Lodging Solutions

Rest easy.
Creating a successful customer-centric culture is critical
to your business as a lodging provider. With Heartland Payment Systems® — the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s official preferred provider of card processing, gift marketing, payroll services, tip management and check management — you can rest easy with time to focus on your hotel or lodging establishment — and your guests.
Heartland empowers you to revolutionize your operations with a comprehensive suite of business products and services — including the first-ever unified payments processing platform for the lodging industry — all from one source. Our integrated technology platforms are designed to reduce your expenses, enhance your operations and increase your profitability.
From credit/debit/prepaid card processing … to online payments, gift marketing, room key payments solutions, check management and payroll … we manage all your payments processing needs effectively, cost-efficiently — and with your best interests at heart. We advocate for you — helping you navigate through the complexities of payments processing and manage the associated expenses. And, as the lodging landscape evolves, we continue to bring you new solutions that help you improve and grow your business.
Add to this local lodging experts and technical assistance, and our 24/7/365 US-based customer service team, and you have more than just a payments processor. You have a business partner that’s there any time you need us … as you are for your guests.
Card Processing
Increase your hotel’s profits by reducing your card processing expenses.
Heartland helps you generate as much profit as possible from every guest by eliminating outsourcing and middlemen — delivering cost savings and streamlined processes for key services to your hotel. We’re one of the few companies to process and settle for all major card types including Visa®, MasterCard®, Discover® Network and American Express® — giving you fast access to your funds, the convenience of consolidated deposits, statements, account access and customer service … all from one source.
Learn more about Card ProcessingWith Heartland, your transactions are processed on the industry’s only end-to-end, state-of-the-art processing platform for brick and mortar merchants. We continually develop new technologies that enhance your operations and accommodate your hotel’s changing needs.
With Heartland Card ProcessingSM, you benefit from:
- Best-in-class data security with Heartland’s E3™ end-to-end encryption solution designed to protect data from the moment a card is swiped at check-in
- Fair pricing and full disclosure of fees and agreement terms
- Clear, easy-to-read statements that eliminate confusing and misleading fees
- Improved cash flow through real-time processing and quick authorizations
- Fully integrated terminals and software that work with your systems
Protect your data, your hotel and your guests with Heartland’s award-winning E3™ end-
to-end encryption solution. Learn more at E3secure.com.
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Online Payments
Grow your lodging business with flexible online payments.
Using the internet to process payments — and enabling guests to make reservations and pay online — is a great way to bring efficiencies and growth to your property. Heartland Online PaymentsSM — which includes Heartland ConnectSM and Heartland WebConnectSM — lets you do both … easily and cost-effectively. In addition to eliminating gateway fees that others charge for processing and system maintenance — and dedicated phone lines to process your transactions — you’ll reduce equipment costs and avoid upgrade or update charges.
Learn more about Online PaymentsA virtual terminal that quickly processes credit and debit card transactions over the internet using any PC or laptop, Heartland Connect is simple to install and easy to use. All transactions are processed on our proprietary technology platform — so you don’t pay gateway fees and can save money on every one. Plus, each transaction is protected by Heartland’s state-of-the-art security systems. Authorizations are done quickly, so you get fast access to your funds.
Heartland WebConnect provides all of the features of Heartland Connect — with the added benefit of enabling your guests to make room reservations and other purchases directly from your website. It’s an easy, fully integrated, economical way to provide your hotel guests with an online payment experience.
Protect your data, your hotel and your guests with Heartland’s award-winning E3™ end-
to-end encryption solution. Learn more at E3secure.com.
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Gift Marketing
Boost your profits with a complete gift marketing program.
Striking the balance between marketing your hotel and running your business can be a challenge. With Heartland managing your payments processing — and gift marketing efforts — you’ll find that balance … and increase your bottom line.
Learn more about Gift MarketingThere are two ways you can increase revenue: acquire new guests and motivate existing guests to spend more. At Heartland, we help you turn gift cards into powerful marketing tools that increase revenue, promote your hotel and expand your customer base through innovative and proven techniques. Our programs are flexible and easy to implement so you can start providing these value-added offerings quickly.
