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ghoafat

Hostelworld invests $3M in accommodation tech provider Tipi | PhocusWire - 1 views

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  • Hostelworld
  • Tipi,
  • will take a $3 million "strategic investment" from Hostelworld as part of plan to provide tools and services for its portfolio of accommodation owners.
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  • The investment includes a number of initiatives to integrate different areas of the two businesses.
  • Tipi's tool kit includes digital key services, online check-in facilities and ancillary services - all via a property-branded mobile app.
  • The investment is in line with our strategy to invest in innovative technology businesses, to improve the experience for our hosteller customers and drive efficiencies and ancillary revenue for our hostel partners, positioning us as a market leader in the hostel sector.”
  • ghoafat on 10 Jun 20
     
    This article is about Hostelworld, which is the global hostel-focused online booking platform and its $3 million investment in a company called Tipi Pty LTD. Tipi provides technology solutions exclusively to the hostel market, enabling guests to check-in and download their keys prior to arrival. Hostelworld is a go-to platform for hostel travellers and have a key focus on investing in the best technology for the hostel market. In my opinion, this article brings out two key points about a couple topics that have been brought out and one that is to come. One being the video about technology revolution and staying ahead of the curve. The other being Proximity Marketing, which is a future topic. By Hostelworld investing in Tipi, it positions them as a market leader in the hostel sector. This will generate a huge revenue growth in the company. In regards to Proximity Marketing, giving customers access to their brand centered platform during their stay, it will increase ancillary revenue and improve guest satisfaction scores.
Qianlin Wang

Smart Hotel Software by UniResMan - 1 views

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hotel software tech

shared by Qianlin Wang on 31 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Smart Hotel Software property management system, is a Windows based system that will specialize in managing your hotel or vacation property.
  • The system features both a guest and agent profile information storage center.
  • UniResMan has also focused on providing you with ultimate control over your business performance and business management software.
  • Qianlin Wang on 31 Aug 12
     
    Through this article, I learn that the Smart Hotel Software is very useful. It can help you manage the reservations, deposits, check ins, check outs, guest folios, payments, sales, housekeeping, maintenance and yield management, with a strong interface to many popular accounting systems. This software is suitable for independent and boutique hotels, resorts, motels, villas, apartments, hostels, and chartered yachts. For me, I think this software has 3 advantages. First, it will improve the customer service by having guest history at their fingertips, remember guest preferences and improve your guest experience. Second, it can increase the revenue by effectively managing reservations, rooms and rates with powerful Yield Management tools. Third, it will save costs by tying it all together.  Integrated systems: Website Bookings, Central Reservation Systems, Call Accounting Systems, In-room services, Back Office Accounting and more! Nowadays, some software becomes more and more popular in the hospitality industry. I think the manager need choose and use some good software to their hotels. It can make the employees work more efficiently and attract more customers.  
Carl Miller

Overhead Bin - No boys allowed: More hotels offering women-only floors - 0 views

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shared by Carl Miller on 15 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • it provides a sense of security
  • “Rooms on the Orchid Floor are often sold-out,” said Jackson, “and now the hotel is considering adding an additional women-only floor.”
  • Harris-Hill said she initially chose the women-only floor, which has a $30 surcharge, because she was new to the area and felt more secure.
  • Carl Miller on 15 Feb 12
     
    This article discusses a new trend in hotels - women-only floors. Some hotels are starting to dedicate entire floors for women. I think this is an interesting concept. I would have thought this would only exist in places like hostels where there may be public bathrooms. However, this seems to be a growing trend in hotels that cater to business travelers. The floors are accessible only with the room cards and they are only given to women.  The article mentions a couple of times, that it makes women feel more secure but it didn't really explain why. One woman said she was new to the area and that's why it made he feel more secure. Seeing as how I am a man, I don't really see how being on a same sex floor of a hotel room could make you feel safer. Ladies could you help me out with this?
espence13

