As any marketing professional would know, a customer is like
a God. And I can’t stress upon it enough as to how important it is to comfort
God. In this techie era, you need a technology tool for this purpose. Hotel
Management Software is one such tool.
What is Hotel Management Software?
Hotel Management Software is a software tool which helps
you in maintaining your hotel easily. It has certain functions and modules
which take care of every part of your hotel. You can use this software in two
ways:
·
Offline i.e. the software will be installed on your computer.
·
Online i.e. via SaaS licensing.
Cloud computing is also available in these systems.
How it works?
This software will provide you an admin panel in which you
can operate and can also track the changes. The modules are:
Room Division: This module takes care of data like:
·
Front office
·
Guest Details
·
Room allocated to a guest
Food and Beverages: This section takes care of:
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Orders given by guests
·
Food and beverage cost
·
Billing
·
Sales and catering
·
Point of sales
Back office: This department generally takes care of the
work like:
·
Purchase
·
Inventory
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Accounting
·
Online Reservation System
·
Employee tracking and house keeping
Minor Departments: Some hotels provide these services.
This part of the software takes care of the following:
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Internet Access
·
Spa/Health club
·
Business Centre
·
Voice Mail
How can I procure the software?
You can get the software in two ways:
1. Offline: You can contact any of the software
providers. He shall charge you and will provide you the software.
2. Online: You can get the
software via SaaS licensing. SaaS means Software as a Service. In this kind of
service, you can access an account (on the service provider’s site) where you
will have your admin panel and all the data stored. “Pay as you use” is all
that can be said to easily understand this service.
Generally
the software provider will provide the software with cloud computing abilities.
Cloud computing provides you the ability to run the software on various
computers simultaneously.
Advantages
This software is very helpful for you to manage your
hotel. Some advantages include:
·
Easy access of data: You can easily search through the database
for any details like details of a guest or an employee etc. And with
technologies like SaaS, you can access the data from any part of the world
(provided you have an internet connection there!).
·
Better Service to the guest.
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Lesser error in billing and other accounting jobs.
·
Lesser “monkey-business”.
Disadvantages
Some disadvantages are:
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Cost: The service comes with a cost which is an added expense to
you.
·
Training the staff is also a challenge.
·
There will be a loss if the system fails or the website is down
for some time.
Well, every software or service (or SaaS) has some pros
and cons. And Hotel Management Software also has both. But considering
everything, the pros of this software outweigh the cons. Hence, having a
software like this is an INVESTMENT!
contact :
+91 – 9911 720 780
email : sanganaktechnologies@gmail.com
