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Chi Zhang

Why Implement a Human Resource Information Software (HRIS) System? - 0 views

  • Running a business will generate a lot of information, both related to the business and related to your employees.
  • , a human resource information software (HRIS) system is a wise choice because it will reduce the amount of paper generated, organize your data, streamline processes, and help your company's bottom line.
  • Providing benefits for ineligible employees or their dependents. Cost of training new employees. Documenting why people leave the organization because the cost of terminations is high, and if you can track why people leave, then changes can ensue. Not properly recording vacation or sick leave taken. Time and attendance creates a loss of productivity, so having a way to track it to ensure there is not abuse of the system or employees taking time they don't have will help to reduce the risk of losing productivity and, ultimately, revenue. Reduce potential legal expenses in an employee dispute. Accurate and complete records can help build your case or diffuse a situation before it even gets in the courts.
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    A HRIS in hotel industry could help you improve data management. Keep all employee information in one place with Staff Files! And manage time-off accruals. Easily track time off in the Accrual tab. Also, set up and enroll employees in Auto Accrual Policies to allow auto calculations for vacation, sick, and holiday time. Evaluate employee performance, complete thorough performance evaluations by scoring employees on the evaluation categories you select or define and add comments for each category.
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5 Technologies Event Planners Can't Live Without | blisseventdesign - 1 views

  • Successful Meetings has compiled a list of the top five technologies that event planners can’t live without. For event planners, these technologies deliver much more than you’ve ever imagined.
  • This is the most obvious technology we can’t live without. Let’s be honest—-most of us are glued to our smartphones and our favorite apps 24 hours a day.
  • These applications are advantageous to planners because they allow us to access all details and execution aspects of an event from any web-enabled device—be it a computer, smartphone, or iPad.
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  • Sharing event details on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook is hugely beneficial because of the range of attention you can garner. People show up at events they’ve heard about, think good things about, and understand the value of. This marketing can come from either you or your attendees.
  • Tablet computers are revolutionizing the event-planning industry.
  • When combining tablets with mobile event applications, planners can also communicate in real-time with participants and share or update information in seconds.
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    With more and more people adopting smart phones, ipads and tablets, event planners should look into purchasing a mobile event app for their attendees to use at their event. Use online event registration software or event management software to help you plan events more efficiently. Display event and ticket sales information online; allow for online registration 24 hours a day. Customers also could use smart phone to check-in attendees. Also they can use social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to promote your event.
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Online Marketing Strategy for Hospitality Industry - Educate Your Life | Educate Your Life - 0 views

  • To increase the Customer interaction and the engagement on the online world
  • To acquire New potential Customers
  • To Drive more traffic to the corporate website
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  • Facebook gives a greater ability to expand awareness through news feeds
  • to be successful social media demands high levels of participation, which means the time of the person who works on that project of increasing social media business opportunities.
  • Represent on all the best online marketing platforms and get involved in the forums and start talking about the hotel and its products and special offers.
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    We think of our offline lives as distinct from our online presence, but social media is real life. Look no further than the hotels you stay in, the restaurants where you dine, the airlines you fly on and the theme parks you take your family to for proof. More often than not, there's a Twitter and Facebook account behind the venue in question. Because social media is a platform for the customer's voice - and that voice can be heard by anyone in the world - the hospitality industry as a whole has embraced social media in a huge way. Hospitality businesses of all sizes - from the biggest hotel chain to the little neighborhood cafe - have found their own unique way to harness the power of Facebook and the distribution possibilities made available via Twitter.
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Hotel Motel Security, Advice for Travelers, security consultant, Chris McGoey, hotel, m... - 0 views

  • Upper floors are safer from crime, but worse for fire rescue. Emergency rescue is best below the fifth floor.
  • In a high-rise building, rooms above the fifth-floor are usually safer from crime than those below because of lesser accessibility and ease of escape.
  • The room door should have a wide-angle peephole so you can view who is at the door before opening.
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  • Doors should be self-closing and self-locking. Room doors should have a deadbolt lock with at least a one-inch throw bolt.
  • Do not open your door to someone who knocks unannounced.
  • Put the Do-Not-Disturb sign on the doorknob even when you are away, this deters room burglars (it may affect housekeeping service, however).
  • When you find a suitable hotel that meets your safety standards and will cater to your security needs try to stick with it or with the same hotel chain.
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    Most hotels can be entered without any restrictions. When traveling on business or pleasure, your hotel guest should feel safe and relaxed while they stay in your hotel. The hotel has to offer custom hotel security officers and patrol services, according to the location, image, and clientele of the hotel. Most international hotels have spent a considerable sum to ensure your safety and security. Fire safety equipment, CCTVs, and security patrols are often part of the hotel's security plan. Regardless of the level of security provided by the hotel, you need to become familiar with certain aspects of the security profile of the hotel. This will take on increased significance when you may be forced to stay at the only hotel at a particular location.
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What Are the Benefits of a POS System in a Restaurant? | eHow.com - 0 views

