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Hotel Granduca Austin Chooses Agilysys Solution Suite to Streamline Operations
Agilysys | June 15, 2015
New Luxury Hotel Selects Systems for Property Management, POS, Procurement ALPHARETTA, GA. - June 15, 2015 - Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Hotel Granduca Austin, in Austin, Texas, has selected a comprehensive solution suite - including Agilysys systems for property management, point-of-sale and inventory and procurement - to streamline operations and deliver exceptional guest service. The luxury boutique hotel, which already has received the exclusive The Leading Hotels of the World designation, is scheduled to open later this...
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Delivers Latest in Passenger Security Innovation to Anthem of the Seas
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality | June 15, 2015
Futuristic Royal Caribbean cruise ship adopts RFID wristbands and door locks to enhance comfort and security for passengers Dallas, TX - June 15, 2015 - Multipurpose wristbands, not keycards, will welcome passengers aboard the Royal Caribbean's MS Anthem of the Seas, thanks to a partnership with global security leader ASSA ABLOY Hospitality. The wristbands use innovative and flexible RFID technology to upgrade the cruise experience for both passengers and crew. As passengers approach the gangway, crewmembers can quickly scan the wristbands, which contain all the necessary identification data, making it faster and easier to embark and d...
Rainmaker to Demonstrate Market-Leading Revenue Optimization Solutions at HITEC
Rainmaker | June 11, 2015
June 16-18, Austin Convention Center, Booth #1929 WHAT: Rainmaker will be at HITEC to demonstrate its market-leading revenue optimization solutions for hotel, resort and gaming hotel owners, operators, and management companies. Attendees can explore Rainmaker's product suite – GuestREV®, GroupREV®, Revcaster®, and Business Intelligence – at four iPad stations manned by senior executives. The company will drive booth visitors with a daily raffle of an iPad mini and a Starbucks gift card for all who download the app onsite. Gary Johnson, chief marketing officer, will be available to discuss Rainmaker solutions and...
Sabre Releases New Travel Trend Report: The Future of Hotel Booking – A Guide to Hotel Retailing
Sabre Corporation | June 11, 2015
Report evaluates emerging retailing trends and offers actionable insights to help hoteliers win more customers with an interactive, intelligent, connected retailing strategy SOUTHLAKE, Texas - June 11, 2015 - Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) released a new travel trend report today that outlines a clear path to help hoteliers successfully retail to modern travelers. Sabre's report, The Future of Hotel Booking - A Guide to Hotel Retailing, explores recent technological innovations within retail, tech, media and travel industries and offers practical, actionable recommendations to help hotels apply these practices to a successful retailin...
Agilysys Announces Latest Version of Industry-Leading Workforce Management Solution
Agilysys | June 11, 2015
WMx v6.1 Includes Enhancements Designed to Boost Workforce Efficiency, Profitability ALPHARETTA, GA. - June 11, 2015 - Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced general availability of WMx v6.1, the latest version of its industry-leading workforce management software solution. The new version features a number of enhancements that streamline workforce operations, including improved scheduling efficiency, more precise labor forecasting and optimized display options. WMx is a comprehensive and feature-rich enterprise solution designed to help ho...
Guestware to Reveal Their Latest Cloud-Based Software, Guestware Select, at HITEC
Guestware | June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015 - Guestware, the industry's most powerful and integrated CRM software solution used by hospitality companies around the world to attain the highest levels of guest satisfaction, will be releasing their latest cloud-based software, Guestware Select, at HITEC in Austin June 15 - 18. Designed for the select-service and smaller full-service hotels and resorts, Guestware Select delivers industry-leading technology at a competitive price point with an easy implementation process. "We are truly excited to bring Guestware Select to the select-service segment. Smaller hotels have many of the same challenges that as the lar...
