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By Popular Demand: HeBS Digital Hosts Timely Webinar on How to Budget for 2016
HeBS Digital | October 14, 2015
The industry's leading digital technology, full-service hotel marketing and website design firm will host a webinar covering its 10th annual guide to digital marketing budget planning, providing hoteliers with expert analysis and invaluable insight into the 2016 digital landscape. NEW YORK, NY (October 14, 2015) – Due to popular demand, HeBS Digital will host The Smart Hotelier's Guide to 2016 Digital Marketing Budget Planning Webinar on Thursday, October 22nd at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). The webinar will help hoteliers in the final stages of 2016 budget planning by covering the top action items in the digital marketing landscape. I...
Revcaster® Meets Hospitality Industry Demand for Better Tools to Monitor the Competition
Revcaster | October 13, 2015
The Rainmaker Group Sees Rapid Growth for Price Comparison Solution ATLANTA – Oct. 13, 2015 – Revcaster®, a popular price comparison tool that joined The Rainmaker Group earlier this year, has seen a surge in demand by the hotel and gaming industry. A competitive rate shopping instrument, Revcaster provides deep-dive local knowledge and analysis so hoteliers can monitor market changes and maximize ADR. It is a part of Rainmaker's sophisticated, science-driven solution suite that manages hospitality revenue and optimizes profit. Revcaster's rapid growth in recent months points to the industry's hunger for smarter resourc...
TravelClick’s Video Solutions Now Offers Hotels the Ability to Create and Monetize Video
TravelClick, Inc. | October 13, 2015
High-production video increases web traffic, conversions and revenue, turning prospective customers into guests NEW YORK – October 13, 2015 – Online video has increasingly become a must-have marketing and distribution tool for hotels to increase search rankings, market to prospective travelers and differentiate from the competition. To meet these important industry needs, TravelClick today launched its revolutionary Video Solutions product to enable hotels to influence customer buying habits through the creation of high-value, unique video content. TravelClick is the only company in the hotel sector to provide a one-stop-sh...
Corporate Governance in the Lodging Industry – Study Results of Board Performance in Hospitality
Keith Kefgen Managing Director & CEO | October 13, 2015
By: Keith Kefgen | Georgianne Fsadni New trends in the board room are emerging based on AETHOS Consulting Group's study of corporate governance in the lodging industry. This does not mean that perfection has been achieved in previously raised key areas. Unfortunately, we continue to see a few companies with classified boards, little diversity, questionable independence, and holding back as it relates to more performance based compensation. But newer concerns have developed in corporate governance and the lodging industry is yet to be a shiny example of best practices. Three points to note which may drive change in 2015-16 are: Success...
Hampton Inn and Suites DFW South Selects InfoBoard from Flyte Systems for Guest Service
Flyte Systems | October 13, 2015
Interactive Touch-Screen Displays Local Attractions, Airline Flight Schedules, Wayfinding, and Property Amenities to Aid Guests and Free Front Desk Staff CHICAGO, IL – October 13, 2015 – The new, 116-room Hampton Inn & Suites DFW Airport South managed by Whitestone Hospitality Management will install the InfoBoard interactive virtual concierge from Flyte Systems. InfoBoard reduces guest inquiries by providing local events and attraction information, property dining specials and amenities, as well as property wayfinding, and real-time flight information and boarding pass printing for Dallas/Fort Worth International airpor...
ALICE’s Bttn Partnership Lets You Request Services With The Push Of A Button
ALICE | October 10, 2015
New York, NY (October 14, 2015) – ALICE, the leading mobile service-on-demand enabler for the hospitality industry, announced today the launch of its partnership with Bttn, the creator of the Simplest Internet User Interface in the World. Working together, ALICE and Bttn bring a whole new level of instant, personalized services to the guests of boutique and high-end hotels and hospitality providers. In addition to improving the guest experience with existing features of ALICE's mobile request management platform, partners of ALICE can now deploy their very own branded bttns to expedite and simplify their service delivery. From ord...
GCommerce Names Erik Dorr New Vice President of Business Development
GCommerce | October 9, 2015
GCommerce, a premiere digital marketing agency within the hospitality industry, announced a new Vice President of Business Development, Erik Dorr. He is responsible for strategic business planning and multi-function sales execution at the agency, which has earned a reputation as the leading digital marketing agency for the hospitality industry. "With his vast experience and knowledge of the hospitality industry, Erik will make a great addition to the GCommerce team" said Chris Jackson, President of GCommerce. Dorr brings 19 years of experience working with some of the most successful hospitality technology companies in the world. At the...
HeBS Digital Announces the “Your Key to Success in 2016” Promotion for Hoteliers
HeBS Digital | October 9, 2015
Summary: HeBS Digital, the award winning hotel digital technology, website design, full-service digital marketing and website revenue optimization consulting firm, is offering the "Your Key to Success in 2016" promotion, inviting hoteliers to start the year with more direct bookings and $10,000 more to spend on digital marketing. NEW YORK, NY October 9th, 2015 – HeBS Digital, the leading hotel digital technology, full-service digital marketing and website revenue optimization consulting firm, announces the 'Your Key to Success in 2016' Promotion, inviting hotel marketers to start the year with more direct bookings and $10,000 mor...
