Hotel Management Software for Independent and Boutique Hotels

Being a part of the 24/7 guest facing, highly complex and competitive industry, hotels need to focus on streamlining operations, optimize manpower usage and serve guests better to drive revenue. And to do all these, hotels should have a robust Hotel Management Software (HMS) in place. But, are all the HMSs capable of helping hotels to achieve the above mentioned goals?

No, not all the HMSs available in the market are proficient enough to assist hotels in realizing the desired result in terms of automating maximum number of processes. It is mainly because, not all of them are developed by a single vendor and are not highly integrated.

So, in this scenario, it's advisable that hotels should look for a robust and integrated Hotel ERP that would enable the management to efficiently map the entire hotel operation including front office, financial accounting, payroll, inventory and engineering, sales and marketing, banquets and conferences and other aspects of back of the house. Read More

Published In: SYS-CON MEDIA

By: Debi Prasad Sarangi

Is Your Hotel Struggling with Multiple Software Vendors?

Buying different software products from multiple vendors for your hotel business could lead to utter confusion as some of them might not function in sync. Besides, taking a longer time to implement those varied softwares, a hotel’s ownership cost also goes up. Know how, IDS Next assists hotels to get rid of such terrible operational inconveniences.

IDS Next promotes PAX software to budget hotels and B&Bs

In order to cater leverage hospitality technology to effectively streamline and enhance operational efficiency at small and budget hotels, B&B outlets and limited service hotels IDS next has developed PAX, , a Hotel Management Software especially for small and budget hotels.

PAX is small yet powerful and comes with four most essential modules including front office management, housekeeping, point of sale, accounts receivables and telephone management that are crucial for smooth functioning of small and budget hotels. The software is user-friendly and is economically priced and make sure the hotel goes live quickly.

Talking about IDS Next’s plan to take PAX to two star hotel category, Pradeepa Shetty, Vice President – Channel Sales, IDS Next said, “The small, budget hotels, limited service hotels, motels, villas, service apartments have refrained from software and until recently engaged in a ledger system to book reservations. All this has changed with the smartphone, which allows guests to search online, review hotel premises and quickly make a booking. Unfortunately, there are not many hotel software providers for small hotels. Many of these software providers do not offer reliable post sale service and most of the reliable software vendors are expensive. It is to fill this gap that IDS Next launched PAX. We have an extensive reach throughout the length and breadth of India through 200 trained partners and that list is growing every day.” Read more

Published in: Hospitality Biz India

By: Shweta Ramsay

Hotels find increasing use for ERPs

Chennai based Purpletree Hotels & Hospitality Services implemented hospitality management solution at four of its properties – three in Chennai and one in Pondicherry. The main idea behind adopting a hotel software was to improve overall operational efficiency across all its properties.

Purple Tree first decided to adopt PAX at Grand Tiara, a 23 room boutique business hotel in Chennai. The software was then implemented at Esparan Heritage, a 12 room boutique hotel that reflects ‘Franco-Tamil’ architecture in Pondicherry. The third installation of PAX was at Evlewt, a 12 room serviced apartment in Chennai and the fourth installation happened at Bluten, another limited service property in Chennai with 18 rooms.Read More

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IDS Next Congratulates Colombo Courtyard Hotel, Sri Lanka on Becoming CarbonNeutral® Certified Property

IDS Next Business Solutions Pvt Ltd, a leading hospitality software solutions provider is glad to congratulate Colombo Courtyard hotel, Sri Lanka on becoming South Asia’s first CarbonNeutral® Certified property. 

Colombo Courtyard is an urban boutique hotel located in the heart Sri Lanka’s capital city. The 32 – room elegantly designed property offers luxurious accommodation, dining and spa facility to its customers. Colombo Courtyard has been using FortuneNEXT 6i Express Hotel ERP from IDS Next since 2011.

“Our earnest cheers to the Colombo Courtyard management for becoming the first city hotel in South Asia to receive CarbonNeutral® certification. We feel proud to see one of our customers doing its best towards creating a better environment. This would no doubt inspire other hotels not only in Sri Lanka, but also in South Asia to move in this direction,” said Binu Mathews, CEO, IDS Next. Read more

Published in: IDS Next Sri Lanka Microsite

Hospitality Technology For India's Emerging Mid-market Hotel Industry

This is the most happening time for Indian hotel industry as large hotel projects seem to be in the pipeline. A recent report by HVS noted that the current hotel inventory which stands at 122, 298 in 2013/2014 is likely to touch 184, 745 mark in 2019/2020 with a CAGR of 8.6%.

When we review the status of the Indian hotel industry, one area that draws our attention is the emergence of mid-market and budget hotel segment. Both seem to be on a growth trajectory even as the industry as a whole is looking for an upturn. According to the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), in order to achieve the 12th Plan target of 1452 million Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) by 2017, India needs to add 1, 20, 000 rooms in the budget and mid-market category.

Industry experts and business heads of several leading hotel chains are also looking to capitalize on the growing mid-market and budget hotel segment. Read more

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By: Myra Allen

Speed Up Your Hotel Business with an Integrated ERP Software

In the face of intense competition, it is imperative for hotels irrespective of their size, location, and type, to adopt a smart and integrated Hotel ERP. This is a rather new concept and a comprehensive hotel ERP software takes care of end to end hotel property management along with distribution, business intelligence, revenue management and online reputation management. It also provides the management of a hotel much needed critical and crucial support for seamless functioning of all the hotel processes.

For new and existing hotels that are not using an ERP, selecting a Hotel ERP can be little tricky. Reasons for replacing the manual methods of operation by adopting Hotel ERP Software, can vary greatly. According to Hotel Management Software Buyer View 2014, 72% hotels desire a robust Hotel ERP that can improve overall efficiency by automating day-to-day tasks. While 18% of hotels want to go ‘electronic’ by adopting a Hotel ERP, 9% say they want a Hotel Management Software to keep up with the growth of their business. Read More

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By: Myra Allen

Goa Based La Casa Siolim Boutique Resort Leverages PAX Power

La Casa Siolim is a value for money boutique resort located in Siolim, North Goa. This 5 year old property wanted a hotel management software and opted for PAX from IDS Next. Ever since La Casa Siolim started using PAX, the property has been able to see many benefits in terms of automating the entire workflow. Read more

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IDS Next Powers 20th Property of Lords hotels & Resorts

Lords Hotels & Resorts is one of the prominent independently owned 3 and 4 star hospitality groups in India. The group’s properties are located across business and leisure destinations in the country and offer luxury accommodation to discerning travelers. Lords Hotels & Resorts selected IDS Next at its trusted and preferred software vendor and since 2004, 19 properties of the group have been using IDS Next Hotel Management Software. 

Recently, the relationship between IDS Next and Lords Hotels & Resorts touched a new height as IDS Next installed its FortuneNEXT 6i Express Hotel ERP at the group’s 20^th property Golden Lake Hotel, Bhopal. Saurabh Pandey, Executive - Professional Service Group at IDS Next was applauded by Rishi Puri, VP – Operations at Lords Hotels & Resorts for doing an exceptional job on the product implementation.