Access to important data and a whole range of useful tools 24/7, from virtually anywhere in the world, is undoubtedly one of the greatest benefits of a constant internet connection. This can be achieved on both powerful computers and portable (often comparable in power) smartphones and tablets. A growing trend in the tourism industry is mobile hotel applications, which enable comprehensive property management.
This software, which is extremely useful for almost every hotelier, is simply a full-fledged hotel program, but adapted for display on a smaller screen. An important note here: the emphasis falls on the phrase "full-fledged." To clarify: the point is for a hotel mobile app to have exactly the same range of capabilities as a system for larger machines. Any other solution would be highly impractical, effectively contradicting the main idea of mobile solutions. What matters is maintaining full functionality, even if the technical specifications require significant changes to the software's display—obviously, a completely different resolution and screen size.
Reservation schedule and more
Arguably the most basic activity you'll perform on a hotel mobile app is handling all kinds of reservations. Organizing the reception schedule, adding new clients, adding various notes, making detailed arrangements with specific guests, and so on. But that's not all. There's also sending confirmation emails - in the case of NFHotel it's a few tricks, fixed message types are generated on templates with keys that retrieve the relevant data - there are various reports and analysis statistical to suspect, cleaning module to mark already tidy rooms… Even solutions such as fault reporting using photos/videos directly to specialists, instead of writing long descriptions.
Benefits of a hotel mobile app
Since being online 24/7 is practically the norm, it's equally possible to stay up to date on all professional and business matters—if one feels the desire or need to. This is especially useful for those who are often on the go. Or if a stationary computer failure were to occur at a resort. Implementing a hotel mobile app like NFHotel allows for maintaining continuity and workflow in the event of such an unfortunate turn of events. That such problems don't arise with notebooks and handwritten notes/calendars? Yes, but paper doesn't synchronize room availability data across all online sales channels, which a channel manager in the online hotel program will do it in the blink of an eye.
Some technical issues
Now that we've reached a consensus that it's worth having your reception desk and a range of modules for monitoring the situation in your facility with you at all times, it's time to discuss a few important issues related to security and hardware compatibility. A hotel mobile app must have accessibility restrictions to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data. This can be achieved through device pairing, assigning only specific modules to specific users, or hosting the entire system in the cloud on professionally managed servers. Regarding hardware and technology compatibility, web applications are also more convenient here. NFHotel simply displays a responsive website, so you don't need to worry about the operating system. Log in and you're ready to go, without downloading or installing anything – especially major updates. All changes are made at the production software level, which is accessed from the cloud.
Among hotel mobile apps, NFHotel is unrivaled. Still not convinced? Check out the demo and see for yourself the benefits of a mobile hotel program.
