Newmarket® International, Inc. ("Newmarket"), the proven business solutions provider for empowering hospitality organizations to lower costs and increase revenue, while improving customer satisfaction and guest loyalty, today announced its growing presence in the Turkey hospitality market.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced that it has been working with Hamilton Island Enterprises to help manage demand, create accurate forecasts and assist with pricing decisions. In working with IDeaS, Hamilton Island has achieved a significant revenue gain of 6.7%, in spite of weaker industry operating conditions.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, today announced that one of the nation's most popular destination properties, Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Kirkwood, California, has selected the Agilysys InfoGenesis™ point-of-sale solution to streamline its dining operations, which consist of several quick-serve restaurants, two casual dining locations and a small grocery store. The property is owned and managed by Vail Resorts, Inc.

Multi-Property Companies and Freestanding Hotel Operators Rely on Execuvue® Business Intelligence, Profitvue® Enterprise Accounting, and Targetvue Budgeting and Forecasting to Optimize Profitability, Strengthen Operations February 25, 2013 – Aptech Computer Systems, Inc., the leading provider of hospitality software for business intelligence and enterprise financial accounting, announced 4 hotel companies representing 17 properties selected its financial solutions to manage by the numbers for greater profitability. Aptech's solutions are 100% hotel specific. All of its clients are companies that own or manage hotels. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services. Hotel companies selecting Aptech solutions include Alps Group Inc., Magnolia Hospitality Group, Gemini Real Estate Advisors with 7 properties, and the Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles, Florida. Aptech will remotely host its ASP Execuvue, Targetvue, and Profitvue systems for Gemini Real Estate Advisors at its secure corporate data center. Aptech will also provide hosting services for its Profitvue Back Office Accounting system for Magnolia Hospitality, Acqualina Resort and Spa, and Alps Group. Aptech hosting lowers hardware costs and frees operators from the responsibility of backing up data and overseeing system maintenance. Aptech is the only provider of a fully integrated enterprise accounting, business intelligence, and planning hotel software suite to the hospitality industry. Its solutions enable quick, accurate decision-making and the ability to be proactive operationally and financially. Hosted Aptech systems make good financial sense "A growing number of single and multi-property operators are opting for Aptech's remotely-hosted ASP (application service provider) platforms for BI, budget and forecasting, and back office accounting. It makes good financial sense," said Cam Troutman, vice president of Aptech Computer Systems. All of Aptech's applications have the flexibility of being hosted by Aptech, hosted by the client, or at a third party hosting facility. When Aptech hosts its solutions, the property focuses on running their operation instead of the system. We maintain data security, system updates, and maintenance. Plus, the operator's management team can access data with password authority remotely anytime." Execuvue is the most widely used Business Intelligence system in the hotel industry Execuvue enables hotel companies to make informed decisions based on accurate, current data. It gathers and utilizes data from third-party source systems including PMS, time & attendance, general ledger, Smith Travel Research, and guest service scores into a single datamart for 'right-time' reporting and individual investigation. Execuvue creates and delivers actionable mobile-ready reports and dashboards that enable clients to make intelligent business decisions based on facts. Hotel companies and REITS using Execuvue include Extended Stay Hotels, Sandals Resorts, Highpointe Hotels, Texas Western Hospitality, Ashford Hospitality Trust, La Quinta, and many others. Profitvue is a widely-used Internet-enabled enterprise back office solution that easily handles single or multi-company accounting. The system incorporates accounts payable, general ledger, statistics, financials, and reporting. Profitvue gives users open-database compliance (ODBC) within a scalable, client/server, open-systems architecture. Profitvue is also available as an ASP service or on a licensed basis. Targetvue budgeting and forecasting eliminates multiple-spreadsheet consolidation

Singapore-based The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator, has engaged Xn Hotel Systems to implement protel's Multi-Property Edition (MPE) property management system globally across its three brands of serviced residences – Ascott, Citadines and Somerset. Ascott is the first serviced residence company to implement this system on a global scale.

