Dorsett Singapore sets to introduce a new value-added service for its guests: a smartphone called 'handy'. This complimentary value-add provides unlimited connectivity, Wi-Fi tethering, 3G Internet, local and international calls to five countries, a complete city guide of Singapore and exclusive discounts and offers.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and Rakuten Travel (http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/) today announced that they have signed a Direct Connect Agreement that will enable Japanese travelers to check room inventory in real-time and rates in Marriott International's 4,300+ hotel portfolio, as well as to book hotel rooms online on their smart phones or digital devices. The strategic partnership will commence in the first quarter of 2016.
CapitaLand's wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), will make available its global network of serviced residences on Alitrip, an online travel service platform under Chinese e-commerce giant the Alibaba Group, a first for any serviced residence company. The partnership will allow Ascott to deepen access to over 100 million Chinese travellers currently served by Alitrip. Ascott already has 24 of its China properties with 4,300 apartment units available for booking by Alitrip users through a directly operated online flagship store. It will list its global network of more than 26,000 apartment units operating in over 60 cities on the one-stop online travel platform by June this year. Mr Lee Chee Koon, Ascott's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Ascott is delighted to be the world's first serviced residence company to form this global partnership with Alitrip. Chinese travellers can look forward to even more travel options on our Alitrip store, when Ascott doubles our portfolio to 80,000 units globally by 2020. China is the world's second largest economy, and rising incomes are driving domestic travel and making it the world's biggest outbound travel market. These are potential customers for Ascott and our penetration of the Chinese market is already contributing to Ascott's business worldwide." "Chinese are amongst Ascott's top customers at our properties globally with revenue surging by 36% year-on-year. Our serviced residences are ideal for Chinese families who enjoy the privacy of individual bedrooms and the convenience of a kitchen within a spacious apartment. Ascott's partnership with Alitrip follows our recent investment in Tujia.com International, China's largest online apartment sharing platform where our properties outside of China will also be available for booking by first quarter of this year." Mr Lee elaborated: "With 668 million citizens online, China is home to the world's largest community of Internet users and consumers are increasingly using social channels as well as websites to review, book and pay for their holidays at home or abroad. As Chinese travellers become increasingly tech-savvy and independent, they prefer to customise their travel itineraries, with more than 70% of outbound travellers in 2014 booking trips on their own rather than joining tour groups, we foresee further growth in independent travellers. Our The Ascott Limited (Regn No.: 197900881N) No. 168 Robinson Road #30-01 Capital Tower Singapore 068912 t (65) 6713 2888 f (65) 6713 2121 www.the-ascott.com QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SOUTH KOREA SPAIN THAILAND TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VIETNAM "we define global living" AUSTRALIA BAHRAIN BELGIUM CAMBODIA CHINA FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY INDIA INDONESIA JAPAN LAOS MALAYSIA MYANMAR OMAN PHILIPPINES strategic partnerships with Alitrip and Tujia.com International reinforce Ascott's commitment to create a seamless O2O (Offline-to-Online and Online-to-Offline) experience for our guests as we reach out to these hundreds of millions of Internet and smartphone users in China." Mr Kevin Goh, Ascott's Managing Director for North Asia, added: "Since opening Ascott's online store on Alitrip with our properties in China in August 2015, we have seen high traffic and strong sales. By directly managing Ascott's online store on Alitrip we are able to be nimble in running promotions such as special offers to drive Ascott Online Advantage member signups and the sale of cash vouchers for subsequent reservations. We are positive that the partnership will allow Ascott to tap on the growing segment of tech-savvy, independent travellers." Mr Goh added: "Customers who have booked their stays with Ascott through Alitrip can now use the "Post Post Pay" service at our properties in China. Qualified guests will be able to reserve apartments without paying a deposit and can enjoy express check-out by having payments automatically deducted from their Alipay accounts. The "Post Post Pay" service will also be available for our global properties by this year." China is now Ascott's largest market with the most number of properties and it is also the largest international serviced residence owner-operator in China with over 14,000 apartment units across 24 Chinese cities. The latest partnership with Alitrip comes on the back of Ascott's recent collaborations with various online and technology leaders. In August 2015, Ascott invested in Tujia.com International to harness growth opportunities in the O2O space. In April 2015, Ascott was the first global serviced residence company to embrace Internet of Things- ready smart serviced residences in collaboration with Samsung Asia Pte Ltd.
