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Kaba Mobile Access Solutions at HITEC: Touch The Future of Secure Convenience
Kaba - Beyond Security | June 8, 2015
At HITEC Visit Kaba in Booth # 1921 to Touch the Future June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center Brands and Independents Select Kaba to Deliver a Secure, Reliable Mobile Complement to RFID Keycards MONTREAL, QC, CANADA - June 8, 2015 - Kaba has expanded implementation of its Mobile Access Solutions across hospitality properties in North America and Europe. New US installs include full-service chain properties and luxury boutiques. Kaba comes to HITEC 2015 with hands-on mobile access solutions for attendees to experience the convenience of using their own iOS devices for room entry. Kaba mobile access is Apple Watch compatible, at...
HeBS Digital to Showcase Digital Technology Created to Increase Hotel Revenues at HITEC 2015
HeBS Digital | June 8, 2015
New York, NY (June 8, 2015) - HeBS Digital, the award-winning hotel digital technology, website design, full-service digital marketing and website revenue optimization consulting firm will exhibit at HITEC 2015 and showcase its digital technology offerings designed to dramatically increase property website direct online revenues. The company's technology line, created in-house to fit the needs of top-tier major hotel brands, luxury and boutique hotel brands, resorts and casinos, hotel management companies, franchisees and independents includes: smartCMS: A three-time American Business Award winner, the smartCMS (Content Management Sys...
Hospitality Industry Gains Complete Automated Solution with CSI globalVCard and BirchStreet Partners
BirchStreet Systems, Inc. | June 5, 2015
BirchStreet integrates hospitality industry's leading eProcurement platform with CSI's globalVCard paysystems to further automate the procure-to-pay process. Bonita Springs, FL - CSI globalVCard, a leading provider of electronic payment solutions, and BirchStreet, the leading procure-to-pay (P2P) solution provider for the hospitality industry, today announced a partnership and the upcoming integration of their enterprise technologies. The integration will further enhance BirchStreet's eProcurement platform to allow its customers the option of paying suppliers through CSI's highly secure globalVCard payment system. "The partnership and i...
Divi Resorts Chooses Automation with GUESTScope™ by UniFocus
Divi Resorts | June 5, 2015
June 5, 2015, Dallas, TX. UniFocus is pleased to announce that its partnership with Divi Resorts has gone live. Divi decided on GUESTScope™, as that was the solution that helped them collect better feedback from their guests, and was also time and cost efficient, in addition to being environmentally friendly. Jason Price, Director of Revenue Development & Sales Management at Divi Resorts, says, "The expectation was to create an automated and streamlined process to analyze and interpret valuable guest feedback. We will use the feedback collected through the GUESTScope™ solution to better service our current and future guests. The...
Top 10 U.S. Destinations for Summer Travel from Europe
nSight | June 4, 2015
Fueled by Strong UK Demand, Travel Search from Europe to the U.S. Up 20%+ NASHVILLE, TN – June 4, 2015 – nSight, the leader in online consumer shopping intelligence for the travel industry, today announced the top destinations for summer leisure travel from Europe to the U.S. With consumer search on travel sites as a leading indicator for travel bookings on third parties and direct channels through the summer, the top 10 U.S. destinations for summer European travel represent almost 300 million online searches from June 1 – August 30, up 23.5% over last year. nSight captures millions of hotel searches and bookings daily across 5,00...
TravelClick and Rainmaker Enter into a Research and Development Partnership
TravelClick, Inc. | June 4, 2015
Partnership is Key Component of TravelClick's Vision to Imbed Demand Data into Everyday Business Decisions for Hotels Globally NEW YORK – June 4, 2015 – TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, and the Rainmaker Group, the leading provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions to the gaming/hospitality and multifamily housing industries, have announced a joint research and development (R&D) partnership to allow TravelClick's Demand360® customers to integrate their subscription data into Rainmaker's revenue management system (RMS). The par...
SiteMinder Acquires Globekey to Accelerate Direct Booking Presence in Asia
SiteMinder | June 4, 2015
Sydney, Australia, 4 June 2015 - SiteMinder, the leading cloud platform for hotels, today announces it has acquired Asia-based online reservation systems provider Globekey. The acquisition, completed this month, significantly increases the direct booking contribution to the SiteMinder business from within Asia, especially in Globekey's primary markets of Indonesia and Thailand where the majority of Globekey's 1200 global hotel customers are currently located. Mike Ford, Co-Founder and Managing Director at SiteMinder, says the acquisition strengthens the company's presence among hard-to-reach hotel users of Internet booking engines in As...
InvoTech Returns to HITEC with RFID Uniform System and Linen System
InvoTech Systems | June 4, 2015
At HITEC Visit InvoTech Systems in Booth #736 June 16 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center 15th Year at HITEC: Industry Leader Showcasing New Product Offering – Pool Towel System LOS ANGELES – June 4, 2015 – InvoTech Systems will be exhibiting at HITEC, the world's largest hospitality technology show, for its 15th year. InvoTech will showcase its RFID Uniform and Linen Management Systems that increase property profitability. InvoTech will also launch a new RFID Pool Towel Tracking System, which is a module of the InvoTech Linen System. InvoTech is the leading provider of advanced Linen and Uniform Management Systems that integr...
Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Wins with UniFocus Time & Attendance Solution!
UniFocus | June 4, 2015
DALLAS – June 4, 2015 – UniFocus is pleased to announce its new partnership with Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The implementation of UniFocus' Total Workforce Performance Time & Attendance Solution has been completed. Utilizing the UniFocus T&A solution, Downtown Grand has eliminated hours of manual effort, allowed for pro-active monitoring of overtime, streamlined the time collection process for payroll, and improved employee/manager communication across the organization. "UniFocus is excited to partner with Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino," says David Phillips, EVP Business Development with UniFocu...
Duetto’s Revenue Strategy Solutions will be Implemented Worldwide at Pestana Hotel Group
Duetto | June 4, 2015
Duetto brings new levels of insight and revenue optimization to Pestana's close to 90 Hotels in Europe, Africa and the Americas London, June 4, 2015 - Duetto, the market leader in hotel profit optimization technology, announced that Pestana Hotel Group will implement its revenue strategy solutions, bringing new insights on pricing and demand to close to 90 Pestana hotels on three continents. Coming just months after the launch of Duetto's EMEA headquarters office in London, the deal with Lisbon-based Pestana brings Duetto's solutions to luxury hotels in five European capital cities, and continues Duetto's rapid expansion...
Travel Tripper’s Central Reservation System Now Interfaces With eRevMax’s RateTiger
Travel Tripper | June 4, 2015
Hotels will now be able to distribute inventory seamlessly through eRevMax's channel manager using Travel Tripper's CRS NEW YORK –June 4, 2015 – Travel Tripper, the industry's most innovative providers of hotel website and reservation solutions, today announced its certification with eRevMax's RateTiger to interface with Travel Tripper's central reservation system (CRS). By fully integrating the two systems, hotels can easily distribute inventory to eRevMax channel partners through Travel Tripper's CRS. With unique features such as geographic pricing, automated Best Rate Guarantee, and multi-property listing capabilities, Travel Tri...
How Hotels Can Stay Competitive With Google’s New Algorithm
TrustYou | June 3, 2015
As Google continues to toy with algorithms, there's much speculation about how the mighty search engine values a website. Google generally stays pretty mum about the changes but has confirmed it made an update at the end of April, dubbed Google Phantom 2 by many bloggers. A few tech-savvy souls have taken to the dashboards and produced their estimations of exactly what algorithm changes have occurred, and it's relatively easy to sum up: Google is getting smarter about how it assesses and ranks content quality. This means that websites must strive to provide the very best user experience on both technical and content levels. So what can ...
Lodging Interactive Launches HotelSiteXPRESS
Your Lodging Interactive | June 3, 2015
The digital marketing firm provides affordable, month-to-month website solutions. Parsippany, NJ: Lodging Interactive, the digital marketing and social media engagement firm exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced it has launched HotelSiteXPRESS, an affordable website design solution for hotels. HotelSiteXPRESS provides hotels with a unique website ownership opportunity versus lengthy rental programs offered by competitors. This is the latest endeavor for the New Jersey based firm, which saw a need for an affordable website solution upon hearing of the difficulties many hoteliers faced after signing up for lost-cos...
Flyte Systems Launches 3 New Revenue Generating Guest Service Solutions at HITEC
Flyte Systems | June 3, 2015
At HITEC Visit Flyte Systems in Booth # 1637 June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center How Does Digital Signage Boost a Property's Bottom Line? EventDisplay, AmenityBoard, and EventChannel Combine Practical Travel Info with Tempting Special Offers CHICAGO, IL – June 3, 2015 – Flyte Systems, a division of ITS, will arrive at HITEC 2015 with three new digital signage solutions to improve guest service and increase property revenue. Hotel operators at HITEC will get the first look at EventDisplay and AmenityBoard. These affordable, high-definition flat panel displays present property events and way finding combined with a hotel's ...
VingCard Elsafe Takes the Family Name to Become ASSA ABLOY Hospitality
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality | June 2, 2015
New name for trusted security brand opens the door to future growth and innovation June 2, 2015 -- Hotel security innovator VingCard Elsafe has changed its name to ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, effective June 1, 2015. This new identity allows the company to draw upon the vast resources of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, and positions it to better meet the evolving needs of the hospitality industry. "If we're to remain innovative and competitive, we must keep pace with the demand from our customers for flawless experiences," says Tim Shea, president of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality. "As our brand transitions to ASSA ABLOY, we...
Hotels That Offer Free 24 Hour Hold on their Websites Discover Surprising Opportunity
Regatta Travel Solutions | June 2, 2015
Charlottesville, Virginia (June 2, 2015) - Hotels using the Regatta booking engine on their websites have yet another competitive advantage. Regatta allows consumers to put a room on hold and lock in the rate for 24 hours, in exchange for the customer's email address. This is one of many tools that the patent-pending hotel booking engine includes to reduce abandonment of the checkout screen and create retargeting opportunities. Regatta Travel Solutions has earned a reputation for bringing highly innovative tools to the industry that empower hotels to significantly grow their direct online booking volume. With its "Free 24 Hour Hold" to...
