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CHICAGO, IL - November
1, 2011 – Flyte
Systems, the leading
provider of airport
travel information
displays and digital
signage content for the
hospitality industry, digital signage, convention centers and related
businesses, announced the Holiday Inn Portland Airport installed its
FlyteBoard
airport flight information display. The
FlyteBoard display adds guest convenience by showing real-time airline
arrival
and departure times for Portland International Airport. Click
here for more information on
Flyte Systems airport travel information services.
“Every hotel that serves guests who travel by air should offer Flyte Systems airline information; guests value the convenience and it helps generate property revenue,” said Charles Holt, general manager of the Holiday Inn Portland Airport. The Holiday Inn Portland Airport is one of two John Q. Hammons hotels, including the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport, that offer Flyte Systems. “If guests see their flight is delayed, they can postpone their shuttle to the airport and relax in our lobby or at our Northwest Grille or in our lounge,” said Holt. “If their evening flights are cancelled, guests frequently extend their stay.” Holt noted his property adjoins the Columbia Conference Center and collectively offers 30,000 square feet of meeting space. “FlyteBoard is a sales advantage and a huge part of the property tour when our sales team shows the hotel to group meeting planners. It is a valuable benefit to business travelers.” Flyte is the only full service flight information display solution that provides real-time departure information. Holt implemented the property’s Flyte System’s display soon after he assumed management of the hotel. “I was surprised that this busy airport business property did not provide airline flight information,” Holt said. “I had just visited a hotel near Sea-Tac airport in Seattle that had FlyteBoard and saw how much convenience it added to guest travel. Our guests use the FlyteBoard instead of calling their travel agent or searching online if they need to change their flights. It is faster and more convenient. Our night staff also watches the Board for cancelled flights so they can call the affected airline to offer rooms to distressed passengers. This is a win/win for our guests and the property.” Real-time Flight Information Flyte Systems offers a suite of products that serve the traveling public: FlyteBoard, FlytePass, FlyteChannel, FlyteTouch, and now FlytePad with handheld mobile airline information.
About Holiday Inn Portland Airport Just two miles southeast of the Portland International Airport and 10 miles from downtown, the Holiday Inn Portland Airport is within close proximity of the city’s influential business, great entertainment venues and renowned attractions. The hotel is only one mile from the new Cascade Station, the city’s newest shopping center. All the attractions of the Rose City, including The Oregon Museum of Science & Industry and the Oregon Zoo, are conveniently accessible by Portland’s Award-Winning MAX Light Rail System. Whether you’re traveling on business or looking for a discount family vacation, you’ll enjoy the best stay of all Portland airport hotels. With more than 30,000 square feet of event space, the hotel can accommodate groups of as many as 1,400. Professional planners will arrange everything you need for a successful event, from state-of-the-art audiovisual resources to expert catering. For more information, please go to http://www.hiportlandairport.com. About Flyte Systems The Flyte
Systems Division of
Industrial Television Services (ITS), based in Chicago, Illinois, is
the
leading provider of subscription-based environmentally responsible
airport
flight information displays for the hospitality, convention center and
digital
signage industries and related businesses. It delivers accurate,
instant,
airport-centric updates of flight information – not FAA-regulated
scheduled
departure times that may omit last minute changes. Properties are
able to
differentiate their products and boost customer loyalty and repeat
business
with ’glance-and-go’ content critical to a traveler’s day.
Flyte
Systems’ product suite builds upon ITS’ 50-year history as the leading
provider
of live flight information to airports, airlines, government agencies,
port
authorities and other travel-based businesses. Flyte Systems was
formed
in 2007 to offer new Web-based travel technology and product
lines. In
addition to using Energy Star-compliant digital displays, Flyte
products help
significantly reduce energy consumption by eliminating unnecessary
trips to the
airport. Customers include Marriott, Hyatt, Westin, Embassy
Suites,
Holiday Inn, Days Inn, Hilton, Doubletree, Hotel Sofitel, Adam’s Mark,
Renaissance and Crowne Plaza hotels, independent properties, convention
centers
and transportation centers.
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Contact: Flyte Systems Debbie Kalish, Account Executive 3515 Martens Street Franklin Park, IL 60131 Phone: 877-463-5983 Email: [email protected] www.flytesystems.com Holiday Inn Portland Airport 8439 NE Columbia Boulevard Portland, Oregon 97220 Phone: 503-256-5000 Email: [email protected] Media Contact: Julie Keyser-Squires, APR Softscribe Inc. Phone: 404-256-5512 Email: julie(at)softscribeinc.com www.softscribeinc(dot)com |
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