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Regatta Travel Solutions’ New Packaging System for DMOs is a Game Changer
Regatta Travel Solutions Inc. | July 14, 2015
Charlottesville, Virginia (July 14, 2015) – Regatta Travel Solutions is heading to the Annual DMAI convention in Austin, Texas to officially launch its highly anticipated dynamic packaging system for DMOs (Destination Marketing Organizations). The system allows DMOs to create destination-wide packages, bundling a hotel room with attractions highlighting the exciting features that their destination has to offer and saving the consumer money in the process. Regatta has experienced growing demand for its hotel booking engine since it launched six years ago, powering hotel chains, independent hotels, and more than 45 DMOs around the w...
Travel Tripper Debuts New “Reztrip Direct” Booking Engine with the Stratosphere in Las Vegas
Travel Tripper | July 14, 2015
Leading hotel technology provider launches a new booking engine designed for fast conversions and partners with first Las Vegas casino hotel for its debut NEW YORK, June 14, 2015 – Travel Tripper, the industry's most innovative provider of hotel website and reservation solutions, today announced the launch of RezTrip Direct, a new complementary version of its RezTrip Classic booking engine. This new booking engine was designed as part of a new partnership with American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP), whose Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas will be the first to utilize the new solution. RezTrip Direct, a...
Duetto Announces Full Integration with WebHotelier’s CRS Technology
Duetto | July 13, 2015
San Francisco, July 13, 2015 -- Duetto, the market leader in hotel profit optimization technology, announced that its revenue strategy solutions have been fully integrated with WebHotelier's on-line booking engine and marketing platform, making Duetto's powerful new insights on pricing and demand available to more than 3,000 hotels in 45 countries. "We are happy to announce this partnership to make Duetto's solutions available to our hotels worldwide," said Victor Matsas Founder and CEO of WebHotelier. "Duetto's unique ability to price customer segments, offers and discounts independently provides a unique edge, giving our hotel clients...
INTEREL Appoints Petvin Fernandes as Senior Vice President – Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean
INTEREL | July 12, 2015
Dubai, July 2015: INTEREL, the world's fastest growing manufacturer of integrated room technologies in the luxury hospitality industry, has announced the appointment of Petvin Fernandes as the company's Senior Vice President Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean. In this role Petvin leads the company's sales and business development in the region. Petvin brings more than 15 years of international experience to INTEREL of which he spent more than a decade in the United Arab Emirates. He started his career in information technology in his home country, India, after which he moved to Dubai to lead the IT department for the Hilton Dubai Jume...
3 Great Examples of True Traveler Engagement
Alan E. Young | July 10, 2015
By Alan E. Young, President and Co-Founder of Puzzle Partner There are some companies that claim they are guest or traveler engagement companies. These companies have developed software platforms or apps to communicate more effectively with the traveler. Their technology enables travelers check in online, purchase upgrades, and supports text messaging capabilities to order amenities while on-property as well as to send post-stay surveys. However, is this really engagement or just enhanced communication? I think we have lost the essence of what true engagement should be. I fully understand that different travelers require a different lev...
Mandoon Estate Benefits from Delphi.fdc
Newmarket | July 9, 2015
Australian winery praises Newmarket for "vintage" customer service July 9, 2015 – Portsmouth, NH – Newmarket®, an Amadeus company, today announced that Mandoon Estate has selected the advanced sales and catering solution, Delphi.fdc, to manage guest information, streamline operations, and provide analytical tools to support business growth. Mandoon Estate is Perth's newest venue located in Western Australia's oldest wine region. After a 2014 expansion, the property now offers a dedicated purpose built function space to host events. With a variety of entertainment and dining options, Mandoon Estate is the perfect setting for corpora...
SHR Launches WindsurferCRS.com – Offers More Insight Into Robust Product Offerings
SHR | July 9, 2015
HOUSTON, TX, July 9, 2015– SHR, an innovative provider of advanced distribution technology and services for the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of WindsurferCRS.com – the new website for their proprietary distribution platform that offers more insight into the robust offerings of WindsurferCRS. "WindsurferCRS is a complex system with many rich features for hoteliers, and we are always excited to showcase all that the system has to offer," says Drew Rosser, VP of Sales & Marketing for SHR. He continued, "WindsurferCRS.com is just another communication vehicle to allow SHR to better serve existing and potential cl...
IDeaS Listed as Champion in Leading Industry Study
IDeaS | July 9, 2015
Info-Tech Research Group's Vendor Landscape Report recognizes IDeaS for strong innovation and analytical capabilities MINNEAPOLIS – July 09, 2015 – IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced it has been listed as a "Champion" in Info-Tech Research Group's Revenue Management Systems Vendor Landscape. Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace. Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes pay tribute...