ALICE Launches First-Ever Hospitality App with Real-Time Translation between Hotel Guests and Staff
ALICE | June 10, 2015
From Spanish and Russian to French and German, ALICE Provides Translation For All Guest Requests; No More "Lost in Translation" Upgrade to Improve Guest Service, Staff Communication, and Operational Efficiency NEW YORK – June 11, 2015 – Every year, billions of people travel for work and pleasure to countries where their native language is not spoken. At the same time, hotels employ millions of staff from around the world whose native language may be different from the one spoken at the hotel. The hospitality world is an international one, and the communication barriers can be detrimental to the quality of hotel guests' stay as well ...
UniFocus Adds 351 New Client Properties as Hospitality Industry Adds Workforce Management Solutions
UniFocus | June 10, 2015
DALLAS – June 10, 2015 – UniFocus, provider of the service industry's most comprehensive workforce management systems and financial tools, has expanded its hospitality customer base by 51 new contracts, totaling 351 new properties in the past six months. UniFocus' applications and services for labor management, time and attendance, and integrated survey solutions form a Total Workface Management platform that helps clients lower labor costs while increasing employee engagement and driving ROI. "The surge in demand for our workforce management systems reflects an increasing commitment to greater customer satisfaction at all levels of...
Maestro Delivers Mobile, Big Data Solutions and Cool Apps at HITEC
Maestro Property Management Solution | June 10, 2015
At HITEC Visit Maestro PMS in Booth #1029 June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center Maestro Launches Mobile Apps, Tablet Check-in and Easy-to-Use Big Data Analysis to Give Independent Operators The Edge June 10, 2015 – Toronto - Maestro PMS™, the leading solutions provider for independent hotel operators, launches a suite of new modules and systems at HITEC 2015 in Austin. Attendees will be able to test drive Maestro's curbside tablet-based mobile guest management, SMS Text tools for instant handheld guest interaction, and mobile app-driven modules that simplify operations for independents. Maestro PMS is the preferred Property...
Don’t Miss Out on an Exclusive FREE ‘Group App’ Offer from VirtualHotel™ During HITEC
Virtual Hotel Group | June 10, 2015
If you operate multiple properties or are part of a marketing alliance, then VirtualHotel™ has a "Group App" for you; Visit Booth 123 to get the app FREE at HITEC [ATLANTA - JUNE 10, 2015] - With only one week until HITEC, VirtualHotel™ is reminding hoteliers with multi-property/multi-brand portfolios that they are making an unprecedented and EXCLUSIVE offer at the premier technology event June 16 to 18 at the Austin (Texas) Convention Center. Hotel groups and marketing alliances can receive -- FREE -- a single mobile app that showcases and promotes an entire enterprise portfolio. Called "VirtualHotel for Groups," (available for iO...
The Woodlands® Resort & Conference Center Installs Kaba Mobile Access Solutions
June 10, 2015
At HITEC Visit Kaba in Booth # 1921 June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center The Woodlands Resort Experiences Fast, Easy Five-Minute-Per-Door Upgrade from RFID to Kaba Mobile Access MONTREAL, QC, CANADA – June 10, 2015 – Kaba installed its Mobile Access Solutions at The Woodlands® Resort & Conference Center near Houston, Texas. This award winning property, owned by The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC), has 406 rooms and caters to conferences, business travelers and families. Kaba provides the Saflok™ and ILCO™ brands of electronic locks. Click here for information on Kaba electronic locks. Kaba's Mobile Access ...
AH&LA Urges Level Playing Field at FTC ‘Sharing Economy’ Workshop
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) | June 10, 2015
Panel includes representatives from Airbnb, NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Uber and National League of Cities Washington, D.C. - June 10, 2015 - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) participated in today's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) "Sharing Economy" Workshop aimed at exploring the relationship between competition, consumer safety, economic growth and regulation. Senior Vice President and head of Governmental Affairs, Vanessa Sinders, joined a panel discussion with representatives from Airbnb, NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Uber and National League of Cities. AH&LA's Sinders focused on the importance ...
