A worldwide leader in guest-services technology and solutions aimed at serving the growing needs of business travelers and mobile users, Sunnyvale-based VSi introduced its Prepaid Cards as yet another tool its client hotels can offer their business guests. 

A wide variety of VSi Prepaid Cards is available to suit any business traveler�s needs�and even the needs of leisure guests traveling with children. Included in the offerings are:

• Group Card�With a $1,000 limit per card, the hotel can assign this card to a group from a company or organization. This gives groups the benefit of not having to charge personal or corporate credit cards�group members can charge the business-center services to the VSi Group Card, and the hotel can charge the total used to the group�s master account.
• Executive Card�This card allows hotel staff to access business-center equipment for testing and debugging for free without having to use their own credit card and later calling VSi for reimbursement.
• Custom Card�The Custom Card, complete with hotel name and logo, is used for repeat hotel guests and groups, such as airline crews, frequent business travelers, corporate groups and so forth. VSi can provide the hotel with Custom Cards for each group, and tracks usage and provides billing information to the hotel on a monthly basis. The Custom Card also can by used by hotels to provide these valued repeat guests complimentary access to business-center services, thereby increasing guest satisfaction and enhancing the chances these groups will continue to use the hotel.
• Value Pass�Comes in $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations for individual guest use. In addition to being ideal for individual business guests, parents traveling with children can purchase the Value Pass Prepaid Card to limit their children�s use of the Internet or other services.

The Hyatt Regency Embarcadero is one business hotel that�s reaped the benefits of VSi�s Prepaid Card program�just ask Bernardo Lebron, Business Center Manager for Presentation Services at the 720-room luxury property, located in San Francisco�s financial district.

�We�ve been using the VSi Prepaid Cards for about two years, and guests tell us they like the cards because they can have all their charges on one full bill, which eases the reimbursement process for them,� Lebron says. �But most important, I think, is the fact that our guests can come down and use the Business Center without having to use their credit card�all the billing is done on the VSi Prepaid Card, so the guests have an extra feeling of security.�

And from the perspective of Lebron and the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Business Center, there�s a bonus to working with VSi as a vendor.

�VSi is a very good company to work with,� he said. �Because they have a designated support person assigned to work with us, response to any issues we might have is quick and effective.�

In addition to being an approved vendfor for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, VSi also holds that distinction with Hilton Hotels Corp. VSi�s Automated Business Centers also are found in Marriott properties, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, W Hotels and Sheraton Hotels & Resorts (Starwood), Holiday Inns and Crowne Plaza Hotels (InterContinental Hotel Group), Best Western Hotels, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Fairmont Hotels, Accor Hotels and many independent properties.

VSi�s products have been installed in more than 800 hotels in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. 

About Vertical Systems Inc.
Vertical Systems, Inc. (VSi) is the worldwide leader in providing guest services technology and solutions to the hospitality industry. Its products, which are aimed at serving the growing needs of business travelers and mobile users, include automated business centers, Wi-Fi hotspots, kiosks and in-room technology. VSi's products are sold through channel partners that include major hotel chains, broadband and wireless service providers, audio-visual service providers and large system integrators. For more information, please visit our website at www.ver-sys.com . VSi contact: [email protected] . VSi is a privately held corporation based in Sunnyvale, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company's revolutionary software and system architecture uses FreshStart� (proprietary technology developed at VSi) to create computers ideal for multiple users and remote situations. VSi solutions are backed up by 24/7 tech support, Automated Business Centers operators can provide reliable, virus-free, state-of-the-art computer systems to customers with zero maintenance.