Jaime Goss - Hotel ERP and Accounting Software

Dollars and Sense: Saving Time and Money with Comprehensive Accounting Software

By Robin McLaughlin, Lodging Magazine ‘Back of the House’ Winter 2020.

The United States is rebounding from one of the worst economic downturns the country has ever seen. At this pivotal moment in time, every dollar counts. As such, hoteliers and their teams are looking for areas to save money and bolster their businesses. It may seem counter-intuitive to invest in new technology during a downturn, but making the investment now can save both time and money in the long run, and “time is money” according to CEO of Hotel Investor Apps (HIA) Charlie Fritsch.

Stay Cal Hospitality Adopts Hotel Investor Apps ERP

Stay Cal Hospitality, a hospitality management & development company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, has chosen to expand its use of Hotel Investor Apps ERP & Accounting software with the addition of AP automation software. Stay Cal is leveraging technology to grow their portfolio of select-service hotels, while making smart decisions to be...

Maintaining Profitability in an Environment of Increasing Costs

According to the HVS presentation at the Lodging Conference, hotel net income, as a percentage of revenue, peaked in 2015 and has declined for 3 years in a row. The dilemma for hotel management companies is how to carry more top line revenues through to bottom line profits.

The Cost of Doing Nothing

Every hotelier understands the cost of doing nothing when it comes to maintaining hotel condition and brand standards. If you don’t reinvest, do the PIP, etc., your hotels will, over time, lose market share to competitors who are reinvesting in modern designs and technology. Hoteliers need to apply the same focus on their back-of-house business systems, especially accounting. Here are 7 questions to ask yourself when deciding on an accounting upgrade:

5 Money Saving Accounting Features

Accounting should be able to provide a hotel owner reliable insight into the operations and financial well-being of their business. Insightful reports must be available without delay all the time to all key personnel without the owner or others waiting for their accountant to get around to creating the reports. To operate your hospitality business efficiently, here are some more features available in a good accounting program:

5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Hotel Accounting Software

In my 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, I have seen thousands of hotel profit and loss statements. Over these years many successful hotel owners have grown their portfolio from 1 or 2 hotels, to 10, 20, or 100 hotels. One challenge of this growth is that certain systems and ways of operating one or two hotels become dysfunctional or obsolete. Almost all hotels have had their front office software updated in the last 5 years, so why would you still operate with the same old accounting program, PC or even web-based, that have not kept up with the fast paced advances of the latest technology?

Author: Jaime Goss

Jaime Goss has over a decade of marketing experience in the hospitality industry. At Hotel Investor Apps, Jaime heads up marketing initiatives including brand strategy, website design, content, email marketing, advertising and press relations.