HIA’s Chip Fritsch on AI in Hotel Accounting

Chip Fritsch, COO and Co-Founder of Hotel Investor Apps was featured in Hotel Business with an exclusive article on power of Artificial Intelligence in modern hotel accounting software.

News Article: June 18, 2024 by Jaime Goss
Chip Fritsch, COO of HIA, on the Power of AI in Hotel Accounting

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Deciding Between Hotel Accounting Software or a Hotel ERP? The Key Differences You Need to Know

In today’s competitive hospitality industry, choosing the right back-office hotel software can significantly impact your hotel company’s efficiency and profitability. You need a system that provides real-time information on the financial health as well as performance of each hotel, and the portfolio. For financial well-being, it often boils down to a choice between specialized hotel accounting software and a comprehensive hotel ERP platform. Each solution has advantages depending on the needs of the hotel management or ownership group. In this blog, we’ll explore the key differences between these two types of software, helping you determine which is best suited to meet the specific needs of your hotel business.

Blog Post: May 22, 2024 by Jaime Goss
Deciding Between Hotel Accounting Software or a Hotel ERP? The Key Differences You Need to Know

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New Business Intelligence Integration with Inova

In HIA Intelligence, HIA’s business intelligence and labor management solution, the Inova integration will work directly with HIA’s business intelligence and labor management tool to help hoteliers make smarter labor decisions by offering real-time labor analysis.

News Article: March 18, 2024 by Jaime Goss
Hotel Investor Apps and Inova API Integration

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HIA Recognized with 2024 Innovation Award

Hotel Investor Apps (HIA), the hospitality-specific ERP, Accounting & Business Intelligence solution, has been recognized with the Acumatica Innovation Award 2024.

News Article: February 19, 2024 by Jaime Goss
HIA recognized with Acumatica Innovation Award 2024

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New Enhancements to BankConnect!

With the new seamless bank aggregator, HIA boasts more coverage of local banks, and more total banking integrations than any other accounting solution in the hospitality industry.

News Article: February 16, 2024 by Jaime Goss
The new BankConnect functionality offers more coverage of local banks.

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Major Enhancements Announced to HIA’s Business Intelligence Solution

Hotel Investor Apps (HIA), the hospitality-specific ERP, Accounting and Intelligence platform, announced today major new enhancements to its business intelligence solution, HIA Intelligence. The latest product release includes more insights into financial, operational, and labor data and an enhanced user-interface.

Blog Post: February 6, 2024 by Jaime Goss
Enhancements Labor Management Dashboard

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Baywood Hotels Adopts Hotel Investor Apps Business Intelligence Software

Hotel Investor Apps (HIA), the hospitality-specific ERP platform, announced today that Baywood Hotels (Baywood), a privately held development and management company operating over 120 hotels nationwide, has expanded its utilization of HIA’s ERP & Accounting platform with the addition of HIA Intelligence, a business intelligence product.

News Article: February 1, 2024 by Jaime Goss
Homewood Suites Washington DC

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5 Best Business Intelligence Software for Hotels in 2024

They say knowledge is power. And in the competitive hotel industry, staying ahead of the curve means leveraging the right tools to convert raw data into actionable insights. That's where business intelligence (BI) software comes into play. Instead of sifting through spreadsheets and reports to get a clear view of your hotel's performance, you'll get a comprehensive,...

Blog Post: January 30, 2024 by Jaime Goss

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ERP Development Highlights of 2023

Hotel Investor Apps is always developing and improving its hotel ERP platform. In 2023, HIA released state-of-the-art import features, added new integrations, improved user experiences, and expanded business intelligence features. Here are a few of the development highlights:

Blog Post: January 9, 2024 by Jaime Goss

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Why Hotel-Specific Accounting Software Fails Management Companies

Just as it takes a specific skill set to effectively manage hotels, those of us in the industry also know that hotel management itself requires specific software. Hotel-specific accounting software meets the unique needs for hotel accounting; however, it was never designed to be used by third-party management companies to manage their corporate finances.

Consider the challenge for management companies to bill each hotel for management services. . .

Blog Post: December 20, 2023 by Jaime Goss
Intercompany accounting for management companies

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Economic Forecasts & Identifying Opportunities in 2024

At the start of 2023, despite rising inflation and higher interest rates, the hotel industry was cautiously optimistic. In 2024, strong travel fundamentals are expected to off-set a stalling economy. RevPAR growth is forecast at 4.1%.

With these forecasts and lodging trends in mind, here are 4 critical thinking questions applied to the lodging sector. See if you think these will help your team take proactive management action:

Blog Post: December 5, 2023 by Jaime Goss
Critical thinking for proactive hotel management

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HIA Expands with New VP for East Coast

Hotel Investor Apps (HIA), the hospitality-specific ERP and Accounting platform, announced today the appointment of Gregg Suffredini as Regional VP of Sales – East.

Blog Post: October 31, 2023 by Jaime Goss
Gregg Suffredini

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Why AP Automation is a Must for Hotels

Is your hotel Accounts Payable team buried under invoices? Harried, stressed, balancing invoices, due dates, approvals, and dragged down by manual entry processes?

It doesn’t have to be this way. Imagine a streamlined future where invoices are automatically scanned, data recognized, sorted, and coded into the accounting system. Where your team wins back ⅓ of the time …

Blog Post: September 15, 2023 by Jaime Goss

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Stacy Silver Joins HIA Board of Directors

Hotel Investor Apps Inc. (HIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacy Silver as the newest addition to its board of directors.

Stacy Silver, ISHC, is President of Silver Hospitality Group, LLC, a well-known consulting firm focused on building revenue and profitability for hospitality companies through industry relations and marketing solutions.

News Article: September 15, 2023 by Jaime Goss
Stacy Silver, Board Member

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HIA Welcomes New VP for West Coast

Hotel Investor Apps (HIA), the advanced accounting and business intelligence company, has appointed Candra Valley (Rader) as Regional VP of Sales – West.

Blog Post: August 29, 2023 by Jaime Goss
Candra Radar Valley

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Canadian Niagara Hotels and HIA Partnership

Introduction The story of Canadian Niagara Hotels' partnership with HIA begins with an ambitious vision. As the owner and operator of Canada's largest entertainment resort, Canadian Niagara Hotels sought to streamline & upgrade their complex accounting & back office operations for better efficiency and guest satisfaction. To do so, the company embarked on a transformative...

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Essential Hospitality Tools: What is Business Intelligence for Hotels?

Explore the world of Business Intelligence and its impact on revenue, guest satisfaction, and overall success in the hospitality sector. Learn how data-driven insights can drive growth, enhance operational efficiency, and unlock a competitive edge for hotels.

Blog Post: July 6, 2023 by Jaime Goss
Essential Hospitality Tools

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Streamlining Hotel Finances: A Guide to Automating Bank Reconciliation

Discover effective strategies and tools to automate bank reconciliation for hotels. Learn how to streamline financial processes and reduce manual effort through innovative automation techniques tailored specifically for the hotel industry.

Blog Post: June 2, 2023 by Jaime Goss
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How to Choose the Best Data Analytics Tools for Your Hotel

Wondering how top hotel companies are crushing the competition? We'll give you a hint—they traded in their spreadsheets for powerful data analysis tools that help them easily extract powerful insights. By analyzing data on booking behavior, room rates, and more, hoteliers can optimize their pricing strategies, identify operational inefficiencies, and reduce costs, resulting in better...

Blog Post: April 10, 2023 by Jaime Goss

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