Have you ever explored the multitude of options available to you within Revenue Optimisation Technology? Ever wondered how all this technology fits within your business and just what is possible in terms of automation and analytics? Data – and its efficient management and interpretation – is key in any Revenue Optimisation Strategy. Come and explore Property Management Systems (PMS), Revenue Management Systems (RMS), CRS, Channel Managers, Customer Relationship Managers (CRM), up-selling technology and reporting tools, all under one roof at the Hospitality RevTech Show. We have invited South Africa’s leading RevTech companies, experts and thought-leaders to share their knowledge and insights with you.
Monday, 12 August 2019
10:00 to 19:00
Century City Conference Centre
Cape Town
The consistent focus on the demands of a single industry makes protel one of the most experienced and successful providers of professional property management systems (PMS). protel’s product portfolio caters to the needs of every market segment from small individual hotels to multinational hotel groups.
MEWS is a cloud-based property management software that helps hotels and hostels automate their operations so they can focus on their guests. With Mews, you can instantly see the status of any of your departments, from reservations to maintenance, via a simple dashboard. Offering fully mobile solution, this gives hotels the freedom to serve their guests from anywhere in the hotel.
Siteminder is one of the leading channel managers in South Africa offering a range of products including an online booking engine, hotel website design, hotel business intelligence and a global distribution system – which are all able to be fully integrated into selected PMS, CRS and RMS.
A pioneer and global technology leader, IDeaS offers industry-leading revenue management solutions for business of all types and sizes in the global hospitality and travel industries. We transform the right data into clear and actionable insight, so that our clients can price, forecast and report with speed and confidence, improving business performance.
Rainmaker’s integrated solutions allow hotels, resorts and casinos to maximize profit from every segment of their business.Our intelligent profit platform helps you optimize revenue, drive profitability, save valuable time, and outperform your customers.
Our team is rooted in hospitality and technology fuels everything we do. We are powered by innovation with a relentless dedication to maximizing revenue for every hotelier. With the power of one platform, we are evolving the way people experience hospitality.
Optima is installed in leading hotels of the world, in hotel groups such as the Dan Hotels, Leonardo Hotels, Fattal Hotels, Crowne Plaza Hotels, Holiday Inn hotels, and many more.Based on the latest advanced technology, Optima, Hotel Management Software solution, gives the hotel all the features and functions to provide top notch guest services, expected by a sophisticated hotel while keeping the daily work simple and swift.
Our enterprise reservations platform provides easy and complete global coverage of demand channels and your guests. Utilizing the scalability of the industry’s fastest central reservations system (CRS), we further expand coverage via integrations with other large distribution partners, tour operators and channel managers to ensure you can reach leisure guests, corporate guests and travel agents anywhere.
Based on OPERA, the leading enterprise solution suite for the hospitality industry, OPERA Cloud offers an intuitive user interface, comprehensive functionality for all areas of hotel management, secure data storage and hundreds of key partner interfaces to meet the needs of hotels of all types and sizes. By moving property management technology to the cloud, OPERA Cloud simplifies the IT infrastructure in properties, allowing hotel management and staff to focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences.
Handcrafted Brands is a specialist digital marketing agency which assists hospitality brands with brand development, e-commerce website design and development, social media and digital advertising. We understand your desire to drive direct bookings to your website, automate marketing processes and grow brand awareness.
Hospitality Technology International (Pty) Ltd (HTI) is the largest hospitality software developer in Africa.We develop and support enterprise hotel management software for OVER 1500 hotels, lodges, guest houses and chains and we’re growing!
RateGain offers Hotel Software and Travel Solutions for Hotels, OTAs, Airlines, Tour Operators, Car rental companies, empowering them with Data and Business intelligence. RateGain is the only travel-tech company that works with every segment of the travel and hospitality industry providing intelligence, powering insights and connecting demands across 191 countries.
Cendyn’s 20-year head start in hospitality technology means we know how to power your marketing and group sales profitability. We understand your needs because we’ve sat on your side of the table. With the most complete suite of solutions in the hospitality industry, we know how to get you where you want to go.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
11:00
What is missing in our Revenue Technology Eco-System?
14:00
Do you invest to make revenue or do you make revenue to invest in technology?
Theresa Prins is the Founder of Revenue Resolutions and began her career at the Kei Apple Hotel. During her time at the Winchester Mansions, Theresa first explored revenue management. She was involved in the installation of IDeaS RMS, as a pilot site for Southern Sun Hotels revenue management project. After a 12-year career with The Vineyard, Townhouse and Oude Werf hotel group, she left her position as Group Revenue Manager to found her own consultancy. Theresa will moderate the panel discussion.
Christelle Carstens is Group Rooms Operations Manager for Peermont Hotels, Casino and Resorts and has been in the industry for 26 years. “I am a strong believer in the power of positive thinking in the workplace. Working currently with people that are fanatically devoted to customer service and optimizing revenue in an interesting way to make money.”
Eighteen months ago, Efi Ella, who holds a Masters Degree in Finance and Revenue Management, joined the five-star Pepperclub Hotel as general manager after an eight-year stint as hotel manager of The Vineyard Hotel in Newlands. Efi has made the seamless transition and implemented many upgrades at the hotel and increased profitability, and has risen to the challenge of running an establishment in the heart of the Cape Town CBD.
Kim Weber holds the position of Business Optimisation Manager at Century City Conference Centre and Hotel. Here she is responsible for driving demand and optimising revenues while ensuring the best outcome for the business and guest. Her position consists of successfully combining the disciplines of marketing, revenue and sales. She attributes the success of the role to breaking traditional industry silos and adopting a multi-dimensional business approach. She has a Master Certificate in Revenue Management through Cornell University.
With a Bcom degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship and more than six years’ experience in online hotel distribution, Liam Alexander adds great value to Providence Hospitality’s analytical and data-based problem-solving. He has a passion for technology, automation and optimization of systems within hospitality. He leads individuals with transparency, ethical practice and servant leadership. You will find Liam either reading up on the latest tech to improve his home PC or enjoying a flat white on his morning walk, with his dog Lyla.
