews
API : Application Programme Interface (interface de programmation d’application)
Groupe Les Airelles
Groupe Machefert
PCI : Payment Card Industry
PSD2 : norme européenne sur les transactions
Groupe La Folie Douce
Le livre
Terre promise - Barack Obama
2023-08-1754 min
Hospitality Daily PodcastRaising the Bar with Beverage and Food - Richard Garcia, Remington HospitalityReady to shake up your understanding of the hospitality beverage and food world? Join me as I sit down with Richard Garcia, the Senior Vice President of Remington Hospitality, to uncover the secret ingredients behind their innovative beverage and food program. Discover why classic cocktails are still stealing the spotlight, and prepare to raise a glass to Richard's prediction for the next big cocktail trend - which he unveils in this episode. But that's not all - we also dive deep into the world of low ABV and non-alcoholic options. Richard sheds light on the...
2023-06-0212 min
Hospitality Daily PodcastHospitality is 'eating the world' - here's what it means for your business and your career - Richard Valtr, MewsRichard Valtr is founder of Mews, and in this episode, shares the big trend creating opportunities for our businesses - and our careers. Read Richard's blog postFollow Richard on LinkedInFollow Richard on Twitter A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, subscribe here for free. Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on YouTube, LinkedIn, and I...
2023-05-0326 min
Indie ColorcastIndie Colorcast Live at The LINE Hotel with Christopher Plant and Richard ValtrRichard Valtr is the founder of Mews Systems. Mews is headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 10 countries worldwide is a cloud-based property management software (PMS) provider supplying hospitality providers with software to manage their businesses. Mews enables great service by simplifying and automating the management of a hospitality business, letting hoteliers focus on delivering great customer experiences instead of their administrative tasks. Mews provides solutions for hotels and hostels across the world including, Accor Hotels, Tsogo Sun, Generator Hostels, Jo & Joe, and more.
2023-01-1818 min
Indie ColorcastIndie Colorcast Live at The LINE Hotel with Christopher Plant and Richard ValtrRichard Valtr is the founder of Mews Systems. Mews is headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 10 countries worldwide is a cloud-based property management software (PMS) provider supplying hospitality providers with software to manage their businesses. Mews enables great service by simplifying and automating the management of a hospitality business, letting hoteliers focus on delivering great customer experiences instead of their administrative tasks. Mews provides solutions for hotels and hostels across the world including, Accor Hotels, Tsogo Sun, Generator Hostels, Jo & Joe, and more.
2023-01-1818 min
Slick Talk: The Hospitality PodcastSlick Talk Episode HighlightsThis weeks episode of Slick Talk will be different. For the first time, I am doing a "solo" episode since the early days of the show to highlight some guests (and clips from their episodes) that have been some of my favorites over the last few years.I really enjoyed putting this together and would love to know if you like it or want more interviews and deep dives! Thank you to our show partners at Hostfully, Safely, and Jetstream for always asking for this creative content!Our Highlighted...
2022-08-2432 min
2022-03-2949 min
Slick Talk: The Hospitality PodcastCreating New Spaces Within Hotels with Matthijs Welle, CEO of MewsAfter graduating from hotel school, Matt Welle knew he wanted to make a bigger impact in the hotel industry. Now, he is the CEO of Mews, a new-age and cloud-based property management system that is built out as one of the best in the industry.Matt and I sit down to talk about his journey and the story of Mews as they have been one of the most innovative tech companies in our industry. I knew I had to have Matt on the show after I interviewed Richard Valtr who is the Founder of Mews. To listen...
2022-03-0950 min
New Tricks PodcastRinse your real estate with Richard ValtrThis week we’re joined by Richard Valtr, founder of Mews, to discuss whether the return of New York is more Madonna or more Flashdance and to wonder whether the pandemic will have taught hoteliers how to better rinse their real estate. And is being in hotels really like being in the civil service?
Strategic PR from hotel experts.
New Tricks is the weekly podcast from NewDog PR, a strategic PR company which understands investing in hotels and the many roles within them.
