New Solution Launched to Reduce Hotel Check-In Time

While check-in kiosks and other methods of avoiding the front desk have been around for a while, integration of mobile technology into check-in is seeing a speedy adoption.

IDS Next Business Solutions recently launched Easy Check-in, a mobile solution as part of their ‘Easy’ series. The app enables a hotel to drastically reduce check-in time for their guests. Easy Check-in enables your hotel staff to walk your guests directly to their rooms after a tiring journey. Read More

Published in: Voyager's World / IDS Next 

Changing Tech Trends in Indian Hospitality Industry

As a global leader in the domain of Hospitality Technology Solutions, IDS Next keeps track of all types of developments happening in the industry. That is why, several media organizations seek our experts' comment on matters pertaining to this. Read one of such insightful column by Mr. Ronnie Sarkar, Sr VP - Sales & Operations published in Food & Beverage News Magazine.

Technology in general and hospitality technology in particular have tremendous potential to help hotels and restaurants in many ways. Apart from the advantage of being the crucial enabler that ensures higher degree of operational automation, few big advantages that hospitality industry can achieve through adopting technology include enhanced guest experience to serve their guests better, increased revenue and improved operational efficiencies leading to increased cost savings for themselves. Read More

Published in: Food & Beverage News Magazine

IDS Next’s FortuneNEXT 6i R&B enables better service at The Biere Club

IDS Next’s restaurant management software solution FortuneNext 6i R&B has now enabled The Biere Club (which opened its first outlet on Bengaluru’s Vittal Mallya Road three years ago) to serve its patrons better.

Based on the patrons’ response from guests, its management launched another outlet in Whitefield in 2013. It sports the ambiance of a contemporary English pub, and houses The Biere Chophouse, an old English-style grill house.

“As we grew in terms of outlets and on-menu offerings, to keep up with the guest expectations and streamline the whole process of complex workflow, we decided to opt for IDS Next’s FortuneNext 6i R&B,” said Vishal Nagpal, director, operations, The Biere Club. Read More

Published in: Food & Beverage News

Industry must ally with academia

Ronnie Sarkar, Senior Vice President, Sales, IDS NEXT Business Solutions Pvt Ltd, talks about the need to strengthen the hotel management education in the best interests of the industry.
Growth and future of hotel management education in India
The future of hotel management education looks quite bright and promising and there are several factors behind it playing big roles. The Government policy aiming to boost the level of technical education is one of the main reasons as hotel management education falls under this category.
Additionally, another main reason is that tourism in India is poised to grow and as per the World Trade Organization, India is set to receive 25 million foreign tourists by 2015. In proportion to this, the country is also gearing up to have more hotels to accommodate the growing number of tourists. It has been observed that many more hotel brands are coming to India to tap the vast market and they will all need skilled manpower who can add value to their operations. This is where exactly the need for quality hotel management education draws attention.
Besides, the good news is that property management system is now a part of the curriculum and hoteliers; the market leaders, especially, want people trained on property management software as they get a ready resource.Read more

Published in: Voyagers World