Profitable Minibar Management

The article http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000397/4031100.html introduces the new solutin for minibar management. It is called Optrum. The fully-integrated system requires no special attention from the hotel except to enjoy the profitable results. Oppie Design has developed a minibar that operates with buttons located on a front panel on the minibar. OTRUM has created an interface with these minibars so that the hotels can monitor and control the items consumed in each room through the OTRUM network infrastructure. And the result of this is a profitable minibar managemet.

I think that this a very good solution. As far as I know minibar is headache of many hotels. It requires a lot time for staff to check and report consumption in every room. And with a new minibar the process becomes easy. Besides the new system can control the time-delivery for drinks if required by local law or block the delivery of alcoholic beverages when minors stay in the room.

Today Oppie minibar is only available in the Norwegian market. But I am sure it will gain quite soon the European Market.