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Clairvoyix and SundaySky Partner to Deliver Personalized Video Solutions to the Hospitality Industry
SundaySky | June 24, 2013
SmartVideo Promises to Revolutionize Guest Experiences that Boost Loyalty and Engagement Visit Clairvoyix in Booth # 1049 at HITEC 2013 Henderson, Nev., June 25 , 2013 – Clairvoyix, the leader in enterprise class, hospitality specific marketing automation, announced today at HITEC 2013 a partnership with SundaySky, the creator of SmartVideo, to bring personalized, real-time video solutions to the hospitality industry. The partnership combines two powerful marketing platforms to help hospitality brands communicate meaningful marketing and transactional messages that will further endear guests to their properties, their people, and thei...
Clairvoyix Brings Big Data Down to Size and Quantifies the Value of the Marketing Database
Clairvoyix, LLC | June 24, 2013
Using Historical Transactions in the Marketing Database Clairvoyix is able to Determine the Unrealized Value of a Property's Past Guests Visit Clairvoyix in Booth # 1049 at HITEC 2013 Henderson, NV, June 25, 2013 – Clairvoyix, the leader in enterprise class, hospitality specific marketing automation, is once again "bringing big data down to size" by giving our clients the ability to assign a dollar amount to the past guest data stored in their Clairvoyix hosted marketing database. Today Clairvoyix announces the Database Valuator, a web based application that analyzes the past guest history of one or more properties in a Clairvoyix h...
MICROS Introduces the MICROS Commerce Platform
MICROS Systems | June 24, 2013
A Fully Integrated Enterprise Solution Set to Revolutionize the Hospitality and Retail Space Columbia, MD – June 25, 2013—MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to introduce the new MICROS Commerce Platform (MCP). MCP is a single commerce engine that seamlessly connects all consumer touch points, to deliver a groundbreaking and rapidly deployable open solution for commerce needs across the hotel, restaurant and retail markets, powering your enterprise with a unified offering. MICROS' fully integrated enterprise solutions are leading the way w...
Langham Hospitality Group To Open the 266-room Langham Place, Haining in China in 2014
Langham Hospitality Group | June 24, 2013
24 June 2013, Hong Kong - Langham Hospitality Group has announced it will manage the first new luxury city centre hotel under the Langham Place brand in Haining, a bustling metropolis in the Zhejiang coastal province. The property, which is being developed by Hong Kong-based Mingly Real Estate Corporation, is scheduled to open in 2014. Featuring 266 spacious guest rooms and suites, Langham Place, Haining will be part of an integrated complex comprising a retail shopping centre, commercial offices and residential apartments. Says Langham Hospitality Group's Chief Executive Officer Brett Butcher, "we are delighted to introduce the Langham...
Attention Vacation Rental Reservations Agents: Go Beyond Website Search Support
Doug Kennedy | June 24, 2013
by Doug Kennedy As President of a hospitality industry sales training company for most of my entire career, I have had the opportunity to conduct reservations sales training for just about every niche of the lodging industry. I have trained five star hotels and one-star youth hostels; destination hotels and all- inclusive resorts; city center and airport hotels, conferences centers and ski resorts. But there is one niche of the lodging industry that has by far the biggest need for training such as we at KTN provide: the vacation home rental industry. I recall often hearing reservations agents at my traditional resort clients saying "Dou...
The 134-room Hilton Garden Inn Opens in Marina Del Rey, California Managed by Pacifica Hotel Company
Pacifica Hotel Company | June 24, 2013
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - June 24, 2013 - Hilton Garden Inn® the award-winning brand of upscale, yet affordable hotels, announced the opening of the 134-room Hilton Garden Inn Marina del Rey, representing an addition to the brand's growing portfolio of more than 570 hotels worldwide. Operated and managed by Pacifica Hotel Company, Hilton Garden Inn Marina del Rey is just six miles from Los Angeles International Airport and 11 miles from the University of California, Los Angeles. "Admiralty Way is one of the most prestigious addresses in Marina del Rey and with amenities like our Marina Grill and Bar, outdoor pool and whirlpool, Hilton G...
