The reason for my choice is because, this system is so user friendly and till date I have never heard of a system such as Delphi, that tracks, records, books, practically does anything and everything for you.

This goes to show how big is emarketing is, in todays modern world. This link give a good understanding on what are the must haves in order to have a successful E Marketing. As today, consumers buy what they see in terms of design, fonts etc...and a special kind of direction needs to be addressed in order to advertise to the right crowd.

What it does With Infor SunSystems, you get a comprehensive, global financial and business management solution that manages key areas like general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, and sale, inventory, and purchase management, along with operational reporting and analysis. SunSystems' unified ledger lies at the heart of the solution. We use this currently in our hotel.

This goes to show, that Opera till date is well considered by properties worldwide. Apart from the various PMS systems i have used such as Fidelio, Galaxy UX, Galaxy Light Speed, I felt Opera to be the best so far in terms of reports, streamlining items, effecient and reliable.

The reason for my choice is to show that GDS is still preferred in this age. No matter what evolution takes place with direct booking, GDS would never fade away. It is proven that via GDS, the occupancy in hotels are greater than direct booking, once again due to the fact that people have used this before and are comfortable with it and will not want to change.

The reason for this post is that i am currently using Linkedin part of my networking tool and i am sure many are using this as well. With this tool, you can really use it to its maximum capacity including, having discussions on certain topics, posting job vacanies, getting to know people of your own field of work, creating a group and inviting people to join the group.... the functions are endless. I really use this effectively on a daily basis trying to find candidates, posting jobs and i do get a lot of responses as well.

In my career within hotels, what struck me the most was the GDA that the St Regis adopted and now is part of the brand standard for the St Regis hotels worldwide. Just with a touch a button you can practically do anything and everything you would like to in your room, without moving from your bed. You can even order In room dining using this feature. This is something ultra luxurious and has taken a liking by many guests who has used this before. Now with this being said, Starwood in Middle East is coming up with the GDA for guest rooms that are voice activated to do everything for you