Hospitality.

Hospitality.

Hospitality.

A personal concierge for every guest. How a hotel chain used the CEMax Customer Experience Management CEM suite to take ownership of the 360° guest journey, from the first search to the next booking.

A personal concierge for every guest. How a hotel chain used the CEMax Customer Experience Management CEM suite to take ownership of the 360° guest journey, from the first search to the next booking.

View upward through red flowers toward the sky
View upward through red flowers toward the sky

INDUSTRY

Hospitality · Hotel chain

SOLUTION

CEMax CEM suite

AWARD

2025 Best IT Project Award

Guest service starts before arrival and continues after departure.

A true guest service does not start when you arrive at the hotel. It starts when the guest begins looking for the next stay, and it continues long after they leave.

laptop computer on glass-top table

INDUSTRY

Hospitality · Hotel chain

SOLUTION

CEMax CEM suite

AWARD

2025 Best IT Project Award

Guest service starts before arrival and continues after departure.

A true guest service does not start when you arrive at the hotel. It starts when the guest begins looking for the next stay, and it continues long after they leave.

laptop computer on glass-top table

INDUSTRY

Hospitality · Hotel chain

SOLUTION

CEMax CEM suite

AWARD

2025 Best IT Project Award

Guest service starts before arrival and continues after departure.

A true guest service does not start when you arrive at the hotel. It starts when the guest begins looking for the next stay, and it continues long after they leave.

laptop computer on glass-top table

Results

24/7
24/7
24/7

Guest support in any language, on any device

1
1
1

Platform for the whole guest life cycle

SLA

SLA

Every guest request is issued with a deadline

2,025
2,025
2,025

Best IT Project Award

THE CHALLENGE

How do you create a one-of-a-kind guest experience that sets you apart from your competitors?

THE SOLUTION

With CEMax CEM, the hotel chain built a personalized concierge that takes care of the entire guest life cycle: from choosing a hotel and ordering room extras, to booking restaurants and activities, handling service requests during the stay, automatic compensation when needed, and follow-up after check-out.

The goal. With a personalized, proactive approach, the hotel chain makes sure guests book their next stay with them.

THE GUEST LIFE CYCLE

01

Looking for a stay

01

Looking for a stay

02

Before arrival

02

Before arrival

03

During the stay

03

During the stay

04

Check-out

04

Check-out

05

Next booking

05

Next booking

THE NEW EXPERIENCE PARADIGM

Every guest gets a personal agent.

Each guest has their own AI agent, available 24/7 in any language and through any communication method.

REACH THE AGENT BY

Text
Voice call
Website widget
WhatsApp
Social media apps
/01
Before booking
Answers questions about hotels
/02
After the reservation
Makes sure the room is ready
/03
During the stay
Handles any need
/04
Check-out and after
Assists with check-out
/05
Always proactive
Sends personalized messages
Live
AI agent
24/7Any language

STAGE 01

Before booking

Answers questions about hotels that fit the guest’s needs, whether it’s a business trip, a family vacation or a couple’s weekend. The agent helps make the reservation and captures any special requirements.

STAGE 02

After the reservation

Makes changes and makes sure the room is ready: extra pillows, a toddler bed, or suggestions based on the guest’s personal profile.

STAGE 03

During the stay

Handles any need, from check-in and extra towels to TV batteries, including a WhatsApp voice note asking for French fries at the pool.

STAGE 04

Check-out and after

Assists with check-out and follows up with a personalized, AI-based survey. Feedback goes to the relevant teams across the network.

STAGE 05

Always proactive

Sends personalized messages for birthdays, status upgrades and tailored promotions, so the next booking is made with the same hotel chain.

RESTAURANTS ON DEMAND

Guests can ask for restaurant recommendations and reservations at any time. The agent immediately sees the restaurants that match the guest profile and responds to the context, whether it is a family dinner or a business dinner.

DURING THE STAY

Every request has a deadline, and every delay is made right.

Each guest request becomes a dedicated, SLA-based request. If the deadline is missed, the guest is compensated automatically.

/01
Guest asks
/02
SLA request issued
/03
Routed to the right team
/04
Deadline checked
SLA
Deadline
Deadline met
Feedback or escalation
Deadline missed
Automatic compensation
Coupon issued

DEADLINE MET

The request is delivered on time.

Depending on the outcome of the conversation, CEMax hospitality asks the guest for feedback or escalates the issue to a higher team if needed.

DEADLINE MISSED

The guest receives automatic compensation.

Set by the hotel chain’s policy and budget.

EXAMPLE NOTE

“You should have received your towels faster. Here is a coupon for a free breakfast.”

CEMAX HOSPITALITY

CEMax hospitality.

The guest service module of the CEM suite. It learns every service each hotel provides, and the team in charge of each one.

