Reader and fan of This Tourism Week, Nalin Sathiparsad – of SAP-RAPIDE – recently wrote to me:

“We’ve restructured our organization and product lines for tourism. As result of this we are now giving away a light version of our guest house and lodge management system – absolutely free.

“This is not a period-limited trial version, but a fully functional system for B&Bs and lodges wanting to perform essential management functions.

“myGUESTS can be downloaded from our website, www.sap.rapide.com, and used straight away.

“It’s a free lunch from which medium-sized guest houses can truly benefit. We are genuinely giving something back to those who are seeking modern technology, but cannot lay out R3,600.00 or more. And what is interesting about it is that even though it’s free, users have the add-on option of going online – because it syncs to Nightsbridge

“All you need to do is download myGUESTS from www.sap-rapide.com (follow the ‘Downloads’ link on the top right hand side of their home page), then request a license key, and you’re ready  to install.

“Night Express is our main application and myGUESTS is a lighter version,” said Nalin.

SAP-RAPIDE’s  Tourmatic tourism software product line includes:

  • i-Drive Vehicle Management
  • i-Drive Vehicle Rental
  • Featherbeds – for accommodation rental
  • Tour Dashboard
  • And, for guesthouse and lodge management – Night Express, and myGUESTS – with built in real time, on-line availability.