New Widget from UniFocus Reveals How Much Money Service Businesses Are Leaving on the Table
UniFocus | October 8, 2015
DALLAS – Oct. 8, 2015 – The service industry frequently leaves significant dollars on the table each year because of ineffective labor management, according to UniFocus, a leader in Total Workforce Performance solutions. Among the businesses affected are hotels and resorts, restaurants, healthcare, casinos and gaming, family entertainment, and theme parks. In just a few easy steps, managers now can use UniFocus' new online ROI Calculator to estimate their company's potential annual labor savings with a switch to UniFocus' Labor Management System (LMS) software solution. "The ROI Calculator is the perfect, facile tool for man...
Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center Migrates to SHR’s WindsurferCRS Distribution Platform
SHR | October 8, 2015
HOUSTON, TX, October 8, 2015– SHR, an innovative provider of advanced distribution technology and services for the hospitality industry, today announced that the Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center has migrated to the WindsurferCRS distribution platform. Moody Gardens Hotel will utilize TopSail™, SHR's responsive booking engine, and will take advantage of WindsurferCRS' many direct connections to third party sites. "We look forward to working with the entire team at Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center. This partnership will allow the hotel to better showcase their rates & packages, while allowing an...
1 Hotel & Homes South Beach Selects Agilysys POS Solutions to Enhance Efficiency and Guest Service
Agilysys | October 8, 2015
Luxury Beachfront Property Chooses InfoGenesis® POS, InfoGenesis® Flex Solutions ALPHARETTA, GA. — Oct. 8, 2015 — Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Miami's 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach has selected the InfoGenesis® POS and InfoGenesis® Flex solutions to streamline food and beverage operations at the recently opened beachfront property. 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach, the first property for the new 1 Hotels brand, is a mission-driven luxury lifestyle brand from Barry Sternlicht's SH Group. A ...
TSA Solutions Grows Rapidly by Helping Hotels Boost Revenues through Strategic Upselling
TSA Solutions | October 7, 2015
Now with presence on four continents, the upselling leader has close to 1,000 hotel partners in 70 countries, as its Front Desk Upselling (FDU) program delivers more than $200,000,000 annually MINNEAPOLIS, MN — OCTOBER 7, 2015 . . . With guest acquisition costs and other factors continuing to pressure revenues,¹ TSA Solutions has helped hotels maximize the potential of strategic upselling, generating more than $200,000,000 annually for nearly 1,000 hotel partners in more than 70 countries. Building on the rapid adoption of its FDU program, TSA has grown its presence on four continents, servicing hotels in five continents, sp...
What’s the Big Deal About Big Data? Indie Operators Want to Know
Maestro PMS | October 7, 2015
It's All in How You Crunch the Numbers: Maestro PMS Turns Business Intelligence into Effective Marketing, Optimized Rates, and Solid Occupancy Markham, ON – October 7, 2015 – Is "Big Data" just the latest technology buzz word...or can it help independent hotel operators compete? Every advantage counts, because indies have to work harder and smarter than their franchised comp set. Big Data can drive healthy revenue. But to do it, hoteliers must choose a system built for the hospitality industry. Coupled with Maestro PMS, Maestro™ Analytics Business Intelligence (BI) delivers the numbers to boost indie prof...
RoomKeyPMS Launches New Branding and Logo
RoomKeyPMS | October 6, 2015
RoomKeyPMS launches new logo and website to emphasize our focus on being the single, integrated hotel software provider. One Partner, Infinite Possibilities Vancouver, BC: October 6, 2015 – RoomKeyPMS, the leading cloud-based hotel Property Management System (PMS) for independent hotels and chain properties, is excited to launch new branding to reflect our customer-focused offering -- a flexible, integrated hotel PMS. One Partner, Infinite Possibilities. The rebrand will encompass a new logo, marketing materials, tradeshow presence and website with a powerful new customer support portal. Our new support portal makes technical res...
Lodging Interactive Wins 10 Website Design Awards
Lodging Interactive | October 6, 2015
PARSIPPANY, NJ - October 6, 2015 Lodging Interactive, the digital marketing and social media engagement firm exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced it has won multiple Web Marketing Association Awards and Travel Weekly Silver Magellan Awards for outstanding website design and development. The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and development of the best websites on the World Wide Web. Lodging Interactive 2015 awards were won for the following websites: Marriott Hotel Boston - Burlington (www.marriottburlington.com) Hilton Hotel Miami Downtown (www.h...
Noble and IHG to Develop Dual-Branded Even® Hotels and Staybridge Suites® Hotel in Downtown Seattle
EVEN Hotels | October 6, 2015
ATLANTA (October 6, 2015) – Noble Investment Group (Noble) and IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announce a joint venture to develop a dual-branded EVEN® Hotels and Staybridge Suites® hotel in downtown Seattle. The nine-story building, expected to open in mid-2017, will be located at the intersection of Mercer Street and Fairview Avenue North adjacent to the Amazon urban campus in the rapidly growing South Lake Union area. This new dual-branded hotel will be the first EVEN Hotels property on the West coast and the third Staybridge Suites property in the Seattle marke...
