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TripConnect Instant Booking Fast Attracting Hotels with SiteMinder
SiteMinder | June 9, 2015
Dallas, US - 9 June 2015 - SiteMinder, a certified premium partner of TripAdvisor's TripConnect, today announces that TripConnect instant booking has become one of the fastest-growing channels offered by its leading cloud platform for online distribution - and the demand is only growing. TripConnnect instant booking - which for the first time ever allows hotels to acquire guests directly on TripAdvisor - is one of the more than 250 distribution channels integrated with The Channel Manager, offering global reach to SiteMinder's more than 19,000 hotel customers. "TripAdvisor is a traveler's brand; they trust it and use it at home, at work...
SAS® and IDeaS Earn Highest Ranking in Business Intelligence Market Study
IDeaS | June 9, 2015
Info-Tech Research Group's Vendor Landscape Recognizes IDeaS Revenue Performance Insights ™ and SAS® Visual Analytics for Product Quality, Vision MINNEAPOLIS - June 9, 2015 - IDeaS Revenue Performance Insights™(RPI) and SAS Visual Analytics have been listed as a Champion in Info-Tech Research Group's Business Intelligence for Gaming, Hospitality and Leisure 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 to t...
Consumer Rate Alert Tools on Websites Allow Hotels to Bypass Rate Parity Rules
Regatta Travel Solutions | June 9, 2015
Charlottesville, Virginia (June 9, 2015) - Hotels using the Regatta booking engine on their websites now have a way to offer the lowest rates for direct bookings without rate parity violations. With Regatta's new "Rate Alert" feature, potential guests can request to be alerted automatically if and when the room rate falls below a certain price. The hotel is then notified of the dates and room type the customer wants, along with the price they have shown a willingness to pay by setting up the rate alert. With the click of a button, the hotel can then extend a customized special offer to the guest to book at the rate they have requested, ...
Highpointe Hotel Corporation Merges Property Performance Data on 3-System Platform
Aptech Computer Systems | June 9, 2015
At HITEC June 15 – 18 visit Aptech in Booth #921 at the Austin Convention Center How Does a Leading Hotel Management Company 'Complete the Suite?' With Profitvue Enterprise Accounting, Execuvue Business Intelligence and Targetvue Budget/Forecasting By Cam Troutman, Vice President of Aptech Computer Systems It is said that adversity can bestow unexpected benefits. This was the case 16 years ago when Highpointe Hotel Corporation searched for a new back office accounting system to weather the dreaded Y2K bug. The worldwide millennial computer meltdown never materialized. But Highpointe's vendor search resulted in a "successful long-term...
Get on Social Media & Don’t Make These 4 Mistakes
Katie Scheer | June 8, 2015
By Katie Scheer We all need to up our social media game. Why? Because: 72% of online adults use social media (according to Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project). Researching >3,000 hotels revealed that having a social presence is a "must" (as noted in our recent article, Top Hospitality Industry Trends for 2015). If you aren't on the "social" bandwagon or don't have a social media game plan, you now understand that you might be committing business suicide. Clearly, social media is where many of your customers are, and it is a platform for you to build your brand and reputation, engage more with your customers,...
Cetis Introduces Teledex M Series Standard Phones With USB Charging Ports
Cetis | June 8, 2015
Colorado Springs, CO, June 8, 2015 - Cetis, Inc. has announced the release of Teledex M Series Standard hotel phones in support of emerging guest smart device charging preferences with USB charging ports on all single and two-line, analog and VoIP, corded, and cordless phones, and RediDock remote cordless handset kit models. M Series Standard telephones are available with 5 or 10 configurable guest service keys on desk sets, and 0, 3, or 6 guest service keys on the innovative new front/rear facing RediDock remote cordless handsets. Cordless models support up to four handsets, including one on the base and three remotes. An innovative cl...
B Hotels and Resorts Gets Unique Insight by Choosing MEETINGScope™ from UniFocus
B Hotels & Resorts | June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015, Dallas, TX. B Hotels & Resorts has now expanded its partnership with UniFocus to include MEETINGScope™. This fully customizable meeting planner solution will give the properties unique insight into the expectations, needs, and perceptions of the meeting/event planner. Chris Tompkins, COO of B Hotels & Resorts, says "Our brand is founded on establishing an emotional connection with every guest. That connection is totally based on someone's feelings. Before making a decision on anything, the first question we asked ourselves is 'What will the guest feel?'" "One of the most desirable attributes for going with MEETIN...
Kaba Mobile Access Solutions at HITEC: Touch The Future of Secure Convenience
Kaba - Beyond Security | June 8, 2015
At HITEC Visit Kaba in Booth # 1921 to Touch the Future June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center Brands and Independents Select Kaba to Deliver a Secure, Reliable Mobile Complement to RFID Keycards MONTREAL, QC, CANADA - June 8, 2015 - Kaba has expanded implementation of its Mobile Access Solutions across hospitality properties in North America and Europe. New US installs include full-service chain properties and luxury boutiques. Kaba comes to HITEC 2015 with hands-on mobile access solutions for attendees to experience the convenience of using their own iOS devices for room entry. Kaba mobile access is Apple Watch compatible, at...