Quadriga Announces CoCo – The Little Box That Does Big Things
Quadriga | June 24, 2013
Full IP infrastructure over coax "out of the box" See us at HITEC 2013, booth 1243 June 24th 2013: Quadriga announces a new cost-efficient, innovative solution to bring high-speed IP infrastructure to customer hotels utilizing existing coaxial cabling. The new 'CoCo' solution from Quadriga, delivered via an agreement with partner Teleste, effectively converts a coax network into a full IP infrastructure, enabling hotels to respond easily and cost-effectively to the growing guest requirements for faster upload and download times and the need to access bandwidth-intensive services and applications such as video-streaming. Quadriga is the ...
Fulcrum Hospitality LLC Acquires the 99-room River’s Edge Hotel & Spa in Portland, Oregon
Fulcrum Hospitality | June 24, 2013
The Investment in Partnership with Singerman Real Estate LLC Represents Fulcrum's Increasing Foray into Principal Hotel Investing in Conjunction with Institutional Equity Partners. June 24, 2013 - This morning, Fulcrum Hospitality LLC ("Fulcrum") announced the acquisition of the 99-room River's Edge Hotel & Spa in Portland, Oregon (www.riversedgehotel.com), partnering with Singerman Real Estate LLC ("SRE"). OLS Hotels & Resorts ("OLS") will manage the property, with Fulcrum also engaged by the collective ownership group to asset manage the hotel. "We are thrilled to be investing in this exceptional boutique hotel," noted Steven ...
RLJ Lodging Trust Acquires the 150-room Vantaggio Suites Cosmo in San Francisco for $29.5 Million
RLJ Lodging Trust | June 24, 2013
BETHESDA, Md.- June 24,2013 - RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the 150-room Vantaggio Suites Cosmo ("the Hotel") in San Francisco, CA for a purchase price of $29.5 million, or approximately $197,000 per key in an off-market transaction. The purchase price per key represents a significant discount to replacement cost given the high barriers-to-entry in San Francisco. The Company purchased this Hotel with cash available on its balance sheet. The Hotel, which is located three blocks from Union Square, was constructed in 1930 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Recently, t...
Morguard Corporation Completes Acquisition of Five GTA Hotels for $70.5 Million
Morguard Corporation | June 24, 2013
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 25, 2013 - Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC) ("Morguard") is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of three Courtyard by Marriott and two Residence Inn by Marriott properties for $70.5 million (excluding closing costs). The five properties acquired comprise 632 guest rooms and 4,155 square feet of function space, located in Mississauga, Markham and Vaughan. The assets occupy prime locations within their respective markets, and are close to corporate demand generators and drivers of leisure demand. The hotels were opened in 2002 and were recently renovated in 2011/2012. In connection with the purchas...
Crestron Brings New Level of Comfort & Energy Efficiencies to Hotels
Crestron | June 24, 2013
Crestron Fusion™ Software Now Natively Supports MICROS® OPERA Property Management Systems Rockleigh, NJ, June 24, 2013 - The modern hotel has embraced control and automation technologies to provide guests with an added layer of comfort and convenience, while also achieving significant energy savings for its properties. Crestron has played a pivotal role in shaping the high-tech hotel by creating solutions that enhance the hotel stay for guests and increase efficiencies for facility managers. Crestron is pleased to announce its native support of MICROS® OPERA, the premier global property management system (PMS) platform. MICROS OPERA no...
Swisscom Hospitality Enhances its Managed Services and Business Development Teams in the Americas
swisscom | June 24, 2013
New Appointments Continue Growth Plans Started in January Swisscom Hospitality has announced today the recent hiring of Deb Sander, Brian Fillo and Graham Macdonald, three seasoned hospitality technology professionals, as part of its growth program in the Americas. Deb Sander joins Swisscom as Senior Manager, Americas NOC, based at the Company's US HQ in Dulles, Virginia (DC metro area). Deb comes to Swisscom directly from Marriott International, where she served for more than ten years, most recently in managerial positions at Marriott's Network Operations Center (NOC) in nearby Frederick, Maryland. "I'm thrilled to have the opportunit...