Brand Karma & TrustYou Partner to Bring Hotel & Tourism Brands the Best Reputation Management & VR
TrustYou | October 6, 2015
TrustYou to take over Brand Karma's reputation management product; Brand Karma focuses on virtual reality (VR) Munich and Singapore – October 6, 2015 – Today Brand Karma and TrustYou announce a strategic partnership, bringing together TrustYou's powerful reputation management tools and Brand Karma's digital innovation in virtual reality (VR). The needs of the travel enterprise continue to evolve. Hotels now need to unify a complex mix of traveler feedback from reviews, social media, and guest survey data to delight the guest and stay competitive. At the same time, new media platforms are rapidly changing travel distribution,...
Newmarket Announces Launch of the NWS Developer Portal
Newmarket | October 6, 2015
New Portal Enables Partners to Develop the Next Generation of Integrated Hospitality Applications October 6, 2015 – Portsmouth, NH - Newmarket®, an Amadeus company, announces the public launch of the Newmarket Web Services (NWS) Developer Portal, enabling hospitality technology partners to accelerate application delivery and improve customer and guest experiences. Providing Partners Needed Resources Through the NWS Developer Portal, hospitality technology partners can gain access to Newmarket APIs as well as extensive support, documentation, and community resources, enabling them to facilitate the rapid creation of applicatio...
LeisureLink is Selected by HomeAway Software as Preferred Partner for Distribution to Booking.com
LeisureLink | October 5, 2015
October 5, 2015 - Today, LeisureLink™ was selected to be the preferred partner for HomeAway Software® for vacation rental listing distribution to Booking.com. The agreement leverages LeisureLink's extensive online network to maximize exposure and seamless inventory distribution to drive higher revenue for professional property managers using HomeAway Software. LeisureLink offers HomeAway Software customers one consolidated platform for channel management, distribution technology and expert services. The Utah-based company is a recognized industry pioneer, delivering more than one billion dollars in bookings to clients since 20...
EB-5 Regional Center Program is Extended, Senate Bill Proposes Making Program Permanent
Jim Butler | October 5, 2015
By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® 05 October 2015 We are pleased that the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress includes a temporary extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. This extension allows the program to continue generating foreign direct investment and creating U.S. jobs through December 11, 2015. In addition to extending the current program to December 11, this will also provide additional time for Congress to consider a long-term reauthorization bill that would include reform measures to strengthen federal oversight and the integrity of the program. Members of Congress from both parties and both the ...
NAVIS Launches New Narrowcast Vacation Rental Edition
NAVIS | October 5, 2015
With a new modular architecture that enables a tailored set of functionality, Narrowcast VR Edition enables companies to choose a scaleable solution to meet their unique needs BEND, OR – Oct 05, 2015 – NAVIS, the leader in integrated hospitality sales and marketing solutions, is today announcing the launch of NAVIS Narrowcast Vacation Rental Edition, a modular and scalable version of their award-winning reservation sales system designed to scale and meet the needs of vacation rental property managers – whether they are managing 75 properties or tens of thousands of units distributed globally. NAVIS' solutions support t...
French Lick Resort Partners with Infor to Streamline Revenue Management Processes
Infor | October 5, 2015
Infor EzRMS Uses Latest Hospitality Technology to Elevate Business Operations Across Properties NEW YORK – October 5, 2015 – Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced that French Lick Resort, a resort destination in French Lick, Ind., has selected Infor EzRMS to help optimize revenue throughout the organization. French Lick Resort consists of two hotels - French Lick Springs Hotel which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and West Baden Springs Hotel which consistently makes Condé Nast Traveler's "Best Places to Stay...
The Hotel and Resort Operator’s Digital Marketing Budget Guide for 2016
October 1, 2015
Vizergy's new eBook provides best practice tips and free Excel budgeting template Jacksonville, Fla. – (September 30, 2015) Vizergy – Digital Travel Marketing, the hospitality industry's leading provider of website design and digital marketing programs, releases its eBook on how hoteliers can plan and budget to achieve the highest return on investment for the upcoming year. Budgeting for digital marketing can be overwhelming due to the rapidly changing opportunities and numerous tools available. This eBook helps hoteliers stay on track by providing thoughtful recommendations from top media analysts along with a free budgetin...
Rainmaker Group Lauded by Key Gaming Industry Media during the 2015 Global Gaming Expo (G2E)
Rainmaker | October 1, 2015
ATLANTA – Oct. 1, 2015 – The Rainmaker Group enjoyed a banner week as the recipient of two major awards by gaming publications during the Global Gaming Exposition in Las Vegas. On Monday, Sept. 28, Gaming & Leisure presented the company, the industry leader in profit optimization, with a prestigious Business Partner Award for Industry Excellence in increasing revenue for its customers. The award was presented during the Gaming & Leisure Roundtable, an annual, invitation-only forum designed to shape innovation in gaming and hospitality. In its 14th year, the forum hosts the greatest number of gaming CIOs in one privat...
