How safe are the card details you share at a hotel?

Today your debit or credit card is accepted in places of all type – from your hair dresser to your hotel. Most of us hardly think twice before flipping out our card and handed it to the cashier at the desk.

But perhaps it’s time for a rethink, and to ask that crucial question, how safe is my card?

No, I don’t mean that your card could be swiped twice or that the commercial establishment may misuse your card details. What you do need to be concerned about however is whether the card data stored by the commercial establishment are safe with them or not. Read more

Published in: 4Hoteliers
By: Lilian D'Costa

How Integrated Property Management System Can Help Hotels in Sri Lanka to Boost Profitability

It is the most conducive time for Sri Lankan hotel industry as the sub-continent’s tourism sector is witnessing a promising growth in recent years. The rise in smart yet affordable hospitality technology has enabled many hotels to access them to improve hotel operations. With several options at hand, it is quite exciting to see that hotels in Sri Lanka, across segments are implementing innovative technological platforms to boost revenues and profitability while serving guests better.

In Sri Lanka, hotels of all sizes and star-category are increasingly moving forward to deploy cutting-edge hospitality technology to stay ahead of their competitions. Several studies have indicated that technology can help hotels attract new guests while retaining loyalty of existing customers. It also helps a hotel improve operational efficiency.

However, hotels need to be extra careful while selecting a hotel property management system as every product available in the market may not help in producing the desired result. Apart from considering the financial aspect of the property management system, hotels also need to check the number of modules that are integrated with the property management system. Read more

Published in: srilanka.idsnext.com

Grow Your Restaurant Business with Smart Restaurant Management Software

In the last couple of years Sri Lanka has been witnessing a sharp increase in the number of restaurants in the country. This exciting trend has the potential to boost to restaurant and food and beverage industry. Taking into account that the island nation is currently one of the top tourist destinations, the restaurant industry in the country is also getting ready to grab its share of business.

With competition increasingly, restaurants are redefining themselves to not only serve food but provide guests a whole new dining experience. Given that today’s diners are expecting more from restaurant than just top quality food, restaurants across Sri Lanka have taken a step forward to integrate technology into their operations.

Why restaurants need to adopt technology?

Competition in the restaurant business is fierce and every restaurant is looking for a differentiator. In this context, software such as a customer engagement solution provides the much needed edge to deliver personalized services and to keep guests entertained. It’s now time for restaurants to integrate such technologies in an attempt to enhance their guests’ dining experience and build loyalty. Read more

Published in: srilanka.idsnext.com

Looking for an Ideal PMS for Your Budget Hotel Business? Review PAX Xotels!

Irrespective of size or business volumes, having a proper Property Management System is crucial for every hotel entity. There are numerous property management systems designed to help automate the operation process at large hotels, but we can't really use those property management systems to streamline daily operations at small and budget hotels as most of the features will be redundant and it also involves heavy pricing aspects.
Do small and budget hotels really need a Property Management System?
The answer to this question is 'Yes'. While a big hotel can go for a robust property management system to take care of operational aspects including guest bookings, online reservations, food and beverage costing, accounting, report generation, sales and marketing, HR and payroll, maintenance management and quality management, a small hotel needs to find out a PMS which would help automate some basic operations core to its day to day business. Read more

Published in: Go Articles

Drive Direct & Increased Booking to Your Hotel with Web Booking Engine

In today’s time, when a sizeable percentage of hotel reservations are done online, your hotel cannot ignore its website which is unique and exclusive to you. Your website has all the information about your facilities and is just what your potential guests need to make a booking. And if recent statistics are to be believed, your website has to potential to cost-effectively generate a significant amount of room bookings for your hotel.
Despite being an important channel for generating room bookings, hotel websites still fall short on getting the visibility they need and rely heavily on third party booking agents to get room bookings. As the market gets more competitive, is it time for hotels to go back to basic and relook at how they can leverage their website as a revenue channel. A smart web booking could hold the answer.

What is a Web Booking Engine and how does it work?

A Web Booking Engine (WBE) is an application embedded in a hotel website that allows potential guests to view availability of rooms and make booking. Besides facilitating guests to make hassle free bookings, the biggest benefit of a web booking engine is that it enables a hotel to accept bookings for as much as a year in advance. Due to its ability to generate revenue for a hotel, a web booking engine is considered the single most powerful and important element in a hotels website. Read more

Published in: IDS NEXT Blog

IDS NEXT Helps Lords Hotels & Resorts To Increase Operational Efficiency

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.

Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software. Read more



Published in: Voyagers World

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpufv

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpufv

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf

Today, when hotels face extreme competition, right technology adoption can enable them to stay ahead of their competitions in the long run. And technology implementation becomes inevitable when a hotel group is on a rapid expansion mode. It is mostly because of the fact that a hotel or hotel group needs to have all required technology platforms to streamline and automate all its operational aspects. So that it can free up its personnel from mundane tasks and engage them with guests to serve them better and witness enhanced guest satisfaction which is core to its success.
Here is an example on how Lords Hotels & Resorts witnessed a higher guest satisfaction by increasing its employee productivity and operational efficiency across its 19 properties by implementing IDS NEXT Software.
- See more at: http://voyagersworld.in/article/ids-next-helps-lords-hotels-resorts-increase-operational-efficiency#sthash.wN28PgQ5.dpuf