IDS Next powers Golden Tulip hotels

IDS Next Business Solutions is powering Golden Tulip brand of hotels. The Hotel ERP provider offers various versions of its enterprise class hospitality software along with a host of add-on solutions. IDS Next has a corporate tie-up with Louvre Hotels Group and is their ‘preferred hospitality software partner’ in India. Thus, all Golden Tulip hotels in the country use the Fortune suite of software.

“This is just the time to expand in the mid-hospitality segment,” says Vimal J Singh, Managing Director for South Asia, Louvre Hotel Group. “With the current economic scenario; this segment delivers faster return on investment. We are keen to grow our brand in India through the premiere 'Royal Tulip' and 'Golden Tulip', and the budget brand 'Tulip Inn' over the next few years,” he said. Read more

Published in: Voyager's World

Is Your Hotel Ready for the Millennials?

Exclusive Feature: While the hospitality industry is clambering out of the recent economic downturn, a relevant question to ask your hotel or resort is, are we ready for the Millennials?

Yes the Millennials and you may choose to add them to your dictionary. Also known as Gen X or Gen Y, these are folks born between 1980 and 2000, and are becoming a force to reckon with - be it in the workforce or as consumers.

According to Global Hospitality Insights Top Thoughts for 2014 by Ernst & Young¹ in the next 5 to 10 years Millennials are projected to account for 50% of all employees worldwide. 20% of them are entering their peak spending ages and their potential continues to be high as 40% have yet to enter the full-time workforce. Read more

Published in: 4Hoteliers
By: Manoj K Mohanty