Mews, which provides a suite
of solutions to
maximize hotel revenue and enhance the guest experience, has
made its eighth acquisition – and third in the past 12 months – as it picks up Frontdesk Anywhere, a San
Francisco-based cloud hotel management software company.
Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed, but
Mews said the entire Frontdesk Anywhere team, including CEO Joe Kiernan, will
remain.
Founded in 2009, Frontdesk Anywhere provides a property
management system for independent hotels and management groups, serving
customers in more than 45 countries with solutions to streamline operations,
increase revenue and enhance the guest experience.
“Bringing
Frontdesk Anywhere into the fold strengthens our offering and progresses our
efforts further in North America, where we have seen our strongest growth rate
in 2023,” said Richard Valtr, founder of Mews.
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“Being
able to welcome in such an early cloud innovator in Frontdesk Anywhere further
underscores our commitment to this continent and a desire to change the hotel
tech landscape in all of North America.”
After making three acquisitions between August 2021 and March
2022 – Hotel Perfect,
Cenium
and Bizzon -
Mews launched
an investment arm, Mews Ventures in July 2022 to accelerate its growth.
In December 2022 the company raised a $185 million Series C
funding round and then acquired Hotello
and Nomi
in 2023.
Mews said it now has 5,000 customers across more than 85
countries – a 115% increase compared with last year at this time – including Accor,
Generator-Freehand, the Strawberry Group, the Social Hub, Life House and Les
Airelles.
Since its founding in 2012, Mews has developed solutions
to streamline operations for hoteliers and to improve the guest experience.
Valtr shared his vision for hospitality during a
discussion with senior reporter Linda Fox in the PhocusWire studio at The
Phocuswright Conference. Watch the full discussion below.
From our partners at The Phocuswright Conference 2023: Mews