Summit Hotel Properties Acquires Two Properties for $59 Million
Summit Hotel Properties | July 8, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas, July 8, 2015 -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company") today announced that it recently completed the acquisition of the Hampton Inn located in Boston (Norwood), Mass. and the Hotel Indigo located in Asheville, N.C. for an aggregate purchase price of $59.0 million. The Company acquired the 139-guestroom Hampton Inn located in Boston (Norwood), Mass. on June 18, 2015 for a total purchase price of $24.0 million and has entered into a management agreement with Interstate Hotels & Resorts. The Company plans to spend approximately $2.3 million on capital improvements at the property during the latter par...
Sabre Tests New Hotel Digital Marketing Program from Google
Sabre Corporation | July 8, 2015
Program expected to expand hotels' reach on Google websites and increase bookings, maximizing revenue from this powerful channel SOUTHLAKE, Texas – July 8, 2015 – Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) is launching a beta test of a new hotel digital marketing program from Google designed to help drive more bookings. The Google Hotel Ads Commission Program combines the benefits and reach of Google Hotel Ads with the hotels' existing commission programs by making the hotels' best available retail rates searchable and bookable on Google. When travelers search for a hotel on Google Search, Google Maps or Google+, they will be able to select t...
Groupize Solutions Signs 19 New Hotel Properties
Groupize Solutions | July 8, 2015
Top rated hotels, resorts and chains embrace Groupize technology to automate and grow direct small group and meeting business by simplifying a hard process into a single interface Boston, MA, July 8, 2015– Leading large chains and independents have discovered the benefits of automating the end-to-end processes for Small Groups and Meetings with Groupize and their solutions that serve both hoteliers and planners in their desired outcome of transacting group and meeting business online. The company has recently partnered with 19 new properties, including Magnuson Conference Hotel Winter Haven, B Resort Lake Buena Vista, The Crawford Hot...
HotelSiteXPRESS Launches New Website Themes For Restaurants and Spas
Lodging Interactive | July 8, 2015
The digital marketing firm enters new markets with cost-effective website themes for restaurants and spas. Parsippany, NJ: Following the successful launch of its HotelSiteXPRESS website site service less than 30 days ago, Lodging Interactive announces the rollout of new hotel, restaurant and spa website themes. HotelSiteXPRESS provides modern, responsive, optimized themed websites for properties with smaller budgets. "Smaller hotels, and now restaurants and spas can effectively compete in their markets with modern and fully optimized websites," said DJ Vallauri, Lodging Interactive's Founder & President. "And best of all there is no...
Greece, Google, & Good Content
Margaret Ady | July 7, 2015
by Margaret Ady Over the weekend I decided to plan a big, belated birthday trip, and the world really is my oyster. I have no one else to compromise with on destination or accommodations. My inspiration was a Travel & Leisure article about inexpensive flights, including flights from NY to Milan. This, of course, led to a lot of flitting around the internet researching the many different destinations I might enjoy, and now here I am researching a trip to Skiathos, Greece and weighing all the pro's and con's of the political situation alongside getting to check the Greek Isles off my travel bucket list. My point in telling you this st...
Who Are the Six New Tribes of Travellers That Could Shape Our Industry’s Future?
SiteMinder | July 7, 2015
By Fig Cakar, Managing Director – the Americas, SiteMinder When we think about future potential customers it tends to be those coming from markets that are opening up – China, India, Latin America... And, the way we think of these customers is in terms of what their preferences, travel patterns and behaviours are through the trip cycle and, crucially, how much they spend. But, what if going forward, travellers identify themselves less and less in terms of where they were born, and increasingly liken themselves to other groups – or, tribes? This is the picture built up by global distribution giant Amadeus in its recent report – F...
Kempinski Hotel Mall of Emirates Partners with IDeaS, Deploys Advanced Analytics to Optimize Revenue
IDeaS | July 7, 2015
Leading UAE hotel utilizes IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System for better pricing power across room classes LONDON – July 7, 2015 – IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced Kempinski Hotel Mall of Emirates in Dubai has deployed its latest and most scientifically advanced automated revenue management system, IDeaS G3 RMS. With nearly 400 guest suites and 48,000 square meters of space, the hotel was seeking an advanced solution to powerfully price, forecast and optimise rooms across a variety of rates and classes. Combined with industry-leading SAS® A...
Meadowlands Liberty CVB Selects Regatta Travel Solutions to Power Booking Engine on New Website
Regatta Travel Solutions Inc. | July 7, 2015
Charlottesville, Virginia (July 7, 2015) – Regatta Travel Solutions announced today that The Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has selected Regatta Travel Solutions to power the booking engine on their new official destination website, mlcvb.com, which is set to launch before August. Regatta will allow visitors to the destination website to book hotels, attractions and packages on the destination's official website. "There are so many opportunities here in the Meadowlands area to package the destination with all of the great events and attractions we have going on here," said Judy Ross, Senior Director of ...
