The way of folding the bed will not only bring the whole room together but provides us a better night’s rest. We can easily get the similar premium, luxurious, fancy look on our bed that you find in hotels as the art of folding a hotel bed has to be […]
MyBHA Annual General Meeting AGM 2016 at Ipoh, Perak
MyBHA, Malaysia Budget Hotel Associations with its 1,500 plus hotel members gather together last week at Ipoh, Perak for their Annual General Meeting 2016. The meeting was held at Tower Regency Hotel on 20.May.2016. The agenda of the meetings includes dialogue with MOTAC (Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Malaysia) on […]
How to Import Your Calendar from OTAs like AirBnB, and Google Calendar using iCal to Softinn Extranet
ⓘ Updates (2021.Jun.30): If you’re here looking for a solution to sync your hotel calendar, you recommend using channel manager. What is iCal? iCal or iCalendar is a computer file format that stores calendar related information like your upcoming meeting dates, your sons birthday, important reminders, etc. iCal is supported by a variable number […]
Malaysia Government Looking into Taxing Online Businesses, including Uber & Grab Drivers
Malaysia MOF (Ministry of Finance) said that the department will look into taxing online businesses starting next year. Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Mohd Serigar Abdullad said yesterday (17.May.2016) the MOF had requested the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) to conduct a thorough evaluation of the matter. The current taxable income is […]
New Features: Softinn Integrated with TripAdvisor Review Express
For those who has been trying to get more guest reviews on TripAdvisor, we have a good news for you. We all know that properties with positive reviews on TripAdvisor see 10% to 25% (1) increase in their booking conversions compare to properties without reviews. But none of our merchants has been collecting […]
How To Get More Guest Reviews using TripAdvisor Review Express and Softinn Extranet
TripAdvisor Review Express let you, as a hotel owner, send review request to your guests. Not many of Softinn users has been using this technology considering the works required in order for it to work. With the recent updates announced, Softinn Extranet make collecting guest reviews even easier with our […]
Malaysia Law Enforcer Raid Unlicensed Hotels
As reported on TheStar, Malaysia law enforcers raided 3 unlicensed budget hotels in Subang Jaya recently. MPSJ (Subang Jaya Municipal Council) the law enforcement department highlighted that “We have identified 30 hotels that have been operating without a business license and we will take action against these hotels.” The below […]
Your Hotel Websites Are Now On The Cloud
What does the phrase “on the cloud” actually mean ? “On The Cloud” means your website runs on Data Centers. Cloud computing means managing, accessing and storing data over the internet rather than storing on your own computer or shared server. There are two Cloud Service Providers in the market […]
Deep Dive into Last-minute Online Hotel Bookings Habits
As everyone were busying with their own matters nowadays, it is normal that people tend to act in last-minute. The same goes to online hotel booking although it is just a niche of market. By not considering the niche market, HotelTonight missed their chance. HotelTonight managed to catch-up with the […]
Homestay of the Week
Greetings everyone! A random homestay is selected as our Homestay of the Week for this very first week of April. Guess who? It’s VIP Homestay Ringlet in the house! VIP Homestay Ringlet is located at Cameron Highlands, a perfect getaway from hustle and bustle of city. The design of this […]