Sometimes guests get bored in a hotel room. They don’t want to watch TV, read a book, or relax, but instead are looking for something else. How about giving your guests a puzzle that’s fun to complete? Also, the completion of the puzzle could be worth a prize of your choice.
Let’s say one of your guests completes a puzzle of yours and brings it to the reception to collect the promised gift.
This is a wonderful situation for both parties. The guest is extremely happy and proud to have completed the puzzle and receives an amazing gift from the hotel; you, on the other hand, can be sure that this guest will not forget this experience and triumph.
The gift is the icing on the cake for the guest. By providing an enjoyable one, you ensure that the guest talks about this experience with family, friends, and colleagues. It is uncommon to offer a guest of a lodging company the opportunity to win a great price simply by putting together a puzzle. That is quite unique.
Also, who says the puzzle has to be easy? Today, you can easily produce your own jigsaw. Simply put, you can choose your own design and the number of parts. I recommend creating three levels of difficulty for your puzzles. Each level has its own prize. Your guests can choose a level during their stay and they only get one chance. You can make it even more difficult to complete by setting a time when the jigsaw must be completed after picking it up at the front desk.
Another strategy would be to have a 5,000 to 10,000-piece jigsaw available that needs to be completed in one week. Completion is worth two more days in your accommodation for free. By following this strategy, you could convince your guests to stay longer!
You could make the whole game even more interesting and challenging by saying that a borrowed puzzle game must be at least half completed at checkout; otherwise the guests have to do something silly (eg say I love XYZ HOTEL on a camera etc).
Guests completing your puzzles are great for taking pictures, which you can use for your social media marketing. People viewing these images online will wonder what this is all about and you will certainly create curiosity with them. Imagine that you are the first accommodation company to offer these types of games and prizes to your regular guests in your own city. That alone is a powerful reason for guests to rebook their accommodation. This strategy adds massive value to your hosting business, and adding value is one of the best ways to get to the top and be truly successful at what you do.