Revenue Management : From the Perspective of the Hotel Industry - 0 views

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  • In the hotel and hospitality industry, it is believed that the ideal revenue management is to sell the right room to the right client at the right moment at the right price on the right distribution channel with the best commission efficiency.
  • Today, every bit of data about your room occupancy a couple of years ago can be scrutinized against the specific date and season to determine why you sold your room at that price. And compare it with today's trend and determine the actual cost of the room you should be selling at.
  • Big hotel chains like Marriot were the first ones to understand value and implement the concept of revenue management decades ago. Today, especially in Asia, the developing economies are at a cusp of a technological revolution.
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  • Where cutting edge tech startups and companies in the hospitality industry have tremendous cloud computing power and have built world beating revenue management systems.These systems don't just crunch numbers and generate reports, but they are built on technologies such as AI and Machine Learning to give you, the hotel owner the best possible set of data analysis, to help you make the right decisions.
  • oday we already have the technology to help hotel owners carefully analyze in-house data such as past occupancy rates, general sales, customer segmentation, market share information, and customer satisfaction to name a few. However, external influences such as past weather conditions, holiday seasons, nearby competitors and their prices to name a few are also being analyzed for better price determination.
  • espence13 on 11 Feb 19
     
    "The Future of Revenue Management " Hotel revenue management is moving front and centre of the overarching business model for many hotels, and this trend is only set to rise further. Revenue management undergoes constant change, more so than other departments. This is because it is rooted in technological capability. Technology will continue to evolve and more sophisticated methods of guest analysis will come to the fore, as revenue managers keep searching for ways of becoming more competitive. This constant change has contributed in large part to the expanding roles that today's hotel revenue manager is charged with carrying out. After all, it is through inventive marketing strategies that hotels can generate business. Ecommerce, social media, client engagement and relationship management have all become central to the revenue manager's job in order to drive business. The hotel sector is probably more competitive than ever before. Hotels aren't only competing with their cross-town rivals, but inter-city and even international counterparts. Online travel agencies, the rise of hostels, and high guest demands make the industry even more competitive. So, hotels are turning to guest analytics; and new technology is making efficient analysis that produces unique, valuable insights possible.
alexsolano36

Hotels and Resorts Ramp Up Sustainability Efforts - 1 views

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Ling Xiang

Software Applications For The Hospitality Industry - 1 views

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  • Ling Xiang on 19 Jan 13
     
    In today's hospitality market, efficient and timely control is determining the industry leaders. Hospitality software's tend to have hotel specific templates, forms, marketing promotions, training programs, menu analysis tools and financial tracking tools. They have many modules like: Hotel administrations, Hotel Front Desk Management, Hotel housekeeping, and Hotel accounting. They can be used in hotels, motels, inns, resorts, hostel, ranch, suites, apartments and bed & breakfast. We can get a lot of benefit from the use of software in hospitality industry like the Hotel Management Software are an excellent way to spend money since it is effective, saves time, provides convenience and avoids things like double booking and other minor mistakes that prove to be hazardous in the long run. And in order to be successful hospitality software should have User Defined Fields for high flexibility; high-quality graphical representation of rooms, and real-time statistics.
JIACHEN LI

Roosevelt Hotel Selects and Installs TTI Technologies - 0 views

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hotel technologies hospitality software mobile

shared by JIACHEN LI on 24 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Recently the Roosevelt Hotel sought a more efficient solution for running their business center. They wanted one-stop for both their solution and customer service. After careful evaluation of the solutions and service offerings of their existing provider and TTI Technologies International, the Roosevelt Hotel selected TTI Techn
  • ologies business center solutions that included both PC and MAC systems.
  • TTI Technologies offers both free to guest and paid by guest Business Center services. Consulting with each individual property allows the TTI team the opportunity to evaluate the true needs of the propert
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  • y and make recommendations for the right solution to meet those requirements.
  • TTI Technologies International has been delivering innovative solutions since 1991 serving hotels and resorts all over the globe. TTI's solutions include Business Centers and Boarding Pass Stations, Flight Information Systems with Interactive Displays; and ID/Passport Scanner. With an international headquarters in New York City and satellite offices in acros
  • JIACHEN LI on 25 Jan 13
     