  • Point of sales systems in restaurants also eliminate, or at very least reduce, the rate of human error. Poor penmanship sometimes results in misinterpretations of handwritten orders.
  • When purchasing a POS system for a restaurant you will have the option to add a magnetic stripe reader to process credit cards.
  • One of the most popular benefits of a restaurant POS system among managers is generating detailed reports.
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  • A common profit reducing problem for many restaurant owners is theft.
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    POS system specializes in easy to use, fully customizable Point of Sale Systems and POS Software to meet the needs of almost any business environment. Especially in restaurant, the POS system could instead of battling other servers to get hand-written tickets to the kitchen; restaurant servers enter the information into the POS system, which sends it to the kitchen automatically for speedier, more convenient service. The convenience of the POS system may come at a price. If your computer system goes down and your staff has no training to process orders manually, or isn't used to doing so, you could lose a lot of money while waiting for the system to go back up--either because you have to close or because your staff makes too many mistakes. POS system records each and every transaction and can help to manage inventory and reduce shrinkage.
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Accounting for Hotels | Small Business - Chron.com - 2 views

  • Hotel accounting is not simply about managing revenue and expenses
  • There are many things to consider when assessing the quality of accounting of a hotel property, including staff training, accounting software and forecasting.
  • According to the Internal Revenue Service, hotels have a unique set of terms and practices used for accounting, atypical from basic accounting training.
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  • Specialized accounting software created for the hospitality industry will help hotel management or accounting staff keep track of day-to-day finances, as well as forecast for the future.
  • If a hotel's accounting is in disarray, consider hiring hotel management consultants to get things on the right track.
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    We believe accounting serves a purpose beyond presenting the historical financial position of a hotel. Timely accounting information, properly presented, is information that management can use to improve future performance and compare income and expenses to past performance and future goals. Accounting data is processed using an offsite Application Service Provide (ASP) over the internet. This enables our hotels to input daily revenue and statistical data while accounts payable is processed regularly. The end result is that managers, owners and corporate staff can review financial data on line at any time over the internet using a web browser.
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Purchasing Management Software - 0 views

  • One benefit is that since it keeps track of the company's existing inventory, it automatically generates orders when the stock reaches a certain level. No one has to remember to check those levels manually, because that is done for them and thus it prevents inventory levels of crtical items from running out.
  • Another important benefit of purchasing software is that it simply speeds up the purchasing process.
  • Furthermore, the software eliminates confusion that sometimes occurs when orders are received.
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  • purchasing software has a number of benefits for businesses of all sizes and in every industry. By helping businesses save money, boost their purchasing efficiency, better track their inventory, handle deliveries, and more, these software programs can truly improve the way purchasing departments work.
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    In order to choose the best business cash management system, it can be helpful to consider the nature and needs of your business, as well as factors such as the need to incorporate analysts or consultants, and the ease of use for individuals who may be responsible for updating or reading the system. Companies will implement these procedures to ensure they accurately report inventory items and do not account for costs prior to being incurred by the production department. Companies use cost management systems to provide information for making decisions. The information provided typically relates to individual products produced and the production capacity associated with the company.
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How can hotels go green? | MNN - Mother Nature Network - 0 views

