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to Delivering Instant Hotel Information via Cell Phone, Blackberry . Chosen by HFTP as a technology for tomorrow, the new Web-based CRM tool will debut at Guestroom 2010; HITEC schedule to be shown at www.DA2GO.com via cell phone |
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WORTH, TEXAS� JUNE 21, 2007 � Travelers thirsty for instant information
at their fingertips will certainly appreciate the intuitiveness of Claire�,
Digital Alchemy�s new Web-based customer-relationship management tool that
delivers hotel confirmation information directly to a traveler�s cell phone
or blackberry browser. Claire� will debut at the Hospitality Industry Technology
Exhibition & Conference (HITEC) June 26-28 in Booth 1219 and at Guestroom
2010, a prototype hotel room and pavilion at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando.
The HITEC schedule will be shown beginning Monday, June 25, at www.DA2GO.com via cell phone to demonstrate the idea in a meaningful and helpful way. �Claire� is a significant advancement in providing information to hotel guests with a personal touch,� said Don Hay, Digital Alchemy CEO. �We�ve designed Claire� to know who guests are, when they are arriving and departing, and what specific information they�d like to know about the hotel, its services and its attractions. As close to being human as possible in the cyber world, Claire� takes on the persona of a highly-intuitive concierge or personal assistant who knows a guest�s every desire and anticipates every request. �This revolutionary, patent-pending software increases on-property spending by putting revenue-generating information literally at the guest�s fingertips,� he said. �It�s a cool enhancement to the now-routine emailed reservation confirmation process. Claire� provides information that is created to match the information needs of the guest the moment it is requested and is formatted to perfectly match the specific browser on the guest�s phone.� Although skepticism may exist regarding the need to deliver hotel-stay information to travelers via digital media, Hay reminds hoteliers that it was only five years ago that operators were asking �Why do we need to capture email addresses during reservations?� �More than 65 percent of all e-mails sent by Digital Alchemy on behalf of hotels to guests were opened,� said Sherry May, Digital Alchemy VP of Sales. �Many of those who opened the email clicked through to a specific amenity or property feature or to the hotel�s shopping page. Now we can extend that ability to the web browser on their cell phone. That�s a pretty compelling reason why hoteliers need to obtain cell phone information� it�s the next logical progression in the e-marketing cycle. �Of course,� she added, �this is a pull technology. Guests must visit a web site on their phone or specifically approve sending a short text message to a guests� cell phone or Blackberry. The power of the system is that travelers can take the initiative to access information from Claire� rather than having Claire� send data to them. It�s a beautiful relationship.� Hay offered this scenario: A guest makes a reservation 10 days before arrival. Claire� automatically enables the guest�s cell phone to display a variety of information the guest wants to know. For example:
Starting Monday, June 25, Claire� demos will be available by visiting www.DA2GO.com on any cell phone where the entire HITEC schedule will be displayed. About
Digital Alchemy
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Contact:
Don Hay
Barb Worcester
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