{"id":4163,"date":"2026-03-09T07:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigorhotelsolutions.com\/?p=4163"},"modified":"2026-03-09T07:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:55:24","slug":"slow-response-to-inquiries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigorhotelsolutions.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/slow-response-to-inquiries\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Response to Inquiries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Potential guests ask for room rates or information, but the response from the hotel is slow<\/strong>, which often causes the guest to book with another hotel.<\/p>\n

Causes<\/h3>\n

This usually happens because:<\/p>\n

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    A large volume of emails<\/strong> coming in every day<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Not enough staff<\/strong> handling reservations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    No standard reply templates<\/strong>, so staff must write each response from scratch<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Set a Service Level Agreement (SLA)<\/strong> to respond to guest inquiries within 2 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Use standard reply templates<\/strong> to speed up responses and ensure consistent information<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Set up an auto-reply email<\/strong> to inform guests when they can expect a response<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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