Hotel rate parity trends for March to May 2012 of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia & New Zealand. 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 Australia & New Zealand. This set covers March to May 2012, taken in the 2nd Week of March 2012 (all rates are in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its VISIONLINE by VingCard solution, a proprietary wireless networking platform that connects standalone electronic locks and other guestroom devices and systems, via a central property server.

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has announced that a technology interface has been completed between its industry leading line of contact-less Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hotel locking solutions and SKIDATA, an Austrian provider of access-management and ticketing solutions for ski resorts, airports, sports venues and tourist attractions.

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 Middle East. This set covers March to May 2012, taken in the 2nd Week of March 2012 (all rates are in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has implemented the MICROS Table Management System (TMS), across 750+ locations. A fully-integrated component of the MICROS Restaurant Enterprise Solution (RES) point-of-sale software solution, MICROS TMS provides visibility to all aspects of the guest dining experience allowing Ruby Tuesday complete control from the moment the first guest is greeted until the last diner is seated.

With over 10,000 installations in 70 countries, protel hotelsoftware gmbH relies on an extensive partner network across the globe to expand and support its customer base. At the company’s annual international partner conference held March 6th-7th in Berlin, Xn Hotel Systems was awarded the accolade of Protel’s No. 1 sales partner, for the business year 2011-2012.

Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Mohegan Sun, one of the Northeast"s premier gaming and entertainment destinations, has selected the Infor10 CRM Enterprise suite to help improve customer service and increase revenue. By providing a more user-friendly solution with a unified look-and-feel and single-screen sign-on, the business will benefit from consolidated data access and the ability to track customer preferences to deliver a more personalized guest experience.

Many websites now auto-detect mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, displaying appropriately formatted versions of a given web page. This process of content negotiation makes for a better user experience when viewing web content, however only when that information is embedded into a web page. So, what about emails?

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with global yogurt retailer, Pinkberry, to implement Google Wallet. When used with MICROS POS, Google Wallet allows Pinkberry customers to tap their device on an NFC (Near Field Communications) reader to quickly make their purchase and simultaneously redeem coupons and receive discounts. Google Wallet is now live in 69 Pinkberry locations in the U.S.