Looking for User-friendly Hotel Management Software in Africa?

The growth of hotel industry across Africa during last couple of years is quite encouraging. Countries across the continent are witnessing moderate growth in their respective hotel market. Many international hotel brands are keen to set up their properties across countries. This has also led to the increased demand for hotel management software as hotels are facing intense competition to survive and stay profitable in the long run. 

According to a survey by W Hospitality Group, around 80 branded hotels with 14,073 rooms will be added in 2016. 2017 too will see 55 properties with around 10,988 rooms getting added to the continent’s overall inventory. Nearly 39 hotels with 8,671 rooms are in pipeline for 2019. Read More

Published in: IDS Next Africa

By: Rajesh P Yadav

Software that can Simplify Hotel Operations

Hotel industry across Africa is on a growth trajectory. At the same time hotels are also facing intense competition to survive in the long run. In order to stay profitable while beating the competition, hoteliers need to adopt best of the class hotel software. Hear it from Mr. Rajesh P Yadav, Senior Vice President – Sales & Operations, at IDS Next in Africa on what type of hotel software can help hoteliers in this. 

Q1. When hoteliers look for software they are flooded with options. Can you give us some tips to choose the right hotel software?

The key features a hotelier needs to look for when choosing a hotel software is user-friendliness, technological robustness and safety – in that it should not be easily hacked and let guest data get stolen. Hoteliers should be able to quickly generate the reports they need. Post-sales support is another key criterion to consider, besides cost of maintaining the software.Read More

Published in: IDS Next Africa