eRevMax to host TigerTime at ITB Berlin for hoteliers

eRevMax, the leading hospitality technology & solutions provider of channel management and connectivity solutions, RateTiger and Connect, hosted its signature TigerTime session with the major Asian OTAs at ITB Berlin. The distribution provider will share valuable insights how to capture fair share of bookings in the emerging markets from the key online distribution players in the Asia region. Asia has ousted Europe to become the world’s biggest travel market. TigerTime session will be held with major Asian OTAs Rakuten, Wotif and Agoda.

Until recently, there was very little need to ensure visibility within Asia – a continent known for their preference of more traditional ways. However, with almost half of Asian travellers now citing the web as their number one method for travel booking, there has never been a more important time for hoteliers to branch out.

Rocco Forte Hotels partners with eRevMax for real-time price intelligence

Rocco Forte Hotels, a collection of luxury brand operating throughout Europe, has partnered with eRevMax to maintain their everyday business plan. Using RateTiger Shopper, Rocco Forte Hotels have been able to determine and identify trends in competitor pricing, allowing them to amend their own rates as necessary in order to attract customers and boost sales whilst still maintaining adequate revenue. Group Director of Revenue Management at Rocco Forte, Christopher Cooper, has found that the integration with RateTiger Shopper has encouraged ‘more intuitive rate decisions’ and formed a more solid revenue strategy. Further, they will also get benefit from eRevMax’s new Managed Reports service, a high end accurate data to be delivered directly in their email id.
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eRevMax strengthens its American sales force

eRevMax , the hotel technology provider to the hospitality industry are proud to announce the appointment of new Vice President of Sales, Ricky Castoldi, who will be focusing upon expanding the eRevMax brand throughout the Americas. With travel trends continuing to emerge and change, eRevMax have identified the need for a stronger presence within both North and South America. On Ricky’s appointment Chief Operating Officer of eRevMax Greg Berman sates that Brazil is one of the most popular travel destinations for both business and leisure travellers, Ricky will focus on acquiring new clients before the advent of World Cup. Castoldi holds 18 years of hospitality experience under his belt, having worked in practically every aspect of the travel sector including sales, technology and within management roles.

The Indian Traveller 2014

The third largest economy in the world India is becoming on the major player in travel space. Despite a slower economy and foreign exchange volatility, over 15 million Indian travellers are planning foreign trip shows an infographic, recently released by eRevMax. The Middle East and Far East have certainly been leaders so far but interestingly, India is catching up.  The infographic reports that 33 percent of travel-related searches within India are now made online, with mobile being the preferred choice. The solutions provider suggests regional online travel agents should focus on connecting the hotesl of Middle East and APAC region to gain more revenue.


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TouristOnline integrates with eRevMax for seamless connectivity

TouristOnline, a major online booking provider in Denmark, has recently completed two-way interface integration with eRevMax. The reason for the integration was twofold. Firstly, eRevMax’s leading software has been implemented to assist TouristOnline in expanding their services, not just throughout Denmark and Scandinavia but also across Europe. TouristOnline will also get benefit from eRevMax’s Reservation Delivery service, which facilitates automatic transfer of reservations data booked through their various hotel booking portals like TouristOnline.dk, Hotel.dk, visitdenmark.com directly to the hotel management systems (CRS/PMS). 

Secondly, the software has been introduced as a way of reducing the need for manual update from the user end. Following the 2-way XML interface certification with eRevMax, TouristOnline joins the eRevMax Channel Ecosystem, whereby all hotel booking sites within the group gain access to broader inventory of hotel product, will see improved booking conversion on existing accounts and expects to realize increased revenues as part of its growth plans across Europe.

eRevMax receives high marks for service and technology innovation

As part of eRevMax’s continued dedication to customer satisfaction and to ensure that existing and future products are developed with client’s need, eRevMax have recently asked their RateTiger and Connect users to complete a survey based upon the service they have received, along with ease-of-use and ongoing support of the products in question. The results have been published, and indicate that eRevMax deserve their place at the top of the board in channel management. 85 and 90 percent of RateTiger and Connect users cite the software as
being reliable and easy-to-use, respectively, and the majority would recommend the software to others.

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Cleartrip partners with eRevMax

Indian-based OTA Cleartrip has recently completed two-way integration with eRevMax, becoming one of the company’s certified distributors, and certainly one of the biggest within the Indian Subcontinent. This integration means that Cleartrip’s 113,000 (and growing) hotel users across the globe now be able to gain access to broader products and more availability that allows for increased rate parity, real time availability updates, and increased visibility not just within India but throughout the world. The integration comes as OTAs are beginning to notice new trends within the travel industry, and seek solutions to meet demand. Cleartrip Director Amit Taneja reports that Indian travellers are now looking for ‘competitive rates, exhaustive choices, room availability and last minute deals’ above all else.


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San Carlos Hotel selects eRevMax for optimizing online sales

Us luxury brand San Carlos, located at Central Manhattan has partnered with eRevMax increasing their online revenue through optimal distribution. To increase visibility and boost sales, the hotel expanded their marketing technique to include four different distribution channels, yet whilst this did see a rise in guest bookings, it was proving difficult to maintain manually, with staff needing to ‘update rates and inventories multiple times a day’, according to Reservation Manager Fabio Leone. San Carlos Hotel chose eRevMax as a solution provider which allowed them to control their data across all platforms through a single, easy-to-use interface. The solution has proven essential to the business in terms of saving both time and money. RateTiger will help the revenue management team to centrally manage rates and availability in real-time across a variety of OTAsas well as monitor competitor rates in order to react to market dynamics and improve channel rankingReservations generated from their OTA channels will be delivered directly into the hotel’s PMS, thereby eliminating manual interference, improve reservation data quality, and reduce their onward distribution costs.
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Puri Bagus Villa Resorts multiplies online sales with eRevMax – RateTiger

Puri Bagus Villa Resorts, one of the major players on the Bali hospitality landscape, has found the perfect distribution technology partner in eRevMax to boost its online bookings and expand its online presence.
    

“RateTiger provides us with all the major channels to efficiently distribute rates and inventory.  We have enjoyed excellent online sales growth over the past several years with RateTiger as our channel manager.” said Terry Higgins, Director, Sales & Marketing, Puri Bagus Villa Resorts. Indonesian markets are seeing a surge, both in foreign visitors and among nationals, making eRevMax perfectly placed to enable hotels to benefit from the trends.

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Ostrovok.ru integrates with eRevMax for seamless connectivity

The biggest hotel search engine in Russia, Ostrovok has completed a 2-way XML interface with eRevMax to offer faster connectivity to its growing base of customers. With this integration accommodation provider will be able to update inventory availability and room rates in real-time helping them control pricing strategies and optimize their revenue.


“We are glad to announce our partnership with eRevMax. RateTiger is leading e-channel manager on many markets and our partnership will help us to grow our hotel network both in Russia and in Europe.” said Pavel Babenko, Director for International Markets, Ostrovok.

The partnership will revolutionise bookings and inventory control for Ostrovok, which requires increased efficiency due to hastening demand in Russia, where the online travel market is expected to cross $10 billion, accounting for 20% of the total travel market.



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