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TrustYou Partners With Simpleview to Provide Actionable Insights & Competitive Intelligence to DMO’s
TrustYou | October 17, 2013
DMOs Gain Greater Access to User-Generated Content & Key Sentiments with Detailed Analysis Dallas, Texas and Munich, Germany -- October 17, 2013 -- TrustYou, the market leader in online reputation management for the hospitality industry, has partnered with Simpleview, an interactive marketing software and services company for destination marketing organizations (DMOs), to provide DMOs with reporting tools to better understand and improve their reputations from the customer perspective. "Reputation and reviews are extremely important for travelers when they make their purchasing decisions. We are pleased to be working with Simpleview...
Mandarin Orchard Singapore Chooses Infor Hospitality
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, by Meritus | October 17, 2013
Infor EzRMS to Increase Profits, Maximize Occupancy NEW YORK - Oct. 17, 2013 - Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Mandarin Orchard Singapore, a hotel on Orchard Road Singapore, has selected Infor EzRMS to better analyze data and respond quickly to varying market conditions. The automation capabilities of the full EzRMS™ product suite will reduce manual processes and increase overall revenue across the properties via real-time visibility. Modules such as Infor EzQUOTE, Infor EzBUDGET, Infor EzCONTRACT and Infor EzCOMPETE will provide quantified recommendat...
Janelle Schwartz to Lead Sales and Marketing for M&R Hotel Management
M&R Hotel Management | October 16, 2013
GREAT NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 18, 2013) ─ M&R Hotel Management, a fast-growing, owner-operator based in Great Neck, N.Y., today announced the appointment of Janelle Schwartz, a 16-year hospitality veteran, as vice president of sales and marketing to oversee sales, marketing, e-commerce, revenue management, public relations and social media. Brian M. McSherry, M&R chief operating officer, said Schwartz brings "multiple branding skills" to her new role, notably experience marketing hotels under the Starwood, Hilton, Marriott and Leading Hotels of the World brands in the United States as well as destinations including Turks and Caicos a...
Guests Introduce Jupiter Beach Resort to Over 30,000 Friends & Family in First 90 Days with Flip.to
Flip.to | October 16, 2013
Orlando, FL - October 17, 2013 - Flip.to is the brand advocate platform that helps hotels boost brand awareness and earn new guests with the help of their most trusted, untapped marketing source- their guests. In the first 90 days, the hotel has turned 24% of their guests into brand advocates reaching over 30,000 social connections. The property was looking for a way to identify socially active guests and encourage them to talk about the hotel before, during and after their stay. They felt that Flip.to could help them broaden their social reach by engaging those customers and marketing into their social networks in a way that feels natu...
Compass Hospitality Switches to Pegasus Solutions
Pegasus Solutions | October 16, 2013
Prominent Chain Changes Distribution Provider to Expand International Reach DALLAS (October 16, 2013) – Bangkok-based Compass Hospitality has switched 28 hotels to Pegasus Solutions for global distribution through the Pegasus Connect+ UI chain code. The chain has properties in key Asian gateway cities, and will leverage traditional and online distribution through Pegasus Connect+ to increase its international presence and bookings. "We're experiencing rapid growth that will require consistent international exposure for all of our hotels," said Mr. Tejinder Sidhu, vice president, sales and marketing for Compass Hospitality. "After care...
BAM Management Selects Agilysys for Monmouth Park Racetrack
Agilysys | October 16, 2013
New Jersey Racetrack Uses Agilysys Solutions for Inventory and Procurement, POS ALPHARETTA, GA. - Oct. 16, 2013 - Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software and services, today announced that BAM Management has selected the Agilysys Eatec® inventory and procurement solution and the Agilysys InfoGenesis™ POS system to streamline operations at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. BAM Management oversees foodservice operations at the popular venue, which is using the Agilysys solutions at 26 food and beverage outlets, ranging from casual concessions to upscale di...
Video Report: InvoTech Demonstrates Automated Linen Operations using UHF-RFID Technology
InvoTech Systems | October 16, 2013
Laundry Cart Reading Station Counts and Records High-Volume Linens Instantly; Automatically Emails Production Reports to Housekeeping and the Laundry Manager with Real-Time Accurate Information LOS ANGELES, CA - October 16, 2013 - InvoTech Systems, Inc., a leading provider of systems that integrate the latest RFID technology to increase profitability for hotels, casinos, and commercial laundry operators, produced a video demonstration of its Linen Management System's UHF-RFID Laundry Cart Reading Station. InvoTech is recognized globally for its reliable, easy-to-use systems that save companies time and money. Click here for more informa...
Are You Posting Properly to Facebook?
Lodging Interactive | October 16, 2013
CoMMingle by Lodging Interactive offers hotel marketers 10 Tips to making the most out of their social media marketing campaign on the No. 1 social site PARSIPPANY, N.J. - OCTOBER 16, 2013 - Today, there are more than 1.5 billion active Facebook users, with 699 million people logging onto Facebook each day and 4.5 billion "likes" generated daily as of May 2013, according to the leading social media giant. More important to note is that 16 million local business pages have been created since June, which is a 100 percent increase from 8 million in June 2012, Facebook reports. Hoteliers who want to compete effectively and maintain a compe...
