London,
UK, 9 November, 2010: eRevMax has appointed Keith
Watson as VP
Corporate Product to lead the growth of RTCorp,
RateTiger's rate shopping
system for hotel groups, corporate travel buyers and
travel websites.
Formerly the owner and director of Internet Retail
Technologies,
specialising in search engine optimisation (SEO) and web
sales and
development, Keith will lead the strategic development
and positioning of
RateTiger within corporate travel markets. Prior to
Internet Retail
Technologies, Keith was sales manager for IDeaS Revenue
Management and has
experience in online distribution and PMS following
successful roles at
WorldRes, and PMS companies Ramesys and Hotel Information
Systems (HIS).
RTCorp provides rate shopping information that will help monitor
hotel rates
in both real-time and scheduled reports. Automated alerts
filter the data
into exception reports and deliver those to the
appropriate manager for
auctioning or directly to the supplier.
Both travel bookers and online travel agents can monitor
hotel rates across
multiple channels to ensure that prices are reflective of
negotiated rates
or conform to contractual agreements. The tools assist
hotel group
headquarters' to monitor all rates for the portfolio
across multiple
channels and how each property compares with its
competitive set. This data
can be extracted from over 600 travel websites and the
Global Distribution
Systems (GDS).
"RTCorp is becoming a much needed product for the
travel industry as more
businesses begin utilising specific market intelligence
data for pricing
strategies and purchasing decisions," said Keith
Watson, VP Corporate
Product, eRevMax. "Increasing competition between
consumer price comparison
websites and negotiated corporate rates require travel
suppliers to become
more competitive and travel buyers to become savvier with
hotel rates.
RTCorp gives businesses the control over pricing that
hasn't been there
within ecommerce and will mark the beginning of more
innovative pricing
strategies for the hospitality market."
Sascha Hausmann, CEO, eRevMax said, "Keith brings
specialist ecommerce
knowledge that will help us to better serve our corporate
customers. He will
help to even better utilise our market intelligence data
and thus develop
additional product offerings in the area of business
intelligence."
Keith Watson, VP Corporate Product will be based in
eRevMax's European
headquarter in London.<>
About eRevMax International:
eRevMax International is a pioneer in the field of online benchmarking
and channel management for the hospitality industry. The company
integrates directly with over 600 travel sites, CRS, PMS and RMS
companies to provide hoteliers with ultimate revenue and distribution
management tools.
RateTiger, by eRevMax, has become the industry’s benchmark for rate
shopping; revenue management and online channel management. Hoteliers
save time and money running competitor price benchmarking reports and
simplifies complex rate and availability updates across multiple online
channels. RateTiger also offers premium reporting, distribution
automation tools and OTA/XML connectivity.
eRevMax, founded in 2001,is now operating in over 65 countries and 750
cities. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with regional
offices in Orlando, U.S., London, UK, a technical development centre in
India as well as six sales offices in mainland Europe. eRevMax
currently employs more than 170 people across the globe, rapidly
expanding across the European, American and Asian markets. For more
information please visit http://www.ratetiger.com.
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