We’ve surveyed 2524 hoteliers across more than 101 countries to understand which are the best Hotel Management Software vendors to facilitate reservations, streamline operations and grow direct bookings, along with everything you need to know in order to buy the right Hotel Management Software for your hotel (including our 2022 Hotel Management Software Guide). We also aggregate key decision criteria data including integration availability, partner ecosystem, expert recommendations and more (learn more about HTR’s ranking methodology).
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Hotel management software is typically used in smaller properties like B&Bs and guest houses to streamline front desk functions like check-in, back-office tasks and POS (point of sale) functions when staffing is lighter. This is a non-customizable hotel management solution generally combines core hotel property management system functionality with fully integrated channel management (prevent overbookings and connect to travel agents like Expedia), online booking engine, hotel website, guest service portal, housekeeping, maintenance, event management, email marketing, text messaging, customized reporting, surveys, rate management, dynamic pricing, sales lead generation, point-of-sale, payment gateway, and more.
Increase ADR (increase revenue): Cross-utilization of key components of the HMS allows properties to track current and past guest behavior and target market upgrades, add-ons and packages through the reservation/ online booking process (credit card processing) as well as through targeted marketing campaigns. Past occupancy trend reports can be utilized to apply dynamic pricing methodology to increase ADR for in-demand periods and shoulder nights. The ability to apply restriction-based pricing within your rate manager that integrates seamlessly to the built-in channel manager connectivity easily and efficiently increases ADR to higher occupancy periods.
Grow Occupancy: In order to increase occupancy, your system must be able to quickly and agilely adapt to booking trends. A true All-in-1 HMS provides pace reporting variances so that the property can identify areas of low occupancy and make price changes that immediately flow out to all channels, along with quickly sending targeted email marketing campaigns to entice more customers during the slower periods. The ability to quickly create packages to increase occupancy and interest in targeted dates is equally important.
Save Time & Money: all-in-one hospitality software providers bundle various automation tools and services into one solution to help unify systems to an integrated all-in-one management solution, saving staff time and providing more visibility throughout hotel operations. Best-in-class providers offer a built-in channel manager with live, two-way direct connections to all major OTA’s and GDS’s. This saves properties time and money by eliminating the middleman. Room inventory is live across corresponding OTA/GDS, with no need for an intermediary such as a CRS. That being said, many all-in-one HMS providers do connect with top-rated CRS platforms as well.
Intuitive & easy-to-use interface: A user-friendly interface is the most important factor when choosing mission-critical software for a hotel. If your hotel software is complex and confusing, more mistakes will be made, costing you more money. Common tasks should not take lots of time and steps, as this slows down your team and limits your ability to grow quickly – hence the need for a powerful hotel management software system.
Mobile & tablet optimised: When your manager, housekeeping team, and other staff members need to check details on a booking quickly they shouldn’t have to rush back to the office. Any system you use must not only be accessible by, but also optimized for use on mobile phones and tablets. Better yet, your owner should be able to check performance while on holiday.
Clear visibility of the grid: Adding special events that are happening in the region, highlighting returning guests, and identifying guests who are yet to pay their bill are all features your grid should enable by default. Your grid should allow you to quickly & easily see key information about your guests.
Guest profiles: Are you working on building guest loyalty? Guest profiles store your guests’ contact information, stay history, and even preferences, so that you can deliver a more personalized experience during their next stay. Better yet, a guest profile with stored CC’s of your guest will make it even easier for returning guests.
An HMS that succeeds in quick and efficient on-boarding of new properties is adept at sharing the full scope of the implementation project on the kickoff call and communicating effectively with key decision-makers. The provider should ensure that key decision-makers are available for each of the following calls and that they understand how their role is vital to the success of the implementation. Importing data from the current system, setting up gateway connections, and building out rooms, rates and third-party connections takes diligence. Working with a hospitality management system that can port in previous guest experience and hotel reservation data will help shorten the onboarding process, as well as provide historical data for reporting purposes. Smaller properties can plan for a 3-week onboarding time frame, while larger properties with more complex integrations should plan for 4+ weeks of implementation.
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