Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Ariane Systems, the world leader in self-service check-in/out technology for the hospitality industry, has partnered with CADD Emirates, a leading enterprise solutions provider and ICT integrator in the Middle Eastern market, in order to make its industry-leading solutions easily available to hoteliers throughout Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. An organization that enjoys a strong regional market presence and reputation throughout the region, CADD Emirates is equipped with the necessary expertise and professional relationships to ensure that hotel customers have the appropriate tools to implement an effective, guest experience-enhancing self-service solution.

"The Middle East is a burgeoning region that has led the global hospitality industry in recent years in many areas, from new construction to occupancy and RevPAR. Currently the UAE boasts 82,000 hotel rooms, and this figure is expected to top 100,000 by 2020, as the region prepares to host the World Expo. As the region continues to demonstrate unprecedented potential for growth, we are extremely excited to develop our presence in the Middle Eastern hospitality market, in order to support and assist our numerous global hotel organization clients that operate there or are planning to," said Laurent Cardot, CEO of Ariane Systems. "With CADD's hospitality division widely recognized for its exceptional level of service, we look forward to making our award-winning solutions also available to many new hotel and resort clients that have originated from the local markets."

Highly sought after by a growing number of clients for its commitment to excellence and knowledge of regional requirements, CADD Emirates will serve to facilitate deliveries, installations and customer support of all of Ariane Systems' advanced self-service technology solutions throughout its area of operation.

"Our commitment to the hospitality vertical in the MENA region is to offer 'Tomorrow's Technology Today' with our rich experience of 20 years. Introducing the latest technology applications to the hotels and leisure industry is our passion. We have identified Ariane as a highly sought after solution for any hotelier. We are excited about this business partnership and are fully equipped to take our relationship forward to establish a strong foothold in this market for Ariane," said Jimmy Joseph, business manager for the Hospitality Division of CADD Emirates.

"CADD Emirates is expanding our business operations in order to support the Expo 2020 vision and has identified Ariane as a key partner for our growth plans," said Mr. G Murali, director of operations and finance for CADD Emirates.

Ariane Systems is dedicated to providing hotels with innovative tools to improve their customer experience, including online software to streamline the check-in and check-out process, along with self-service kiosks and keycard dispensers.

The kiosk solutions offered by Ariane Systems allow hotel properties to provide their guests with a secure and easy system for accessing their guestrooms. The solution provides an intuitive, customizable interface and allows guests to effortlessly obtain room keycards in less than a minute, upon arriving at the property. The self-service kiosks also provide guests with the ability to pay with a credit card, further facilitating service operations for both guests and staff alike.

For more information on Ariane Systems solutions, please visit www.ariane.com.

About Ariane Systems

Ariane Systems is the world's leading provider of self check-in / check-out technology solutions for the hospitality industry. Founded in 2001 by Michel Lavandier and Laurent Cardot, Ariane now has more than 3,000 installations running at hotel properties in over 25 countries. Numerous hotel chains utilize Ariane's electronic kiosk, mobile and web solutions to streamline the check-in/out process. These include B&B Hotels, Choice Hotels, Scandic, Hyatt, MGM, Mövenpick, Park Inn, Radisson Blu, and Louvre Hotels, among others. With corporate headquarters based in Paris, France, Ariane Systems maintains regional offices in North America, UK, Germany, Spain, Benelux and Scandinavia. For more information, please visit www.ariane.com.

Andrea Roland
PR Representative