/01

Knows the services

Room service, housekeeping and maintenance, each with its own team.

/02

Knows the timing

Services run differently through the day. An air-conditioning call can reach a different team at 10am and at 10pm.

/03

Closes the loop

Each request is routed with a predetermined SLA through the CEMax app, where each provider sees it in their own language.

UNDER THE HOOD

All CEMax CEM suite modules, working as one.

The suite runs the customer experience concierge while empowering live agents and executives to serve guests better and make informed decisions.

CEMax
CEM suite
/01
AI agent
/02
Live agents
/03
Queue management
/04
BI analytics
/05
Compensation
/06
Proactive

/010

AI agent

Available to guests 24/7 across the whole journey: while looking for a stay, before arrival, during the stay, at check-out and after.

/010

AI agent

Available to guests 24/7 across the whole journey: while looking for a stay, before arrival, during the stay, at check-out and after.

/020

Live agents

Empowered by an AI personal assistant. When a guest asks for restaurants, the agent sees every option that matches the guest profile.

/020

Live agents

Empowered by an AI personal assistant. When a guest asks for restaurants, the agent sees every option that matches the guest profile.

/030

Queue management

Guests schedule dinner reservations, events and classes, which lowers waiting time and improves satisfaction.

/030

Queue management

Guests schedule dinner reservations, events and classes, which lowers waiting time and improves satisfaction.

/040

BI analytics

Push reports go to every hotel manager, guest relations and executives, with detailed insight for decisions.

/040

BI analytics

Push reports go to every hotel manager, guest relations and executives, with detailed insight for decisions.

/050

Compensation

Automated compensation for SLA breaches and bad experiences, following the hotel chain’s policy and budget.

/050

Compensation

Automated compensation for SLA breaches and bad experiences, following the hotel chain’s policy and budget.

/060

Proactive

Personalized campaigns and promotions, sent at the right moment to maximize their effect.

/060

Proactive

Personalized campaigns and promotions, sent at the right moment to maximize their effect.

One holistic solution

All CEMax CEM suite modules were used together to build one holistic solution. The compensation module also sends coupons in marketing campaigns and tracks how well they perform.

CONCIERGE EXTRAS

From dinner plans to a babysitter, one text away.

DinnerEventClass
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Waiting time

Dinners, events and classes

Guests book dinners, events and classes through the concierge. Queue management lowers waiting time.

Time needed
Pre-vetted babysitters
Confirmed
Confirmed
Confirmed

Need a babysitter?

Text your personal concierge with the time you need. Behind the scenes, the concierge connects to a pre-vetted babysitter list and makes it happen.

AI-based survey
Room service
Housekeeping
Maintenance

Feedback that reaches the right team

After check-out, a personalized, AI-based survey asks about the stay. The feedback goes to the relevant parties within the network.

EVERYONE CONNECTED

Responses from across the hotel chain reach the guest conversation.

Customer service platforms usually sit in the call center and back office. With CEMax, a response from anywhere in the chain becomes part of the guest’s conversation.

01

Guest request

The AI agent takes the request and recognizes when a team must respond.

The AI agent takes the request and recognizes when a team must respond.

02

Email with a link

CEMax emails the hotel chef, public security or any other function in the chain.

03

Employee responds

The employee answers through the link in the email.

04

Interaction resolved

The AI agent continues and resolves the guest’s interaction.

WHO CAN RESPOND HOTEL CHEF PUBLIC SECURITY ANY FUNCTION IN THE CHAIN

RESULTS

Service is the hotel chain’s top priority.

Guests can reach out 24/7, in any language, on any device, and receive the best possible service.

Requests resolved within the SLATarget 90% · Above target
Target 90%
94%
94%
Requests handled end to end by the AI agentTarget 60% · Above target
78%
Guests who book their next stay with the chainTarget 30% · Above target
Target 30%
38%
38%
Guest satisfaction NPSTarget 60 · Above target
600100
68
Reduction in median time from request creation to resolutionTarget 25% · Above target
Before
After
-35%
Upsell revenue from restaurants, spa and extra servicesTarget 10% · Above target
Target 10%
+18%
+18%

2025 Best IT Project Award

Recognized in 2025 for the CEMax-powered guest concierge.

Recognized in 2025 for the CEMax-powered guest concierge.

OUTCOME

A one-stop shop for every guest need.

The CEMax platform provides a one-stop shop for all of the guest’s needs, throughout their journey.

THE GUEST JOURNEY

Before booking

After the reservation

During the stay

Check-out and after

Always proactive

Start a conversation.

By submitting, you agree to our

Terms and Privacy Policy.

Start a conversation.

By submitting, you agree to our

Terms and Privacy Policy.

Start a conversation.

By submitting, you agree to our

Terms and Privacy Policy.