New product suite boosts bottom line and gives hotels a competitive edge

Sabre Hospitality Solutions, a leading technology provider to the global hotel industry, has teamed up with RateGain, a global software company, to expand business intelligence and distribution for its hotel customers.  The new suite of products will include competitive price intelligence to complement Sabre’s existing revenue management tools.  Sabre will also integrate RateGain’s technology with its SynXis Central Reservation System to seamlessly connect to hundreds of online global travel websites.

“We’re always on the lookout for new partners in the market that can help our customers grow their business. RateGain’s innovative technology complements our product suite, and supports the commercial and distribution goals of all our customers at a chain, group and individual property level,” said Stephen Fitzgerald, chief operating officer for Sabre Hospitality Solutions.  “By integrating their capabilities into our portfolio, we are able to offer a more comprehensive distribution and customer insights that hotels can leverage to improve how they serve guests.” 
 With the new suite of products in place, Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ hotel customers will gain:

• Improved decision making due to a single point of entry.  Integrating comparison shopping data provides business insight by channel where it is actionable.
  
• Enhanced revenue management toolkit that combines competitive rate shopping with Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ existing, industry leading revenue management functionality.
  
• Expanded, two-way distribution through direct connections to more channels globally, ultimately reducing the need for faxes, emails and extranets.
  

 “We are pleased to partner with Sabre and expand the already impressive technology that is deployed for Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ member hotels”, said Bhanu Chopra, chief executive officer of RateGain.  “Savvy hoteliers are always looking for that additional competitive edge in rate and inventory management, guest satisfaction and room night distribution, which is why we’ve joined with Sabre to provide more solutions to maximize hotel business and customer satisfaction.”

About Sabre Hospitality Solutions 
Sabre Hospitality Solutions provides technology solutions to the global hospitality industry. A leading Software-as-a-Service business, its reservations system, marketing and distribution software, and Internet Marketing and e-business solutions are used by more than 12,000 hotel properties around the world, generating more than $12 billion in revenue each year for its customers. For more information, please visit http://www.sabrehospitality.com.  

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