# 30% of hotel calls go unanswered and no one talks about it

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Published: 2026-08-28T12:31:59.920Z
Modified: 2026-08-28T12:31:59.920Z
Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Hotel Technology
Summary: Juan Leal (Canary Technologies) reveals that a third of hotel calls go unanswered. Each one is a booking that slips away.

## Article

**Juan Leal**, Account Executive at **Canary Technologies**, said it plainly in his flash talk: **30% of calls to hotels go unanswered**. And every missed call is not just a bad customer experience, it's a booking that never happens. At a time when direct booking is a priority, this is throwing money away.

The number hurts even more when you think of the effort hotels put into driving traffic to their website, and then they fail at the basics: answering the phone. **In my opinion**, this is not a reception issue, it's a strategy issue. How many times have you called a hotel only to end up booking on an OTA because nobody picked up?

Canary Technologies, right on this, offers automation solutions that ensure calls are answered or routed to a booking channel. The tech exists, the question is whether hotels want to use it. Because meanwhile, that 30% keeps going to Booking.

My take: whoever answers first, wins. And you don't need to be a big hotel to get it right, just have the right tools.

## Sources

- Smart Travel News: https://www.smarttravel.news/juan-leal-canary-technologies-el-30-de-las-llamadas-a-los-hoteles-se-quedan-sin-contestar/

## Citation

30% of hotel calls go unanswered and no one talks about it. Notitur. 2026-08-28. https://notitur.com/en/digest/unanswered-hotel-calls-bookings