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Robert Reitknecht

Robert Reitknecht

Robert Reitknecht is the Founder & CEO of HospitalityRenu, a luxury and boutique hotel consulting firm focused on guest experience and service culture.

Sep 30, 2026

5:16
What, what's the trick people need to know about?
5:19
Well, here's what I know.
5:21
You start with the people first, right? And I, I think technology then should be s- supporting that experience, uh, not to really replace it.
5:30
I know we talk about AI, and, uh, I mean, at my last, uh, uh, event I did in Vegas, I was on a speaking panel.
5:39
You know, I talked about AI, and, uh, it's not to replace, you know, the, the human touch, right? So I think that's so important.
5:47
And also s- you know, also I wanna mention that you, you gotta think about the processes.
5:52
You know, they should, they should make the jobs easier for you.
8:14
[laughs]
8:06
Like what are some of the things folks could do right now?
8:09
Yeah.
8:09
I think for consistency purposes, get out behind your desk.
8:15
Um, I mean, years ago, years ago, I would I go to hotels and where I work for hotels when I was a front desk agent or in other departments.
8:26
And, you know, I would see the manager.
8:29
I would actually I would never see the manager.
8:31
And it's like, you know, so it's really important to get out behind your desk and.

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