Single Digits Acquires the Former Subsidiary of Swisscom Hospitality Services (SHS) North America
Single Digits | June 10, 2015
New Assets Strengthen Field Engineering and Network Integration Teams Bedford, NH -- June 10, 2015 -- Single Digits, Inc., a leader in hospitality WiFi access control software and cloud-based managed services, today announced the acquisition of the Dulles, Va.-based subsidiary, formerly known as Swisscom Hospitality Services North America, from Hoist Group. The acquisition adds 250 new high-end properties and 30-plus technical engineering and network integration specialists to Single Digits' growing, North American footprint. Tweet this: @Swisscom, @SingleDigitsInc strengthens #hotel services with Hoist Group network integration special...
Newmarket Releases Enhanced Functionality to Delphi.fdc
Newmarket | June 10, 2015
Sales, Catering and Event Software Includes Industry Leading Packages Functionality and Enhanced Integration to Opera PMS June 10, 2015 – Portsmouth, NH – Newmarket® International, Inc. ("Newmarket"), an Amadeus company, today announced the Athens edition of Delphi.fdc, a cloud based product for Sales, Catering, and Event management. Delphi.fdc is an end-to-end sales and catering solution designed for organizations that sell and manage meeting and event space. Whether a hotel, stadium, restaurant, or convention center, Delphi.fdc assists sales teams to close more group meeting business, and catering teams to successfully execute o...
ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Deploys StayNTouch Mobility Platform, Slashes Check-in Times
StayNTouch Inc. | June 10, 2015
Improving Operations, StayNTouch Mobility Platform provides "choice of service" to guests for streamlined arrivals and departures Bethesda, MD - June 10, 2015. StayNTouch Inc., provider of the cloud PMS Mobile Overlay Platform, is pleased to announce the implementation of its hotel software solutions at the AAA Five Diamond ARIA Resort Las Vegas. The check-in process has traditionally been a trouble spot for the lodging industry regardless of size or segment. This is true whether a guest is arriving at a small hotel or a large 4004-room resort like the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. "Our goal was to speed up the ...
Wynn Las Vegas to migrate to SHR’s WindsurferCRS
SHR | June 10, 2015
HOUSTON, TX, June 10, 2015- SHR, an innovative provider of advanced distribution technology and services for the hospitality industry, today announced Wynn Las Vegas has engaged SHR to use their WindsurferCRS. This will allow SHR and Wynn Las Vegas to collaborate in order to better the guest experience. "This is a great opportunity with Wynn Las Vegas. The collaboration between our two companies will change how a guest interacts with Wynn as well as allow Wynn staff better insight to data and improve their day to day operations," says Drew Rosser, VP of Sales & Marketing for SHR. ...
Hotel ADR Rise vs Distribution Channels Cost, What Hoteliers Need to Calculate?
Ahmed Mahmoud | June 10, 2015
by Ahmed Mahmoud According to the latest TravelClick data launched early May 2015, Hotel bookings from individual business and leisure travellers spiked across a variety of digital channels in the first quarter of 2015, That includes bookings made through official hotel websites, online travel agencies (OTAs), and Global Distribution Systems (GDS). OTAs (which include Expedia.com, Hotels.com and Bookings.com) experienced the greatest jump in bookings, with a 15.1 percent increase compared to the first quarter of 2014. Reservations made directly through hotel websites also grew by 7.1 percent, year-over-year, while GDS bookings increased...
Orion Systems and RoomKeyPMS Partner to Provide Innovative eSignature Solutions to Hoteliers
Orion Systems Inc. | June 9, 2015
June 10, 2015: Plano, TX: Orion Systems, Inc., providers of Orion eSigner, the leading esignature solution for the global hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that it is now partnering with RoomKeyPMS, a leading cloud-based hotel property management system, to provide eSignature and paperless solutions to their customers worldwide. This partnership will allow RoomKeyPMS properties to take advantage of the many features of Orion eSigner, including the ability to capture initials, check marks, and signatures. Orion's advanced features include image display and crossell opportunities for enhancing revenue generation at the front de...
