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Shiji Group Launches New International Website to Cater for Group’s Growth
Shiji Group | February 19, 2019
The international travel technology giant Shiji, launched a fully redesigned website for the global market. Beijing 19 Feb 2019 After a busy year of strategic technology acquisitions in the hospitality industry and the opening of multiple offices across the world, Shiji Group launched a brand new website www.shijigroup.com to present its offerings and the company's vision to the global audience. "2018 was an important year for us in that it marked a lot of strategic acquisitions that we had been working on for a long time. It was also the year we opened more international offices in the U.S., Australia. Japan, and Europe, to name some l...
SiteMinder Appoints Technology Industry Veteran as CEO, Says Its Future Is Central to Travel
SiteMinder | November 7, 2018
Sydney, Australia – SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, has appointed its first CEO to drive the continued rapid growth of its business and 30,000-strong hotel customer base. Sankar Narayan is the current chief operating officer of cloud accounting software giant Xero, and his appointment as CEO will see him co-lead SiteMinder alongside founder Mike Ford, who will remain the managing director and assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board with a focus on driving the company's vision, strategy and product innovation. From January, Sankar will join a distinguished leadership team that ...
Paramount Lodging Advisors (PLA) Leads the Successful Sale of the Downtown Milwaukee Hyatt Regency
SiteMinder | July 5, 2018
Paramount Lodging Advisors (PLA) is pleased to announce the sale of the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee. PLA was exclusively engaged to represent the seller in the transaction of the 481-room full-service property in downtown Milwaukee. The marketing efforts were led by Senior Managing Directors Bennett Webster and Brent Clemens, and Managing Director Adam Montufar. "We were pleased to continue our strong track record of success in Wisconsin and we were not at all surprised with the particularly high offer count on this deal," noted Montufar. "We feel the activity is emblematic of the strong growth prospects for downtown Milwaukee with the open...
Bookings Rise for Peru’s Most Influential Hotel Chain Following SiteMinder Deal
SiteMinder | April 19, 2018
Dallas, USA – Online bookings have risen 25 percent for Peru's largest and most influential hotel chain, Casa Andina, only months since rolling out enterprise distribution technology from the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder. The reported success signifies the latest milestone for SiteMinder in Latin America, where the company has cemented its rapidly-growing position as one of the region's trusted providers of best-in-class hotel technology. "All of us at Casa Andina know that our hotels are not just properties, they are a window to our country of Peru. To remain competitive in the local tourism sector, ...
Airbnb Launches Global Hotel Technology Partnership to Support Boutique Hotels, Bed and Breakfasts
SiteMinder | February 7, 2018
Partnership With SiteMinder Makes it Easier for Traditional Hospitality Providers to Reach Airbnb Community San Francisco -- Airbnb today launched its first global hotel technology partnership with SiteMinder, the leading cloud platform for hotels to attract and book guests across the globe. Under the new partnership, traditional hospitality businesses that use SiteMinder and meet Airbnb's hospitality standards can quickly and seamlessly list rooms on the platform. The new technology developed jointly by the two companies will now make it possible for hotels to connect booking information to their existing management system in real-time...
Bin Majid Hotels & Resorts Enters Distribution Agreement With SiteMinder
SiteMinder | January 9, 2018
Dallas, USA – One of the United Arab Emirates' growing hotel chains, Bin Majid Hotels & Resorts, has signed a partnership agreement with the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to welcome the new year. The agreement will see SiteMinder streamline the distribution of Bin Majid properties to online booking channels, as the hotel chain looks to offer more rooms, recreational activities and facilities over the coming months. The Bin Majid Hotels & Resorts portfolio includes seven properties located in the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwian, including the renowned Bin Majid Tower and...
SiteMinder Named Among The Silicon Review’s 50 Best Companies to Watch
SiteMinder | October 17, 2017
Dallas, USA – A decade of market disruption has earned the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, a place on The Silicon Review's 2017 list of the '50 Best Companies to Watch'. The Silicon Review is one of the leading magazines for business and technology professionals around the world, focusing on innovative enterprise solutions developed by established industry providers. Explaining the reasons for SiteMinder's nomination, the magazine says: "The evolution to a level playing field for hotels has been one witnessed by SiteMinder – a company that, in 2006, disrupted the hospitality technology market by e...
SiteMinder Secures Atahotels as Group Remains in Prime Position to Capitalize on Italy’s Tourism Boom
SiteMinder | October 4, 2017
Dallas, USA – One year after completing its merger with UNA Hotels & Resorts, Atahotels today announces it has partnered with the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to further capitalize on Italy's rising tourism numbers. SiteMinder will power the distribution of Atahotels' more than 4,700 rooms online and increase guest acquisition for the hotel group through the company's 350-strong network of the world's top booking channels. Atahotels merged with UNA Hotels & Resorts in 2016 to form the first wholly-Italian-owned and operated hotel group. Together, the two brands have 43 properties located in 2...