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Why Your Hotel Can’t Afford to Overlook These Emerging Economies
David Chestler | April 15, 2015
By David Chestler When we think about emerging economies China tends to be top of mind. But, while it represents a significant opportunity for hotels, there are other countries out there that have also been growing rapidly and should not be overlooked. As part of its recent Emerging Consumer Survey 2015, Credit Suisse highlighted the countries, as well as China, with a new segment of the population which now has the means and the desire to travel. The research points out that while economic growth in these countries – which include Indonesia, Turkey and the BRIC nations of Brazil, India and Russia – might have slowed, there ...
FCS Unveils Vega, Hospitality’s First Guest Behavior Business Intelligence System
FCS | April 15, 2015
Revolutionary platform provides hoteliers with a comprehensive overview of guest behavior and its effects on hotel operations and profits Hong Kong, April 15 2015 - FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading global provider of comprehensive hospitality solutions and services, has announced the release of its latest innovation for the global hospitality market: FCS Vega, a first-of-its-kind solution that provides hoteliers with a long desired ability to tap into and understand the specific behavior of each individual guest. This innovative new business intelligence system leverages the extensive guest-related data available through the FCS Ra...
Messaging and the Art of Simplicity
Alan Young | April 15, 2015
How Travel Technology Companies Can Create Effective Messages That Will Resonate with Your Prospects and the Press by Alan Young, President, Puzzle Partner Ltd. Companies frequently ask me how to refine or redefine their corporate messaging so that it will resonate with their audience and make their brand stand out. I have discovered that as companies grow or decide to position themselves for new markets, one of the paramount challenges they face is ensuring prospective clients understand what they have to offer and how it can benefit them. Hotel and travel technology companies have become encumbered by explanation. Is it a solution or ...
UniFocus Repositions to Expand Total Workforce Performance Platform Across Multiple Industries
UniFocus | April 15, 2015
Long proven in the field of hospitality, UniFocus now provides a globally integrated system of time and attendance, labor management, engagement and customer satisfaction tools to industries ranging from healthcare to family entertainment DALLAS - April 15, 2015 - At the epicenter of the "time is money" paradigm, UniFocus is repositioning with the goal of expanding its reach by tailoring its time and attendance, advanced labor management/scheduling, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction tools to benefit a variety of industries ranging from healthcare to restaurant companies and family entertainment. Time-tested over 16 years in...
HeBS Digital Named Top Agency Winner with Six Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards
HeBS Digital | April 15, 2015
HeBS Digital named Top Agency Winner with six Internet Advertising Competition (IAC Awards), including three Best of Industry Awards for Best Hotel & Lodging Application, Best Hotel & Lodging Online Ad and Best B2B Video for the smartCMS. New York, NY (April 15, 2015) - HeBS Digital, the industry's leading digital technology, full-service hotel digital marketing, website design and direct online channel consulting firm, was recently named a Top Agency Winner with six Internet Advertising Competition (IAC Awards) including three Best of Industry Awards for Best Hotel & Lodging Application, Best Hotel & Lodging Online Ad a...
Summit Hotel Properties Acquires Newly Constructed Hampton Inn & Suites in Minneapolis, MN for $39M
Summit Hotel Properties | April 14, 2015
April 14, 2015 - AUSTIN, Texas - Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company") today announced that it closed on the previously announced acquisition of the Hampton Inn & Suites located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company acquired the 211-guestroom Hampton Inn & Suites on April 13, 2015 for a total purchase price of $39.0 million and entered into a management agreement with Interstate Hotels & Resorts. The Company anticipates an estimated forward capitalization rate in the range of 7.0 percent to 8.0 percent based on management's current estimate of the hotel's 2016 net operating income. "We are extremely plea...
TravelClick Wins 13 Awards for Website Design and Interactive Advertising
TravelClick, Inc. | April 14, 2015
TravelClick Continues to Excel in Connecting Hotels to Travelers through Digital Innovation NEW YORK - April 14, 2015 - TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, has announced it has received ten Horizon Interactive Awards for distinction in website design and two IAC Awards for cutting edge online campaigns. Additionally, the Company has been recognized by the Webby Awards, a leading international award which honors excellence on the Internet, as an Official Honoree. "We are thrilled to share in this success with our clients and privileged to be recognized amongst worldwide l...
Noble Investment Group Completes Renovation of 175-key Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland Downtown
Noble Investment Group | April 14, 2015
Atlanta, GA (April 14, 2015) - Noble Investment Group announces the completion of a comprehensive renovation of the Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland Downtown. Located in the heart of Cleveland's Historic Gateway neighborhood, the hotel has undergone a modern transformation while maintaining the historic charm of the 1800's architecture. The Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland Downtown is located in the vibrant 5th Street Arcade on Prospect Avenue, in the midst of 16 million square feet of office space and across from the NuCLEus development. Downtown Cleveland's ascension as a global leader in healthcare, biomedical engineering and t...
