The Hospitality industry is known to have very high attrition rates. This makes it all the more critical to have a robust HR information system (HRIS) in place. HRIS has emerged as among the most crucial aspects of hospitality IT. No hospitality management system can be considered complete without an effective HRIS system. An efficient HRIS system manages the recruitment, staff-shifts, time & attendance, and many other aspects of your hospitality HR requirements. It should be able to drill down to history files and provide e-leave application & training management. Organizations must look for ways to manage their internal processes efficiently while preserving the integrity of each practice. In human resources, this involves many transactions affecting people, including the benefits they receive and the ways they are treated by the organization. Tracking HR activities through a human resources information system is efficient and effective for many business organizations. For the owner, it's usually a matter of which system is affordable and suited to the organization's needs.

This article mainly talked about a new room control system that controls in-room minibars along with various other technologies, in order to maximize operations and minimize costs. The system reports on room occupancy, network connectivity and equipment run-time, which helps in a property's preventative maintenance processes, as well as tracking the energy savings being achieved. Additionally, it communicates with other hotel server-based systems, such as the property-management system, building-automation systems, central electronic-locking systems and work order systems.

With the widespread of smartphone,  QR standing for Quick Response becomes a more and more popular emarketing tool. There are several characteristics making these code different from other barcode: Take customers to a website for more information Play a video Deliver a special, personalized message or offer Present a sign-up form for a loyalty club The restaurant owners can make use of this QR code to communicate with their customers and keep them coming back.

Recently, more and more technologies are designed for wedding planning. For example, 1. Pin Your Plans: Sites like Pinterest and Lover.ly are great ways to find, collect and scrapbook all of wedding likes and ideas. 2.Wedding Photo App: Apps like Snapable let you create an online album and allow guests to instantly upload the photos they take through a mobile app.  3. Online Gift Registries: Try an online wedding registry that allows you to add anything from anywhere, or register for cash, and provides guests with a fun way to collaborate on big-ticket gifts. 4. Wedding Websites: Wordpress has made it easier with customized themes just for your wedding. Set up a free account, choose your favorite wedding theme and customize the images and wedding details, and colors to suit your big day.

A plan developed by the U.S Travel Association and a panel of travel and security experts aims to improve security at America's airports and reduce the burden on travelers. Among the most notable recommendations are the creation of a trusted traveler program and a requirement that travelers be allowed to check at least one bag at no additional cost to the ticket price as a means to reduce the amount of luggage going through the security checkpoint. There are recommendations about this plan: Reduce duplicative TSA screening for international arrivals.  Expand trusted traveler programs to qualified international passengers. Give TSA authority over the entire checkpoint area.  Develop a comprehensive technology procurement strategy.  Implement well-defined risk management processes. 

Hotels, conference centers and other meeting venues are increasing group business with new technology. To invest in the property's overall capital, hoteliers are creating cool technology tools that market venues, increase group business and enhance the guest experience. There are some of these new hot tools for leisure and business travelers. 1. Virtual concierge service on guest room TVs 2. More efficient billing: Hotels making large investments in revenue management systems are taking advantage of new features that automate and process data to improve efficiency and increase revenue for properties. 3. Virtual business centers: Socialization through technology and food and beverage outlets is increasing revenue for hotel.

HFTP's Global Hospitality Accounting System Users Guide will set a global method for hospitality industry.   Recently, research is being conducted into current practices. This research will identify who is doing what in different parts of the world, with a view to establishing best practice and providing practical guidance for students, practitioners and professionals involved in the industry.

A web based point-of-sale (POS) system is also called cloud POS.  This new technology allows managers to control operation remotely. The employees also can perform actions on the restaurant's computers through a mobile POS device. Some mobile POS devices will even allow employees to swipe credit cards and print out receipts on the spot. Compared with the traditional POS, web based POS makes it easier to fix any problems with the system, because a technician can access the business's account from a remote location and fix it right away.

German protel hotelsoftware presented the world's first property management system for the iPad. The tablet devices give hotel a lot of benefits.  It helps the hotel reduce demand peaks, and offer guests more convenience. Protel doesn't need the support of additional hardware and installation. it can run in the internet browser. One of Protel's product is Protel Voyager, which is designed as a web app, the customers do not need to install this app, because it can runs in the mobile browser. It offers access to guest relevant unctions of the property management system like booking services. It also offers access to location based services, advertising local events and facilities, and to the hotel's social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook or You Tube.  

For hotel, the benefits of reducing the carbon footprint are both social and economic. The green hotel can attract more guests. Studies have shown that guests prefer staying at properties that are actively involved in providing a green environment. A hotel can implement an effective green plan since it is built from ground up. The developer should think about that make use of natural light, how to save water such as rainwater capture or reuse grey water, how to use solar heating for the pool or hot tub, etc.

Today's online space is more complex and more fragmented. There is a tremendous amount of growth in the mobile research and booking space, which in turn is leading to shortening booking windows.The rise in importance of the mobile channel garnered much attention at PhoCusWright. There are OTAs that are helping solve a problem hoteliers could not do on their own and there are OTAs that are maliciously attacking hotel revenue with large margins. Search-engine marketing, particularly with new parameters introduced by Google, is making it harder to promote and sell hotel rooms.

Since few hotel chains can afford a professional staff to monitor the entire computer network and their guests have little tolerance for slow internet services, remote monitoring technology coming out to allow specialists to evaluate every network component and make changes. Reports are provided from the remote monitoring services at regular intervals. Changes made to the configuration and traffic routing will allow the hotel executives to see the many services that are required to run the network at optimal levels. Recommended upgrades can be conducted before the network performance degrades. 

The newest trend in the hotel space is allowing guests to control everything in the room with one device. With the popularity of smartphones and tablets, experts believe they will replace the television as the focal point of control.  People are familiar with smartphones and tablet applications and therefore adoption using those devices rather than a television is more likely Today. In a hotel, if it has not switched to flat-screen TVs, it is probably angering a lot of customers. On the other hand, the experts  don't think the typical customer expects to find an iPad, the trend may shift to just offering apps because smartphone use is becoming even more widespread.