    This article is talking about the cooperation between the TTI technologies international and the Roosevelt Hotel. In order to provide a better customer service and hotel solutions, the Roosevelt Hotel chooses TTI company to help the hotel build a business center in the lobby. Why was the Roosevelt Hotel selected this company? TTI technologies has its special applications. The application has effectively implementing technology that can search and collect information from hotels, resorts, hostels, airports, retailers, and more by the internet. After installing the application in the PC and Mac, the hotel makes the guest more convenient to get the information about the flight information. This application has solutions to expedite guest check-in, improve operational efficiencies, and protect assets from false charge claims and erroneous personal identification.Also with the help of this application you can gain your guest satisfaction. Meanwhile because of the function of this application, people are willing to stay in your hotel longer. This can gain your reputation and profits. TTI system is a wonderful and useful application. It is a good choice for the hotel which wants to have a better customer service.
hunter56321

Improve Your Laptop's Wifi With A Wifi Antenna Booster * Expert Vagabond - 0 views

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  • As a full-time digital nomad who works from his computer around the world, strong wireless internet connections are critical to my lifestyle. While I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the availability of wifi in many countries, there are definitely times when I wished my MacBook’s wifi card was more powerful.
  • ’ve discovered a fantastic solution to my relentless wifi addiction. You can buy a wifi range extender for your laptop, like the TP-Link N300 Wifi Antenna.
  • t increases my laptop’s WiFi signal strength 3 to 5 times
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  • There are 2 primary situations when having a wifi antenna helps greatly. The first is when I’m staying at a hotel, guesthouse, or hostel and the wifi signal doesn’t reach my room.
  • hunter56321 on 23 Jan 17
     
    For travelers on the go, one frequently encountered frustration is the poor quality of WiFi signal in international destinations. This is especially true for business travelers.This frustration can be remedied however. by providing travelers with WiFi range extenders such as the TP-Link N300 Wifi Antenna. They can plug right into a laptops Ethernet port to extend its WiFi range by 200 yards or more! This represents an easy fix to a common problem for travelers and one that hotels should be looking into providing to guests. (It should be noted however, that more powerful AC technology is now available, replacing older N version network tech.) Providing this to guests would greatly enhance their quality of stay. Nicholas Reynolds- Hospitality Enterprise Technology Online
  • acarter001 on 28 Jan 17
     
    I agree that a good wireless connection is vital to reaching customers and can really effect their stay. Connectivity has become such a big issue that it is in most hotel's customer satisfaction surveys as a metric for how the hotel is doing.
  • mtorres619 on 30 Jan 17
     
    This would definitely be beneficial for those whose job requires them to travel and to be constantly connected to the internet. Unfortunately in the world we live in not only is this important to business travelers but can also be important to families that are traveling on vacation where parents can not fully disconnect from their jobs. We all know the importance of receiving emails and txts from work that can be vital to your career.
Jiabao Han

Hospitality Software - 0 views

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shared by Jiabao Han on 19 May 12 - No Cached
  • Hospitality softwares are extensive software packages specially designed to help you manage your hotel. They can be used in hotels, motels, inns, resorts, lodges, hostel, military guest houses, ranch, suites, apartments and bed & breakfast. This type of software is also called Property Management System in the hospitality industry. They are created specially for the hospitality industry. Hospitality softwares tend to have hotel specific spreadsheets, templates, forms, marketing promotions, training programs, menu analysis tools and financial tracking tools. The have many modules like: Hotel administrations, Hotel Front Desk Management, Hotel housekeeping, and Hotel accounting.
  • In order to be successful hospitality software should have User Defined Fields for high flexibility. High-quality graphical representation of rooms. Real-time statistics. 100% web based application. All of the modules should work closely together pulling from the same data without latency. Maintain the website flow while maintaining the activities of the key departments by the hotel staff.
  • Jiabao Han on 19 May 12
     
