MICROS Adds 9 Hotel Chains with Over 480 Hotels in 2008 to myfidelio.net,
for Hotel Distribution in GDS and Internet Channels
With myfidelio.net, MICROS offers the most flexible and functionally rich Hotel Central Reservation System using a Software as a Service model
Neuss, Germany – March, 2009 – MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that in 2008 a total of 9 hotel chains, with a total of over 480 hotels, selected the distribution services of myfidelio.net to connect to GDS and Internet channels. The chains are comprised of hotels in the budget to the luxury segment, and are located in major destinations in Europe, Africa and the Asia Pacific region. This high acceptance of chains proves the flexibility of the central reservation and distribution services provided by myfidelio.net, to fulfill the needs of hotel groups in various segments of the market.
The largest chain is Travelodge, with over 300 properties in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. The smallest is the newly created brand Park Royal with 6 luxurious hotels in Singapore, Myanmar, and Vietnam, which are part of Global Hotel Alliance.
Other chains that joined the myfidelio.net services are: Reval Hotels in the Baltic area, Sun International in Southern Africa, The Doyle Collection in Ireland and USA, Marco Polo Hotels in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines, Thon Hotels in Norway and Belgium, and Jurys Inn in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The recently founded hotel brand SENTIDO Resorts, owned by Thomas Cook, has also selected the myfidelio.net distribution, including a fully customized booking front-end for its corporate website.
The Doyle Collection and Marco Polo Hotels, like the Park Royal, are members of the Global Hotel Alliance, whose distribution services, “gha.net,” have been powered by myfidelio.net since 2006.
Most of the chains – specifically Travelodge, Reval Hotels, Sun International, and The Doyle Collection, are connecting their property management systems directly with distribution channels via myfidelio.net, and benefitting from a true single image distribution scenario.
“Our MICROS-Fidelio hotel clients are increasingly benefitting from enterprise systems integration and automation,” stated Peter Agel, Vice President Distribution Logistics at MICROS-Fidelio EAME. “Enabling hotels to control their inventory from a hotel level to all direct and indirect distribution channels and partners, is key to their business success. Everything a guest needs and wants to see to book a reservation is always available in real time.”
myfidelio.net is the “Software as a Service” model of the OPERA Reservation System, an enterprise solution for the hospitality industry, providing central reservation management services and connections to worldwide distribution channels, Internet portals, the GDS and the hotel corporate website. myfidelio.net offers full integration with all hotel solutions offered by MICROS, including OPERA PMS, Fidelio Suite 8 in Europe, Fidelio Version 6, and Fidelio Version 7. For more information on myfidelio.net please visit www.myfidelio.net.
About MICROS-Fidelio GmbH.
MICROS-Fidelio GmbH in the Europe, Africa, and Middle East region is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc., which provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 310,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through its MICROS-Retail division for more than 90,000 retail stores worldwide.
For more information on MICROS-Fidelio GmbH and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact your local Account Manager. You can also visit the MICROS-Fidelio upgrade website at http://www.micros-upgrade.com.
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