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New and improved online check-in feature

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:56 pm
by ddam
Post lock-down recommendations for hotels include minimizing direct face to face contact with guests. In that perspective, online check-in is both a safer and often more convenient process. Hoteldruid already has online check-in built-in, with some limitations and average usability.

A new online check-in web-app would have the following advantages:
  • fully customizable (data to be displayed, number of steps, elements per step)
  • access to the check-in page through a personalized link (no login required)
  • inclusions of a web-based passport / ID scanner (for guests to quickly insert ID data; could also be used by staff when checking in face to face)
  • updated graphics by default
The embedded passport scanner is a "nice to have" feature that makes sense, IMO: speed and convenience for the guest, as well as good accuracy. Problem is: this comes with a cost (around 0.2€ / scan) and a minimum number of scans (20 000 / year). The cost would be acceptable for us, but not the minimum scan figure, as we are a small hotel (more info: https://anyline.com/products/scan-id/).

Hence, this post is to find out:
Is anyone interested in a new online check-in feature ?
If yes, would you also be interested in the ID scanner feature ?

Re: New and improved online check-in feature

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:47 am
by ilmarchese
Salve,
Sono interessato al tuo post perché anche io cerco una funzione che possa velocizzare il check in degli ospiti, ho letto i tuoi precedenti post certando di replicare quanto tu hai fatto ma non ci sono riuscito.
Potresti indicarmi come fare, e cosa occorre?

Grazie
Stefano

Re: New and improved online check-in feature

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:57 am
by ilmarchese
Guarda qui

https://www.doubango.org/webapps/mrz/

https://www.doubango.org/SDKs/mrz/docs/

Fammi sapere

Re: New and improved online check-in feature

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:11 am
by Niko18
Hi ddam
Yes web check-in is a must now.
Also an scanner automated compilation of data would be great to reduce contact and speed up the manually check in process.

Thanks

Niko

Re: New and improved online check-in feature

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:05 am
by ddam
ilmarchese wrote: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:47 am Sono interessato al tuo post perché anche io cerco una funzione che possa velocizzare il check in degli ospiti, ho letto i tuoi precedenti post certando di replicare quanto tu hai fatto ma non ci sono riuscito.
Potresti indicarmi come fare, e cosa occorre?
Hi Stefano,
The workaround I mentionned in the other thread (poor man's ID scanner) is really more of a "proof of concept" than anything else. I have been doing some improvements since then, using a different approach, namely RPA with Uipath (see www.uipath.com, amazing tool): this works better, but still needs some tuning (I could update the other thread with my current, unfinished Uipath files, if you want to give it a try).
While that option surely is cheaper (basically free of charge), it will never allow the same level of reliablity and usability than a properly developped webapp. That's why I asked here who else would be interested in crowdfunding such a project.

Best regards,
ddam

Re: New and improved online check-in feature

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:11 am
by ddam
ilmarchese wrote: Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:57 am https://www.doubango.org/webapps/mrz/

https://www.doubango.org/SDKs/mrz/docs/

Fammi sapere
very interesting links you posted, thanks !