Heartland Gift MarketingSM helps you:
- Market your hotel through joint promotions with other local businesses
- Leverage traditional gift cards to create word-of-mouth marketing
- Develop loyalty programs by turning gift cards into reusable, stored-value cards
- Reward guests with real-time promotions that entice them to come back more often and spend more when they do
- Promote your program with ongoing marketing support
- Discover the return on investment gift marketing can provide your hotel
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Room Key Payments Solutions
Make your room keys work overtime — and generate more revenue.
Room key cards open more than just doors with Heartland’s room key payments solutions. Issue room key cards and — with no added expense — allow your guests to use them to make purchases at vending machines, play arcade games, use laundry services, pay for parking … and more.
Learn more about Room Key Payment SolutionsHeartland’s proprietary technology and cashless readers enable your guests to purchase products more easily. The easier it is for consumers to spend … the more they buy. Capitalize on this opportunity with state-of-the-art solutions that manage the small-ticket payments cycle from start to finish … whether your hotel is big or small.
Our systems integrate fully with your existing property management software so purchases post instantaneously to each customer’s bill, giving you up-to-the-minute reporting that can help you better manage your hotel. And, by billing these purchases directly to their accounts, you can enhance your guests’ experience while making the checkout process fast and convenient.
With Heartland’s room key payments solutions, you get:
- A boost in revenue from making spending easier for your guests
- Easy, quick installation and continued use of your existing hotel property management system
- A secure, encrypted connection on your existing LAN or WiFi network
- Up-to-the-minute reporting
- A more convenient way for guests to sign for all charges at checkout
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Check Management
Streamline your operations with end-to-end check management.
If you accept checks for catering, event planning and other services, Heartland’s end-to-end check management system helps you automate check processing, gain operational efficiencies and improve your hotel’s cash flow. A proven time saver, this system handles check deposit through recovery and collection, making it easier for you to accept checks at your hotel — and quickly receive payment.
Learn more about Check ManagementWith Heartland Check ManagementSM powered by transmodus®, you can:
- Scan and deposit checks into any bank at your convenience anytime
- Improve your cash flow by having your funds credited to your account as soon as the next weekday morning
- Verify bad checks so they don’t enter your system
- Receive automatic alerts that identify duplicate, damaged and invalid checks
- Initiate check recovery activities automatically
- Recover bad check funds efficiently with a paperless, automated recovery program that files eligible items directly with your local prosecuting attorney’s office — where available
- Operate efficiently through seamless integration with your accounting software package*
* Heartland’s check management system integrates with most accounting software packages.
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Payroll Services
Benefit from a customizable payroll solution.
Tailor your payroll program to fit your hotel’s individual needs — and pay only for the features you need. Heartland Payroll ServicesSM offers a full suite of value-added solutions including time and attendance, IRS-compliant tip reconciliation, workers’ compensation programs, prepaid payroll cards … and more. And since we don’t charge for the addition or deletion of employees, it’s easy to add seasonal, temporary and special event staff to your payroll as needed. Our
three-year, fixed-price agreement guarantees your payroll processing costs won’t arbitrarily increase.
Learn more about Payroll ServicesPlus, your employees can benefit from Heartland’s PayAdvantage Visa® Prepaid Card, which allows them to deposit their entire paycheck — or portions of it — directly onto the card to pay bills easily, budget effectively and eliminate check-cashing fees. The card offers your staff immediate access to their funds, frees them from the burden of processing paychecks — and saves you money by minimizing the costs associated with paper checks.
Count on Heartland Payroll Services to deliver:
- Comprehensive, customizable payroll capabilities
- Payroll automation that frees you to concentrate on your guests — and your hotel’s operations
- Web-hosted access to your payroll anytime via SSL-encrypted and secure internet technology
- Online access so your employees can view their pay stubs
- Robust reporting for better business analysis
- No fees for deletions or additions of employees
- Remote check and report printing at your convenience
- Tax specialists on staff who ensure processing and filing compliance of your payroll-related taxes
- An automated general ledger interface that electronically imports payroll information directly into your accounting application — and provides free data access to your accountant
- Dedicated, skilled account representatives for speedy response to inquiries and extended,
US-based customer service hours
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