"Prior to the IDeaS V5i implementation, it took us a considerable amount of time to create the report, which was required twice daily. Together with IDeaS we reviewed the comprehensive information that needed to be incorporated into the report. IDeaS V5i then customized a single page report to meet our requirements. The fully automated report provides us with accurate and essential data, ensuring that we are geared to meet daily business changes, and also saves us valuable time," said Roberto Varsalona, Group Director of Revenue, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Luxury Hotel Group.
The implementation of IDeaS V5i Custom Reports within the Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin Luxury Group provided a number of key benefits, including clear visibility for the Board of Directors on daily business change, a distinct indication of the estate's overall performance and transparency over whether business strategies are working or need fine-tuning. Additionally, the utilization of the service frees up time, eliminates the margins for error, ensures timely delivery and allows Malmaison to quickly respond to changes. Malmaison also has the option of reviewing and analyzing information for all 26 of their properties in one single report.
To highlight current business trends and ensure that its clients remain responsive to the changing business environment, IDeaS offers the Custom Reports as an additional service. The reports are customized based on the client's individual specifications to deliver client-driven, highly specialized reports directly through the IDeaS V5i system interface. Clients can access Custom Reports through a simple "My Reports" option within the IDeaS V5i system, which can be exported in a variety of ways; including PDF, Excel, and XML.
Key Benefits of IDeaS V5i Custom Reports:
· Allows hotels to focus on business rather than on creating complex reports
· Provides unlimited reporting options to satisfy business intelligence needs
· Creates reports for single properties only, or consolidated reports to enable comparison between multiple properties
· Does away with the need to install other programs as Custom Reports are accessed in one click
· Reports may be generated one-time only, monthly, weekly and daily to meet business needs
· Reports are delivered "On-Demand" through the V5i user interface
According to Sibylle Luger, Major Account Manager, for IDeaS, "I believe that Malmaison's choice to utilize this customized solution not only allowed us to align the IDeaS V5i system with their business needs, but also impacted their business efficiencies and provided them with a value-added tool that solves a business challenge. I am very pleased that we could successfully develop and deploy this report and that Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin can benefit from this service."
About Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Luxury Hotel Group | Malmaison and Hotel du Vin are recognized as the UK's leading lifestyle hotel group with 1,900 bedrooms across the UK. The gross value of these hotel property assets in the Group's Half-Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 30 June 2010 was £489 million. At 30 June 2010, the group comprised 26 operating hotels.
