About this Episode
In this episode of Hotel Voices, Nikolina Christo speaks with Yannis Moati, the visionary founder behind Hotels by Day — a platform transforming the way we experience hotels, time, and modern travel.

Born in Tunisia, raised between cultures, and shaped by decades in hospitality and travel, Yannis’s journey is one of curiosity and reinvention. His experience running restaurants in Madrid and managing tour operations in New York revealed a hidden inefficiency in the hotel industry: rooms sitting empty between check-out and check-in. From that gap, Hotels by Day was born — turning untapped hours into moments of rest, productivity, and connection.

Ten years later, the company spans 3,000+ hotels across 16 countries, from New York to Miami, Paris to Milan, offering travelers day-use rooms, pool access, spa passes, and remote-work havens — what Yannis calls “the daycation revolution.” But behind the innovation lies a deeper message about how hospitality must evolve. From the post-COVID impatience of guests to the pressures on hotel staff, Yannis explores how empathy, technology, and human design must coexist to restore balance in an over-digitized world.

As Hotels by Day integrates AI-powered conversational search, the brand continues to pioneer a new form of conscious luxury — one built on simplicity, flexibility, and emotional connection.