Smart Software Solutions for Myanmar's Growing Hotel Industry

Since international sanctions were lifted and socio-economic reforms introduced in 2011, Myanmar has been witnessing a boost in its hospitality industry;

Tourism is growing at an impressive pace and as the number of tourist visiting the country increase, so do the number of hotels coming up across this South East Asian nation.

With unexplored and untapped historic, natural and cultural heritage, the country welcomed over 2 million tourists in 2013 which was a growth of 93% over 2012.¹ Looking at this trend, Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism expects that the country will receive 3 million guests in 2014 and 5 million in 2015. Read more

By: Manoj Kumar Mohanty

Published in: 4Hoteliers

Robust Software Is the Backbone of Successful Hotel Operations Says Golden Tulip Chain

Golden Tulip South Asia is a rapidly growing hotel brand in India and is part of the international Louvre Hotels Group. Golden Tulip currently has 15 hotels across the business and leisure destinations of Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Amritsar, Udaipur, Mussoorie, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, and new properties opening in Jaipur, Shimla and others. 
With a portfolio of hotels in three, four and five star categories, Golden Tulip South Asia has set aggressive growth targets for itself in the country. This includes 50 hotels in the next few years in prime upcoming business destinations.
"This is just the time to expand in the mid-hospitality segment," says Mr. 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," Singh said.

Powering the Golden Tulip brand of hotels towards its ambitious target is robust software from the pioneer in hospitality technology IDS Next Business Solutions. With headquarters in Bangalore, 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. Read more

Published in: GOARTICLES.COM

Hospitality summit on transforming guest experience

With a view to discuss real-time distribution, RevPar, KPIs and use of technology to enhance guest experience, some of the leading hospitality industry professionals came together to deliberate on industry challenges and technology automation benefits during the recently held hospitality industry empowerment summit titled, 'Transforming Guest Experience and Improving Revenues' held in Mumbai.

Organised by IDS Next and RezNext, the summit witnessed an engaging panel discussion on the hotel distribution business wherein the panelists highlighted the need for establishing an efficient rate strategy and not allowing competitor pressures to dilute the rates, offering value added services, using opaque channels and real-time seamless connectivity in the distribution system, to name a few. Read more

Published in: Food & Hospitality World

By: Rituparna Chatterjee