FastBooking, leading provider of advanced Internet booking systems and marketing services for the hospitality industry, announced today the release of a new version of FastBooking Updater, its channel management solution, which enables hoteliers to modify and update prices and availabilities across multiple distribution channels simultaneously.

FastBooking Updater is part of FastBooking’s global range of solutions designed to help independent & chain hotels worldwide develop their Internet sales and manage efficiently their distribution strategy.

Released in the latest available technology, the new FastBooking Updater provides market leading performance & brings a full set of innovations that will simplify and reduce hoteliers’ daily management of their rate parity.

Now fully interfaced with FastBooking Internet Booking Engine and FastBooking GDS/IDS service, the new Updater allows hoteliers to update rates and availabilities on their own website, on GDS/IDS channel and on more than 20 third party websites simultaneously (chosen from among more than 50 standard available channels) from a single entry point and in just a few clicks. Thanks to One Click ParityTM technology, the user can also publish the same price on all extranets in one single click, automatically taking into account specific channels commissions and mark ups.

Soraya Kefs, COO of FastBooking says : "At FastBooking we are dedicated to providing superior technological performance tools and innovation that serve, in the simplest possible way, the daily work and productivity of our customers. With this new version of our Updater we trust our customers will improve significantly the management of their sales policy on both internet and traditional channels, hence developing their revenues and profitability".

In addition to increased performance and simplification of the update process, the new FastBooking Updater enhances channel monitoring and the end-user experience. The new Updater interface now provides a data refresh option giving hoteliers an up-to-date view on their situation on all the extranets and real time availability of the configured channels. It is also now available in 5 languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) and includes a new administration tool for defining different access rights according to user’s tasks and responsibilities.

The New Updater brings additional built-in intelligence to assist hotels in their day to day operations, with extensive reporting tools and email alerting systems, and will be available for all countries from May 15th, 2008.

About FastBooking

Fastbooking is a leading provider of advanced Internet booking systems and marketing services for the hospitality industry. FastBooking’s solutions help independent and chain hotels worldwide increase their revenue on the Internet and maximize their distribution strategy while simplifying the management of rates and availabilities across multiple channels.

A whole global program is available to hoteliers including a multilingual Internet Booking Engine with advanced property merchandising facilities, representation on the GDS/IDS channel, e-marketing tools and a network of exclusive hotel distribution websites (, , , ...) and partners. Established in 2000, the company is headquartered in Paris with subsidiaries in Italy, USA, Canada, Asia and India. It employs 130 persons and has more than 3 700 clients worldwide.

Carole Chevreux
Communication Manager