Source: NORTHWIND-Maestro

Invitation-Only Hospitality Event will Bring Owners, Executives and Management-Level Maestro Users Together to Learn What is New in Maestro, Build Alliances, Shape Future Development and Share Business-Oriented Best Practices with Industry Peers

Markham, ON – December 4, 2012 – NORTHWIND announced it will host its 2013 Maestro Users' Conference September 16 – 19 in San Antonio, Texas. NORTHWIND provides the Maestro™ Enterprise Property Management hotel software solution for the industry's leading independent hotels, resorts, and multi-property groups. The Maestro Users' Conference will be held at a Maestro client site - the luxurious Hotel Contessa, managed by Benchmark Hospitality International on San Antonio's historic Riverwalk. Click here to learn more about Maestro's solutions for profitability and productivity.

President of NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS, Warren Dehan, said, "There are two important aspects of our 2013 Users' Conference. First, it will be a valuable place for users to share ideas about where they would like us to focus future Maestro development. Second, the Conference will give NORTHWIND's team the opportunity to showcase the latest Maestro innovations that enable operators to get more value from the system and manage their properties more profitably. We will provide a full conference schedule and announce our keynote speaker after the holidays."

Conference Fee Credited Towards Future Maestro Investment
The conference is a must-attend event to learn what is new in Maestro and for operators to learn how to maximize the value of their investment. The event will bring management-level Maestro users together with NORTHWIND's professional team to exchange ideas and present actionable business strategies designed to optimize productivity and profitability for independents. Dehan added, "We believe it is so important for our users to attend this event that we will credit back the entire registration fee towards Maestro new module purchases from post-conference until the end of 2014.This is our way to make this "can't miss" event fit any users budget in these challenging times."

Who should attend:

  • Owners & Executives
  • Managers & Key Personal
  • Revenue Professionals
  • Strategic IT
  • Corporate VPs and Directors/Managers
  • Marketing and eBusiness Managers

Maestro Users' Conference 2013 will go beyond Maestro training and present business-oriented strategy sessions and hands-on labs that will include how to leverage the Internet to maximize online and offline revenue; successful ways exceed guest service expectations; and implementing proven practices to increase staff productivity. The event is a valuable forum that will strengthen skills and professional credentials for hospitality executives, operators, and managers who want to expand their technical and strategic expertise.

There are still many more exciting details in the works to be announced soon, but the conference agenda topics will include: Rate and Yield Management, Multi-property and Integrated Operations, Distribution/Channel Management, Guest Loyalty, Business Intelligence, Management Reporting, Direct Web Bookings, eMarketing, Social Marketing, Mobile and Cloud Computing.

Valuable – and Fun – Networking Opportunity for Independents Using Maestro

Keeping with tradition, NORTHWIND will host numerous events throughout the conference to promote engagement and networking opportunities for attendees including a Welcome Reception and Gala dinner. San Antonio serves as the perfect location for the event – offering warm weather, historic sights, shopping, restaurants, culture and the world-famous lively Riverwalk.

For more information or to pre-register for Maestro's 2013 Users' Conference, please visit: http://www.unleashmaestro.com

For a demo of the Maestro Property Management Suite featuring the ResWave Booking Engine, please contact NORTHWIND at 1.888.667.8488 or email [email protected].

Maestro Property Management Solution

Enhance guest service, improve efficiency, and maximize online and offline revenue with Maestro PMS, the industry's most robust and flexible resort software and boutique hotel software solution empowering leading full-service hotels, luxury resorts, multi-property groups, conference centers, condominiums, and timeshare properties. Solutions include Front Office (PMS), Accounts Receivable, Analytics and Business Intelligence, Sales and Catering, Multi-Property Management, Condo & Timeshare Owner Management with Web Functionality, Spa and Activities, Web Booking Engine, Real-Time Yield Management, Dynamic Packaging Golf, CRM, Guest Experience Measurement, CRO, GDS Two-Way XML Connectivity or Integration, Membership, Work Orders, Fine Dining and Retail POS, Online Table Reservations with Web Booking, Concierge, and Guest Experience Measurement. The Maestro PMS is database independent (ODBC Compliant) and may be deployed via Windows, UNIX, Linux, Terminal Services, hosted, and Web platforms.

About NORTHWIND – Maestro PMS

NORTHWIND is recognized in the hospitality industry for its standard-setting Diamond Plus Service and robust integrated Maestro resort hotel software technology. With over 30 years' experience dedicated to developing technology solutions for the hospitality industry, NORTHWIND is a partner who understands you need a scalable, flexible PMS that works the way you do. Maestro applications are engineered for operators who need to manage their enterprise in a real-time environment for the utmost operational efficiency, productivity, control, and profitability.

Macarena Lorenzini
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