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 Europe. This set covers March to May 2012, taken in the month of February 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, announces that the iconic Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla, California, has completed a property-wide upgrade to VingCard Elsafe's Classic RFID locking system. The installation, which replaced older magnetic-stripe locks in all 93 guestrooms, continues the luxury resort's decade-long association with VingCard Elsafe.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting to the hospitality industry, today announced the IDeaS Pricing System™ (PS). An ideal solution for hotels and groups seeking revenue growth in their budget, economy or midscale properties, IDeaS PS offers effective pricing in an intuitive and affordable package. A presentation of the solution will be available at the IDeaS booth in Hall 8.1, stand #110, during the ITB Berlin Convention, held March 7-9.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 1, 2012 – Sabre Hospitality Solutions Guest Connect Booking Engine was released in 2008 and quickly became the hotel booking engine by which all booking engines were judged. With thousands hotels using Guest Connect to generate almost USD two billion in room revenue last year, the designers and developers at Sabre Hospitality Solutions had an abundance of experience along with true customer feedback to draw from when working on its most recent re-design.

Hotels4u.com, and RateGain today announced that the Hotels4u.com is now fully connected to RateGain's ChannelGain – an online channel management solution. ChannelGain is one of the first channel managers to develop two-way connectivity with Hotels4u.com, adding booking search and retrieval to the functionality available to partner hotels.

Newmarket® International, Inc. (www.newmarketinc.com), the worldwide leader in market intelligence, group distribution, sales and catering, and enterprise business management solutions for the global hospitality industry, today announced that the company has won 2012 MarketTools ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Awards in the areas of Worldwide Customer Support, Platinum Customer Support, Americas Customer Support, and Americas Project Management. 2012 marks the sixth consecutive year Newmarket International has been recognized for customer excellence with a MarketTools ACE Award.

SoftBrands today announced delivery of the latest version of Infor10 SoftBrands HMS, an innovative hospitality management system. Available both on-premise and in the cloud, the enhanced application includes Infor10 Workspace, a consumer-grade user experience, coupled with accelerated mobility to help agents and housekeepers access critical processes quickly and easily while on the go. Additionally, guest experience management and profitability continue to be optimized with new localization, compliance and market-driven enhancements.

Hotel rate parity trends for February to April 2012 of three, four and five 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 February to April 2012, taken on the 2nd week of February 2012 (all rates are in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, today announced that Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Md. has selected the Agilysys Stratton Warren System to streamline inventory and procurement operations at the new $500 million gaming and entertainment destination currently in development at Arundel Mills.