Jeff Wagoner has heard all the reasons as to why hoteliers can’t move to the cloud. My internet isn’t stable enough. We’re located on an island, and we’re worried about latency. And if you’re in the operations world, there’s always the accounting issue: If I go to the cloud, there’ll be an operating expense, but today, with an on-premises solution, it’s a capital cost and I can expense it and have my margins look better in the future.
Sometimes, opportunities emerge during the unlikeliest of circumstances.With strict travel restrictions in Norway, our property – the Solstrand Hotel – was shut down for a good portion of 2021.
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BWH Hotel Group, one of the world s largest hotel companies, is the first to integrate its central reservation system (CRS) with Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud property management system (PMS) through the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform. This makes it easy for any hotel within the BWH Hotel Group portfolio – including Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotel Group properties – to adopt OPERA Cloud to simplify and improve operations while delivering great guest service. The Best Western Plus Alfa Aeropuerto in Spain is already live and benefitting from this offering.