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InnLink Announces Integration with RateGain's
Competitive Rate Intelligence Solution

Hendersonville, TN (March 27, 2012) – InnLink, LLC customers will have access to one of the most advanced and popular competitive hotel rate intelligence solutions by RateGain - PriceGain.
 
InnLink, LLC has formed a partnership with RateGain, a pioneer in competitive price intelligence solutions. With this new partnership, RateGain’s rate intelligence solution – PriceGain is now integrated with InnLink’s Central Reservation System (CRS).  With this integration, InnLink offers and empowers its hotel customers with access to accurate and decision making data on their competitors on a real-time basis.
 
InnLink’s CRS is customized for chains and independent hotels to manage their rates and inventory in an environment that is user friendly and robust enough for the most complex rate strategy. InnLink’s CRS connects its customer’s hotels to all of the distribution channels with the highest level of available communication interfaces.
 
RateGain is a leader in competitive price intelligence solutions for the hotel and travel industry and offers more than 13 billion rate shops on an annual basis to its clients worldwide. It monitors hundreds of channels in its scheduled and on-demand reports that not only include web direct hotel sites but also online travel agency (OTA) sites. It further enables easy identification of demand and pricing trends proactively with nine strategic views that guide quick pricing decisions for InnLink’s customer hotels.
 
With this integration, InnLink’s CRS offers its customers new ways to analyze and implement an effective pricing strategy in relation to their immediate competitive set and the trendsetters in their respective markets.
 
“RateGain’s expertise in rate intelligence and user interfaces is unparalleled,” explains Kristin Intress, CEO of InnLink, LLC. “Their innovation and easy to use interface is a perfect complement to the advanced tools we provide to our InnLink customers.
 
“Savvy hoteliers stay on top of competitive rates to maximize profitability, so our tool is a natural fit with InnLink’s impressive online reservation services for hotels,” says Bhanu Chopra, RateGain’s CEO. “By integrating our PriceGain Rate Intelligence Solution with InnLink’s CRS, InnLink properties now have access to the most comprehensive and highest quality rate intelligence data for maintaining competitiveness and optimizing revenues,”

About InnLink
InnLink, celebrating 20 years of service, specializes in hospitality and hotel reservation services utilizing three brands: InnLink, for mid-tier hotel properties; InnVite, for 3+ star hotel/resort properties: and VisitUs for destination management organizations (DMOs) and travel portals. InnLink maximizes channel-managed, reservation revenue streams for more than 3800 hospitality customers. To learn more about InnLink’s products and services visit www.innlink.com or contact Chip Hysler, Senior Marketing Manager at 615-264-8090 or [email protected].

About RateGain
RateGain offers web-based solutions to leading online travel agents, airlines, wholesalers and hotels across 70 countries. RateGain products for the travel industry have earned numerous awards for innovation. The company is a leader in SaaS based solutions in channel management, online brand reputation management, competitive price intelligence, and social media marketing. Established in 2004, RateGain IT Private Solutions Limited is headquartered in India with offices in the US, Thailand, Spain, Dubai and the UK. For more information, please visit
www.rategain.com.


Contact:

Chip Hysler
Sr. Marketing Manager
PH: 615-264-8090
[email protected]


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