Kintetsu Miyako Hotels International, one of the leading hotel groups in Japan, has signed an agreement with D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions, the leading-edge cloud-based e-commerce solutions provider, to achieve its strategic plans to drive direct revenue.

InnSpire, an award-winning provider of guest engagement, digital entertainment and business intelligence solutions for the global hospitality industry, has successfully implemented a highly customized cloud-based Wi-Fi network infrastructure, along with its IPTV guestroom solution at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. Leveraging the Zyxel Nebula Cloud Network Management system, InnSpire completed a complete overhaul of the property's previous ineffective and outdated wired guest internet to provide the latest guestroom entertainment and Wi-Fi platforms for the property, including interactive TVs with streaming and casting capabilities.

Seventy-nine percent of hoteliers and 45 percent of travel brands reported voice-enabled technology investment plans this year. Devices from Amazon, Google and Smartbeings are competing for a spot on the bedside table as more and more hotel brands and independent boutique hotels work with solutions providers on new ways to use these smart speakers to engage guests, drive revenues and improve operational efficiencies.

PITTSBURGH - Aptech Computer Systems, the industry standard for hospitality financial systems, announced The Mountain Club on Loon, a four-season ownership ski destination, implemented Aptech's PVNG Enterprise Back Office hotel accounting software system. Mountain Club on Loon is New Hampshire's premier condo hotel and spa ski resort. Aptech is an IBM Premier Solution Provider as well as a Prophix Premier Business Partner offering web-enabled business intelligence, budgeting, and hotel accounting software systems that are 100% hospitality specific. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world's leading provider of revenue management software and services, announced today it surpassed expectations for growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and now serves more than 4,000 hotels in 60 countries in the region. IDeaS attributes the unprecedented growth to hoteliers' embrace of its automated, revenue science solutions, which provide profit-optimizing decision empowerment to more than 11,000 hotels in 129 countries worldwide.

The Rainmaker Group, a newly acquired Cendyn company, brought home top honors at Gaming & Leisure's 2019 industry award ceremony, securing the "Platinum Award for Guest Valuation," the organization's top accolade recognizing exemplary commitment to transformation, innovation and partnership. This is the highest honor given out by the organization, whose awards are selected by the Gaming and Leisure Board, comprised of property leaders at world-class casino resorts, and round table colleagues.

RateGain , the #1 SaaS company for travel and hospitality, today appointed Mr. Harmeet Singh as its new Chief Executive Officer with a focus on driving growth and expansion for RateGain and its portfolio companies through in-organic and organic initiatives.

At a ribbon cutting ceremony held here yesterday, Quore commemorated the grand opening of its new 26,000-square-foot facility. The move was sparked by the company's need to more than double the size of its workforce to meet hospitality industry demand for its hotel management software. To recognize its $780,000 investment in Williamson County, Quore was named a 2019 NEXT Awards finalist by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The honor recognizes entrepreneurs, startups and entrepreneurial-minded businesses making a significant impact on the economy in Middle Tennessee.

Cendyn, the leading innovator in CRM, sales and revenue strategy for the hospitality industry, is proud to announce an integration partnership with SevenRooms, a data-driven operations, marketing and guest engagement platform for restaurant, hotel F&B, nightlife and entertainment operators. The partnership empowers hotels to leverage the true revenue value of their best guests. With this integration, hoteliers can now see a guest's total spend across the entire property, including in-house restaurants, nightclubs, bars and lounges in addition to room and spa spending.On the customer side, guests enjoy enhanced service during their stays, as hotel staff can easily pull up a single source of truth and cater to their every whim and desire, now including food, beverage and entertainment.Moreover, hotels can offer more relevant, targeted and personalized offers and upgrades, not assumptions or one-size-fits-all promotions, based on a true "guestprint," which ultimately leads to more conversions and additional revenue."Our partnership with Cendyn further delivers on our promise to operators to open up new ways for them to access and leverage their guest data to enable better on-property experiences and streamlined operations across the board," said Joel Montaniel, CEO & Co-Founder of SevenRooms. "With the rise in experiential, food-driven travel, F&B continues to be an important revenue stream for hotels. By connecting food and beverage spend across on-property restaurants and bars directly to a hotel guest in a CRM at both a property and group level, these brands can continue to create unforgettable experiences that will lead to loyal guests for life. This partnership is an exciting milestone for our two companies in creating a more connected hospitality industry.""We're excited to team up with SevenRooms," said Tim Sullivan, President of Cendyn. "An integration between hotel CRM and systems that capture more data around guest activities, like dining and entertainment, are critical to creating memorable, high-end hospitality experiences. With some of the most innovative and forward-thinking hotel clients around the world, SevenRooms is a well-respected name in the business. Adding this integration to our solution was an obvious choice and a testament to our dedication to providing the most integrated CRM platform in hospitality."Learn more about the Cendyn and SevenRooms integration in our Webinar Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. EST. Learn how to build a single source of truth based off of guest's food and beverage preferences and dig into personalization opportunities using your hotel's F&B outlets to gain data points. Sign up and register. The bottom line:

TravelClick has announced the signing of a new multi-year deal with The Londoner, the latest project by privately-owned hotel group Edwardian Hotels London, opening in London's Leicester Square in June 2020. This is Edwardian Hotels London's first stand-alone hotel to be part of TravelClick's marketing and distribution services and solutions. This deal strengthens TravelClick's existing partnership with Edwardian Hotels London following a 41-year agreement with the group that was signed in 2013. With the opening of The Londoner, Edwardian Hotels London extends their overall contract with TravelClick to 50 years.