How Your Mobile Website Can Get Friendly With Google
Mark Abramowitz, VP Marketing, SiteMinder | April 13, 2015
By Mark Abramowitz It's sold as the ultimate fun and friendly experience 'where dreams come true'. And when asked how they deliver exceptional customer service time and time again, the legendary Walt Disney simply replied: "Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends." Disney's straightforward and yet insightful advice can be easily adopted by hotel businesses looking to exceed their customers' expectations and deliver great guest experiences. But over the last couple of decades those guest experiences have begun online as consumers have looked to the Internet to seek ...
Vizergy® Cloud CMS Secure While Millions of Open Source Websites Remain Vulnerable
April 13, 2015
Online Marketing Firm Provides Securely Monitored Website Platform for Hospitality Clients Jacksonville, Fla. - (April 13, 2015) Vizergy - Digital Travel Marketing, the hospitality industry's leading provider in hotel Internet marketing, reaffirms its commitment to deep security protection and rigorous monitoring processes in the wake of the latest industry news, ensuring that its cloud-based marketing platform provides clients with unmatched security and robust disaster recovery in the event of emergencies. Recent reports, as cited in Search Engine Journal, have uncovered an incredibly dangerous breach in online website security. A pub...
My Place Hotels of America Selects Rainmaker’s Revcaster Competitive Intelligence
Rainmaker | April 13, 2015
Revcaster Comp-Set Rate Data Maximizes Rates, Evaluates Value of New-Build Projects in Multiple Markets PORTLAND, OR - April 13, 2015 - My Place Hotels of America, LLC, an expanding chain that meets the demands of the economy traveler with properties in 7 states implemented Revcaster competitive data intelligence to standardize and optimize rates and evaluate markets for new properties before they open their doors. Revcaster a Rainmaker Group Solution, maximizes ADR based on same-day competitive rate information and is the trusted leader in flexible, cost effective hotel rate shopping tools. "Revcaster enables My Place Hotel Franchisees...
Intelity Becomes First to Offer Expanded Hotel Service Features on Apple Watch
Intelity | April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Hospitality technology firm Intelity is announcing the availability of new operational features for hotel staff on the Apple Watch. The announcement coincides with the beginning of pre-orders and in-store fitting sessions for the highly lauded smartwatch. "This is a huge deal for our company. We're excited to be the first to take this kind of step. It's completely aligned with our goal to remain on the leading curve of innovation and to help the hospitality industry keep up with the fast pace of digital change," said Chris Grey, Intelity's Chief Technology Officer. As a result of this new development, Intelity's digital...
Hospitality Digital Technology & Marketing Strategy Q2 2015 Whitepaper Now Available for Download
HeBS Digital | April 10, 2015
Now available for download, the HeBStrategy Q2 2015 Edition covers newsworthy hospitality digital technology and marketing moments in Q1, trends to pay attention to in Q2, and the latest digital marketing best practices supported with real-world data examples across our portfolio. The whitepaper also offers ideas to meet your property's upcoming business needs with multi-channel campaigns as well as easy-to- implement creative ideas designed to bring forth maximum direct online revenues and ROIs. The HeBStrategy Q2 2015 Edition Includes: The Q1 Shortlist & What's next in Q2: Is your strategy on-point so far this year? Are you read...
Unique Travel Startups and Services That Can Help Optimize Revenue and e-Commerce Strategies
Amanda Bryant of TNJ Management | April 9, 2015
by Amanda Bryant It's no secret that third party services and new intermediaries are popping up faster than we can keep track of, however as revenue and e-commerce managers we should constantly be evaluating new services as opportunities to not only improve RGI, but optimize channel mix by improving ADR and reducing guest acquisition and distribution costs. Let's admit the fact that intermediaries have scale, which individual hotels and small portfolios will never achieve, especially when we try to affordably compete in SEO and SEM. While we wish the marketing fees paid to our franchisors are the only investment we need to make in filli...
White Lodging Addresses Data Breach Investigation at Select Food and Beverage Outlets
White Lodging Services Corporation | April 9, 2015
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., April 8, 2015 -- Officials of White Lodging Services Corporation, an independent hotel management company, announce the suspected breach of point of sales systems at food and beverage outlets, such as restaurants and lounges, from the period July 3, 2014 through February 6, 2015 at 10 properties. Systems other than the point of sales systems at the food and beverage outlets are not believed to be affected. The food and beverage outlets affected are located at: Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, IN Chicago Marriott Midway Airport, Chicago, IL Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint, Pontiac, MI Au...
IDeaS and TravelClick Announce Research & Development Partnership
TravelClick, Inc. | April 9, 2015
Integration of TravelClick's Demand360 Data Into IDeaS' Revenue Management System NEW YORK - April 9, 2015 - TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, and IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, have announced a joint research and development (R&D) partnership to allow TravelClick's Demand360® customers to integrate their subscription data into IDeaS' Revenue Management System (RMS). Recognizing the power of highly targeted data to help hoteliers make better business decisions, the partnership will...
