THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS USAGE IN HOTEL INDUSTRY

Aleksandra Mitrović; Snežana Knežević

Aleksandra Mitrović University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism, Vojvođanska 5a, Vrnjačka Banja
Snežana Knežević University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Jove Ilića 154, 11000 Belgrade

Abstract

Accounting information and Accounting Information Systems are of great importance in the company in support of various business-financial decisions. Considering the growing and more dynamic development of information technologies and the "information society", there is a need to constantly review the existing, develop and implement new and more modern technologies. The aim of this paper is to examine the importance of Accounting Information Systems, by examining the importance of using Accounting Information Systems in the hotel industry, in order to indicate the necessity of development. Also, on the basis of the subject of research and analysis of results, several research questions were opened regarding further directions of research and the possibilities of perceiving the importance of using Accounting Information Systems in the hotel industry.

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