Is Your Property’s Website Delivering the Bookings You Need?
October 16, 2013
Is the Design Less Than Three Years Old? Is it Tablet Friendly? Get Vizergy's free hotel website assessment to gain clarity on the state of your site. Jacksonville, FL (October 16, 2013) - Vizergy® - Digital Travel Marketing, celebrating its 15th anniversary as an industry leader and educator, is offering a limited time free website assessment for both branded and independent hotels and resorts. The offer is designed to provide hoteliers the insight they need to better optimize their most important selling tool - their independent website. The assessments, which detail design, search marketing and usability, will be completed in the o...
Hotelier’s Action Plan to Benefit from Google’s New “Hummingbird” Algorithm
the Authors and HeBS Digital | October 16, 2013
by Sue Wiker & Asher Fusco What is the situation? In September of this year Google introduced a new, dramatically different search algorithm – dubbed "Hummingbird," meant to gather better, more intuitive results for users via conversational search. The Hummingbird rollout is more than just an adjustment to the search engine's formula (like the many prior iterations of Panda and Penguin algorithm updates issued over the past several years). Instead, it is a complete retooling of the Google search algorithm with wide-reaching effects. To quote search engine optimization expert Danny Sullivan of SearchEngineLand.com, "Hummingbird is ...
Summit Hotel Properties Closes Two Property Acquisitions and Three Dispositions
Summit Hotel Properties | October 15, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas - October 15, 2013 - Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE:INN) (the "Company") today announced that it has closed on the acquisition of two of the four hotels previously announced as part of the Company's September 12, 2013 offering of common stock. The Company also announced the disposition of three hotels and the successful execution of the Company's new $300 million senior unsecured credit facility. Hotel Acquisitions The Company has closed on two of the three previously announced Southern California hotels. The two hotels have a total of 223-guestrooms and are both unencumbered by debt. The Company acquired the 115-gues...
Regatta Travel Solutions Introduces its New Groups, Convention & Sport Housing Solution
Regatta Travel Solutions Inc. | October 15, 2013
Charlottesville, Virginia (October 15, 2013) - Regatta Travel Solutions announced today that it has officially released a new booking engine aimed at the groups, convention and sports housing segments. "There is a hole in the market that needs to be filled." said Ashwin Kamlani. "As we have gotten deeply involved in the Destination Marketing industry, it has become abundantly clear that DMOs are in need of a better sports and group housing solution than what is currently available on the market. We believe that with our creative and fresh approach, we have the technology and experience to reinvent the way these bookings are handled. Our...
Groupize Launches Groups and Meetings Booking Engine at IMEX America
Groupize | October 15, 2013
Company Offers Powerful Tool for Hotels to Transact with Organizers of Groups and Meetings Las Vegas, NV, October 15, 2013 - Groupize today unveiled their Groups and Meetings Booking Engine at IMEX America. Groupize Live is a streamlined shopping and lead management system designed for hotel chains and independent properties to capture and convert their online groups and meetings requests. The cloud based solution allows for end to end management of a group from online shopping to initial reservation, as well as communicating with the planner and contracting to check-in, therefore automating all of the tasks involved in planning and boo...
Travel Agent Use of GDS Growing More Than Any Other Booking Channel
TravelClick | October 14, 2013
Study Finds that More Travel Agents are Using GDS and Booking Promotional Rates And Will Actively Book Away from Hotels Not in Parity NEW YORK – October 14, 2013 – A recent study of more than 650 agents from 34 countries found that travel agents are using Global Distribution Systems (GDS) more than ever before. The 2013 Bi-Annual Global travel agent GDS Study, conducted by market research firm Phoenix Marketing International in partnership with TravelClick, surveyed travel agents worldwide that use Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan. The GDS is one of only two channels that travel agents are using more than in the past, with the ...
New Owner For SpringHill Suites Portland Hillsboro
BuildCentral | October 14, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 176 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Chicago, IL. October 14, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have reported 176 changes in personnel, property management and ownership in the Hotel Profiles database over the last two weeks. Many hotels are getting a fresh start with a new Owner, Property Manager or General Manager. Recommend your product or service to someone who might be looking for a change. Hotels Under New Management: The Queen & Crescent Hotel (New Orleans, LA) Value Place Fort Myers East (Fort Myers, FL) Doubletree Hot...
PROFILES IN SUCCESS-Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts Engages Guests with Proactive Reputation Monitoring
Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts | October 9, 2013
Multi-Property Operator uses Maestro Guest Experience Measurement (GEM) to Leverage the Power of TripAdvisor and Social Media with Real-Time Responses to Online Guest Surveys October 9, 2013 - Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts has a social media secret that increases guest satisfaction, loyalty, and the bottom line. The company operates six oceanfront resorts on the highly competitive South Carolina coast and uses an online guest engagement survey tool from NORTHWIND-Maestro™ PMS to keep guests returning and referring new business. A 2012 Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising Survey found that 92% of interviewees "trusted completely..." reco...
