FastBooking, one of the world's leading online e-marketing and online technology solutions providers for the hospitality industry, announces its newest service, FastBooking Direct Link. FastBooking Direct Link debuts with long-time travel and price comparison site partners Google (Google Maps, Google Hotel Finder), TripAdvisor and Trivago. The service is scheduled to extend to Kayak and Wego in Q1 2012 and continue to build momentum over the course of the coming year.

RateGain's online channel management solution – ChannelGain integrates with Cultbay, a solution used by thousands of hotel and travel suppliers to sell their products on eBay. CultBay, Cultuzz's most globally respected solution for selling on eBay, is used by thousands of hotel and travel suppliers to sell their products on an 'Auction' or a 'Buy-it-now' basis.

NEWMARKET® INTERNATIONAL, INC., today announced that it has acquired LIBRA ONDEMAND, a leading cloud based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system designed to meet the needs of global hospitality. The purchase will extend the value and benefits of NEWMARKET INTERNATIONAL'S products and services.

NEWMARKET® INTERNATIONAL, INC., today announced that it has acquired MTECH, the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) hospitality automation platform. The purchase of MTECH represents NEWMARKET INTERNATIONAL'S unwavering commitment to be the global leader in hospitality and meeting and events.

MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that YOTEL, a progressive hotel concept based in the United Kingdom, has selected MICROS's myfidelio.net Central Reservation System (CRS) and OPERA Enterprise Solution for its new location in Times Square, New York. The new hotel, which opened in June, has 669 of its trendy rooms also referred to as cabins.

FCS Computer Systems, a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions provider, announces the appointment of hotel technology sector veteran, Erynn Torrenga, as Director of National Accounts for the full suite of FCS hospitality solutions and solution architecture services. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Torrenga will play a major role in helping FCS grow its market share in the North and South America regions of the hospitality market.

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announces that the new 218-room Holiday Inn Manchester-MediaCityUK has installed Signature locks from VingCard, powered by the VISION software platform. The VISION system smoothly interfaces the locking system with the hotel's property management and point-of-sale systems.

PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems --- today announced that Boyne Resorts, headquartered in Michigan, has selected PAR Springer-Miller's SMS|Host Hospitality Management System for its Michigan and Montana destination resorts.

), DAPage Notifications allows Kenwood digital two-way radio systems to be used with HotSOS for the first time. In addition, DAPage also integrates with Motorola's MOTOTRBO™ radios, giving hoteliers even more choices in which wireless devices they can employ to manage work order processes and guests' service requests.

Several major associations involved in hospitality distribution and technology have joined forces to implement a program of unique global identifiers for hotels. Experts agree that a single identifier for each hotel would significantly improve the accuracy and efficiency of transactions between hotels and their trading partners.