HeBS Digital to Showcase Digital Technology Created to Increase Hotel Revenues at HITEC 2015
HeBS Digital | June 8, 2015
New York, NY (June 8, 2015) - HeBS Digital, the award-winning hotel digital technology, website design, full-service digital marketing and website revenue optimization consulting firm will exhibit at HITEC 2015 and showcase its digital technology offerings designed to dramatically increase property website direct online revenues. The company's technology line, created in-house to fit the needs of top-tier major hotel brands, luxury and boutique hotel brands, resorts and casinos, hotel management companies, franchisees and independents includes: smartCMS: A three-time American Business Award winner, the smartCMS (Content Management Sys...
Hospitality Industry Gains Complete Automated Solution with CSI globalVCard and BirchStreet Partners
BirchStreet Systems, Inc. | June 5, 2015
BirchStreet integrates hospitality industry's leading eProcurement platform with CSI's globalVCard paysystems to further automate the procure-to-pay process. Bonita Springs, FL - CSI globalVCard, a leading provider of electronic payment solutions, and BirchStreet, the leading procure-to-pay (P2P) solution provider for the hospitality industry, today announced a partnership and the upcoming integration of their enterprise technologies. The integration will further enhance BirchStreet's eProcurement platform to allow its customers the option of paying suppliers through CSI's highly secure globalVCard payment system. "The partnership and i...
Divi Resorts Chooses Automation with GUESTScope™ by UniFocus
Divi Resorts | June 5, 2015
June 5, 2015, Dallas, TX. UniFocus is pleased to announce that its partnership with Divi Resorts has gone live. Divi decided on GUESTScope™, as that was the solution that helped them collect better feedback from their guests, and was also time and cost efficient, in addition to being environmentally friendly. Jason Price, Director of Revenue Development & Sales Management at Divi Resorts, says, "The expectation was to create an automated and streamlined process to analyze and interpret valuable guest feedback. We will use the feedback collected through the GUESTScope™ solution to better service our current and future guests. The...
Top 10 U.S. Destinations for Summer Travel from Europe
nSight | June 4, 2015
Fueled by Strong UK Demand, Travel Search from Europe to the U.S. Up 20%+ NASHVILLE, TN – June 4, 2015 – nSight, the leader in online consumer shopping intelligence for the travel industry, today announced the top destinations for summer leisure travel from Europe to the U.S. With consumer search on travel sites as a leading indicator for travel bookings on third parties and direct channels through the summer, the top 10 U.S. destinations for summer European travel represent almost 300 million online searches from June 1 – August 30, up 23.5% over last year. nSight captures millions of hotel searches and bookings daily across 5,00...
TravelClick and Rainmaker Enter into a Research and Development Partnership
TravelClick, Inc. | June 4, 2015
Partnership is Key Component of TravelClick's Vision to Imbed Demand Data into Everyday Business Decisions for Hotels Globally NEW YORK – June 4, 2015 – TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, and the Rainmaker Group, the leading provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions to the gaming/hospitality and multifamily housing industries, have announced a joint research and development (R&D) partnership to allow TravelClick's Demand360® customers to integrate their subscription data into Rainmaker's revenue management system (RMS). The par...
SiteMinder Acquires Globekey to Accelerate Direct Booking Presence in Asia
SiteMinder | June 4, 2015
Sydney, Australia, 4 June 2015 - SiteMinder, the leading cloud platform for hotels, today announces it has acquired Asia-based online reservation systems provider Globekey. The acquisition, completed this month, significantly increases the direct booking contribution to the SiteMinder business from within Asia, especially in Globekey's primary markets of Indonesia and Thailand where the majority of Globekey's 1200 global hotel customers are currently located. Mike Ford, Co-Founder and Managing Director at SiteMinder, says the acquisition strengthens the company's presence among hard-to-reach hotel users of Internet booking engines in As...
InvoTech Returns to HITEC with RFID Uniform System and Linen System
InvoTech Systems | June 4, 2015
At HITEC Visit InvoTech Systems in Booth #736 June 16 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center 15th Year at HITEC: Industry Leader Showcasing New Product Offering – Pool Towel System LOS ANGELES – June 4, 2015 – InvoTech Systems will be exhibiting at HITEC, the world's largest hospitality technology show, for its 15th year. InvoTech will showcase its RFID Uniform and Linen Management Systems that increase property profitability. InvoTech will also launch a new RFID Pool Towel Tracking System, which is a module of the InvoTech Linen System. InvoTech is the leading provider of advanced Linen and Uniform Management Systems that integr...
Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Wins with UniFocus Time & Attendance Solution!
UniFocus | June 4, 2015
DALLAS – June 4, 2015 – UniFocus is pleased to announce its new partnership with Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The implementation of UniFocus' Total Workforce Performance Time & Attendance Solution has been completed. Utilizing the UniFocus T&A solution, Downtown Grand has eliminated hours of manual effort, allowed for pro-active monitoring of overtime, streamlined the time collection process for payroll, and improved employee/manager communication across the organization. "UniFocus is excited to partner with Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino," says David Phillips, EVP Business Development with UniFocu...
