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78%

78% -- guests preferring whatsapp for in stay questions for hotel guests (2025)

2025  · Skift

78% of hotel guests prefer using WhatsApp to resolve questions during their stay compared to calling reception.

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78%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
hotel guests
B
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Source Trust
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Citation Chain
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Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
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Skift Primary Tier C
https://www.aurorainbox.com/en/2026/02/17/chatbot-hotels-accommodation/ ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Common Crawl
Source Article
WhatsApp chatbot for hotels and accommodation: 2026 guide
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Skift · Original study ↗

Cited from Skift's 2025 Conversational Hospitality Report

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hotel guests: 78% guests preferring whatsapp for in stay questions. Source: Skift (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/guests-prefer-whatsapp-hotels-2025
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