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2008-08-18 Hospitality Technology Resource

Internet

Hoteliers' Online Action Plan in Slowing Economy
In today's economy, one has to be careful about how to spend their money wisely, and this is especially true in the hotel industry. Hoteliers invest their money in marketing to bring in more guests, but in a tough economy, business slows down. So how is it possible for us to thrive, despite slow business? ...more

Blizzard Internet Marketing Experts Highlight Search Engine Strategies Conference
Carrie Hill and Mary Bowling, search engine marketing experts at Blizzard Internet Marketing, will be featured speakers at the 2008 SES Conference and Expo in San Jose, California. ...more

Accor North America Selects VFM Interactive to Distribute Rich Media Tours for Motel 6 Locations
Accor North America, one of the nation's largest owners and operators of economy lodging, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with VFM Interactive to provide rich media management and distribution services to its Motel 6 properties. ...more

Splendia Emerges In North And South America With Strong European Support
Splendia, a leading online reservation service offering a selection of luxury and character hotels, has increased the size of its portfolio by more than 318 hotels since its official entry into North and South America this year. ...more

GenaRes Worldwide Reservation Services Appoints VFM Interactive As Their Exclusive Provider of Rich Media Production and Distribution Services
GenaRes Worldwide Reservation Services, the hotel industry's newest and fastest growing global reservations company, announced today that it has selected VFM Interactive, the world's leading full service provider of rich media production and distribution solutions for the travel industry, as its exclusive partner for the distribution and production of hotel rich visual content. ...more

Ice Portal Forms Strategic Partnership With Go World Productions
When it comes to hotel marketing, few things help capture an audience more than a professionally produced video. Together, Go World Productions and ICE Portal are offering hoteliers and travel suppliers the opportunity of taking promotional videos to a new level with a full-screen, hi-resolution video option. ...more

Dedicated page on hotel websites can do the legwork for meeting planners, delegates and the hotel that serves them
An online tool that goes by the acronym POGS is making the process of planning meetings more efficient and profitable for meeting hosts and the hotel managers who serve them. ...more

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Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Transforms the Hotel Lobby Experience with Microsoft Surface
Sheraton Hotels in Five U.S. Cities Debut Microsoft Surface, Putting a Virtual Concierge and Unique Entertainment Experiences at Guests' Fingertips ...more

Nexus enters new market with Hosmark agreement
UK hotel representation company, Hosmark, has become the first specialist group bookings agency to benefit from Nexus' integrated suite of sales management applications. ...more

YouTravel.com and DerbySoft Announce Partnership
Youtravel.com, the premier global resort booking specialist, has announced the first phase of a partnership with DerbySoft, the operator of China's hotel switch and Global Distribution Network. ...more

Mike Edmeyer Joins ReServe Interactive as Vice President of Sales
ReServe Interactive, a leader in hospitality software solutions, announces the hiring of Mike Edmeyer as Vice President of Sales. Edmeyer will work out of the Livermore, Calif. sales and service office and be responsible for managing and developing the company's growing sales department, as well as identifying and cultivating new and existing regional and national accounts. ...more

HITEC Searches for Education Topics for 2009 Conference
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP(R)) and the 2009 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC (R)) Advisory Council are seeking education topic proposals for HITEC 2009. The topic proposal deadline is August 27, 2008. HITEC, produced by HFTP, is June 22-25, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. USA. ...more

Burger King Franchisee Cuts Turnover in Half with JobApp Network
Team Schostak Family Restaurants ('Team Schostak'), a Burger King franchisee with 59 Burger King Restaurants and several other concepts, including Del Taco, has expanded its roll-out of the JobApp Network hiring solution. The decision to renew and expand its agreement with JobApp Network was based on the results of a highly successful initial roll-out in February 2008. ...more

Scandic Implements OPERA Enterprise Solution and Hosts in MICROS's Frankfurt Datacenter
MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that the European hotel chain Scandic has selected the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution as its next generation central system solution. ...more

Deville Hotels Selects the Multi-property OPERA Enterprise Solution and MICROS RES 4.0 for Entire Chain
MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Deville Hotels has selected the OPERA Property Management System (PMS), OPERA Sales & Catering (S&C), OPERA Sales Force Automation (SFA) and OPERA Web Services Suite (OWS) for multi-property deployment in its 10 hotels located in Brazil, as well as MICROS RES 4.0 for its point-of-sale needs for all hotel restaurants. ...more

MICROS Systems, Inc. Acquires Fry, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fry, Inc., an e-commerce design, development, and managed services provider. Fry is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. ...more

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