 NATIONWIDE
� OCTOBER 22, 2008 � Members of SMART, an alliance of industry-leading
revenue technologies for the hospitality industry, are convening in Orlando
at the Wyndham Orlando Resort on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. The dynamic
one-day SMART conference is being held in order to present interested hoteliers
with a complete view of how synergistic revenue technologies can benefit
their companies and properties, particularly in a weakening travel market.
The agenda will include panel discussions and first-hand accounts from
leading hospitality revenue professionals, as well as SMART representatives.
�With all that is happening in the worldwide economy,
now is the perfect time to address the issues encompassed in hotel revenue
technology,� stated Ed St. Onge, president of EZYield.com. �There are better
and smarter ways to gauge, manage and implement strategies for effective
revenue practices. This conference will provide hoteliers the opportunity
to learn and take-away a great deal of information that will benefit them
greatly in potentially challenging times.�
The SMART conference is based on the industry�s
growing need for strategic integration of best-of-breed technologies. The
members of SMART include EZYield.com, the originator of automated online
channel management solutions for the hospitality industry; IDeaS Revenue
Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and
optimization solutions and services; SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business
that provides complete hotel distribution, Internet marketing and channel
management solutions worldwide; Rubicon, a leading provider of competitive
market intelligence to the travel and hospitality industry; and Avalon
Report, a leading provider of Web 2.0 monitoring solutions.
To sign up for the SMART Conference, visit www.thesmartconference.com.
More information on the agenda and guest speakers are available on the
website.
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by contacting Ryan Marks at Plan A Public Relations & Marketing, Inc.
Phone: 407.905.0608 or e-mail: [email protected].
 About
EZ Yield.com, Inc.
Since revolutionizing hotel marketing in 2002
with the introduction of the world�s first automated channel management
solution, EZYield.com has remained the undisputed leader in online distribution
technology. Today, over 2,000 hotel properties around the globe utilize
EZYield.com�s technologically advanced channel management software to simplify
and streamline the distribution of rates and inventory. EZYield.com�s dynamic
Web-based platform allows hoteliers to simultaneously manage all contracted
websites through one easy to use interface, offering multiple languages
and currencies to more than 350 websites worldwide. With headquarters in
Winter Springs, Florida, EZYield.com maintains offices in the U.S., Australia,
Germany, France, Spain and Italy. For more information, please visit www.ezyield.com
or call 407.629.0900.
About IDeaS Revenue Optimization
IDeaS, a SAS COMPANY, is the premier provider
of enterprise revenue optimization solutions and services. IDeaS can help
make an immediate impact on company revenue and profitability with its
forecasting, optimization and pricing solutions. Headquartered in Minneapolis,
IDeaS has technology, support, sales and distribution offices in North
and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, the Middle East,
Australia and Asia. For more information, visit www.ideas.com.
About SynXis®
SynXis, a Sabre Holdings company, provides complete
distribution and Internet marketing services and technology for hotels
around the world. SynXis connects hotels with their guests through increased
exposure via all channels including GDS, third party travel sites and the
hotel�s own website with its newly launch Guest Connect Booking Engine.
SynXis operates full-service global call centers offering private label
reservation services. Our deep level of integration allows properties to
choose the best-of-breed vendors and let us make the systems work together.
Property ConnectSM enables hotels to send data and reservations seamlessly
between our CRS and the most comprehensive list of Property Management
Systems (PMS) in the industry as well as other hotel systems including
revenue management, CRM and guest loyalty programs. SynXis is proud
to be a founding sponsor of the 2008 SMART Conference. For more information
on SynXis and its products visit our Web site at www.synxis.com.
About Rubicon
Rubicon (www.TheRubiconGroup.com)
offers the broadest and deepest collection of market insight in the travel
industry today. A leading provider of competitive market intelligence and
market analysis to the global travel industry, Rubicon's focus is to integrate
competitive market information into the business planning and revenue management
practices of its customers, including eight of the top ten global hotel
groups and three of the top five global rental car groups. Its flagship
product, MarketVision®, offers a comprehensive family of services including
Competitive Rate Position, Competitive Demand Position and Competitive
Channel Position.
About Avalon Report Corporation
Avalon Report offers the industry�s most proven
Web 2.0 solution, the Avalon BUZZ Report©. Tracking influential online
Traveler Generated Content, the Avalon BUZZ Report© delivers complete
traveler reviews, traveler satisfaction ratings, candid traveler photos,
videos, total number of reviews and average scores per site. Avalon Report�s
proven technology enables hotels to monitor virtual guest comments in real-time.
With a click of a mouse, the time saving, on-demand service summarizes
all key social networking elements in easy to read, graphics rich dashboard
and excel formats. For more information on the leading word of mouse
solution, or other Avalon Report services, visit www.avalonreport.com. |