VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has partnered with BMW Group, manufacturer of premium automobiles, on the development of revolutionary technology that will enable drivers to book hotel rooms on the go and then access their guestrooms using their car keys. The collaboration between VingCard Elsafe and the BMW Group will change the way travelers book last-minute hotel reservations.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced that luxury hotel brand, Rocco Forte Hotels, has implemented the IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS) across its entire estate.

The hotelier members of Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) awarded the 2011 "Most Innovative Hospitality Award" to Philips Media Suite Hotel TV at the association"s conference last week. First Runner-Up title was awarded to DirecTV for its Residential Experience for Hotels and Second Runner-up position was awarded to Fingi, Inc. for its Fingi device. HTNG senior officers presented the awards at the 8th Annual HTNG North American Conference in Chicago on April 4.

Hotel rate parity trends for March to May 2012 of three and four star hotels across some of the major cities in US. The report shows the percentage of hotels with cheaper rates on their own brand site compared to their rates on other OTAs.

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in US. This set covers March to May 2012, taken in the 4th Week of March 2012 (all rates are in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).

Sabre Hospitality Solutions, the industry's leading global hospitality technology company, today announced that Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc (M&C) has renewed its agreement with Sabre Hospitality Solutions to provide distribution services for the company's more than 100 hotels located worldwide. M&C will continue to use the Guest Connect booking engine, Voice Agent and a private label CRS chain code (MU) through the SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS) to merchandise their brands. In addition, the group has made Sabre Hospitality Solutions the preferred provider for Global Distribution System (GDS) media products.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, today announced that hospitality industry veteran Tina Stehle is leaving the company to pursue other career interests, effective April 30. Stehle joined Agilysys in 2004 as a result of the company's acquisition of Inter-American Data, where she served as vice president of software services. At Agilysys, she served as senior vice president and general manager of the hospitality division before becoming chief operating officer for the company.

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announces that its Orion energy management system has won a prestigious Star Award from Top Hotel, Germany's most subscribed hotel industry trade publication. Orion was honored in the Technology category, which was voted on by more than 2,500 Top Hotel readers as part of the magazine's annual competition. The award was presented during the recent InterNorga hospitality trade show in Hamburg.

Amid a global shortage of trained revenue management professionals, IDeaS Revenue Solutions has announced an expanded partnership with The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration to further advance the revenue management profession within hotels. Under the new agreement, IDeaS will double the number of scholarships it offers within its Revenue Management Scholarship Program. The program now includes 12 scholarships annually for basic and advanced revenue management courses from Cornell University.

InnLink, LLC customers will have access to one of the most advanced and popular competitive hotel rate intelligence solutions by RateGain – PriceGain. | InnLink, LLC has formed a partnership with RateGain, a pioneer in competitive price intelligence solutions. With this new partnership, RateGain's rate intelligence solution – PriceGain is now integrated with InnLink's Central Reservation System (CRS). With this integration, InnLink offers and empowers its hotel customers with access to accurate and decision making data on their competitors on a real-time basis.