IDeaS Expands Reputation Pricing Solution, Partners With Revinate to Integrate Social Media
Revinate | May 28, 2015
Joint partnership drives revenue opportunities by integrating online rating and review information into pricing decisions MINNEAPOLIS - May 28, 2015 - IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced a strategic partnership with hotel reputation company Revinate, empowering customers of both companies to leverage online reputation data for better pricing power. By integrating Revinate Online Reputation Management data into IDeaS Reputation Pricing solution, IDeaS and Revinate customers can take advantage of the intricate relationship shared between online ...
Travel Review Innovation: From User Experience to Guest Experience
TrustYou | May 28, 2015
Let's talk about innovation. Specifically innovation and travel reviews. We all know by now that travel reviews are fundamental to the travel planning process, but their importance is about more than what they say or how many there are. Travel reviews have the potential to help innovate both the travel site user experience as well as the actual guest experience. Here are two examples of innovation with travel reviews from each of these perspectives. Hipmunk: Improving the travel research experience Just because the average travelers reads up to a dozen or more reviews before booking a hotel, doesn't necessarily mean that the traveler ac...
Moneyball: Big Data and Raising Your Hotel Company’s Batting Average
Aptech Computer Systems | May 28, 2015
'Outside-The-Box' Business Intelligence Analysis and Reporting Reveals Competitive Advantages that Lift Performance and Profitability By Cam Troutman, Vice President of Aptech Computer Systems May 28, 2015 - This viewpoint is about money and baseball. Hotel company financial executives are like the general manager of the baseball team in Michael Lewis' book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The book argues that the Oakland A's' front office took advantage of innovative analytical measures of player performance to field a team that could better compete against richer competitors in Major League Baseball. If you are in the h...
Mobile Strategy: Necessity or Fluff? – Join SHR for a free webinar
SHR | May 28, 2015
HOUSTON, TX, May 28, 2015- SHR, an innovative provider of advanced distribution technology and services for the hospitality industry, today announced their next webinar session, Mobile Strategy: Necessity or Fluff?, to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 11 am CDT. The session will focus on consumer trends in mobile, and how those trends translate to the hospitality sector. SHR's team of industry veterans will break down the current use of mobile by hotels & resorts, how they see this use evolving, and whether or not a separate mobile strategy is really necessary for a hotel to compete in the coming years. To register for this fre...
Bright Outlook for Hotels This Summer Travel Season
TravelClick, Inc. | May 27, 2015
Hoteliers Advised to Focus on Early Reservation Opportunities to Capture Seasonal Demand NEW YORK - May 27, 2015 - Hotels in major North American markets experienced positive growth in rate according to data from the May 2015 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). TravelClick's data also reports that three quarters of the 25 markets measured are experiencing increases in committed occupancy and 90 percent are experiencing increases in average daily rates (ADR). "There is a bright outlook for the coming summer travel season as we're seeing strong year-over-year increases in the group, business and transient segments. To p...
Chelsea Hotel Toronto Doubles Upsell Revenue After Implementing TSA Solutions’ Front Desk Upselling
TSA Solutions | May 27, 2015
Front desk management and team members attribute additional $150,000 in annual revenue to enhanced TSA upselling strategies MINNEAPOLIS- MAY 27, 2015 - TSA Solutions, the industry's premier training and sales revenue enhancing specialist, helped double upsell revenue at the Chelsea Hotel in Toronto in just a month, following implementation of its Front Desk Upselling program at the property in February. Recognized as Canada's largest hotel, featuring 1,590 contemporary guestrooms and suites, the Chelsea Hotel has also significantly increased the overall effectiveness of its front desk team and began leveraging an increased ROI on its ex...
Rainmaker Names Joseph Flynn VP of Sales, Gaming and Hospitality
Rainmaker | May 27, 2015
ATLANTA, GA - May 27, 2015 - Rainmaker has named Joseph Flynn vice president of sales, gaming and hospitality. Flynn assumes the newly created position to continue driving aggressive growth in the traditional hotel and casino-hotel categories for the revenue management leader. Mr. Flynn has over 20 years of experience and a successful track record in delivering top-tier growth year- over-year with prior employers in the hospitality market, including Newmarket International and Hotel Information Systems (Softbrands, now part of Infor). Mr. Flynn will have responsibility for driving growth of all Rainmaker solutions into the hospitality m...
Maestro PMS Powers-Up Independents at HITEC 2015 with Apps, Mobile Solutions and Big Data Analysis
Maestro Property Management Solution | May 27, 2015
At HITEC Visit Maestro PMS in Booth #1029 June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center Maestro Gives Independents Mobile Apps and Wi-Fi Flexibility for Personalized Guest Service, Greater Profitability and Productivity May 27, 2015 - Toronto - Maestro PMS™ will arrive at HITEC 2015 with a suite of new mobile solutions to give independent operators a competitive edge. Maestro's Housekeeping app, mobile tablet signature capture and curbside check-in, and mobile guest management modules will give independent operators leading edge tools to enhance guest service and productivity. Click here to learn more about Maestro's solutions for pr...