Infor Ming.le Powers Next Generation of Infor Hospitality Management Software
Infor | June 24, 2013
Social Collaboration, Integrated Dashboards and Enhanced Mobile Capabilities Help to Drive Profitability NEW YORK- June 24, 2013 - Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced the availability of Infor HMS 3.5 integrated with Infor Ming.le, the company's next generation of hotel management and business social collaboration software in the Infor Hospitality suite of solutions. ION-enabled Infor HMS provides enhanced property management functionality that enables hoteliers to serve guests more efficiently, with speed and agility. Combined with Infor Ming.le, a consumer grad...
HITEC Launches New App for Show Attendees
HFTP | June 24, 2013
HFTP Offers Mobile App for Apple and Android Phones to Help Attendees at HITEC Conference Austin, Texas, USA (June 24, 2013) - For attendees to the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) taking place in Minneapolis next week, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) today launched a mobile application. Powered by Cisco hardware and software - the company's Connected Mobile Experiences solution, the application includes conference information and schedules with the convenience of an indoor GPS-like way-finding system that helps attendees easily locate sessions, exhibitor booths, and conferenc...
UniFocus Provides Survey Solutions Services Gratis for Give Kids The World
Give Kids The World | June 24, 2013
Enhancing Memories of a Lifetime for Families Dallas, TX - June 24, 2013 - UniFocus is proud to announce we have contributed our guest feedback survey solutions to Give Kids The World. Give Kids The World (GKTW) is a Central Florida nonprofit "storybook" resort that provides cost-free, week long vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families from around the world. With UniFocus' online system, GKTW will be able to more efficiently capture history and have reports analyzing the data and trends. The online system empowers their teams to respond to guest experiences within one day of departure, and thus provides a...
New Premium Content Controls Announced for Intelity’s ICE Sapphire Platform
Intelity | June 24, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla., June 24, 2013 - With its official release date fast approaching, new information is available about ICE Sapphire, the new guest services platform from hospitality technology firm Intelity. The company announced today that it is introducing a Premium Content model that will be available for clients that sign up for ICE Sapphire. Guests can use Intelity's ICE guest service platform to access all of a hotel's services as well as look up information, but with the new ICE Sapphire Premium Content option, hotels will be able to select which features, if any, they want to identify as premium. These premium features can include game...
Hoteliers Leverage BYOD with the Power of OpenWays’ Mobile Master Key
OpenWays | June 24, 2013
The Bring Your Own Device trend is expanding to the hospitality industry as employees look to use their smartphones, tablets and laptops to do their jobs more efficiently; Adding Mobile Master Key from OpenWays to a hotel's BYOD program is reducing labor and material costs while increasing operational and staff efficiencies. Visit OpenWays at HITEC in Booth 1324 Los Angeles - JUNE 24, 2013 - Gone are the days when employees are reprimanded for using their personal mobile devices while on the job. Instead, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is becoming a mainstream practice in many industries as a part of mobile application management. Accordi...
Hotel Industry Thought Leaders To Tackle Innovations in Technology, Marketing and Revenue Management
Duetto | June 24, 2013
Powered by Duetto, the First Revenue Strategy Summit (RSS) Will be Held November 12, 2013 at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel New York, June 24, 2013 ... Silver Hospitality Group, LLC announced the first Revenue Strategy Summit (RSS), a gathering of thought leaders and practitioners who will examine forces reshaping the hospitality industry and discuss how marketing and technology must evolve to meet new demands. The conference will examine the future of revenue strategy disciplines such as revenue management, distribution, e-commerce, loyalty marketing, sales and reputation management. The full-day conference will combine education, networking...