This podcast is a chance to mull over the current goings on...
2021-10-0646 min
Slick Talk: The Hospitality PodcastIt's No Longer Just A "Room" with Richard Valtr, Founder of MewsThe Founder of Mews, Richard Valtr, is a hotelier with a serious passion for technology and service. His mission is to transform an entire industry with cloud solutions that make hospitality more rewarding for everyone.
This episode is a deep dive into his thoughts and opinions on how the hotel industry (hospitality) built products (tech) the wrong way that does a disservice to our guests and industry, the Original Sin as Richard likes to call it, we’ve looked at it all wrong.
Risk is something we can’t avoid and you know this! But… you ca...
2021-07-141h 00
How I Got Here - Inside stories behind innovation and startups in travel67. Richard Valtr of MewsThe unconventional stories of a company's founding are often the most interesting - rather than the fairly formulaic idea-when-traveling-Y-Combinator-seed-investment-route.After studies overseas, Richard Valtr was back in his home country of the Czech Republic and helping with a family project to renovate and build a hotel, when the concept of Mews was formed.Now powering 2,000 hospitality brands around the world, Mews is a platform to automate and simplify operations for hotels and their guests.Payments, front- and back-office functions, guest apps and business intel - Mews has come a long since its foundation...
2021-06-0350 min
How I Got Here - Inside stories from innovation and startups in travel67. Richard Valtr of MewsThe unconventional stories of a company's founding are often the most interesting - rather than the fairly formulaic idea-when-traveling-Y-Combinator-seed-investment-route.After studies overseas, Richard Valtr was back in his home country of the Czech Republic and helping with a family project to renovate and build a hotel, when the concept of Mews was formed.Now powering 2,000 hospitality brands around the world, Mews is a platform to automate and simplify operations for hotels and their guests.Payments, front- and back-office functions, guest apps and business intel - Mews has come a long since its foundation in 2012.Valtr and team have not trodden...
2021-06-0350 min
Unconstrained Conversations – An IDeaS PodcastEpisode 52: What should we revenue manage—a guest, a service or a space? (with Richard Valtr)Welcome back to the Unconstrained Conversations podcast! This week, IDeaS’ chief evangelist Klaus Kohlmayr speaks with Richard Valtr, founder of Mews. Klaus was intrigued about having this conversation after reading Richard’s PhocusWire article: “Under the sheets – optimize your hotel to maximize revenue”. In this conversation Richard advocates for completely challenging the notion of what and who the hotel industry is selling and talks about revenue managing the guest vs. the rooms. Please subscribe to our podcast on your favorite podcast network and share with colleagues in the travel and hospitality space who may find this episode useful. Ple...
2021-05-2025 min
techtalk.travelCOLLECTIVE #hoteltech Podcast - Single guest profile, customer journey and mobile in hospitality"When considering the discussion about (the lack of) central guest profiles, loyalty and knowing your guest: How would the guest journey change if a mobile device can securely be linked to a central guest profile? Imagine you identify and know the guest, the moment he/she arrives on premises, by mobile, and start servicing." - This question was posed initially on Linkedin by Hauke Lenthe.
Tune in to this podcast episode discussing exactly that: The Guest Journey, the role of their Mobile device and the Single Guest Profile
If you prefer to watch the video...
2021-03-2554 min
SHR SoundbitesWhat's going at Mews?Richard Valtr, Founder of Mews, the Amsterdam-based PMS, joins me from New York City. Richard talks backing off their big push to sell in the states after their series B funding in 2019, to focusing on further development of their PMS in wait of travel's rebound, their latest projects, and the two-way interface with our CRS, Windsurfer.
2021-03-0309 min
KAPITOLANa radu „zabijte recepci“ spousta klientů slyšela. Hotel budoucnosti si předplatíte jako Netflix, říká ValtrSe svým start-upem Mews má Richard Valtr ambiciózní plán – jako technologická firma pomoci hotelům, aby se také staly tak trochu technologickými. Dobu po koronavirové krizi pro to vnímá jako ideální. Přerod je to podle něj přirozený a dříve nebo později na něj dojde tak jako tak. „Je to o tom, aby se do hotelnictví vrátila kreativita. Aby si hoteliéři uvědomili, že práce s hostem není jen check in, check out a říct, kdy je snídaně. Je to komplexní péče o hosta,“ říká Valtr v pořadu Kapitola.
