Best Western Blunsdon House Hotel, UK, and German protel hotelsoftware announce the launch of the first booking engine completely integrated in Facebook. It is now possible to complete an entire booking straight from the hotel's Facebook fan page without having to leave Facebook or visit another website. Facebook users can view the hotel's offer and book a room realtime while at the same time chatting with their friends.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, today announced that one of Canada's busiest convention facilities, Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, has selected the Eatec® Solutions inventory and procurement system by Agilysys to streamline operations and enhance service.

Ukraine’s leading hotel company, Premier International Ltd., has launched several significant upgrades to its fully customized loyalty program powered by Libra OnDemand and its suite of easy-to-use Web-based applications. Premier International’s Premier Club program has expanded this month to include the company’s midscale brand, Accord Hotels, along with its flagship luxury brand, Premier Hotels. Additionally, Premier Club members can now access their account information online through Libra OnDemand's consumer-facing Customer Portal.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, has released an exclusive strategy report for Indian hoteliers, which provides key practical advice to maximize revenues around the upcoming New Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Newmarket International, Inc. (www.newmarketinc.com), the worldwide leader in sales and catering software solutions for the global hospitality and entertainment industries, announced today the acquisition of Hospitality Information Services, Inc. (www.hisnet.com), the leading provider of market research information for the hospitality industry. Hospitality Information Services (HIS) is based in Walnut Creek, CA and will operate as a division of Newmarket International.

FastBooking, one of the world's leading online solutions providers for the hospitality industry, is creating the first-ever foreign language websites for Premier Inn, the UK's biggest budget hotel brand. The websites are targeted at international travellers—travellers coming from outside the UK—and will market all of Premier Inn's 42,000 rooms.

As bookatonce, the web-based PMS innovation by German protel hotelsoftware GmbH, is rapidly conquering new markets, interested businesses now get the unique opportunity to join in an affiliate program. To satisfy the growing international demand bookatonce has been facing since the very beginning of its commercial launch, now sales, distribution and technology partnerships are ready to be established.

Libra OnDemand, the leading provider of Cloud-based hospitality applications designed to drive sales and increase revenues for the world’s premier hotel organizations, continues its impressive growth pace with the addition of two experienced professional hospitality technology executives.

PAR Springer Miller Systems Inc. (PSMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PTC) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems, announces that the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba, Jordan, has selected the SpaSoft Spa and Activity management system for its second Zara Spa.

Gaming Standards Association (GSA) and Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) announced their intention to launch a coordinated standards development effort to integrate customer information across a variety of hotel and gaming systems. The objective is to enable existing systems to link together to provide a completely integrated view of each customer from across the entire operation, including the customer's profile, their future itineraries, and past spending. Systems within the project scope include Property Management, Point-of-Sale, Player Tracking, Spa, Concierge, Show Ticketing, and other activities systems.