    This article gives a brife introduciton of the using of the softwares whithin the hospitality industry, especially in FO, HSKP and ACC department.
  • Jiabao Han on 19 May 12
     
    Hospitality Technology
paige rosenberg

24 Beautiful Hotel Website Designs to Get Inspired | Codrops - 0 views

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  • paige rosenberg on 02 Jul 12
     
    Since the hospitality industry is so competitive, you need to have a good website deisgn in order to keep up with the competition. A great website design can be a powerful tool for esstablishing a brand. Having a good website gives you the opportunity to present services and atmosphere that is being offered to the target group. But dont get fooled not all 5 star hotels have an up to par website, and vice versus. Many good website designs have flash so they can add videos and pictures and have a lot going on rather than a plain straight to the point website. /i have learned from ecperience by searching the web for a hotel. Thre are different target groups to impress luxury, business, leisure, casual but each website should fulfilll the needs forall the categories of a traveler no matter what they are staying at the hotel for.
Yu Zhai

Eco-Friendly Practices: Deeper Shades of Green in Hospitality - Hospitality Sustainable... - 0 views

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hospitality sustainable practices

shared by Yu Zhai on 21 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • The company replaced its signature quilted bedspreads with unquilted coverlets. The new coverlets minimize washing and drying time, thereby conserving energy. New window treatments have increased energy efficiency. The all-new design also incorporates wood-effect flooring made from unused industry scraps, fluorescent light bulbs in all rooms, low flow shower heads, high efficiency toilets, and high efficiency heating and air-conditioning units.
  • Greening through the Supply Chain and Purchasing Sustainable purchasing practices vary widely, but there is a growing industry movement to become more sustainable through strategic selection of products and services.
  • Some view sustainability through the performances of recycling programs, energy efficiency, water conservation, or waste minimization, others through the lens of corporate social responsibility.
  • Yu Zhai on 21 Jan 12
     
    This article is talking about current situation of how green concepts influences hospitality industry. Become more and more green and sustainable is the goal of many hotels, they've tried to achieve the goal through many ways in recent years. The hospitality industry is recognizing the compelling need to adopt sustainable operating practices for the sake of efficiency, cost savings and green building requirements. And also they are considering whether green can drive greater returns. Corporate travel executives set the rewards to encourage sustainable purchasing by reward. In fact, different people have different opinions of "green". Mostly, hostels chose to become more sustainable through strategic selection of products and services. Such as they use the conserving energy coverlets, shower, window, toilet and so on. Besides, hospitality managers want a consistent guidelines and performance targets to be used by purchase influencers and decision makers to make solutions for cost saving more effective. Now there are more and more people realize this concept and there already has a preliminary guideline for prioritizing actionable, practical solutions to achieve long-term growth of having a "green forest in hospitality".
diana morales

Evolution In Travel Agent Industry | PRLog - 1 views

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shared by diana morales on 29 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • The travel industry is growing 23% faster than the world economy and will continue historical growth for the next 18 to 20 years.
  • Years ago, when you wanted to go on vacation, there was only one option. You had to hoof it down to your local travel agency and browse through some travel brochures.
  • Then, a few things happened. First, the airlines decided they didn’t need travel agents anymore and they pulled the plug on agent commissions
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  • Then, the second thing happened. The advent of the internet connection changed the face of travel forever. Information is readily available 24 hours a day about any aspect of travel you can imagine - from luxury yacht trips in the South Pacific to staying at a youth hostel in Europe
  • In the wake of the home-based business revolution, many travel agents have moved their businesses to their homes.
  • The travel industry is growing 23% faster than the world economy and will continue historical growth for the next 18 to 20 years.
  • First, the airlines decided they didn’t need travel agents anymore and they pulled the plug on agent commissions .
  • Then, the second thing happened. The advent of the internet connection changed the face of travel forever
  • Now, there is so much information available to consumers, they’re often left floundering in the sea of travel offers. Travel agents are skilled at cutting through the hype and emotion-driven marketing of suppliers. They have learned how to match travelers with vacations they will treasure.
  • Casrine Kelly on 29 Jul 12
     
