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Grant Healy , Louis T Collection co-founder and CEO
louiS t collection partnerS with FrontdeSk anywhere
Louis T Collection and Frontdesk Anywhere joined forces to provide independent hotels with a cohesive platform to manage front desk operations with centralized rate and inventory management , revenue management and online distribution . Frontdesk Anywhere ’ s cloud-based platform serves more than 1,000 hotels in over 45 countries . The Application Program Interface enables realtime integration of thirdparty software vendors . “ The alliance with Frontdesk Anywhere provides us with the added technology strength to elevate both independents and small hotel groups to higher levels of success ,” says Grant Healy , Louis T Collection co-founder and chief executive officer .
hotelierSFriend launched aS new hotel repreSentation FirM
HoteliersFriend aims to provide sales representation , marketing and promotions for independent hotels worldwide . Custom service packages focus on client objectives by working with sales and marketing teams . HoteliersFriend works with wholesalers , tour operators and travel agents via sales planning , direct trainings , web trainings , tradeshows and marketing campaigns .
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■ Patrick Pfeifer is the managing director of the KLAFS Spa Division . He replaces Adrian Egger , now CEO of an Pfeifer Austrian KLAFS subsidiary .
■ ■ Heimtextil , held in January 2015 in Frankfurt am Main , Germany , reported a 3 % increase in the number of visitors over the previous year .
■ ■ TravelClick acquired TVtrip , a provider of video creation and distribution
Hotel Villa De Laguardia Sercotel in Rioja Alavesa , Spain
services , with plans to take the brand worldwide .
■ ■ Hilton Worldwide listed Indel B Minibars as a preferred supplier .
■ ■ The distribution division of Pegasus Solutions is now a standalone company called DHISCO — the Distribution Hospitality Intelligent Systems Company . Toni Portmann is CEO and executive chairman of the board .
■ ■ Ali Group ’ s Ice-O-Matic appointed Keith Kelly as president . Kelly ’ s predecessor , Kevin Fink , is now Ali Group ’ s executive vice
lG electronicS introduceS Set-top Box with Bluetooth
LG Electronics released the Pro : Centric Smart STB-3000 . The set-top box provides interactive IPTV functionality and a range of third-party System Integrator applications to RF-only commercial televisions . Hotel guests can use the set-top box to stream media — including music , videos , TV shows and games — through their mobile devices to the in-room television . Setup prompts walk hoteliers through manual installation steps . Once completed , the setup can be cloned .
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■ ■ Jesús Parrilla joined Luxury Frontiers as a partner .
■ ■ Kennebunkport Resort Collection selected ATRIO PMS and Duetto ’ s Revenue Strategy Solutions .
■ ■ The Gettys Group launched a new design group , PULSE by Gettys .
■ ■ SONIFI Solutions appointed Ahmad Ouri as its chief executive officer .
■ ■ Snagajob released a free app for iOS and Android operating systems that finds candidates for open hourly positions .
SiteMinder SecureS Sercotel chain
SiteMinder , a provider of online distribution technology , announced that it secured Sercotel as a client . Sercotel , with 124 properties in Spain , is the largest hotel chain to adopt SiteMinder ’ s Channel Manager . “ The hotel markets in Spain and Portugal have seen RevPAR growth since 2011 , with consistent demand increases of 4.8 % and 6.6 %,” says Jason Lewis , vice president sales EMEA , SiteMinder . “ Southern Europe continues to be a key market for SiteMinder .”
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