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Tired of the daily grind? 5 ways software saves venues from manual tasks

Bill Gates had it right when he said : “In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organisation to operate more effectively.” You’d think that would be true of venues, wouldn’t you? But as recent  research  has shown, venues are still grinding along, relying on manual processes and a rag-tag bunch of Microsoft desktop applications pushed beyond their original purpose. Could do better? Definitely – I can count at least five ways an integrated venue management solution can save venues time and costs: Diary it better Answer it swiftly Capture it automatically Bill for it efficiently Understand your customers deeply Diary it better There’s definitely a range of ways you can manage your diary – Outlook, Google Calendar and Excel; even a desk diary. But while these are great for personal use, they’re not so great at handling the complexity of managing multiple rooms or spaces across a team. It’s very easy to doub...

GDPR and hospitality – are you still risking a massive fine? Our free guide will help

What do Google, Dixons, Marriott, Fifa, Uber, Quora and Facebook have in common? On the face of it not much – but they’re just few of the famous organisations which have fallen foul of serious data breaches since  GDPR came into force  in May 2018. And with many other organisations still struggling to get to grips with the data legislation, is there something hospitality businesses need to learn from their experience? The  Cambridge Analytica scandal  may have caused Facebook some serious reputational damage and some tricky scrutiny, but it is now apparent that the regulations are hitting companies where it hurts most – their wallets. The most recent and largest recipient of a GDPR -related fine is Google, hit with a £44m fine by France’s CNIL data watchdog. Although this seems a lot, given that the maximum fine is 4% of global turnover it is a relative bargain compared to the £3 billion it could have been. It remains to be seen what the long-term effec...