Duetto Announces Full Integration with Trust International’s CRS Technology
Duetto | April 9, 2015
San Francisco, April 9, 2015 -- Duetto, the market leader in hotel profit optimization technology, announced that its revenue strategy solutions have been fully integrated with Trust International's CRS technology, making Duetto's powerful new insights on pricing and demand available to more than 6,700 hotels in 62 hotel groups around the world. "We welcome this integration and are pleased to make Duetto's innovative solutions available to our hotels worldwide," said Richard Wiegmann, CEO at Trust International. "Duetto's unique ability to price customer segments, offers and discounts independently provide...
Vizergy® Clients Experience Higher Performance Through Software Upgrade
April 8, 2015
Properties Have Access to Powerful Cloud-Based Website Marketing Platform - Obtain Higher Results Jacksonville, Fla. - (April 08, 2015) Vizergy - Digital Travel Marketing, the hospitality industry's leading provider in hotel Internet marketing, celebrates cutting-edge advancements to its first-in-class, cloud-based marketing platform, providing clients with increased direct sales in the online marketplace. Vizergy currently touts the foremost website marketing and management system in the hospitality industry and is proud to recognize ongoing improvements and upgrades that utilize dynamic content personalization, simplify search engine...
Noble Investment Group Completes Renovation of Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland | Beachwood in OH
Noble Investment Group | April 7, 2015
Beachwood, OH (April 7, 2015) - Noble Investment Group announced today that the Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland | Beachwood has undergone a complete renovation and transformation designed to enhance the comfort and lifestyle of travelers on the road today. The Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland | Beachwood is located in dynamic Beachwood, Ohio, home to major corporate headquarters, medical centers, three upscale shopping malls and museums and proximate to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and downtown Cleveland. Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland | Beachwood offers: 174 spacious suites featuring contemporary and stylish dÃ...
Hotelogix Offers 5 Reasons Why Independent Hotels Should Join the Cloud PMS Stampede
Hotelogix | April 7, 2015
Better control on business, expanded market reach, improved guest experience, better cost controls, and anywhere/anytime access are topping the list of reasons why hoteliers are moving their PMS to the cloud [SAN JOSE, CALIF. - APRIL 7, 2015] - The dramatic shift to online bookings in recent times has changed the dynamics of the hotel industry, and it is giving small and mid-sized hotels the power to compete for bookings with the big brands (which they were unable to do previously). As such, hoteliers are beginning to expect more from their property-management system than just reservations and billing. Hotelogix, the only cloud PMS curr...
Infor Unifies Hospitality Management and Central Reservations for Best Western International
Infor | April 7, 2015
Infor HMS Supports Integrated Operations, Superior Guest Experience for Global Hotel Brand in the Cloud NEW YORK - April 7, 2015 - Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced a unified environment for reservations and revenue management for Best Western International. Available to Best Western locations around the world, which includes more than 4,000 properties across more than 100 countries and territories, the new environment provides an interface between Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) and Best Western's Central Reservation System (CRS). This connectivity delivers real-time visibility into critical hotel informati...
IDeaS Expands Car Park Solutions in Australasia, Partners With Sydney Airport
IDeaS | April 7, 2015
SYDNEY - APRIL 7, 2015 - IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of IDeaS, services and consulting, today announced a partnership with Sydney Airport to implement IDeaS Car Park RMS for the airport's approximately 17,000 car park spaces across multiple facilities and terminals at Australia's busiest international airport. Located just eight kilometers from Sydney's central business district, Sydney Airport welcomed 38.5 million passengers in 2014. The airport provides short and long stay self-park and valet parking in car parks at the T1 International and T2/T3 Domestic terminals, and at the Blu Emu Car Park which caters to Domest...
Business travelers opt for Airbnb listings instead of hotels
Kaba | April 7, 2015
April 07--Chip Wilcox, CEO of a small technology company in Singapore, travels to San Francisco a few times a year along with some employees to connect with potential customers and funders. Instead of a hotel, they rent an apartment through Airbnb. "It makes a lot more sense to have a place with a kitchen so we can cook; it feels more like home," said Wilcox. The space does double duty as an office, hosting meetings and round-the-clock coding sessions for his firm Temasys Communications, a platform for adding real-time video to websites and apps. Travelers who first used new services such as Airbnb and Uber outside of work are now using...
The Knowland Group Announces Release of Insight 3.1
The Knowland Group | April 6, 2015
Business intelligence in the group meetings marketplace to be redefined Washington, D.C. (Apr.7, 2015) – The Knowland Group, the leading business intelligence provider for the global meetings and events industry, announced today that the company will release Insight 3.1, a powerful and enhanced version of its successful Insight tool . Insight is used by hundreds of hotels to help them strategically identify new group meeting opportunities and help them as they focus their sales efforts in the competitive meetings environment. "We are very excited about 3.1 which is the first step of a quite aggressive roadmap of development we have pl...
