Real conversations for innovative hoteliers

Matt Welle ran hotels. Now he runs Mews. In each episode, Matt shares his experience and talks to hospitality leaders to reveal the secrets behind the most successful properties in the industry.

Follow and subscribe to Matt Talks Hospitality

MattTalks_43_Video_Thumbnail_1920x1080

About the show

Matt Talks Hospitality is a podcast for hoteliers who want to understand the technology, ideas and people shaping modern hospitality. Hosted by Mews CEO Matt Welle, each episode explores the tools, challenges and decisions behind how hotels work – and how they keep getting better.

Hosted by

Matthijs Welle

CEO, Mews

After years in the trenches of hospitality, Matt joined the Mews journey during its early days in 2013. Since then, he’s been our fearless CEO, leading the company and the industry forward.

Follow and subscribe to Matt Talks Hospitality

All episodes

EP 47
September 16, 2025

Mews Summer Release: New features for smooth hotel operations

What makes your hotel brand unique? Learn how to use those insights to build a powerful digital journey for your guests.
24 min
EP 46
September 11, 2025

The art of unscripted hospitality with Dina Belon

What happens when you hire for personality? That’s how Staypineapple built a culture where staff aren’t afraid to be themselves at the front desk, where genuine interactions win over guests and where hospitality feels authentic, not scripted. The hotel group’s president Dina Belon explains how that same culture kept the staff resilient when Staypineapple overhauled most of its tech stack – PMS, POS, CRM, housekeeping and guest communication tools.
32 min
MattTalks_43_Video_Thumbnail_1920x1080
EP 43
August 20, 2025

The front desk mess: How to cut hotel queues

It’s Friday at 3pm, the lobby hums and the line at the reception snakes past the elevators. Guests tap their feet. Staff keep their heads down. Familiar pain? In this episode, Matt explores the real reason hotel queues build up and how technology can keep arrivals and departures flowing without piling pressure on the front desk.
19 min
MattTalks_42_Video_Thumbnail_1920x1080
EP 42
August 13, 2025

Why this revenue manager tracks every square meter

Rebecca Lane knows every inch of Paradise Resort. Having started as a server, 15 years later she’s now running revenue across the entire property. Rebecca’s seen the hotel transform from outdated systems and long check-in lines to one of the best rated family resorts in Australia. In this episode, she tells Matt how better tech and a shift in focus helped the team stop chasing room revenue alone and look at the full picture.
23 min
MattTalks_41_Video_Thumbnail_1920x1080
EP 41
August 6, 2025

New PMS, same chaos? What hotels get wrong about changing tech

Claudia Meglin, Director of CMC Hospitality Software, has seen it all – botched migrations, bloated rate plans and hotels that swap systems without fixing what’s actually broken. In this episode, she joins Matt to unpack why so many PMS projects go off the rails, how to prepare your teams for go-live day and what smart hoteliers do before even touching their tech stack.
28 min
Hospitality hot takes straight to your inbox
Subscribe to our newsletter