Duetto’s Revenue Strategy Solutions will be Implemented Worldwide at Pestana Hotel Group
Duetto | June 4, 2015
Duetto brings new levels of insight and revenue optimization to Pestana's close to 90 Hotels in Europe, Africa and the Americas London, June 4, 2015 - Duetto, the market leader in hotel profit optimization technology, announced that Pestana Hotel Group will implement its revenue strategy solutions, bringing new insights on pricing and demand to close to 90 Pestana hotels on three continents. Coming just months after the launch of Duetto's EMEA headquarters office in London, the deal with Lisbon-based Pestana brings Duetto's solutions to luxury hotels in five European capital cities, and continues Duetto's rapid expansion...
Travel Tripper’s Central Reservation System Now Interfaces With eRevMax’s RateTiger
Travel Tripper | June 4, 2015
Hotels will now be able to distribute inventory seamlessly through eRevMax's channel manager using Travel Tripper's CRS NEW YORK –June 4, 2015 – Travel Tripper, the industry's most innovative providers of hotel website and reservation solutions, today announced its certification with eRevMax's RateTiger to interface with Travel Tripper's central reservation system (CRS). By fully integrating the two systems, hotels can easily distribute inventory to eRevMax channel partners through Travel Tripper's CRS. With unique features such as geographic pricing, automated Best Rate Guarantee, and multi-property listing capabilities, Travel Tri...
How Hotels Can Stay Competitive With Google’s New Algorithm
TrustYou | June 3, 2015
As Google continues to toy with algorithms, there's much speculation about how the mighty search engine values a website. Google generally stays pretty mum about the changes but has confirmed it made an update at the end of April, dubbed Google Phantom 2 by many bloggers. A few tech-savvy souls have taken to the dashboards and produced their estimations of exactly what algorithm changes have occurred, and it's relatively easy to sum up: Google is getting smarter about how it assesses and ranks content quality. This means that websites must strive to provide the very best user experience on both technical and content levels. So what can ...
Lodging Interactive Launches HotelSiteXPRESS
Your Lodging Interactive | June 3, 2015
The digital marketing firm provides affordable, month-to-month website solutions. Parsippany, NJ: Lodging Interactive, the digital marketing and social media engagement firm exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced it has launched HotelSiteXPRESS, an affordable website design solution for hotels. HotelSiteXPRESS provides hotels with a unique website ownership opportunity versus lengthy rental programs offered by competitors. This is the latest endeavor for the New Jersey based firm, which saw a need for an affordable website solution upon hearing of the difficulties many hoteliers faced after signing up for lost-cos...
Flyte Systems Launches 3 New Revenue Generating Guest Service Solutions at HITEC
Flyte Systems | June 3, 2015
At HITEC Visit Flyte Systems in Booth # 1637 June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center How Does Digital Signage Boost a Property's Bottom Line? EventDisplay, AmenityBoard, and EventChannel Combine Practical Travel Info with Tempting Special Offers CHICAGO, IL – June 3, 2015 – Flyte Systems, a division of ITS, will arrive at HITEC 2015 with three new digital signage solutions to improve guest service and increase property revenue. Hotel operators at HITEC will get the first look at EventDisplay and AmenityBoard. These affordable, high-definition flat panel displays present property events and way finding combined with a hotel's ...
VingCard Elsafe Takes the Family Name to Become ASSA ABLOY Hospitality
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality | June 2, 2015
New name for trusted security brand opens the door to future growth and innovation June 2, 2015 -- Hotel security innovator VingCard Elsafe has changed its name to ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, effective June 1, 2015. This new identity allows the company to draw upon the vast resources of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, and positions it to better meet the evolving needs of the hospitality industry. "If we're to remain innovative and competitive, we must keep pace with the demand from our customers for flawless experiences," says Tim Shea, president of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality. "As our brand transitions to ASSA ABLOY, we...
Hotels That Offer Free 24 Hour Hold on their Websites Discover Surprising Opportunity
Regatta Travel Solutions | June 2, 2015
Charlottesville, Virginia (June 2, 2015) - Hotels using the Regatta booking engine on their websites have yet another competitive advantage. Regatta allows consumers to put a room on hold and lock in the rate for 24 hours, in exchange for the customer's email address. This is one of many tools that the patent-pending hotel booking engine includes to reduce abandonment of the checkout screen and create retargeting opportunities. Regatta Travel Solutions has earned a reputation for bringing highly innovative tools to the industry that empower hotels to significantly grow their direct online booking volume. With its "Free 24 Hour Hold" to...
IDeaS Expands Reputation Pricing Solution, Partners With Revinate to Integrate Social Media
Revinate | May 28, 2015
Joint partnership drives revenue opportunities by integrating online rating and review information into pricing decisions MINNEAPOLIS - May 28, 2015 - IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced a strategic partnership with hotel reputation company Revinate, empowering customers of both companies to leverage online reputation data for better pricing power. By integrating Revinate Online Reputation Management data into IDeaS Reputation Pricing solution, IDeaS and Revinate customers can take advantage of the intricate relationship shared between online ...