ZDirect’s RFM Analytics Maximize Hotel Revenue-Earning Potential Identifying Guest Spending Behavior
ZDirect | June 9, 2015
Recency, Frequency and Monetary Modeling (RFM) platform provides hoteliers with vital tool to segment and target most valuable guests during all stages of the hotel stay experience. Hallandale, FL - June 9, 2015 - ZDirect, a leader in above property marketing solutions and a pioneer in hotel marketing automation, has announced the launch of its Recency, Frequency and Monetary Modeling (RFM) functionality. ZDirect's innovative eCRM platform can now analyze the spending behaviors of each guest and provide staff with an easy to understand numerical value that serves to score a guest's financial value to the property. With RFM, hoteliers ca...
UniFocus to Showcase 360-Degree Workforce Management Solutions at HITEC
UniFocus | June 9, 2015
June 16-18, Austin Convention Center, Booth #1131 WHO: UniFocus, provider of the hospitality industry's most comprehensive workforce management and financial tools and one of the largest performance management firms in the service sector. UniFocus customers have lowered labor costs while increasing employee engagement, driving ROI in today's fast-moving, multi-generational workforce. Executive Vice President David Phillips will be on-hand to provide detailed information on the company's newest technology tools and mobile applications. WHAT: UniFocus' technologies provide users with an accurate, real-time view of how the business is fu...
3 Ways Your Property Can bGREAT (We’ll Reveal All at HITEC 2015!)
NAVIS | June 9, 2015
Are you ready for summer? No matter when your high season hits, prospective and returning guests are your golden key to a profitable year. Just in time for the vacation crowd, harness NAVIS technology, best practices, and trusted Client Advocates to optimize the lifetime value of your guests and prospects. Here are three ways that hotels, resorts, and vacation rentals can get ready to bGREAT: 1) bKNOWN NAVIS' robust cloud platform and products are fully integrated with your direct channel, property management and reservation systems, and online marketing for automatic targeting of your best prospects. The result? You'll stay top of min...
Noble Investment Group Acquires SpringHill Suites by Marriott Houston Northwest
Noble Investment Group | June 9, 2015
Atlanta, GA - June 9, 2015 - Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the acquisition of the SpringHill Suites Houston Northwest. Located within the Chasewood Technology Park, just steps from the Hewlett Packard Campuses and Lone Star College - University Park, the newly built property is the second Houston-area hotel in Noble's portfolio. "Northwest Houston continues to experience significant economic, employment, and population growth and benefits from a diverse demand base which include FMC Technologies, Noble Energy, and Willowbrook Hospital," said Noble principal, Ben Brunt. "The new SpringHill Suites by Marriott will be an...
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Launches Certified Partnership Program
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality | June 9, 2015
Integrates Mobile Access Solution with Third-party Hotel Applications June 9, 2015 -- ASSA ABLOY Hospitality (formerly VingCard Elsafe) announces the launch of its new Certified Partnership Program, allowing third-party mobile application and solutions providers to integrate mobile access functionality into their existing mobile-based solutions for hoteliers. Adding ASSA ABLOY Hospitality's Mobile Access solution to existing hotel apps means that guests will be able to use their smartphone, device or smart watch as the key to their room, as well as to check-in and check-out. This new solution maximizes operational efficiency and guest l...
Hotelogix Partners with TripAdvisor to Offer Review Express to Hoteliers
Hotelogix | June 9, 2015
San Jose, California, June 9, 2015 - Hotelogix announces a partnership with TripAdvisor to integrate Review Express directly into the Cloud PMS. Hotelogix is a cloud based property management system and online distribution solution used by small and mid sized hotels and hospitality businesses in 85+ countries. Hotelogix is now offering Review Express, TripAdvisor's review collection solution, as an automated option for hotel customers. For independent hoteliers, reviews from guests are of vital importance to the continuing success of the property, helping prospective guests make buying decisions based on experiences from those who h...
