Having a streamlined back office merrily humming as it processes revenue and expenses is the dream of many hotel finance teams. And it is an achievable dream with a digital transformation of that cornerstone of the hotel back office - the accounting system. The accounting system is the key to providing more accurate, comprehensive, and...
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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:
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Even though we love to point out that Hotel Investor Apps ERP & Accounting software replaces manual Excel work with automated imports, and more error free data, we have to admit that there can still be a time and a place for Excel. When it comes to reporting, budgeting, and planning, we know that many...
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Marriott International and Toast have recently announced an agreement to make the “Toast for Hotel Restaurants” point-of-sale (POS) system available to food and beverage outlets within Marriott’s select-service hotels in the United States and Canada. “Toast for Hotel Restaurants” integrates with Marriott's PMS system enabling hotels to offer an integrated food and beverage experience throughout...
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Discover the importance of transitioning to a hotel-specific accounting system. Learn when it’s time to make the switch and why it’s crucial for streamlining financial operations, improving accuracy, and maximizing profitability.
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Modern hoteliers know the importance of finding the best software to grow your business. And you may have already made the wise decision to move your accounting and back-office solutions to the cloud for the increased functionality and security. And you may have expert advice comparing different accounting & back-office solutions, but there is one...
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There are many tools that we count on every day, and we assume that they should always be working. But what happens when that is not the case? Take accounting software, which forms the backbone of any business. It is used every day, all day, to pay bills, record revenue, and generate financial reports. It is vital to the success of a hotel business, and if the accounting software is not performing reliably, it affects not just your employees’ frustration level, but it has a real cost to your business.
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As the hotel management landscape becomes increasingly competitive and economic uncertainty reigns, more management companies are looking to technology to harness their data and inform decisions from cash flow to staffing. Additionally, the hospitality back-of-house is getting increasingly complicated. Hotel companies have more software providers than ever before, each doing small pieces in the management puzzle.
Hoteliers are looking to technology to turn the tables and give themselves a competitive advantage.
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As you make your budgets and update your forecasts, you are probably considering current hospitality OCC and ADR predictions, economic outlook, and past performance at your hotels. It’s a mixed bag with continued pent-up travel demand and possible recession headwinds. If you are looking for strategies to make the most of the opportunities, there is nothing more powerful you could do for your hotel business than consolidate your various systems of record, engagement, and intelligence onto a single back-office platform.
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In this faced-paced, ever-changing hotel business, you need your data from your various front-of-house and back-of house systems; you need it in one place, and you need it now. The goal is to have your PMS, POS, payroll, time & attendance, AP, purchasing, etc., etc., etc. software integrated to the point that all relevant data can be accessed through a single-login and all departments have accurate, real-time data to make informed decisions. But, how can you achieve this?
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Everyone is talking about dashboards, but what is a business dashboard, and what value does it provide? Does your hotel company have the dashboards it needs?
The first thing to understand about dashboards is that it is more than just a pretty picture. Unless there is up-to-date, accurate data behind the dashboard, then it is of no value whatsoever.
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There are two reasons you might get stuck spending more time thinking about something than it even takes to do the something. First, you might get stuck in the research phase. Secondly, you might get stuck overthinking and worrying.
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The role of the hotel company CFO is changing. There is tremendous pressure on accounting teams to deliver information and financial reporting quickly as operation department leaders depend upon timely financial analysis to take quick action in changing markets.
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You may think your company’s current systems and processes are working for you, but unless you are moving forward, continually improving, your company is falling behind. Digital transformation is about rethinking the way you do things to optimize your business through technology. For hotel companies, digital transformation, via a cloud-based ERP, takes the business from slow and labor intensive to a fully connected business with streamlined processes and integrated data . . .
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What is a major hurdle to timely and accurate financial statements? For many, it is inefficiency in your purchasing processes. As soon as an order is made, your company has created a new liability. It is impossible to have accurate balance sheets or financial statements when there are unknown liabilities outstanding. Spreadsheets and even stand-alone Purchase Order software cannot compare in efficiency or accuracy to a purchase order module that is tightly integrated with your financial management software.
Hospitality leaders know that sharing data across departments and across different software systems is the key to understanding trends and making strategic business decisions. Streamline operations, manage costs, reduce errors, save time, and get more business intelligence with automatic integration of the Point of Sale (POS) system data with your hotel accounting software, while also automatically integrating the Property Management System (PMS) data.
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