Optims RMS announce Global agreement with Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group

Optims S.A. (Evry, France), the European leader in Information Technology enabling solutions and the optimisation of revenues in Hospitality, Tourism and Transport and the Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group (Amersfoort, Netherlands) are pleased to announce the signing of a worldwide agreement whereby Optims will globally offer, distribute and supply their leading Revenue Management Systems (RMS) to over 440 Golden Tulip and Top International Hotels around the world.

The ability of Optims to offer a suite of RMS products from ASP delivery to consolidated centralised group revenue management at a competitive price was key in the Optims proposal as this enables Optims to meet the varying needs of all Golden Tulip and Top International hotels. The ability to offer a suitable worldwide infrastructure to help support their hotels was also a key factor that has lead Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group to select Optims as their worldwide partner for revenue management.

"We have spent over a year analysing the various RMS options available and have come to the conclusion that Optims can offer high quality products and services that exactly match the needs of Golden Tulip", says Hans Kennedie, managing director and CEO of the Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group, and continues that "the ability of Optims to offer integration with many PMS systems as well as our reservation system Goldres (Pegasus, NetRez) was a key factor for us". He adds "Golden Tulip has an aggressive expansion plan over the next three years and we have been looking for a company that can support our operations and offer a successful partnership during this process". Bruno des Fontaines, Vice President RMS of Optims comments "This is yet further confirmation of our status as the leading Revenue Management supplier and I am delighted that Golden Tulip has selected Optims as their worldwide partner. Even in these difficult trading conditions, our RMS division continues to bring more and more sites on board".

Optims offers a suite of revenue management solutions including ASP for single independent properties or hotels within a chain or group as well as City.View Optims for centralisation and consolidation of revenue management for multiple hotels in chains or groups. Optims is the only fully centralised revenue management solution using a single database available on the market today.

Optims Revenue Management Solutions bring substantial increases in revenue by enabling hotels to have a better knowledge of their customers and by giving accurate dynamic recommendations that help hotels optimise their revenue.

The implementation of Optims Revenue Management Solutions for Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group will begin with key properties in The Netherlands. SP Networks is a strategic implementation and distribution partner of Optims for the Benelux region. Ms. Veronique Van de Roer, Director SP Networks says "SP Networks takes a great deal of pride in playing a part in this landmark alliance between the Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group and Optims, and will continue to push Optims' cutting-edge and proven revenue technologies in the Benelux region".

Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group now joins other key major accounts that have already selected Optims' Revenue Management solutions: Accor, Meridien, Radisson SAS, Best Western, Protea, Four Seasons, Charming Hotels, Dorint, Astron, Savoy Group, Oberoi, Boscolo, Eurotunnel and more…

For over 10 years, Optims has been delivering IT enabling Solutions to the hospitality, tourism, catering, transport and travel industries. These solutions include Property Management Systems (PMS) ; Yield Management Solutions known as Revenue Management Systems ; and a Central Reservation Systems, OTEDIS (CRS). With the recent aquisition of Hogatex Systems Gmbh, Optims is now the leading European developer of IT solutions for the hospitality market. The Company has over 5500 customers in more than 70 countries, and over 500 RMS customer sites worldwide. Optims issued its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nouveau Marché in the Paris Stock Exchange in June 2000 (SICOVAM code: 7652).

Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group - Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts is a privately owned franchise company with its head office based in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Since the recent acquisition of TOP International Hotels, a German based hotel consortium, the Golden Tulip Top Hospitality Group portfolio comprises over 45,000 rooms in approximately 440 hotels across 50 countries, with the majority of hotels being located in urban destinations across Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Golden Tulip offers a unique concept for two brands, designed to implement international standards, whilst maintaining local flavours: Golden Tulip for the four star business and resort hotels and Tulip Inn for the three star category. Golden Tulip has defined its business model as the "European Way of Franchising", a model designed to enable franchisees to maximise their returns from the alliance through maximum support from Golden Tulip. TOP International Hotels offers hotel reservations, marketing and sales services to independent hotels.