    The travel industry has evolved over the past years. In the article it talks about how travel was limited in years gone by and you had to physically sit in a travel agent office in order to book your vacation. They were the only one who had all the information about travel. Then came the evolution of the travel industry and now everybody can book their vacation online with or without the help of a travel agent.
  • diana morales on 31 Jul 12
     
    The article here explains the evolution of how we used Travel Agents back in the day and how we got to a point where we no longer needed travel agents. Back in the old days if anyone wanted to fly to another country or state, we went thru travel agents so we can get a booked flight and car services etc. Now we do everything ourselves. We find out information on our own and book and print our own tickets. Why? because of the internet. The internet will teach you anything and will give you whatever you are looking for. According to the article , people are overwhelmed in all the information provided by the internet that they cant decided where they want to go or where they want to stay at. So business is coming to travel agents. We feel so busy now and days that we give all the work to someone to do everything for us.
jfuen093

7 Most-Popular Hotel Management Software for Small Hotels - 3 views

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shared by jfuen093 on 13 Jan 18 - No Cached
  • For hotels, finding the right software fit is especially important, because without a suitable software solution, you’re wasting time and money—big things that take you away from your customers and keep you from providing a stellar guest experience. For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run tours as well and need a feature for managing that aspect of your business.
  • 11 most popular hotel management software
  • Easy-to-use interface Customizable availability calendar Personalized guest, company, and travel agent profiles that can be exported into marketing campaigns Data encryption on secure servers, and the ability to restrict user privileges
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  • For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run tours as well and need a feature for managing that aspect of your business.
  • you’re wasting time and money—
  • you’re wasting time and money
  • you’re wasting time and money
  • For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run tours as well and need a feature for managing that aspect of your business.
  • For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run t
  • Cloudbeds serves as an all-in-one hotel management system that can also connect your property to hundreds of channels (such as Booking.com and Orbitz) with real-time, two-way integration
  • Rate management to maximize revenue through seasonal rates Mobile application to receive reports on smartphone/tablet Event management Self-service check-in kiosk
  • amberarias on 13 Jan 18
     
    Capterra is a webiste that offers the proper research for businesses to look for a software that works best for them. The article discusses the most popular software solutions that works best for small hotels. The list of the software's discussed already included what reviewers loved, their advice for improvement, and cost. This is a great article for small hotels to look at because it is an easier way for them to select a software that suits them best.
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  • sliu043 on 16 Jan 18
     
    For any hotel, it's important to find the right operating software. Especially for small hotels, choosing a well-designed software is able to save more money and time. In this article, the author has introduced 11 most popular hotel management software specially for small hotels, including Cloudbeds, eZee Frontdesk, Frontdesk Anywhere, Hotelogix PMS, Maestro PMS, MSI CloudPM, OPERA Property Management System(PMS), RDPWin, Rezlynx PMS, roomMaster, SkyTouch Hotel OS.
  • berkley7 on 13 Jun 18
     
    The following article reviews the 11 most popular PMS systems that are used within the lodging industry. The importance of choosing the right system for your property is vital and should be taken seriously when comparing the different features offered, etc. I found the article to be very helpful in the fact that it goes into detail analyzing the different systems and highlighting what each have to offer. Depending on the size of your property, facilities, and even location are just a few factors that truly depict which system is best for you. Comparing cloud based systems to dashboards is also something to consider and can drastically change the overall functions of your property based from the system that is used.
  • zxu009 on 23 Apr 19
     
    This article is about the new software technology ad uts benefits in the hospitality industry
  • natyangel on 10 Oct 19
     