Softscribe® Inc. Signs Joint Venture with WC+G Ad Logic
Doug Gonterman & WC+G Ad Logic | June 24, 2013
Award-winning Tech PR Firm Leverages 5-Year Relationship with WC+G Ad Logic Principal, Doug Gonterman; Powers Integrated Marketing for Clients; Expands to New Offices Atlanta - June 24, 2013 - Softscribe Inc. announced a joint venture with Atlanta-based WC+G Ad Logic, a boutique agency that solves business problems through advertising for national, Fortune 500, and entrepreneurial clients. Softscribe Inc. is an award winning technology public relations, market consulting and branding corporation. WC+G Ad Logic provides creative and ad execution for Softscribe Inc.'s clients. Click here for results. "Softscribe's tech PR clients in the h...
VingCard Elsafe Introduces “Allure by VingCard” a “No-lock-on-the-door” RFID Hotel Locking Solution
VingCard Elsafe | June 24, 2013
Unique new RFID locking system provides an integrated in-room solution with sleek "no hardware" design and customizable functionality Dallas - June 24, 2013 - VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announces the introduction of "Allure by VingCard," a highly innovative RFID locking solution with a unique, interactive design and more features than ever before available in an electronic locking system. Allure by VingCard will be demonstrated at HITEC 2013, the world's largest hospitality technology show, taking place June 24-27 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Demonstrations of th...
Sceptre Hospitality Resources Launches Postcarder App for Mobile Devices
Sceptre Hospitality Resources | June 24, 2013
Allows Users to Send Personalized, Virtual Postcards DENVER, Colo., June 21, 2013 - Sceptre Hospitality Resources (SHR) today announced the launch of its fourth iOS app, Postcarder. The new native app, available for the iPad and iPhone, allows users to create and send digital postcards with photos or video on the front, and personal handwritten messages on the back. "With the overwhelming popularity of photographic sharing at sites like Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and others, the demand for unique ways to send personalized communications is apparent," said Jim Whitney, SHR's senior vice president, innovation. "Postcarder adds a perso...
Quebec Hotel Association Digs Deep into Data to Drive Strategy & Emphasize Service Across Region
TrustYou | June 21, 2013
TrustYou Partners with Destination to Deliver Semantic Analysis of Online Reviews & Feedback on Over 20 Topics, from Service to Cleanliness, Restaurants to Rooms & More Dallas, USA & Munich, Germany - June 24, 2013 - The Quebec Hotel Association (QHA) recognizes guest feedback is golden. Good or bad, the online opinions expressed by travelers to Quebec are rich in data and trends that help to drive strategy and underscore the importance of delivering exceptional service. QHA has partnered with TrustYou, an online reputation management (ORM) market leader and travel-technology company, to provide detailed semantic analysis to 90...
Uniguest Helps Hotels Deliver a Consistent Connectivity Experience
Uniguest | June 21, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 24, 2013) - Increasing business and leisure traveler expectations for connectivity and access to information wherever they go and stay has created opportunities for hotels and resorts in every segment to distinguish themselves from the competition by providing seamless service in a consistent, trusted way. Given the spectrum of digital touch points in any hotel - fixed and mobile, from public-access computers to digital signs and interactive kiosks - hotel operators face a daunting technological and managerial challenge to ensure the information they present is up to date, consistent with brand standards and that ...
Crestron Demonstrates Five-Star Hospitality Technology at HITEC®
Crestron | June 18, 2013
Crestron Provides Efficiency and Luxury with Technology Solutions for Every Space Within Hotels Rockleigh, NJ, June 17, 2013 - Crestron will be checking into the HITEC® 2013 conference with an array of innovative hardware and software solutions, enabling hotels to manage and monitor systems more efficiently, while also driving guest comfort to higher levels. At the Crestron booth, attendees will experience interactive demonstrations of Crestron technology in simulated hotel lobby, ballroom, conference room, restaurant, and guest room environments. "Crestron has been an industry leader in lighting, AV, and environmental controls for res...