2020-09-0435 min
Notion Capital - exceptional founders, extraordinary journeysR01 - A shock to the system, with Richard Valtr, Founder, MewsRichard Valtr discusses his internal struggles with the changes he had to make, but also why Mews and the Hotel Industry will withstand and indeed benefit from the COVID shock to the system.
2020-07-0136 minNotion Capital - exceptional founders, extraordinary journeysR01 - A shock to the system, with Richard Valtr, Founder, MewsRichard Valtr discusses his internal struggles with the changes he had to make, but also why Mews and the Hotel Industry will withstand and indeed benefit from the COVID shock to the system.
2020-07-0136 min
Powered by BatteryIs the Future of Hotels Contactless?On this episode of Powered by Battery we talk to the founder of hotel-software provider Mews. Mews’ founder, Czech-born Richard Valtr, comes from a family of hotel operators in Europe and has a far-reaching vision of how hotels can offer better service to customers—through technology. Valtr talked to us in late May about the tough business decisions Mews had to make earlier this year as global travel ground to a near halt, but also offered thoughts on how his company’s products can help hotels create engaging and more contactless experiences for guests in the future.
Take a listen!
2020-06-2500 min
Redefine Hospitality PodcastEpisode 68: Why Hotels Need To Go Niche With Richard ValtrIn this episode Richard Valtr, the CEO of Mews System shared with us very interesting insights and ideas about what hoteliers should do right now, how can they overcome the current crisis, why they should choose a niche, be an interesting hotel and much more. If you want to innovate and move forward, you will enjoy this interview with Richard Valtr.
2020-04-1641 min
Safe or Brave#10 Richard Valtr - Overhauling The Hospitality Tech Space With Over $30M In InvestmentsWith this episode of Safe or Brave podcast, we are coming back to the New York City to meet with Richard Valtr, the founder of Mews Systems. A company that is overhauling the hospitality tech space and bringing the property management software market into the 21st century. Richard’s company has raised over 30M dollars basically in no time and they’re determined to change the industry. What is to experience such a growth and scaling? Check out this all new episode with Richard to see his perspective!
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2020-01-151h 27
Money MakerHubert Palán (Productboard) a Richard Valtr (Mews) – Jak se z Česka budují miliardové startupyDnešními hosty v novém dílu CzechCrunch Podcastu jsou Hubert Palán, zakladatel startupu Productboard, a Richard Valtr, zakladatel startupu Mews. Oba již nabrali od investorů stovky milionů korun a z jejich firem se brzy mohou stát první čeští jednorožci, tedy startupy s hodnotou přesahující miliardu dolarů. V podcastu oba prozrazují, ja se dá z Česka vybudovat miliardová firma, která má globální dopad.Productboard i Mews patří mezi nejlépe zafinancované české startupy. Hubert Palán spolu s Da...
2019-12-1951 min
techtalk.travelS01E03: Richard Valtr | MEWS SystemsIn this episode, we talk with Richard Valtr (Founder) of MEWS Systems about his personal hospitality experiences that influenced his vision for MEWS Systems.
0:30 Personal Operational Experiences
4:29 Today's Hotelier
7:50 Today's Technology Providers
10:07 Maintaining Company Culture
12:44 Best way to acquire a global chain
14:54 GDPR
18:56 Should Booking or Expedia buy a PMS?
22:52 Advice for hotel school graduates
2019-07-2425 min
CZPodcastCZ Podcast 205 - MewsDo tohoto dílu dorazil Richard Valtr a Jiří Helmich a kecali jsme o startupu Mews, který narušuje stojaté vody hospitality managementu, kde není neobvykle dělat rezervace po faxu. Další vtipné historky uvnitř. Před použitím netřepat.
2019-01-2258 min