    This article discusses the 7 different PMS systems that would benefit each hotel style in the hospitality industry. It's important for hotels to find the right PMS system so they do not waste time and money. Cloudbeds serves as an all-in-one PMS system, it connects your property to hundreds of channels with two-way integration. It allows guests to make direct reservations through their desktop or mobile device. eZee Frontdesk serves to help with rate management to maximize revenue, mobile access to reports, event management, and self-service check-in. This PMS system is mainly used at boutique hotels, hostels/lodges, resorts, and small hotels in 140 countries. Frontdesk Anywhere serves to create personalized guest, company, and travel agent profiles that can be exported for marketing campaigns, data encryption on secure servers, and the ability to restrict user privileges. Hotelogix PMS serves as a multi-device booking engine for third-party integrations with OTAs. This system is mainly used by small to midsize hotels and is used by more than 10,000 properties worldwide. Maestro PMS serves its purpose by helping small properties. Maestro is designed for the cloud, and brings 20 different modules under one umbrella, including reservations, front desk, sales, space and club management, and dining POS. Maestro aims to simplify things, enabling hotel managers to run everything from one dashboard. MSI CloudPM serves to keep costs down by bypassing the purchase of additional hardware. It provides an Automatic backup and optional on-site backup. Lastly, OPERA PMS system serves to help big corporations, as well as independent hotels with profile management, housekeeping management, accommodation management, and much more. These PMS systems all are beneficial to understand them to learn what PMS system fits best for your business instead of going into the hospitality industry blind.
  • leonfai on 26 Jul 20
     
    These are the most popular software that are used by small hotels specifically
  • jfuen093 on 25 Aug 20
     
    Smaller hotels run with tighter profit margins. This article discusses the 7 top softwares that are available to a small hotel that have many features i.e. front desk, bookings, food and beverage - all in one software application.
anonymous

Hotels and Resorts Ramp Up Sustainability Efforts - The New York Times - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 07 Sep 19 - No Cached
  • Hotels and resorts have started to act by ramping up efforts to reduce or eliminate completely their resource and energy consumption.
  • “Sustainability is more than energy conservation or recycling; it is about sustaining communities for the tourism product.”
  • While Marriott International and other large chains have promised to eliminate items that never fully decompose, like plastic straws, there is still a lot more work to be done.
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  • The 114-room Conrad Bora Bora Nui resort in French Polynesia has developed 17 different underwater coral structures around its resort with the mindset to regenerate them. This is done using a “Biorock” technique (passing a low-voltage current through electrodes in the water) developed by the marine biologist Denis Schneider. The process is currently considered among the best ways to fight coral mortality.
  • With assistance of the tour leader, they help transplant the coral to the sea bottom to ensure it is able to continue its growth.
  • The resort also designed open-air rooms to allow natural breezes to cool the areas, eliminating the need for air-conditioning.
  • Solmar Hotels and Resorts in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, heats water (including in its pools) using photo-thermal panels.
  • this energy savings translates into fewer emissions into the atmosphere (or the equivalent of pulling 198 gasoline-run cars out of circulation).
  • The Spectator Hotel in Charleston, S.C., recently established a food waste diversion program where half-eaten food items such as fruit and pastries are put into a digester that turns them into reusable water.
  • The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach organizes three-hour-long beach cleanups every three months.
  • ayenkiah on 07 Sep 19
     
    Sustainability has been a primary focus for many hotel companies around the world. There are many initiatives that are being created other than your everyday recycling. Fairmont Mayakoba has implemented a tour in which guest can assist in the transplant of coral to help their growth. Hosteling International USA has also become the first of it's kind to develop a system that monitors shower to last at most seven minutes in it effort to conserve water. These are just some of the many ideas that are taking into effect to further progress sustainability within hotel operations.
  • anonymous on 08 Sep 19
     
    As guests are getting more environmentally friendly, being sustainable is an important aspect of hotel operations. Before they book a hotel, a lot of guests will look for or read about the hotel's social responsibility program. Hence, going green would bring in more revenue by attracting more guests.
  • anonymous on 21 May 20
     