HeBStrategy: Q3 2015 Hospitality Digital Technology & Marketing Strategy Whitepaper Now Available
HeBS Digital | July 6, 2015
HeBS Digital's latest white paper recaps the biggest hospitality technology and digital marketing news of the past quarter, while looking forward to emerging trends. From HTML5 banners to the new frontier of email marketing to a look ahead to 2016 budgeting season, this edition of the HeBStrategy series covers an array of topics. New York, NY (July 6, 2015) – Now available for download, the HeBStrategy Q3 2015 Edition serves as a guide to hospitality digital marketing, providing a comprehensive overview of what happened in Q2 and what's about to happen in Q3 and beyond. With real-life use cases pulled directly from HeBS Digital's cli...
DORMERO Hotels Partners with SiteMinder as It Continues Plan to Double
SiteMinder | July 1, 2015
London, UK - July 1, 2015 - Months after announcing it will take over Dorint Golf & Spa Windhagen as its 10th hotel, Germany's DORMERO Hotels group today announces it has selected the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to support its plan of doubling in size by the end of the decade. SiteMinder's Channel Manager is now used by all of DORMERO's nine hotels located in Berlin, Hannover, Halle (Saale), Dresden, Plauen, Frankfurt, Nuremberg/Reichenschwand and Stuttgart, and integrated with each property's management system. "Innovation is our passion at DORMERO and so it was important for us to select the latest,...
Study Reveals Which Hotel Attributes Trigger Travelers to Book
TrustYou | July 1, 2015
Consumer research explains how travelers choose to book hotels within various travel contexts Munich, Germany and New York, USA - July 1, 2015 TrustYou, the inventor of the Meta-Review™ and global online reputation management leader, and Donna Quadri-Felitti, Director of the School of Hospitality Management at Pennsylvania State University, have released the results of a study to understand which hotel attributes have the biggest impact on travelers' booking decisions. The study used heat-mapping technology to understand which attributes prompted hotel bookings in eight different travel contexts (business travel, family vacation, etc....
The Woodlands® Resort & Conference Center Expands Mobile Strategy with ICE by Intelity
Intelity | June 30, 2015
A personal mobile application and in-room tablets provide guests and meeting attendees instant access to a variety of services at the award-winning resort via partnership with leading technology firm. THE WOODLANDS, Texas – June 30, 2015 – The Woodlands® Resort & Conference Center, owned by The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC), announces a new partnership with hospitality technology firm Intelity to introduce the company's ICE (Interactive Customer Experience™) platform at the Resort. Guests can download the Resort's customized version of Intelity's ICE Mobile to their personal smartphones or tablets. Using the app, t...
Nickelodeon Suites Resort Expands Family Markets with Digital Alchemy Email, Social Media
Digital Alchemy | June 30, 2015
What Is the Result of a 10-Year Marketing Partnership? Millions in Revenue, Thousands of Slimings June 30, 2015 – When is green slime a major selling point for a property's most valued market? At Nickelodeon Suites Resort, the "official SLIME hotel" of Orlando, Florida. SpongeBob, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and an activity list that reads like kid heaven keep families returning to the "wild, wacky" destination resort. But, marketing is serious business at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort, aka the Nick Hotel. Its digital marketing for hotels ensures its whimsical style of family fun stays on guests' radar between visits. Email and soci...
Daytona Beach Area CVB Selects Regatta Travel Solutions to Power Booking Engine on daytonabeach.com
Regatta Travel Solutions Inc. | June 30, 2015
Charlottesville, Virginia (June 30, 2015) - Regatta Travel Solutions announced today that the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has selected Regatta Travel Solutions to power the booking engine on its official destination website, daytonabeach.com. Regatta already powers the booking engines on the websites for New Smyrna Beach Area and West Volusia (the other two Destination Marketing Organizations in Volusia County, Florida). Aside from handling hotel bookings on daytonabeach.com, Regatta will also provide group and special event housing for the destination, and leverage its new partnership with LeisureLink to wor...
Duetto Names Calvin Anderson New VP of Managed Services
Duetto | June 30, 2015
NYC Revenue Management Executive of the Year is Latest to Join the Growing Revenue Strategy Technology Company - Another 20 are Recently Hired or Promoted Across Seven Duetto Offices on Three Continents San Francisco, June 30, 2015 -- Duetto, the market leader in hotel profit optimization technology, announced the appointment of Revenue Strategy leader Calvin Anderson to the newly created position of Vice President, Managed Services, and hired or promoted another 20 professionals on the Duetto worldwide team. The moves were spurred by the company's accelerated worldwide growth: Nearly 1,000 hotels in more than 25 countries have part...
US Supreme Court Voids LA Ordinance Requiring Hotel Operators to Turn Over Guest Records on Demand
Jim Butler | June 29, 2015
By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com June 2015 In a 5-4 opinion rendered on June 22, 2015, the United States Supreme Court held that a Los Angeles municipal code provision violates the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable search and seizures. The invalidated LA Code provision requires hotel operators to make guest records available to the police upon request. This case may be significant because many cities throughout the country have similar laws, and they are now all constitutionally suspect. On the other hand, for reasons discussed below, most hotel operators will p...
