OpenJaw Technologies say goodnight to inflexible hotel sourcing

Latest version of xHotel enables multiple connections to accommodation suppliers for the same properties.

Dublin, Ireland – 15th July, 2008 – OpenJaw Technologies, a leader in delivering high performance travel distribution solutions to the global travel industry, today announced a major new product release – xHotel 2.0; a content, mapping and inventory management system for tour operators, airlines and distribution intermediaries.

The new advanced features of xHotel 2.0, which have already been deployed to several customers, allow locally managed inventory allocations to be combined with direct connects to multiple suppliers for the same properties. This allows travel companies to optimise their accommodation sourcing and sales by providing access to multiple sources of rates and inventory for each property.

xHotel 2.0 supports enhanced multi-lingual content management allowing travel companies to differentiate their offerings by combining locally managed content with externally sourced content. In addition, xHotel 2.0 provides powerful mapping support with the ability to search for accommodation based on Geocode (longitude & latitude) information for properties within a radius of a point of interest such as an airport or an event.

Commenting on the announcement, John Lambe, CTO of OpenJaw Technologies said: “We are pleased to announce this major product release of xHotel 2.0. Our vision for the industry is one where the standard business model involves optimising revenue through the right combination of locally held allocations and externally sourced inventory from multiple sources. As the hotel distribution model evolves, we see the growing requirement for flexibility to support different inventory models and rate types including: retail rates and discounted Best Available Rates direct from hotel chains; local allocations, and net or merchant rates from intermediaries. xHotel 2.0 has been designed from the ground up with our vision in mind and integrates with our other products to allow the Dynamic Packaging of accommodation with transport and events or destination activities.”

xHotel 2.0 resides within OpenJaw Technologies solution portfolio and utilises the xDistributor Integration Platform and Business Rules Engine that enables travel supplier integration, distribution channel management and Dynamic Packaging.

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xHotel 2.0’s Industry leading features at a glance:

• Manage multiple rates and contracts through a system based on business rules
• Customise child policies on a per property basis ensuring flexible contracting and improved allocations
• Standardise room descriptions and types to create consistency at the front end
• Use multiple suppliers for the same property and have the system automatically determine and prioritise who is giving you the best rates and availability
• Generic content from suppliers can be edited to create unique and localised descriptions of properties
• Use a Geocode to search for hotel properties within a radius of a particular location such as an airport or point of interest
• At times of high market demand, use advanced business rules to sell your own allocations last to achieve the highest margin
• Improve conversions through promotions and special offers
• Prioritise search results to optimise revenue

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About OpenJaw Technologies

OpenJaw Technologies is a leader in delivering high performance travel distribution solutions to the global travel industry. Our solutions enable the world’s leading travel companies to market, distribute and sell their online travel offerings in a differentiated way.
OpenJaw’s solution portfolio includes the xDistributor Integration Platform and Business Rules Engine that enables travel supplier integration, distribution channel management and dynamic packaging; xRez: a highly customisable Internet Booking Engine; xRezAgent: a sales and servicing platform for call centre agents; xFares: an airline web fares engine; xHotel: a content, mapping and inventory management system for accommodation and xEvent: a content and inventory management system for events and destination activities.

OpenJaw is a member and active participant of the Open Travelâ„¢ Alliance.

OpenJaw Technologies is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with a regional office in Madrid, Spain.

For more information about OpenJaw Technologies, visit our website at www.openjawtech.com

For more information, contact:

Yvonne Waldron
Director of Marketing
OpenJaw Technologies Ltd.,
Station Mews, Lindsay Grove,
Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 882 5444
Email: [email protected]