Sonesta Resorts Sint Maarten Select STS Cloud, ProposalPath and e-Signature to Enhance Group Business Across Oceanfront Properties
Sonesta Resorts Sint Maarten | June 14, 2022
Wedding Bells Are Ringing – Are Hotels and Venues Ready to Answer the Demand?
Ryan Hamilton | April 20, 2022
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Why User Generated Content Can Benefit the Hospitality Industry This Summer
Adam Dornbusch | June 16, 2022
By Adam Dornbusch From weekend getaways to tropical escapes, hotels and resorts across the globe will see an influx in guests staying at their locations this summer. In fact, Expedia Travel Group predicts this summer will be the busiest travel season yet as consumers continue booking flights both domestically and internationally. Fortunately, this increase in the number of travelers also brings an increase in the amount of potential marketing content hotels and destinations can gather. As guests visit new locations, they’ll also be snapping photos and videos to remember their trip in key spots such as pools, spas, dining spots, rooms, an...
Sonesta Resorts Sint Maarten Select STS Cloud, ProposalPath and e-Signature to Enhance Group Business Across Oceanfront Properties
Sonesta Resorts Sint Maarten | June 14, 2022
Sonesta Resorts features a duo of stunning oceanfront properties that have experienced great success leveraging SalesAndCatering.com’s suite of hotel sales solutions to drive group business and growth Charleston, SC – (June 14, 2022) - Sonesta Resorts in Sint Maarten has partnered with SalesAndCatering.com to equip their luxury properties with best-in-class sales and catering technology. When considering ways to scale and enhance their industry-leading brand and support growth across both oceanfront properties, Sonesta Resorts selected STS Cloud, ProposalPath, and e-Signature as their platforms of choice. “When vetting prospective...
Clairvoyix and Fetch Partner to Bring On-Property Guest Communication and Incident Reporting to The Wallace
Clairvoyix | June 9, 2022
Leading hotel marketing automation system provider utilizes their Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP) expertise to bring big dividends to their partner Fetch and The Wallace NYC. LAS VEGAS, NV (June 9, 2022) – Vendor partnerships come in many forms, but the best ones bring true added value to their client properties. In the case of The Wallace, a luxury hotel in New York City, the property is benefiting from Fetch’s industry leading guest engagement platform made possible by utilizing the Clairvoyix OHIP connector for Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud. “The Wallace saw the value in our guest engagement solution, but as a...
Zoox Smart Data Reveals How Investing in Data Protection and Privacy Initiatives Encourages Technological Innovation
Zoox Smart Data | June 9, 2022
The technology leader aims to educate organizations on what it calls, “the sustainable use of personal data.” ALPHARETTA, GA – June 9, 2022 – Zoox Smart Data (“Zoox”), a global provider of technological solutions that harness big data to build customer profiles from existing Wi-Fi networks, today announced it has released a review entitled, “The Value (Not the Price) of Investments in Privacy and Information Security.” The company is educating clients on the importance of investing in privacy practices to protect customer data and promote business growth. "Globally in 2021, the number of weekly cyber attacks increased ...
HSMAI Announces Inaugural Marketing Award Honorees
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) | June 7, 2022
McLean, VA—The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will celebrate three remarkable marketing leaders during HSMAI’s Marketing Strategy Conference in Orlando on June 28. Jessie Burns, Senior Director of Brand & Public Relations Strategy for Terranea Resort, and Sean Dee, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Outrigger Hospitality Group, will be presented with the Marketing Professional of the Year Awards for single/multi-unit and corporate categories, respectively. Dr. Katerina Berezina, Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi, will be honored with the Marketing Educat...
Knowland Monthly Meetings and Events Report Marks Significant Growth of 276 Percent Over May 2021
Knowland | June 7, 2022
Month-over-month increase of 12.5 percent over April 2022 indicates the industry is moving faster through recovery ARLINGTON, Va. — June 7, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for May with a significant increase of 276 percent over May 2021. May 2022 rebounded from April 2022 with a 12.5 percent increase month over month. • Average attendees per event continue to outpace 2019 – The average number of attendees per event for May 2022 was 123, compared to 65 in May 2021 and 92 in May 2019. •...
Leading Management Company Columbia Hospitality Partners With SalesAndCatering.com to Deliver Next-Generation Sales Optimization Tools Across 30+ Prop...
SalesAndCatering.com | June 1, 2022
Award-winning hotel management company leverages STS Cloud, ProposalPath, and RFP Forms to drive revenue, efficiency, and productivity across its expansive portfolio of hotels and resorts, golf clubs, distinctive venues, and more. Charleston, SC – (June 1, 2022) - Columbia Hospitality, the sought-after hospitality solutions provider and management company that has established a reputation for exceptional experiences and remarkable properties has deployed ProposalPath and RFP forms across 30+ properties, and SalesAndCatering.com’s STS Cloud at 19 properties. Columbia Hospitality features a diverse portfolio of properties and venues, inc...
