Future of human resources analysis has to be linked to other key performance indicators such as revenue and profitability. HR professionals must understand the organisation’s business plans and the operational, financial and customer-facing goals they are expected to achieve. Then they should associate these goals with the existing workforce metrics. In many cases, HR information is scattered, which leads to non-systematic hiring, training, measurement data which is essential these days, as globalisation, tight labour markets and an aging workforce are causing many businesses to more closely inspect the performance of their largest investment, i.e. the workforce whose compensation represents 60 per cent to 70 per cent of the entire expenses of the organisation. New business intelligence technologies offer HR departments the ability to invest in Human Capital Management analytics solutions designed to yield the insights essential for making informed decisions on HR. Business intelligence allows HR departments to become a strategic asset within the organisation. It helps the HR department make key decisions around recruitment, planning, and budgeting to support the strategic goals. More than ever before, HR professionals are being asked to show how their company’s workforce policies affect the overall business plan. Investing time and money in software solutions is the need of the hour.

the plan has assumed a new life as both a disaster prevention and action schematic for all physical plant systems, computer systems, appliances and all normal uses of the facility. The plan revolves heavily around backup generators and battery power for electricity, as well as services that run on electrical power.

The future promises to be bright for this growing niche in the hotel industry…so if you’re among the rare breed of hospitality professionals that gets a glint in your eye every time the Internet is mentioned…you may just want to consider hopping on to the online marketing bandwagon!

Take your event beyond the four walls of a convention center with a discussion on how to identify your target audience online, how to determine where they’re already gathering and communicating, and how you can extend your event through social media channels. This free webinar will discuss how to utilize social media as a cost-effective way to engage your target audience, find the right social media audience for your brand, find key influencers in order to create event evangelists, engage with your online audience, utilize Facebook and its registration tool on your site, integrate social media into your existing marketing and measure success.

"The result allows hotels to complete the process of removing all payment card data from all of their systems, dramatically reducing the cost of PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance," according to the framework's executive summary. "Because hotels have no obligation or reason to tell customers if a breach of useless data occurs, the cost and impact of remediation, and the effect on brand reputation, are minimized."

In addition, according to HTNG, guests' credit card numbers typically are shared with a number of third parties during the booking process. As well, many hotels are independently owned and operated, and these franchisees often lack the technical resources to ensure security and compliance.

These impressive technology tools improve the guest experience and lead to a quick return on investment, especially in F&B. As we move beyond the discussion of required hotel Wi-Fi services, there will be a focus on technology amenities that provide the same comforts of home or the office. To increase group business, hoteliers are comfortable with this investment knowing there’s a return on investment with generated buzz/venue marketing and satisfied guests.

KY assessed several performance management systems to identify a financial system that best supported the company’s expanding needs. “We felt the Profitvue solution and Aptech’s support and service team were superior to the other systems we evaluated,” says Bush. “SKY will have Profitvue and Execuvue fully deployed in nine Microtel Hotels by the end of the first quarter 2011.  We will interface Profitvue with our property management systems for a seamless data exchange and greater efficiency.”

which provides PFC clients a turnkey solution, including a reliable all-in-one point-of-sale system, optional above-store reporting via the mymicros.net business intelligence and reporting platform, and easy installation, training, and support from MICROS’s distribution and service network.   The single vendor solution delivered by MICROS offers PFC clients an affordable POS system with all of the functionality required to successfully operate a business, including managing customer orders, labor and productivity, restaurant operations, and inventory. The addition of MICROS’s mymicros.net extends the ability for management to make decisions across the business based on live data pulled directly from MICROS e7.

ZDirect attaches Passbook files to emails or creates a link to download the “pass” from a confirmation email or SMS text message. The look and feel of the hotel's "pass" can be customized for each hotel and configured for any PMS. Once the "pass" is stored on the mobile device, a data connection is not needed to retrieve it, so roaming charges are not assessed.

The common belief is that optimal energy savings only needs a property-management system interface. While exchanging critical guest data through a PMS is an important means for effective energy management, hotels have discovered that to attain maximum efficiency and visibility, interfacing INNcontrol™ 3 software with systems such as SynergyMMS provide far more operational efficiencies.

a hospitality e-commerce and e-distribution provider, has conducted research on more than 200 hotels worldwide. The findings demonstrate that 40% of corporate negotiated rates are not visible on the hotel global distribution system (GDS), highlighting that this sector is poorly serviced by suppliers. The corporate sector evolution is referring to are those independent hotels who receive a large proportion of their corporate customers via the GDS.

More than 100,000 users have experienced the app to select wine and food pairings. In the initial project, a Personal Sommelier was delivered on an iPad that can help consumers expertly explore wine and food pairings even before they dine at a restaurant. The results were positive for large brands and independent operators alike.

Promotion through the Apple App Store – more than 2 billion apps are downloaded every month, making a mobile app strategy more important than an Internet advertising strategy. Uptown gives mid and high tier brands superior access to this exploding distribution channel.   Cloud based back-end which enables world-wide seamless updates of new brands and content.

When Cloud computing first appeared on the technology horizon, protel realized early on that the future of IT is mobile and in the Cloud. So as early as 2009, protel acquired the first "Cloud clients" for bookatonce, their brand-new web-based property management software (PMS).

When Cloud computing first appeared on the technology horizon, protel realized early on that the future of IT is mobile and in the Cloud.

Today, already more than 4,000 clients use Cloud solutions by protel. All of them enjoy a newly-won piece of independence because web-based applications can be accessed through an Internet browser on different types of devices regardless of operating system or native language.

Hospitality leaders need to become pioneers.  Let’s iterate, take bold risks and be okay with failing fast so we continue to progress and deliver on improving travel experiences.  The next generation of travelers is looking for the creative thought leaders to anticipate needs that travelers don’t even know they are looking for yet.  

1) Add a new product, feature or service into your portfolio every year. 2) Change what you’re doing or who you partner with. Are you successfully operating in Mexico? Add Central America. Cater to the business traveler? Go leisure. 3) Kill the product, then do one better. Not making money in F & B? Close it out at one location and perfect concierge service. 4) Eliminate some of the laborious and outdated notions of a traditional hotel.