Resources

STRYK and CASABLANCA compared: price, channel manager, booking engine, online check-in, till, guest registration and switching for hotels in Austria.

STRYK and HotelFriend compared head to head: prices, channel manager, online check-in, kiosk, till and switching, for hotels in Austria and Germany.

STRYK and Apaleo compared head to head: prices for 10, 25 and 50 rooms, channel manager, booking engine, interfaces, contract terms and switching.

STRYK and Little Hotelier compared: prices for 10, 25 and 50 rooms, channel manager, online check-in, tourist tax, app and switching.

STRYK and Smoobu compared head to head: prices for 10, 25 and 50 units, channel manager, online check-in, tourist tax, guest registration and switching.

STRYK and Cloudbeds compared: price, channel manager, booking engine, online check-in, kiosk and switching, fairly and with sources.

STRYK and protel (Planet) compared: price, channel manager, booking engine, payments, interfaces and switching, fairly and with sources.

STRYK and SIHOT compared: price, channel manager, booking engine, kiosk, till, guest registration and switching for hotels in Austria and Germany.

STRYK and SiteMinder compared: a standalone channel manager alongside your PMS or a hotel PMS with its own booking engine. Prices, switching.

STRYK vs. Oracle OPERA Cloud: target group, price, distribution, online check-in, payments and switching, compared fairly for hotels in AT and DE.

STRYK and Lodgify compared head to head: prices for 3, 8 and 15 units, channel manager, website, online check-in, tourist tax, registration, switching.

What a hotel property management system does, which modules you really need and how to spot a good PMS for small and mid-sized hotels.

Work out the real cost of hotel management software: per-room pricing, add-ons, commissions and set-up fees, with examples for 10, 25 and 50 rooms.

What a hotel channel manager does, how it prevents overbookings and why it belongs in your PMS. With set-up steps for Booking.com and Expedia.

What a hotel booking engine must do: mobile-first, online payment, extras, clear cancellation terms, your own domain. Selection criteria and set-up steps.

How Booking.com, Expedia and other OTA commissions work, what they cost a 20-room hotel and how direct bookings help you save on commission.

Connect Booking.com to your PMS: what you need, how mapping works, common mistakes, and what happens with cancellations, modifications and guest messages.

Why overbookings and double bookings happen in hotels, how to prevent them and what to do when a guest still arrives to find their room taken.

How to sell hotel gift vouchers online and at reception: monetary or experience vouchers, price points, occasions, redemption and partial redemption.

What a hotel OS is, what belongs in all-in-one hotel management software, what is better connected via an interface and how to switch step by step.

How online check-in and a self check-in kiosk work in a hotel, which guest data you collect and how the front desk reviews it before arrival.

Registration forms, guest register, deadlines: the basics of hotel guest registration rules in Austria and Germany, and how digital registration works.

How to calculate tourist tax, spa tax or city tax at your hotel in Austria and Germany, show it on the invoice and remit it, with worked examples.

Plan hotel housekeeping: a daily schedule from departures, stayovers and arrivals, times per room, room status, checklists and tips for short-staffed days.

Automate hotel guest communication: messages from booking to review, templates, multiple languages, consent and AI with human approval.

Tape chart, room list, guest list and deposits in Excel? The risks, what to replace first and a 30-day plan for small hotels to move off spreadsheets.

How to issue a correct hotel invoice: required details, room and breakfast split, deposits, credit notes instead of edits and e-invoicing for companies.

Charging restaurant and bar bills to the room: how POS and PMS work together, what RKSV and TSE rules mean and how to avoid duplicate postings.

Hotel KPIs made simple: how to calculate occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, plus GOPPAR, pickup, pace and cancellation rate, with a worked example for 25 rooms.

Dynamic hotel pricing made clear: pricing rules and recommendations, minimum and maximum rates, minimum stay, rate parity and a worked example.

AI in hotels without the hype: where it helps the front desk and revenue today, what the risks are and how to start safely with human approval.

Choose a PMS by hotel workflow, not a long feature list.

More direct business through one continuous path from website, rate and availability to the stay.

Turn paper lists into an occupancy-based daily plan with clear feedback.

Connect base price, rates, rules and revenue signals into controllable sales logic.

Set up property, rooms, team, pricing and direct booking in a safe sequence.

Plan the transfer of rooms, guests, open stays, roles and the final working day in the old system.

Evaluate vendors by operations, direct booking, teamwork, pricing risk and data control.

Review rooms, photos, rates, availability, extras and policies before publication.

Design inquiry, booking, communication, check-in, stay and invoice as one journey.

Keep quote, invoice, payment and document traceable on the stay.

Automate recurring workflows without losing control and error transparency.

Step-by-step guides for setup, front desk, housekeeping, pricing, finance and direct booking.