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Hospitality Industry Emerges Optimistic During 3rd Annual IDeaS Client Summit

Survey of more than 90 hotels reveals revenue management priorities moving into 2011

 
IDeaSMinneapolis, MN – November 18, 2010 – IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of revenue management software, services and consulting, today released results from a survey of hospitality industry revenue management professionals conducted at its IDeaS Client Summit, held at the Jumeriah Essex House Hotel in New York, NY.  Revenue management professionals from the world’s top hotel brands attended the event, which spanned two days and was designed to bring IDeaS clients together to share best practices and enhance their use of the IDeaS V5i On-Demand Revenue Management solution. 
To achieve a deeper understanding of the organizational culture surrounding its clients, IDeaS polled attendees regarding their role as revenue managers and their opinions surrounding key industry, economic and social media issues.
 
 “Regardless of where our clients find themselves in their revenue management lifecycle, our goal is to drive better revenue,” said Linda Hatfield, vice president of product management, IDeaS. “As the economic environment continues to present unexpected challenges, it’s not just about technology anymore.  We’re proud to address every unique challenge from a software, service and consulting perspective.”
 
More than 90 revenue management professionals were surveyed throughout the 2-day event.  Key
survey findings include:
  • 63 percent of respondents indicated that an increase in revenue would most likely be driven by rates, versus occupancy
  • Most of the respondents, 87 percent, said that their hotel or brand was active on social networking sites. Of that group, more than 60 percent are on 2-3 sites, with Facebook and Twitter being the top sites. 
  • 7 percent of respondents believe managing the social network and resulting data is a marketing function over revenue management or sales.
  • 58 percent of respondents revealed that their hotels are experiencing declining ancillary revenue
About IDeaS Revenue Optimization
IDeaS, a SAS COMPANY, is the premier provider of Pricing, Forecasting and Optimization solutions and services. IDeaS’ Solutions are implemented via Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment with very little infrastructure, guaranteeing small upfront costs and easy implementation. IDeaS’ Advantage and IDeaS for Success services help at all levels of a client’s organization—strategic through operational— and our integrated approach differentiates IDeaS from the competition and creates the foundation for a successful partnership. 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.

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Contact:

Mulberry Marketing Communications
Megan Davidson
[email protected]
+1 312 664 1532

IDeaS Revenue Optimization
Star Bazella, Marketing Manager
[email protected]
  +1 952 698 4200

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