Kana Hotel Group is a full service development and management company that operates 30 properties carrying Marriott, Hilton and IHG flags. "Guest security is essential to Kana's operation and choosing a lock vendor for our hotels is serious business. We install ILCO locks exclusively in all our properties. ILCO locks are reliable and its service is excellent," said Alpesh Patel, CHA, CEO of Kana Hotel Group. Click here for information on ILCO electronic locks. ILCO locks approved by major hotel brands "We look to our franchisors for guidelines; ILCO locks are approved by all the major brands we work with," Patel said. "We began installing ILCO eight years ago and they are secure and reliable." Today, Kana is upgrading its magnetic stripe locks to new ILCO 790 RFID units. "We evaluated the RFID locks before we installed them. The 790 RFID locks are easy for guests to use and reliable and this improves our satisfaction scores. RFID keycards have eliminated the issue of guests returning to the desk to re-code their key because they cannot be erased by cell phones or other magnetic objects guests carry." Kaba installs its locks quickly and keeps them operating The fast-growing Kana Hotel Group focuses on developing and operating new-build projects. Reliable contractors and equipment providers are essential to a smooth on-schedule opening. "We are continually opening new hotels and adding third-party management contracts, and ILCO's installation teams are on-time and professional. We bring them in a week before we open the doors on a new build. At our 100-room properties they install the locks and train our property team in about three days," Patel said. Kaba's ILCO 790 RFID locking system is cost-effective and attractive utilizing the latest access control technology to provide hotel guests with a contactless room access experience. The RFID technology enables hotels to provide an effortless guest experience and significantly reduce operational overhead. The ILCO brand is known worldwide for electronic locks that offer exceptional quality and technology innovation at competitive prices. About Kana Hotel Group Kana Hotel Group is an award winning Hotel Development & Management Company based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Its current portfolio consists of approximately 30 premium branded hotels across 9 states. The brands in Kana's portfolio include Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites, Springhill Suites by Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott, Staybridge Suites and Holiday Inn Express. As a full service, award-winning Development & Management Company, its services include all of the operating disciplines that are required to deliver optimum results at your hotel. Kaba, Saflok, ILCOKaba is a globally active, publicly traded security corporation. With its "Total Access" strategy, Kaba specializes in integrated solutions for security, organization, and convenience at building and information access points. Kaba is also the world market's number-one provider of key blanks, key cutting and coding machines, transponder keys, and high-security locks. It is a leading provider of electronic access systems, locks, master key systems, hotel locking systems, security doors, and automatic doors. www.kaba.com and www.kabalodging.com Saflok joined Kaba in 2006. Saflok is a market innovator with 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing, and distributing electronic locks and systems. Its solutions are installed globally in the hospitality, lodging, multi-housing, and commercial markets. Saflok is committed to delivering best in class solutions that help properties achieve improved operations and reduced costs. www.saflok.com ILCO is a division of Kaba. The ILCO brand is known worldwide for electronic locks that offer exceptional quality and technology innovation at competitive prices. ILCO is also a leader in key blanks, automotive transponder technology, key cutting/duplication machines, and brass replacement cylinders. www.ilcohospitality.com

Newmarket® International, Inc. ("Newmarket"), the proven business solutions provider for empowering hospitality organizations to lower costs and increase revenue, while improving customer satisfaction and guest loyalty, today announced its strategic relationship with New Media Hospitality, a full service interactive marketing agency that specializes in multi-channel marketing for hotels and resorts.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), the leading provider of technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has selected the cloud-based MICROS Simphony Enterprise Solution as its next generation point-of-service solution for 61 UK hotels.

The Leading hospitality technology company, released this week's Hotel Pricing Trends and Hotel Rate Parity report, where revenue professionals can analyze data trends

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has installed the world's first invisible door lock at the 5-star Hotel Bristol in Vienna. Essence by VingCard is a revolutionary concept in hospitality security, taking minimalist design to the extreme by eliminating all lock hardware on the door. Essence encases all electronic components inside the door itself to make the access devices practically invisible to hotel guests.