    This article explains several ways that hotels and resorts are helping in the fight for sustainability. Some resorts have completely eliminated the use of air conditioning and other ways to get energy for running electricity. For example, the Jade Mountain resort in St. Lucia has designed all their rooms to be open-air rooms which allows for breezes to come through the rooms and ultimately cool down the rooms. This, in turn, eliminates the need for air-conditioning all together. Some hotels are even offering classes on how to live a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. Hotels and resorts have worked towards saving coral reefs, energy and water conservation, preserving food and re-purposing waste, and creating eco-minded communities.
anaslip

Hotel Property Management Systems (PMS): Products and Features | AltexSoft - 1 views

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  • is software that facilitates a hotel’s reservation management and administrative tasks. The most important functions include front-desk operations, reservations, channel management, housekeeping, rate and occupancy management, and payment processing.
  • is software that facilitates a hotel’s reservation management and administrative tasks. The most important functions include front-desk operations, reservations, channel management, housekeeping, rate and occupancy management, and payment processing.
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      julianaparada on 17 Feb 20
       
      What is PMS?
  • Currently, hotel property management systems are used by big hotel chains, small hostels, and everything in between. With these systems, hotels can see the booking status of rooms and control reservations. However, their functionality doesn’t end here. Via PMS, hoteliers can manage back-office processes, food and beverage services, and track room occupation rates. Let’s take a closer look at the most common functions supported by PMS.
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  • A modern property management system combines multiple work environments in a single piece of software.
  • Key functions of the reservation module include:
  • Channel management
  • Revenue management
  • A hotel reservation system holds all inventory data and dates, sending this information to the front desk. The reservation system must be integrated with the website booking engine and other distribution channels.
  • A PMS in and of itself is a big step towards improving hotel revenue management indicators, such as Occupancy, RevPAR (Revenu
  • e per Available Room), and ADR (Average Daily Rate), which mean a lot in evaluating a hotel’s financial success.
  • The main functionality of this system includes:
  • kmert005 on 13 Feb 20
     
    This article overall talks about the the different entities within a property management system. First, it goes over the details of what a property management system is which is described as a software that facilitates a hotel's reservation management and administrative task. In more detail these functions include front-desk operations, reservations, channel management, housekeeping, rate and occupancy management, and payment processing.Most PMS nowadays are able to combine multiple work environments into one software. Depending on the type of software the company is using, they are able to combine modules and functions, and the functionality of one module can be slightly different. The reservations side of the PMS is essential because online booking is the main way people book their reservations nowadays. The key modules of reservations consist of room bookings, collections of e-payments, management of room inventory and allocations, reservation emails, and activities bookings. I believe the most crucial operation of the PMS is the front office module which allows for front-desk manager to view and update room reservation status, check guests in and out, and process payments. I do work in a hotel as a guest service agent and we closely work with the PMS in every aspect. When our system went down it seemed almost impossible to check in/check out guests. It was extremely difficult to allocate rooms because we weren't able to use our system to see if housekeeping had punched rooms clean or to see if the room was vacant or occupied. The PMS makes the whole process of a hotel run smoothly. Another important aspect of the PMS is room management which allows us to see up to date reservations and which rooms they are allocated to, also allows us to move around those reservations and modify them.
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  • anonymous on 25 Apr 20
     
    This article goes over what PMS is and why it's used. It discusses all its features and function not missing one. It also tells you the importance of doing research on PMS before committing to one because it has to fit your business.
  • jeanique13 on 13 Jun 20
     
    Property Management systems has been the backbone for many hotel for numerous year. Due to its length of service we are constantly seeing major updates that helps to secure the business sensitive information while assessing the administrative tasks of daily functions to ensure smooth process of operations. PMS functions for all departments of the hotel from front desk to housekeeping to accommodate the guests request.
  • anaslip on 22 Jun 20
     
    Hotel Property Management Systems: Products and Features
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