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Why More Hoteliers Are Flocking to the Cloud: What You Need to Know if You Haven’t Already Made the Migration
Ryan Hamilton | July 28, 2022
By Ryan Hamilton For many of us, the mention of oversized desktop computers and dial-up internet may inspire a rush of nostalgia, lest we forget battling with other family members to ensure a phone call didn’t interrupt our browsing session. While these memories are exactly that – distant memories – it isn’t hard to draw a parallel between those platforms that marked the dawn of the internet age and the legacy platforms that many hoteliers still rely on today. Just as we transitioned from dial-up internet and early computers to today's sleek and modern laptops, desktops, and tablets, many hospitality leaders have switched from leg...
Sonesta Resorts Sint Maarten Select STS Cloud, ProposalPath and e-Signature to Enhance Group Business Across Oceanfront Properties
SalesAndCatering.com | 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...
Leading Hotel Brand Valor Hospitality Selects STS Cloud as Their Preferred Sales and Catering Platform Partner for 8 Properties
SalesAndCatering.com | May 17, 2022
Valor Hospitality is Utilizing SalesAndCatering.com’s STS Cloud and ProposalPath across 8 properties to empower a stand-out group sales process that consistently wins more business Mount Pleasant, SC [May 17, 2022] - Valor Hospitality Partners, a full-service hotel management, acquisition and development company with a track record of excellence, has partnered with SalesAndCatering.com to transform their group sales processes. Using both STS Cloud and ProposalPath, Valor Hospitality Hotels are primed to stand out from competitor properties, capitalize on leads, drive revenue, and consistently over-deliver on meeting and event bookings....
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...
Knowland Releases the Essential 2021 Sales Playbook for Hotels
Knowland | May 25, 2021
Step-by-step guide helps hotel sales leaders make informed decisions to rebuild group revenue and increase profitability ARLINGTON, Va. — May 25, 2021 — Knowland, the leader in AI-powered group business data for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and other meeting venues, announced today the release of a new guide entitled “The Essential 2021 Sales Playbook for Hotels, Steps to Rebuild Group Revenue and Avoid Being Left Behind.” Specifically designed to help hoteliers recapture meeting and events business lost during COVID, the guide provides information on how to adjust strategy for the new competitive lan...
Senior Team Alignment Critical for Leisure and Group Recovery Success
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | May 5, 2021
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky The recovery in the leisure sector is imminent, and we argue that small groups aren’t far behind given that ‘revenge travel’ also implies a strong yearning to reconnect and congregate. A return to healthy numbers won’t be evenly spread across all hotels, though. It will favor those properties and those organizations that are already prepared for a diverse range of ramp-up scenarios, with others leaving revenue on the table by not having plans in place prior to this next phase. While hotels could hardly have predicted or prevented the advent of COVID-19, what we’ve witnessed in the latter half of 20...
Top Management Company Turns to Knowland to Accelerate Group Sales
Knowland | January 25, 2021
Knowland works outside the box to deliver a multifaceted prospecting program ARLINGTON, Va. — Jan. 25, 2021 — Group business is key to hotels returning to profitability. Today Knowland, the leader in hospitality group data analytics, announced the completion of a project with long-term partner, award-winning hospitality management company, Davidson Hotels & Resorts, that helped develop and implement a multifaceted prospecting program to re-invigorate sales teams and accelerate sales into recovery. Using the Knowland platform, properties uncovered approximately $100k in new business for 2021 within two weeks. Advantages of the Kn...
Knowland Announces U.S. Meetings and Events Data for December 2020
Knowland | January 14, 2021
Leader in group hospitality analytics sees meeting growth slow as expected due to holidays and COVID-related market changes ARLINGTON, Va. — Jan. 14, 2021— December U.S. monthly meetings and events volume decreased 39 percent over the previous month, according to the latest data from Knowland, the leader in group hospitality analytics for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and other meeting venues. The two-week pause of the holidays drove most of this decline. However, a few key markets entering different stages of shutdown also drove some of the lower performance. It is anticipated that January will see volu...
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