Introducing Cloudbeds Amplify: The Intelligent Digital Marketing Solution Driving More Direct Bookings for Independent Hoteliers
Cloudbeds | May 25, 2022
Leading hotel technology platform Cloudbeds acquires AdsHotel and Odysys to level the playing field in the high-cost competition for direct bookings with new digital marketing service (SAN DIEGO) — Cloudbeds, the hospitality industry’s fastest-growing technology provider, unveiled today the expansion of its hospitality platform with its newest solution, Cloudbeds Amplify. Set for release in early Fall, the comprehensive done-for-you digital marketing service leverages advanced technologies to optimize customers’ online presence, drive more direct bookings and increase revenue. Cloudbeds Amplify services include website creation and...
Marriott International Introduces Travel Media Network, Powered by Yahoo
Marriott International, Inc. | May 16, 2022
Marriott debuts the hospitality industry’s first global omnichannel media network, enabling advertisers to deliver curated experiences to millions of travelers Marriott International, Inc., today announced the launch of the Marriott Media Network, an omnichannel cross-platform advertising solution for brand advertisers, enabling curated content experiences and offerings to guests throughout their travel journey. To power its network of owned channels, Marriott is exclusively collaborating with Yahoo, an industry-leading unified stack advertising platform. The Marriott Media Network initially will offer brand advertisers exposure to trav...
HotelSiteXPRESS Helps Hotels Thrive With Affordable Website Solutions
Lodging Interactive | May 11, 2022
Lodging Interactive, award-winning digital marketing, reputation management, and social media marketing agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced the next generation of its HotelSiteXPRESS bespoke website and digital marketing solutions tailored to meet the needs of independent and branded properties. HotelSiteXPRESS offers an affordable mix of hotel website design and hosting along with digital marketing services on a low-cost, monthly subscription basis with no long-term contracts. “Since 2001, we’ve helped hundreds of full-service luxury properties capture increasing levels of online market share throu...
Knowland’s Meetings and Events Report Indicates 323 Percent Increase Over April 2021
Knowland | May 4, 2022
Meeting’s volume shows signs of continued momentum as the industry recovers ARLINGTON, Va. — May 4, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for April with a significant increase of 323 percent over April 2021. Despite the normal cooling factor of the Easter holiday, there was still a 3.7 percent recovery of events from March to April 2022. • Average attendees greater than 2019 levels – Attendees were ahead of 2019 levels for April with the average number of attendees per event at 118, compare...
Wedding Bells Are Ringing – Are Hotels and Venues Ready to Answer the Demand?
Ryan Hamilton | April 20, 2022
How to perfect your sales process to win more group business and become a sought-after wedding venue By Ryan Hamilton, Co-Founder, SalesAndCatering.com and Bluebuzzard Technology Group Lately, everywhere you turn, there seems to be a tangible shift in energy – an exciting buzz in the air as we await the change of season, with cool spring mornings soon to become warm summer nights. Of course, this isn’t just any seasonal transition; this marks the first ‘normal’ summer most of us will have had in two years due to the pandemic, and it’s easy to understand the anticipation we all feel. But there is, perhaps, no group of people mo...
Experiential Hotel Packages Set to Bloom in the Post-Pandemic
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | April 20, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky The travel recovery that hotels are gearing up for over the next year will not see the same guest behavior as in 2019. The world has changed and hotels have to adapt to the new demands. One key direction where travel is headed is towards time maximization – filling a vacation or work trip with meaningful moments because you never know when the prospects of moving freely about the globe will grind to a halt once again. This concept of time maximization means that guests will be seeking hotel brands that aid with this goal by designing trips and itineraries that make those experiences a reality. Travelers ar...
Knowland Issues Quarterly Event Activity Forecast
Knowland | April 20, 2022
The U.S. Meetings Recovery Forecast remains stable and still on track with March exceeding recovery targets and some markets at or near recovery by end of 2022 ARLINGTON, Va. — April 20, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, released an update to its U.S. Meetings Recovery Forecast (MRF) and associated Top 25 U.S. Meetings Recovery Forecast (MRF25) to provide the hospitality industry with predictive insights into event recovery over the next three years. Click here to view the most current forecasts. Kristi White, chief product officer, Knowland, said:...
Omni Hotels & Resorts Becomes First Brand to Launch Seamless Instant Booking Experience for Both Group Rooms and Meeting Space
Omni Hotels & Resorts | April 14, 2022
Groups360 empowers event organizers to book rooms and space in a single transaction on GroupSync™ DALLAS, TX – April 14, 2022 – Omni Hotels & Resorts and Groups360 today announced that Omni is the first ever hotelier to offer instant booking for both group rooms and meeting space on GroupSync™. GroupSync is Groups360’s proprietary online booking marketplace, with instant booking capabilities that enable anyone organizing a meeting or event to book both group guest rooms and event spaces online. This functionality is now available at the Omni Frisco Hotel (Frisco, TX), and soon across Omni’s more than 50 properties in the U.S...
