FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, has announced news of the latest addition to its Valued Business Partnership program after signing an agreement with Global Gossip Group, a global managed service provider with extensive experience in delivering technology solutions to the hospitality industry. Along with maintaining networks for partners in eleven countries and acting as hospitality's leading provider of high-speed Internet access (HSIA) throughout the Pacific Rim, Global Gossip Group will additionally be able to provide access to the industry's most advanced operational and guest satisfaction enhancing solutions.

Sherwood Taipei, a luxury boutique hotel, has reported its revenues have increased by 21 percent following its leveraging Sabre Hospitality's SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS), as well as increased bookings by 42 percent.

Infor, the world's third largest business software provider with almost US$3 billion in revenue, today announced the appointment of Eric Wong as Vice President of Infor Hospitality, Asia Pacific. Mr. Wong will be responsible for driving Infor's growth in the Asia Pacific hospitality sector, further solidifying Infor's leadership position in developing business software solutions specifically designed for the hospitality industry and building new partnerships throughout the region.

In today's world of 24/7 information access via smart phones and tablets, the next generation of hotel guests expects instant gratification and craves constant connection to the data and services they seek. According to Forrester, online and mobile consumption as a whole rose from 29 percent to 40 percent between 2009 and 2013. (1) This has significantly impacted the hospitality industry, as hoteliers are faced with the challenge of keeping pace with ever-increasing service expectations from guests through a growing number of outlets. In order to meet these expectations, hospitality organizations are examining internal processes and looking to new technology platforms to help boost efficiency and speed service to guests.

The Corus Hotel Group has seen its online bookings sore by 25% after implementing Guestline property management systems. With a total of ten hotels across the UK, two of which are branded as Laura Ashley Hotels, the Corus Hotel Group are supported by Guestline's cloud-based Rezlynx PMS, distribution and channel manager and PCI manager.

Sun-n-Sand Group has renewed its technology agreement with Sabre, including use of the industry's leading distribution solution and SynXis central reservation system (CRS) with plans to use this technology to help increase bookings and revenue.

Infor, a leading provider of business application software and cloud services serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Saleslogix, a leading provider of SaaS customer relationship management (CRM) software.

Sabre today announced the appointment of two executives to lead key enterprise account and strategy roles for Sabre Hospitality Solutions. St. John Murphy, vice president for Enterprise Accounts, will be responsible for developing enterprise accounts and Christopher Donnellon will serve as vice president of Strategy & Planning.

In recent years both the residential and commercial real-estate sectors have resembled more of a roller-coaster ride than a sensible place to invest for capital growth. The same can be said specifically about hospitality. Increasing levels of competition have led to a near oversupply of rooms and decreasing levels of ongoing customer loyalty. Hotel owners and investors alike have also faced major challenges around how to best manage their hotel assets to increase the value of their properties and maximize ROI.

FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, has opened the doors to its newest office location in Mumbai, India, a regional center now tasked with overseeing all FCS activity throughout India. After identifying increasing interest from the nation's growing hospitality market, FCS made a decision to establish the new facility in Mumbai, which is expected to provide enhanced operations and customer service to all clients throughout the Indian region.