"HIA is driven to build the best solution for our hospitality clients. We want to be the system that solves pain points, that allows you to do more with your team, to take them out of manual data entry and put them on a higher tier of operations. We are never going to be done...
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Imagine you’re a corporate controller who manages over 50 hotel properties spread across multiple regions. Before you can make a single decision about payments, funding, or cash movement, you need to know your balances, so every morning starts the same way. You, or a subordinate, log into bank portals, one after another after another. You...
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By R. Mark Woodworth, Principal, Woodworth Core Group Mark Woodworth, Principal of Woodworth Core Group and Board Member of Hotel Investor Apps Inc., brings over 40 years of hospitality industry advisory experience, including at CBRE Hotels and PKF Consulting, to inform his perspective on the current economic outlook for the U.S. lodging industry. For much...
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HIA ERP & Accounting Software, the only ERP purpose-built for hospitality, streamlines multi-property management and improves accountability by consolidating financial and operational functions onto a single platform. See how your team can have full visibility into each hotel's financials while also recovering up to 75 hours per hotel, per month.
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If 2025 taught the industry anything, it’s that tighter margins and fragmented technology created a strong desire for consolidation and unification. To get the advantage for 2026, hotels need processes to help them get real-time data visibility and to cut out the repetitive work slowing teams down. The first step to a smarter, more efficient...
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If you’ve spent enough time in hotel finance and operations, you’ve seen how the pressure to operate smarter, faster, and with more visibility (all while walking tighter margins) has grown exponentially in the past decade. The need for consolidation and access to everything in one place has never been more in demand. It’s one of...
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Today, many hotels are in the midst of migrating from legacy PMS technology to next-generation, cloud-native solutions. At HIA, as we work with hoteliers to map their new PMS systems to our financial management software, we see that many of the new capabilities that these systems offer are the same great features leading the way...
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That short window between year-end close and the January 31 deadline can feel like a sprint for hotel finance teams rushing to get 1099s out the door. From chasing down missing W-9s and balancing year-end reports to last-minute runs to Staples and stuffing envelopes in triplicate, the cycle can feel like a mix of pressure,...
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Hospitality may start at the front desk, but profitability starts in the back office. While your guests may get new flashy keyless entry and streamlined services, your finance teams often still deal with spreadsheets, dozens of different logins, and time-consuming workarounds. The result? A fine-tuned guest experience, but the teams responsible for forecasting, budgeting, and...
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HIA announced today the promotion of Chris Hall to Chief Revenue Officer. This promotion recognizes the significant role that Hall has played in the growth of the company.
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2026 could be a turn around year for the US Lodging Industry, a welcome relief to the slow growth and high uncertainty of 2025. In this article, renowned industry expert R. Mark Woodworth shares his perspective on the current economic indicators shaping his outlook for the U.S. Lodging Industry in 2026 and beyond. R. Mark...
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Charting a Winning Path Through Uncertainty HIA's leadership team, including CEO Charlie Fritsch, COO Chip Fritsch, and CRO Chris Hall, were on-site at The Lodging Conference 2025 recently to meet colleagues and share insights. The record breaking attendance (3,000+ attendees) was a clear indication of the industry’s optimism–despite remaining economic headwinds. Here is a summary...
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The 4th quarter of the year has begun and we get to reflect on all the new software enhancements built by our HIA development team in the last quarter. The team has rolled out multiple new capabilities for the platform as well as enhanced existing integrations. Newly built features include streamlined manual imports for BankConnect...
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Industry leaders like Midas Hospitality, Azul Hospitality Group, and Grand Pacific Resorts are upgrading to deliver next-level results, signaling a definitive industry move to unified data. Glenwood, MD - October 1, 2025 - HIA, the only Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform purpose-built for hospitality, today announced a period of accelerated growth, having added over...
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In "How Management Companies Are Winning With Consolidated Data," Charles “Chip” Fritsch, COO and Co-Founder of Hotel Investor Apps, shares how top management companies are using technology to differentiate themselves. Fritsch notes how the most innovative management companies he sees are laying a strategic foundation for growth. This includes adopting cloud-native, integration-friendly technology as the...
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If your visibility into cash balances is even a day old, you’re already flying blind. Seasonal swings, high fixed costs, and last-minute changes in occupancy mean money moves faster (and riskier) than in almost any other industry. While profitability is crucial for long-term success, it’s liquidity that keeps the lights on and operations running smoothly...
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Glenwood, Maryland - September 4th, 2025 - HIA, the hospitality industry’s only purpose-built Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting platform, announced today the promotion of Kimberly Vassell-Jacob to Vice President of Operations. This promotion reflects Vassell-Jacob’s significant contributions to the company’s software product development and services, as well as her organizational leadership. In her previous...
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The heated debates over next year’s numbers are around the corner, and no amount of crisp fall air can take the edge off. You know the drill: the spreadsheets, the endless back-and-forth, the painstaking process of pulling data. It's a familiar battle that feels like an uphill climb every single year. But what if it...
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We all know that hotel budgets provide a valuable reference point for informed and effective financial management. However, creating those budgets can be an intricate and time-consuming task.
Between inflation, tight job markets, and the competitive hotel management environment, the pressure to set and meet ambitious financial goals can be substantial. As can be the pressure to produce an accurate and reliable budget, taking all the what-if scenarios into account.
As we are in the midst of hotel budgeting season, here are some pro tips and food for thought to make sure your budgeting is covering all the bases.
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Get step-by-step guidance on best practices and estimated timeframes, as well as a breakdown of what is needed from your team. View the helpful infographic for at-a-glance steps.
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