Vizergy® Teams With Sabre Hospitality at AAHOACON 2022 in Baltimore
Vizergy® Digital Marketing | April 12, 2022
Long standing partners bring together best in class digital marketing and distribution services. JACKSONVILLE, FL – April 12, 2022 – Vizergy® Digital Marketing, a leader in digital marketing and sales for the hospitality industry, today announced that they will be joined by Sabre Hospitality at AHHOACON 2022 thia week in Baltimore. The joint effort is an extension of a strategic alignment announced in August of 2021, which brings together the two best-in class platforms in digital marketing and hotel distribution. By unifying Sabre’s industry-leading CRS and distribution capabilities with Vizergy’s high-performing websites, custo...
Leading Through Change – Be the Spark!
Jeff Bzdawka | April 7, 2022
Inspiration for Global Meetings Industry Day By: Jeff Bzdawka, CEO Knowland To recognize Global Meetings Industry Day, it seemed appropriate to speak about our industry recovery and the importance of embracing a leadership style that offers encouragement, especially during periods of ongoing uncertainty. We kicked off 2022 with great hope of a return to a near-normal year. Unfortunately, as world events unfolded around us, we found ourselves once again wondering if things would ever return to normal. Or even what “normal” means today. As industry leaders, however, it is our job to avoid getting caught up in the onslaught of negat...
Amadeus Unveils Five Defining Trends for the US Group Travel and Events Industry in 2022
Amadeus | April 6, 2022
• Forward-looking on-the-books hotel group occupancy rates for 2022 in the US already match the total made in 2021, and outperform 2020 • Data points to significant uptick, particularly in unique markets, but bookings will be smaller in both size and value with shorter lead times As hoteliers evaluate their group business opportunities for 2022, a new report from Amadeus combines hotelier insights with Amadeus business intelligence data to reveal the key trends that will guide the group travel and events market in the year ahead. According to Amadeus’ Demand360® data, 2022 is showing a significant rise in group travel booking ...
Knowland’s Meetings and Events Report Indicates March Meetings Up 55 Percent From February
Knowland | April 6, 2022
428 percent increase over March 2021 and significant growth for the second month in a row in 2022 marks a turning point for meetings and events market ARLINGTON, Va. — April 6, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for March. Meetings volume from February to March increased 55.5 percent. Even more significant is a 428 percent increase over March 2021. Individual recovery metrics (average attendees and average space used) are level with 2019. Additionally, March 2022 achieved a 47.5 percent recovery of eve...
Gillis Sales Reports $23M in Actual Revenue for Hospitality Clients in 2021, Increases New Business by 40 Percent
Gillis | March 16, 2022
Remote sales and training become key priorities as hotels address today’s labor shortage DALLAS, March 16, 2022 – Gillis Sales, a remote sales and training organization for hoteliers, reported today that it generated $23M in actual revenue for its client base in 2021 while increasing its client base by 40 percent since the beginning of the pandemic. These numbers indicate that hotels are seeing the benefits of investing in sales to increase profitability as travel resumes. Even as the labor shortage continues, leisure and corporate travel are increasing. To keep up with demand, Gillis is seeing an increase in business as hoteliers t...
HSMAI to Honor GCommerce Solutions With Bronze Adrian Award for Outstanding Travel Marketing
GCommerce | March 10, 2022
Adrian Award winners will be celebrated at an in-person event on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Park City, UT, (March 10, 2022) – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will honor GCommerce Solutions with a Bronze Adrian Award for travel marketing excellence for its winning entry in the 65th annual Adrian Awards, the largest and most prestigious global travel marketing competition. For 2021, HSMAI designed the Adrian Awards to reflect the current travel landscape, with Focus Categories of Recovery Marketing, Recovery Campaign Evolution, Technology Innovation, and Corporate Social Responsibility, in addition ...
Knowland Reports Significant Growth in February Meetings Volume, Up 340 Percent Over February 2021
Knowland | March 3, 2022
Meetings increase 48 percent from January to February 2022, a significant sign the world is ready to get back to the business of meeting in person ARLINGTON, Va. — March 3, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for February. Meetings volume from January to February increased 48.1 percent. Even more significant is a 340 percent increase over February 2021. Individual recovery metrics (average attendees and average space used) are now level with 2019. If the year continues at this pace, volume levels wil...
Lodging Interactive Selects ReviewPro to Power Its CoMMingle:Engage Reputation Management Services
Lodging Interactive | March 1, 2022
PARSIPPANY, March 1, 2022 - Lodging Interactive, award-winning digital marketing, reputation management, and social media marketing agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced it had implemented ReviewPro’s online customer review platform to power its CoMMingle:Engage reputation management services. “Over the past six months, we have evaluated numerous guest review SaaS platforms and have found ReviewPro to be the most advanced and best suited to meet the unique needs of our CoMMingle:Engage reputation management services business,” said DJ Vallauri, Founder and CEO of Lodging Interactive. “The ReviewPro pl...
Knowland Announces Expanded Partnership With Aimbridge Hospitality
Knowland | February 23, 2022
Best-in-class management company turns to data analytics to ramp up group sales and gain a competitive advantage ARLINGTON, Va./PLANO, Texas — Feb. 23, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, has expanded its partnership with Knowland to provide access to meetings and events data for sales teams at the property level. Management companies such as Aimbridge Hospitality are turning to Knowland to increase group revenue, improve sales team productivity, and better understand ma...
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