HeBS Digital’s Winning Streak Continues with Five Silver W³ Awards
HeBS Digital | October 9, 2013
HeBS Digital won five Silver Awards in the annual W³ Awards, which honors the most creative designers and marketers in web content creation. HeBS Digital's five sites taking home honors in the "Hotel and Lodging" category were designed for The Roger New York, Le Parc Suite Hotel, Indian Wells, Vacation Rentals Virginia Beach, and Swissôtel Chicago. New York, NY - October 8, 2013 - HeBS Digital, the leading digital technology and marketing firm, proudly announces that it has won five Silver 2013 W³ Awards within the "Hotel and Lodging" category. The W³ Awards honors the most creative designers and marketers in web content creation, a...
Vizergy® Expands with Several New Leadership Roles
October 9, 2013
Digital Travel Marketing Provider Continues to Grow in 15th Year Jacksonville, FL (October 8, 2013) - Vizergy - Digital Travel Marketing is pleased to announce the addition of several new members to its team. The company, recognized as a leader in hotel Internet marketing, now has clients in over 20 countries, continuing their trend of rapid growth and business development. Joining the Vizergy team is Paul Fraser, Director of Product Management, Sean Taylor, Senior Manager of Creative, Danielle Stumpff, Director of Accounting and Finance, Steve Buckler, Regional Director of Sales in New England, and most recently Piper Perry Farr, Manag...
Infor Listed as Champion in Info-Tech Research Group’s 2013 Rev Management Systems Vendor Landscape
Info-Tech Research Group | October 8, 2013
Cloud Deployment and Integration Capabilities Contribute to Position NEW YORK- Oct. 8, 2013 - Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Infor EzRMS has been listed as a Champion in this year's Info-Tech Research Group 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 to the contribution of exceptional vendors in a pa...
Duetto Appoints Scott Edgington Chief Revenue Officer
Scott Edgington | October 8, 2013
Senior Sales Leader is Creating a Development and Distribution Organization to Drive Duetto's Continued Worldwide Growth San Francisco, October 8, 2013 -- Duetto, the only cloud-based technology firm focused on revenue management for the hotel industry, further accelerated its rapid worldwide growth, by appointing Scott Edgington to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer. Based out of the company's San Francisco headquarters, Edgington leads, and is building, Duetto's worldwide sales, third party distribution, and business development teams. He is charged with creating a world-class organization skilled in addressing speci...
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau Selects Regatta Travel Solutions
Regatta Travel Solutions Inc. | October 8, 2013
Powering Booking Engine on visitmadison.com Charlottesville, Virginia (October 8, 2013) - Regatta Travel Solutions announced today that the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau has chosen Regatta Travel Solutions to power the booking engine on their official destination website, visitmadison.com. "We chose Regatta because of their great reputation for customer service, their experience in the industry and creative marketing approach to drive bookings," said Diane Morgenthaler, Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Planning for the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau. "The solution that Regatta has develope...
Leading Indonesian Resort Group Multiplies Online Sales with eRevMax
Puri Bagus Villa Resorts | October 8, 2013
Leverages RateTiger's Channel Management Prowess Bali, 08 October, 2013: Puri Bagus Villa Resorts, one of the major players on the Bali hospitality landscape, has found the perfect distribution technology partner in eRevMax to boost its online bookings and expand its online presence. All its properties have been using RateTiger Channel Manager for several years with significant success. Indonesia is an upcoming market experiencing a surge in inbound tourism, while at the same time, domestic travel is on the rise due to growing disposable income. With a greater percentage of Indonesians using the internet for travel research, online trav...
Hotel & Resort Digital Marketing Budgets: Avoid the Headaches & Get it Right! – Part 3 of 3
Vizergy | October 7, 2013
By: William Bellis III, Senior Corporate Marketing Manager at Vizergy®, with contributions from Joe Hyman, President & CEO, and Paul Fraser, Director of Product Management _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part one of this series helped you get confidently set up for your 2014 digital marketing budget planning. It shed light on key issues that you should consider. Part two highlighted primary digital marketing channels and initiatives vital to all property types in 2014. Part three will now recommend dollar percentage alloc...
Lodging Interactive Named Among the ‘Best Interactive Agencies Worldwide’
Lodging Interactive | October 4, 2013
Continuing to earn top honors for its website design and development skills, hospitality's full-service digital marketing and social media engagement agency earns three 2013 Silver W3 Awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts PARSIPPANY, N.J. - OCTOBER 4, 2013 - Lodging Interactive was recognized as one of "the best interactive agencies, designers and creators worldwide" for its creative excellence in website design by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Last week, the full-service digital marketing and social media engagement agency exclusively servicing the hospitality industry was presented with three 2013 W3...