  • Eco-friendly hotels are putting recycling bins under the desk and water filters in the bathroom. The days of tiny shampoo bottles are numbered.
  • It’s no secret that hotels can be bastions of wastefulness, with the average hotel guest trashing about two pounds of paper, plastic, cardboard and cans each day.
  • Indeed, hoteliers are finding a double incentive in pleasing eco-conscious guests while at the same time saving a few bucks through sustainable practices.
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  • Doing in-room recycling is important because the guest sees that,”
  • This spring, Marriott International said it would stop delivering newspapers to guests’ rooms, cutting back on 18 million papers annually. Starwood has eliminated tiny shampoo bottles, instead installing dispensers in showers at its Element and Aloft hotels.
  • So far, hotel operators aren’t seeing major savings associated with going green. And they have had some resistance from guests.
  • Fairmont Hotel and Resorts reports that their customers still want the plastic bottles.
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    With the ecological environment changes, the general trend of hotel is going to green, which included hotel sewage treatment, boiler dust emission, waste heat emission, the kitchen for the discharge of atmospheric pollutants. Not only the hoteliers require themselves pursuing green but also hope their guests could see that. Most of hotels have already taken action. Such as, Marriott International stop delivering newspapers to guests' rooms, Starwood has eliminated thin shampoo bottles, instead installing dispensers in showers at its Element and Aloft hotels. We are glad to see the hoteliers dedicated to protecting the natural environment.
Chi Zhang

Hotel and Restaurant Times Magazine - Featured Article 2 - Feb/March - 0 views

  • Not only has the web radically transformed the ways in which consumers research, plan and book travel, but it also provides tourism businesses with many tangible benefits when running their business
  • Not only has the web radically transformed the ways in which consumers research, plan and book travel, but it also provides tourism businesses with many tangible benefits when running their busines
  • • Giving them a wider worldwide profile and the capacity to respond more flexibly to changes in the market
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  • Online marketing is fast becoming a key focus for businesses as it provides them with access to larger potential markets 24/7, and a more personalised online profile e-Business.
  • Not only does it open up a cost effective marketing avenue for tourism businesses, but it also helps small and medium businesses compete with larger companies in the same sector.
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    E business is a kind of new and advanced business method, providing more trade opportunity for firms and more convenient service for consumers. In recent years, with developing of the computer technology, and along with the prosperity of e business in worldwide, to win over more and more customers, hotel industry makes a huge revolution. Not only large chains but also the motels are able to provide online bookings from their own website. The system could automatically check and charge deposits on credit cards without any hotel staff intervention. Hence, more and more guests are active Internet users, a great majority of them already have purchased travel online. The reservation clerk could work 24 hours/7 days a week and never get in sick. The guest could make entire reservation easily and quickly. For hotel, work efficiency has improved and cost of labor has reduced.
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Rezidor Hotel Group rolls out 100Mbps network - 0 views

  • The bandwidth will be split in two to provide two separate services. The first will focus on hotels and conference centres, while the second will be used solely for internal employees, providing a more secure and better performing network for the business side of things.
  • the company’s use of software as a service (SaaS) made a reliable network a necessity.
  • In today’s world, where highly complex software-as-a-service applications play a vital role in the day-to-day running of our hotels, having a resilient internet connection to support them is vital to our ongoing success
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    These days, it's very common to find free or inexpensive Wi-Fi connections at many hotels when you travel. The connection's stability and security had become a big issue for Hotel. Rezidor Hotels in order to provide a batter service to guests rolling out superfast internet connections across its hotels and office. And they use SaaS technology to ensure the network reliability. The hotel focus more on the internet speed, the bandwidth were split two separate services ensure the hotel's staff won't share the internet with guests. As we can see this hotel puts a high value on their guests' experience, but it does not seem to mention in the article on how to ensure the safety of Internet. That is another big issue we need to concern.
Chi Zhang

Prague's tallest hotel outfitted with VingCard Elsafe technology | News | Breaking Trav... - 0 views

  • The property boasts the hotel industry’s premier modern luxury amenities, including the Signature RFID locking system from VingCard Elsafe.
  • Recent advancements to VingCard Elsafe’s RFID technology have enabled RFID locks to read keycards from more than twice as far as before
  • technology that is expected to be in widespread use globally within a few years and which will enable travelers to use mobile devices as room keys
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  • The Elsafe Infinity II RFID safes are likewise a leading product in their category. The safes are fully compatible with Signature RFID locks, meaning a guest need only use a single card for both.
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    The One Room hotel opened Oct 2012; one of the most outstanding points of this hotel is its Signature RFID locking system from VingCard Elsafe. This is a great invention in recent years. The system used RFID encoded communication and anti-cloning technology, which provide more security for customer. The safes in the room also use the same technology. This system might be more convenience for guests; only use a single card could open both of them. A good electronic system could provide convenient and efficient service to customers in the case of security is guaranteed
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