Encouraging travellers to return to a country in the months and sometimes years following a natural disaster can be a challenge. I was reminded once again of Iceland with the May 21st eruption of 'Grimsvotn' volcano appearing in the news, and their Inspired by Iceland campaign - www.inspiredbyiceland.com which followed the eruption of 'Eyjafjallajokull' in 2010.
This video from the Inspired by Iceland campaign is an inspirational example of a country telling the world that their tourism industry is open for business.
As many tourism providers will know, there are a large number of providers that you can choose to join that offer Channel Management. Some profess to be the "Best" some profess to be "Free", some say they have the most channels and others just use the hard word to get you feeling that if you don't go with them you will miss out on the all important bottom line of increased bookings.
The true test of any system is two fold:
1. Do they offer channels that are actually relevant to your property and the market you want to target?
This is an important point to take into consideration as you can be sold on the idea that they have 20, 30 or more sites that you can connect to via their system, but in reality, there will only be a small number that really mean anything to your size or...
Through IDS Softwares, the Hotel Management Software Specialists, Tomahawk brings the latest in Hotel software technology to the South Pacific. We're excited to share their recent partnership with twelve Best Western hotels in India:
"The usual, sir? Room no. 603 facing the poolside?". A lot of backroom technology goes behind that seemingly spontaneous greeting at your favourite hotel.
Binu Mathews, President and COO of IDS Softwares and Sudhir Sinha, President and COO, Best Western India , speak to IndiaTechOnline's Vishnu Anand on new technology trends in the hospitality space and their 12-property partnership
Bangalore-based IDS softwares has been providing solutions to the global hospitality industry for more than 20 years.
