Native vs Third-Party AI: Why Two AI Solutions Can Give You Very Different Answers

Hotel finance teams are relying on two types of third-party AI — one from a vendor, one they built themselves — and both can fail for the same underlying reason. There's a pattern playing out in hotel accounting departments right now. A controller finishes the monthly close, exports the P&L to a spreadsheet, and uploads...

Blog Post: July 29, 2026 by Jaime Goss, VP
Native vs Third-Party AI: Why Two AI Solutions Can Give You Very Different Answers

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More AI, More Control: What Hotel GMs Should Expect From Automation

The hospitality industry is undergoing massive changes in the age of AI. With the majority of hotel companies either already deploying AI or planning to do so, there’s a healthy mixture of excitement and concern, particularly for many GMs.  The tools they’ve wanted to help them do their jobs more efficiently are already being employed,...

Blog Post: July 14, 2026 by Charlie Fritsch, CEO
More AI, More Control: What Hotel GM's Should Expect From Automation

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HIA Promotes Two Senior Leaders, Launches Dedicated Customer Success Department

Glenwood, MD, July 2, 2026 — HIA, the hospitality industry's only purpose-built Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting platform, today announced the formal creation of its Customer Success department alongside the promotion of two senior team members who will lead it. The new department formalizes a function that has always been central to HIA's operations...

News Article: July 2, 2026 by Elisa Fritsch, VP

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Beyond Month-End: Unlocking The Strategic Potential Of Your GM Critique

As we get deeper into the age of AI, many hotel leaders are beginning to reevaluate their reporting structures. And while much of the conversation has focused on dashboards, analytics, and automation, the GM Critique has quietly become one of the most frequently requested reporting improvements among corporate and property users.  Few reports hold more...

Blog Post: July 1, 2026 by Jaime Goss, VP
Unlock the Strategic Potential of your GM Critique

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3 Best Practices for Hotel Accounting Software Implementation

Transitioning to new hospitality back-office software can be daunting, but a smooth implementation is possible with the right approach. In this video, Jaime Goss from HIA shares three best practices to ensure a seamless transition for your hotel portfolio: Appoint a Dedicated Project Manager: Designate a point person to manage communication, oversee data migration, and keep...

3 Best Practices For a Success Hotel Accounting Software Implementation

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1-Minute HIA Overview

How HIA offers the best of all worlds for hoteliers – hotel specific Accounting and Business Intelligence plus ERP technology.

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HIA 10-Minute Demo

Get a quick overview of the key features & navigation in HIA – the ERP And Accounting platform transforming hotel management operations.

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HIA Launches 4 AI Features Built Natively into its Hospitality ERP

New AI-powered capabilities help hospitality teams work smarter, move faster, and gain deeper operational visibility.  HIA, the company behind the hospitality industry's only purpose-built Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting platform, announced today the launch of four new AI-powered capabilities— AI Assistant, Anomaly Detection, AI Agent Studio, and PMS Mapping AI — embedded natively into...

News Article: June 17, 2026 by Jaime Goss, VP
HIA Launches 4 AI Features Built Natively into its Hospitality ERP

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HIA Named Acumatica’s Official Hospitality Partner, Cementing Its Position as the Definitive ERP Solution for the Hotel Industry

Co-branded hospitality destination on Acumatica.com marks a landmark milestone in HIA's decade of hospitality-focused innovation Glenwood, MD – June 8, 2026 - HIA, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform purpose-built for hospitality, today announced that Acumatica, one of the world's leading cloud ERP providers, has officially designated HIA as its partner for the hospitality industry....

News Article: June 8, 2026 by Elisa Fritsch, VP

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What Is A Hotel ERP???

The term “ERP” is not a common in the hotel industry, so let’s cover what it means and how HIA’s ERP structure helps provides more functionality to users.

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AI-Driven BI Is Finally Giving Hotel Reporting Context

One of the major focuses for hoteliers this past decade has been to get more visibility across their portfolios. And in many ways, they succeeded. Regional VPs can open a portfolio dashboard and instantly see occupancy declines, labor variances, softer pace, or unexpected shifts in GOP. But just because they can see what happened doesn’t...

Blog Post: June 4, 2026 by Jaime Goss, VP
AI-Driven BI (Business Intelligence) is finally giving hotel reporting context

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8 Selection Criteria When Choosing A Hotel ERP

How do you determine the best ERP system for your hotel company? Evaluate your options with these 8 selection criteria most relevant for hotel management, ownership, or development firms.

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Why Back Office Fundamentals Still Matter in the Age of AI

There’s a pattern I’ve started to notice with my recent conversations with hotel finance teams. Many know they have to address the fragmented systems that are causing delays, but they’re taking more of a “wait and see” approach instead of making fundamental changes to consolidate the data. Why? Because AI is evolving really quickly right...

Blog Post: May 20, 2026 by Chip Fritsch, COO
Why back office fundamentals still matter in the age of AI

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How AP Automation Turns Invoice Processing Into Negotiation Leverage

Cost control is top of mind for most hotel finance teams at the moment. Controllers might suspect that they might be overpaying somewhere, but if something really was off, they’d be able to see it, right? That was exactly the thinking of one VP of Finance who managed a 25-property hotel group. Because workflows were...

Blog Post: May 7, 2026 by Elisa Fritsch, VP
How AP Automation Turns Invoice Processing into Negotiation Leverage

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