Xn protel Systems are proud to have partnered with the 174 room and luxury villa Dream Hotel and Dream Beach Club in Phuket, Thailand for the supply of protel PMS, Xn POS, Xn CRS and Xn Materials Management
Cendyn®, parent company of hospitality and event industry technology leaders Cendyn/ONE™ and Cendyn Arcaneo®, is expanding its global operations and appointing London, England-based John Seaton as International Managing Director to support the continuously increasing international demand. With Cendyn's innovative, cloud- based SaaS platforms currently used by 30,000 clients in 143 countries, the company is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Singapore, with plans to debut eight additional office locations across the globe in 2016.
Following its recent partnership with Singapore based Peak Hospitality Solutions, HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts continues to add new hotels to its Asia portfolio; the latest of which is the luxury 5 star The Light Hotel in Penang.
This week Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) CEO Frank Wolfe addressed more than 125 CEO/CIO/COO from global hotel groups at the 2015 CHTA Global Conference, November 11 – 13 in Macau. Wolfe shared his expertise on global hospitality technology trends. As a member of the advisory council for HFTP's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), the world's largest hospitality technology event, Wolfe is in tune with the most current hot topics in the industry. Joining Wolfe, was Sunny Wang, executive director of the HFTP Asia Research Center.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and Alitrip (www.alitrip.com) have joined forces in a move that will make it easier than ever for travelers to book hotel rooms online and on their mobile phones. The room inventory of Marriott International hotels portfolio will be made available to Alitrip users through a directly operated on-line flagship store - a first for a major global hotel chain.
RezNext, the world's only true real-time enterprise distribution technology company has announced partnership with RAVHAR, a leading hospitality company providing central reservations and point of sale solutions to hotels and resorts under the brand name HOSTS.
TrustYou, the international online reputation management leader, has been selected by Meriton Serviced Apartments to power its online reputation management (ORM) program. Meriton Serviced Apartments operates 13 properties around Australia's east coast, offering accommodation in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom serviced apartments as well as its luxurious Penthouse Collection.
Bangalore: RezNext, the world's only true real-time enterprise distribution technology company and Hotelogix, a global leader in cloud-based web solution for hotel operations, have announced their partnership strengthening the companies' focus on the mid-market hotel segment globally.
RezNext, the world's only true real-time enterprise distribution technology company, has been recognised as a 'Cool Vendor' for Travel and Hospitality by Gartner in the report published on May 28, 2015. The 'Cool Vendor' report recognises companies that provide unique, innovative and impactful solutions. Companies are assessed by the value extended by the enterprise across disparate hotel systems and processes to provide a better user experience.
FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, together with Taylor's University in Malaysia today held a partnership signing ceremony and awards presentation at the campus of Taylor's University.
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.
Euro-flavoured Halcyon House at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales Australia, has successfully implemented protel's international property management system "protel single property edition" and the Xn Point-Of-Sale system by Xn Hotel Systems.
When we think about emerging economies China tends to be top of mind. But, while it represents a significant opportunity for hotels, there are other countries out there that have also been growing rapidly and should not be overlooked. As part of its recent Emerging Consumer Survey 2015, Credit Suisse highlighted the countries, as well as China, with a new segment of the population which now has the means and the desire to travel.
wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), is set to embrace the Internet of Things technology to design a next-generation serviced residence that will offer guests a seamless smart living experience. The technology will enable guests to control and manage devices within the serviced residence through a single application which connects personal and home devices — from refrigerators and washing machines to smart TVs, smartphones and even wearable devices — through an integrated platform and server.
Guestline have undertaken their first international installation of the Best Western Two Way PMS Interface into the Best Western PLUS Maple Leaf Hotel, Bangladesh. Guestline's cloud hosted property management system, Rezlynx, Online Booking Manager and EPoS were implemented as part of the overall site install to provide an integrated reservation solution that complies with the Best Western mandate.
Hotel Ciputra Jakarta has selected Xn Hotel Systems to implement Protel's international property management system “protel single property edition” and the Xn point-of-sale system, to upgrade the total management and information systems of the hotel.
We're not sure if the robotic staff at a planned hotel in Japan will be tucking guests into their beds at night, but they'll be performing plenty of other traditional hospitality tasks. Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park modeled after the Netherlands in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture, has announced plans to open a hotel with robot staff and other advanced technologies. The hotel will be called Henn-na Hotel, which translates as Strange Hotel