Paperless pricing in the hotel industry
Digital change plays a significant role throughout the economic sector - also the gastronomy is affected and sustainability, quality and an attractive design are becoming increasingly important factors. Electronic price labeling combine these claims and provide an appropriate way to be part of the digitalization. Electronic shelf Labels guarantee an appealing and individual design and the highest standards of hygiene. RFID- labels adapt precisely to the existing conditions of your hotel. Electronic signage will not get dirty or damaged - in contrast to paper labels - and is also sustainable. The digital administration permits a centralized control and monitoring for the hotel business, because you can update the prices directly of your desk. For example, you can re-label buffets wirelessly whenever it is necessary. By using electronic tags your company generates efficiency as well as sustainability. Your business benefits from an enhanced topicality and a greater uniformity.
Areas of applications for electronic shelf labels
In the hotel industry and gastronomy electronic price tags are a sensible investment. Electronic labels in restaurants, bars and cafes can be used for price labeling of food, drinks and other items. On special occasions like weddings or birthday celebrations, there is also the option of transmitting electronically individual menus to digital price tags. Electronic labels in the hotel are additionally useful to indicate the number of free rooms. With electronic room signage, guests will easily find the right way to their hotel room. In the hotel's souvenir shop products also can be offered by digital price tags. You can also use electronic price tags to label the buffets: menu cards and dishes can be updated instantly, if a displayed dish is no longer available.
- Price information in restaurants and bars
- Digital menus for special occations
- Use at reception
- Souvenir shops in the hotel
- Use at conferences
- Table reservations
- Update to the buffets
- Digital room description
Benefits for your company by using electronic shelf labels
Even for the company itself, electronic labeling offers a high added value. Due to the fact that a digital signage can be updated at will, , your hotel can adapt to international competition easily. If you use electronic price tags, it needs only few seconds for price cuts and price increases. This is an advantage especially for special events such as "happy hour": digital price tags allow to pre-program price reductions at a certain time. In addition, table reservations can be updated with just one click. The customer satisfaction, as mentioned above, is crucial to business success in the hotel industry and gastronomy and is positively impacted by the use of electronic labels. Finally, digital tags in the hotel or restaurant improve sustainability considerably by waste prevention. For example, day tickets or programs do not have to be printed daily but can be conveniently transferred to the e-shelf label.
- Increased competitiveness through latest prices
- Minimal time required for changes of any kind
- Possibility of individual adaption to special Events
- Improve customer satisfaction
- Sustainability through waste prevention
- Transparent and modern signage that every guest can understand
- Ability to get more information by scanning the QR Code
- Always up to date with constant updating options
Benefits for hotel guests by using electronic shelf labels
Electronic price tags in the hotel or restaurant signal transparency and progressiveness to your guests. Some electronic price tags display individual QR codes that guests can easily scan with their phones. Therefore, more information about a product or service can be offered. This is especially important for guests with food intolerances, who can use the QR code - displayed on the electronic shelf label – to get all necessary information about the ingredients used in a meal. By the simplicity of updating electronic price tags, your guests will always know the current price of a product. A complaint concerning incorrect pricing will be avoided by electronic labeling. Even at conferences, the digital tags show a broad range of different applications. The names and positions of the participants can be entered to the electronic label, which saves the use of name tags or temporary visitor identifications.
Other fields of application
- Events
Digital signage also has many uses in various events such as trade fairs or exhibitions. Labels can be used in large halls with changing contents
- Room Management
Intelligent and updated room management thanks to centralised software which can be integrated into existing planning and calendar software
- Tourism
Online tourism business and the high customer demand result in constantly varying prices – what makes a fast update to an absolute must-have