Online Hotel Reservation Software
MIAMI, FL-January 27, 2009 – As the Caribbean and Latin America tourism industry continue to be battered by the global recession, many international organizations predict a worsening slump for 2009 especially for hotel operators who have not effectively implemented online hotel reservation software and services. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimates that in 2008, tourism grew between 2 and 3 percent, a very distant cry from the 6.6 percent reached during the previous year. In 2009, it is expected to expand even less, somewhere between 0 and 2 percent.
David Andrade, CEO at POWERi Technologies, sees this business climate as the perfect opportunity for the hotel industry in these regions to embrace best practices internet based hotel reservation software ensuring that they incorporate the online reservation tools and processes that are now pre-requisites to compete.
“This is the reality of the industry right now. The market place is in free fall and will only accommodate those businesses who can leverage online software, best practices and services as a means of surviving this global recession, and come out stronger on the other side. This is the reason a online service like ReGIS® is so timely and represents a hotel reservation solution for independent small and medium hotels hoping to survive in this environment.” states Andrade.
ReGIS Online Hotel Reservation Software
ReGIS®, a proprietary booking engine developed by POWERi is on the cutting edge of SAAS (Software As A Service) technology. SAAS technology allows hotel operators to integrate online hotel solutions quickly and costs a fraction of the price of other traditional reservation software solutions.
Several well-known destinations such as The Shelborne Hotel in Miami Beach, the Marco Polo Beach Resort in Sunny Isles and Grace Bay Suites in the Turks & Caicos Islands have all implemented the ReGIS hotel booking engine within their website and have seen their ROI increase by as much as 60%.
The advantage of ReGIS® for small and medium-sized hotels (20 rooms or more) is that it is very easy to integrate within an existing hotel website; and at a price of $10.00 per room per month, it is much more cost effective than competing hotel reservation software and requires substantially less profit margin generated from online sales because clients are website booking instantaneously and directly on a site versus using a third party aggregator.
Online Hotel Reservation Growth Opportunities
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) notes that countries like Curacao, Trinidad and Cuba will continue to see double-digit growth within their tourism trade. This is due partly to recent investments that have placed them in a better position to compete online for the decreasing demand for tourism services expected in the near future.
“The days of hotels and destinations not having a website to service customers are over. The days of using e-mail as a means to book rooms are also gone. But more importantly not having your website serve more as a web service is also quickly becoming a business model of the past. By using ReGIS® to instantaneously sell, manage inventory, provide Customer Relationship Management and control online reservation promotions at a fraction of the cost of other solutions is the new reality. Hotel owners who understand this will not only survive, but thrive even in a down economy.” further states Andrade.
For information on the ReGIS® application, you can view a demonstration by visiting http://www.regisres.com/. For more information about POWERi Technologies, contact them at 954-382-3900 or e-mail at info@poweri.com or visit http://www.poweri.com/.
About POWERi Technologies:
POWERi Technologies is an interactive marketing and digital public relations firm offering clients an integrated set of strategy, technology, and creative services. The agency combines interactive rich media technologies with captivating creative design to deliver dynamic solutions that help clients build and maintain high-value relationships with their customers. The firm also specializes in new media, servicing clients with innovative technologies in the field of social media, blogging, podcasting and online media relations.
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