Ahhh.... the smell of summer. That special odor of chlorine, fresh paint, and the old grease trap being cleaned out. Summer is almost upon us. Soon pools across America will be opening up. Already, I've had a rush of calls on how to track and charge, yes, charge for those guests.
We have a couple of options for tracking not only how often and which of your members are using that cherished of summer amenities which may, if your club opts to, charge for use.
Imagine this:
"Joe" Member walks up to your entrance, swipes their key/magnetic card or uses the touchscreen to enter their member name or number, your management system then records their date and time of visit. Off they go.
A few days later, you receive a call from your Pool Committee chair worried that attendance has fall off. Quick as a lick, you pull the tracking report right up to see not only how many members have used the pool, but who. No, no, Mr/Ms. Tennis Chair... it's alright, looks like our numbers are about the same as last year. Oh, you would like me to send an email to these folks to find out how they like the new, green umbrellas? Sure, I'll get that right out. Oh! You would like for me to ask them to come to the BBQ on Friday night while I'm at it? No problem. Let me just type that in.
Reality? Absolutely. Jonas Front Desk is designed to do all of this (with the help of Jmail and Letter Designer). For clubs who are looking to adding charging capabilities the Guest Tracking in conjunction with POS will allow staff to see how many guests they've had, charge for the guests, plus give flexibility on charging rates based upon date and time. That's right folks, want to minimize guests, encourage new memberships, and drive a little revenue along the way? Jonas Guest Tracking and POS will help capture the information and charge the fees in the process.
Just think of the possibilities here. Collecting who uses your facility and when is only the first step to a healthy summer program. Once you have this information, customized eMessaging and event programs can be built. Taylor invitations for your pool parties. Have an active "mature" membership who comes to the pool? Find out by tracking usage and running a report. Why not develop Senior Bingo on Thursday nights, your slowest night of the week? Oh.... the possibilities.