Novedades de año nuevo en Winhotel
2013 appears to be exciting for Winhotel. 2012 has been a transforming year, in which Winhotel’s future has been reoriented and defined. The most remarkable thing has been our strong commitment to innovation and the creation of new products. In the first three months of…
Read More¿Cómo exportar los datos de sus clientes?
En los tiempos que corren, la información es un bien muy preciado y las herramientas para poder administrarla deben ser acorde a ello. Por eso, en Winhotel pensamos que los datos que nuestros clientes tienen en nuestro aplicativo muchas veces pueden ser de gran utilidad…
Read MoreMéxico es el modelo turístico que España querría
There is no doubt that Mexico, a land of contrasts, is an incredible country. It has been improving and celebrating triumphs for some years despite the continuous fight against corruption and crime rates, whose figures make one’s hair stand on end. Mexico provides endless opportunities…
Read More¿Cómo llevar a cabo una copia de seguridad?
La mejor forma de mantener la información al día y sin peligro de pérdidas es llevar un plan de mantenimiento de copias de seguridad. Lo ideal sería un proceso automatizado, fiable y gestionado por profesionales. Pero la realidad es otra y solo nos acordamos de…
Read More¿Quieres ir a la Hospitality Technology Expo?
As I told you in this post, Hospitality Technology Expo is going to take place in London at the beginning of February 2013 and Winhotel is among the participants. Technology hospitality providers from all over Europe are brought together to show the latest innovations in…
Read MoreUn viaje hacia la innovación II
“A trip to Innovation” was held in Madrid December 12th 2012 within Thinktur 2012 Annual Meeting. Again, this meeting has been a national and international reference for innovation and new technologies applied to the tourism sector. This time, more than 120 participants attended the conference….
Read More¿Para qué sirve la innovación?
Reading a post published in e-tooltech, I thought it could be a good idea talking about innovation. What is innovation? According to DRAE, innovation is the creation or modification of a product and its subsequent introduction in the market. Joseph Schumpeter, who introduced this concept…
Read MoreLa AMHM celebra su 90 aniversario
The Mexican Hotel and Motel Association (AMHM) celebrates its 90th anniversary, and we will be there. The annual meeting will gather more people than ever before: besides its importance, this year, Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, is attending the convention. The AMHM offers many…
Read More¡Feliz Navidad!
Winhotel wishes you a Happy Christmas and a very prosperous 2013 El equipo de Winhotel os desea unas felices fiestas y un buen comienzo de año. Esperamos que el 2013 sea igual de bueno o mejor que el 2012.
Read MoreSe acerca FITUR
As we announced just a few weeks ago, at the end of January we will be exhibiting at the International Tourism Fair: Fitur. Before disclosing where to find us within the exhibition center, I anticipate that we have 10 invitations for you to attend the…
Read MoreE.T.S. Expert Technical Support. Our customer care centre
At Winhotel Solution we have always considered as especially important having a good customer care service. It is not worthy having the best software in the market if the clients feel they are not being paid attention or if they do not find the solution…
Read More'Papers de Turisme': mejorando la investigación en turismo
I have just come across an excellent initiative driven by the Conselleria de Economía, Industria, Turismo y Empleo of the Generalitat Valenciana. This organism has recently launched the online, free, version of the scientific and academic periodical Papers de Turisme. This publication, a pioneer in…
Read MoreDistribución hotelera: online vs. offline
Over the last few years, tourism products distribution has undergone a deep transformation. Little by little, Internet has been gaining ground. If we focus on hotel distribution, we will easily notice that these changes have given way to the necessity that companies take sides and…
Read MoreUn viaje hacia la innovación
Tomorrow, 12th December, Thinktur (Tourism Technological Platform) celebrates a symposium titled “A Trip to Innovation”, within Thinktur’s 2012 Annual Meeting. This conference tries to be the main meeting point for tourism companies and different agents in the fields of knowledge, innovation and new technologies at…
Read MoreChile: un país en expansión
Today, we are publishing an article on the state of tourism industry in Chile. We will compare, as part of our analysis, some data with Spain to stress the differences and similarities between these two countries. Starting with basic figures, Chile’s surface is 756,000 km2,…
Read MoreASOLAN and Winhotel have become collaborative partners
Last week, Winhotel and ASOLAN (Asociación Insular de Empresarios de Hoteles y Apartamentos de Lanzarote) have signed a collaboration agreement. ASOLAN has more than 140 members. This represents more than 40,000 total tourist beds, about 80% of Lanzarote’s tourist accommodation offer. From now on, we…
Read MoreEl turismo se hace un hueco en la OMExpo 2013
At the end of April 2013, OMExpo (Online Marketing Expo), the reference event for digital marketing industry and online advertising will take place in Madrid. This event has been taking place since 2004. Every year, OMExpo gathers together the most innovative leaders in the marketing,…
Read MoreBusiness Intelligence
I just came out from a meeting where we were showing a Business Intelligence project to a client. I think they are happy with the first PoCs (proofs of concept). Having a look at Charts, Gauges, KPI’s, Pivot tables and all those graphic expressions, so…
Read MoreNuevo Winhotel PMS 4.0
Our experience of over 15 years has enabled Winhotel to create a complete, easy to use and intuitive management tool. Winhotel PMS 4.0 adapts to the needs of different types of establishments: single hotels or hotel chains, urban hotels, spas, resorts, holiday cottages, etc. Our…
Read MoreCómo conseguir Winhotel PMS 4.0?
Initial works to configure and parameterize the data Winhotel is going to work with every day, are defined in a set of very well structured steps, and this will enable the system to operate in a flexible way. Now, we are going to set up…
Read MoreConfiguración de clientes
Clients can be grouped following very different criteria: type, hobbies, traditional agencies, on-line agencies, direct clients, repeat clients… We can also use different criteria to search clients. At Winhotel, there is no need for a client to be staying at our hotel or to have…
Read MoreCómo definir tarifas y contratos de agencia
Defining tariff forms, together with quotas and inventories, are the backbone of a hotel system. We can define N tariffs for each client or group of clients and the range of dates in which these clients have booked. If we want, we can set up…
Read MoreHacia un nuevo entorno de gestión hotelera: Introducción
The change is happening now. No need to wait for an uncertain future: enormous challenges have been triggered in the way business operations are understood in the tourism and hospitality industry. On one hand, the rise of new distribution models led by big OTAs has…
Read More10 errores que pueden perjudicar la reputación online de los hoteles
Searching on the Internet, I have found an article signed by Tamara Sánchez and Romén Mesa, members of Tourism Revolution Blog, in which they list ten things a hotel manager shouldn’t do. These errors have been extracted from a list provided by the Hotel Internet…
Read MoreFitur 2013 busca al mejor blogger iberoamericano
Fitur has launched an interesting initiative to foster the use of social networking sites in tourism promotion and create closer ties with opinion leaders in the travelling sector from this continent. This is why Fitur organised, for the first time, an online contest to find…
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