Hospitality Industry Summit Discusses Need for Scientific Approach towards Rate Strategy

Panel Discussion at the Hospitality Industry Summit in Mumbai organized by IDS Next and RezNext

The recent hospitality industry empowerment summit titled “Transforming Guest Experience and Improving Revenues” held at The Mirador Hotel on Feb 20 2014, saw several hospitality industry leaders come together and deliberate on industry challenges and technology automation benefits. 

Organized by IDS Next and RezNext, this summit had distinguished hospitality leaders participate in an engaging panel discussion on the hotel distribution business. The panelists were Rakhi Purohit - Regional Director of Revenue and Distribution (India), Absolute Hotel Services India, Vivek Pathiyan - General Manager, Fortune Select Exotica, Ameet Wagh - Corporate Head-Sales & Marketing, Sun-n-Sand Hotels Pvt Ltd and Don Wilson - Senior Vice President, Revenue Management Development, Maxim RMS . The panel discussion was moderated by Mike Kistner, Chief executive officer, RezNext Global Solutions Pvt Ltd. Read more

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Spend Less on Your Hotel’s Hardware Infrastructure

Most hoteliers find it rather confusing when it comes to the technology requirements for their hotel. Numerous types of hardware –telephones, switches, point of sales machines, servers, UPSs can require an hotelier to develop a technical expertise. It is here that the Networks Division of IDS NEXT Business Solutions comes in handy. 

If you are a hotel and buying our software, we can provide you hardware based on your requirements. The hardware will also seamlessly integrate with our software and work effortlessly.  If you would like to purchase hardware alone from the IDS NEXT Networks Group, that is great as well.

The Networks division offers solutions to new hotels as well as those looking to upgrade their technology. Read more

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RezNext and IDS NEXT to Hold Hospitality Industry Empowerment Summits

RezNext and IDS NEXT announce a series of hospitality industry empowerment summits titled “Transform Guest Experience & Improve Revenues”. The summits will address issues related to distribution, online reputation management, revenue management, business intelligence and more. These summits are scheduled to be held in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore on 18^th, 20^th and 25^th February 2014 respectively. Read more

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Transform Guest Experience & Improve Revenues - A Hospitality Industry Empowerment Summit

IDS NEXT in association with RezNext to hold a series of hospitality industry empowerment summits titled - Transform Guest Experience & Improve Revenues in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore on 18th, 20th and 25th February, 2014.
Happening in your cities, these summits will bring together hospitality industry experts to discuss and address issues related to hotel distribution, online reputation management, revenue management, business intelligence and how to use technology to transform guest experience and improve revenues.

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PAX Xotels helps budget hotels in handling operational bottlenecks

Developed by IDS NEXT, PAX Xotels is a compact and user-friendly property management system to help budget hotels in handling operational bottlenecks such as lack of skilled manpower, high attrition, revenue leakage and pilferage etc.

The economic downturn has impacted the hospitality industry and the guests’ buying capacity in a big way in recent days. And this has led both business and leisure travelers to become extremely cost conscious and they are increasingly turning towards budget hotels. This trend definitely indicates that the demand for budget hotels is rising. But, the big question here is: are these small or budget hotels really capable enough to handle this demand? Read more

Published in: Travel & Hospitality / IDS NEXT

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