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Ewan Hospitality Group Recommends RateTiger Channel Manager for Revenue Growth

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Ewan Hospitality

Ajman, 13 June 2023


Experience 35% increase in occupancy by leveraging RateTiger Channel Manager

Ewan Hotels & Resorts, an amazing marque in the Northern Emirates, Ajman, recommended RateTiger to manage online channels and distribution connectivity. This iconic symbol of Ajman property has been using RateTiger Channel Manager since last one year to update rates and inventory across online sales channels and receive reservations into their PMS.

Ewan Hotels & Resorts are known for providing a unique blend of traditional Arab hospitality. They believe in “Live Life King Size” with minimum expenses. They believe that creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere is the key to making guests feel at home and comfortable during their stay.

This luxury property witnesses a 35% occupancy growth by leveraging RateTiger Channel Manager. Over one year, this property has increased its visibility with RateTiger by using 2-way XML communication with OTAs and specialized channels to promote additional bookings.

“Since implementing RateTiger Channel Manager, we have seen a significant increase in bookings across multiple sales channels. We have streamlined our booking and reduced the risk of errors. We are confident this platform will continue to be a game-changer for our property. We are thrilled to announce that our upscale property has achieved a 35% increase in occupancy by leveraging RateTiger Channel Manager. The user-friendly interface has enabled us to manage our time and resources efficiently. At the same time, the market intelligence reports have given us valuable insights into our OTA spread and allowed us to update our rates and inventory to stay competitive.” Remarked Mr Rakesh Tripathi – General Manager, Ewan Hospitality.

“We would like to thank the RateTiger support team for their 24*7 exceptional service. We highly recommend other properties looking for reliable and responsive customer support to consider RateTiger for their hotel channel management needs.” – Added Mr Rakesh Tripathi – General Manager, Ewan Hospitality.

Along with being a seamless hotel channel manager, RateTiger also provides booking engine, rate shopper, website design and digital marketing solutions to hotels worldwide. It offers 99.5% system uptime and is security certified under ISO and PCI.

Rakesh Tripathi - Ewan

Mr Rakesh Tripathi

General Manager, Ewan Hospitality

 
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Magna Hotel and Suites, Nairobi Experiences Revenue Growth with RateTiger 

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Nairobi, 16 May 2023


Recommends RateTiger Shopper & Booking Engine for all-in-one online distribution  

Nairobi-based Magna Hotel & Suites has found the ultimate hotel revenue-management solution with RateTiger. This 4-star property has been using the RateTiger Shopper for rate intelligence and projection on market trends, adding value to its overall revenue strategy.

Along with it, this luxury hotel also uses RateTiger Booking Engine & Global Distribution System an overall convenience in online distribution and revenue growth.

The user-friendly interface of the Rate Shopper has proven beneficial for Magna Hotel by increasing efficiency in performance and reducing the time spent on management. The market intelligence reports provided by the RateTiger Shopper also offer insights into their OTA (Online Travel Agency) spread, allowing them to update their rates and inventory in real-time.

This luxury property has been experiencing increased connectivity and direct income facilitated by the Rate Shopper, Booking Engine, and GDS contributing to improved revenue performance and guest satisfaction.

The distribution and revenue management team of the hotel can optimize their revenue strategy and drive direct bookings by effectively managing rates, inventory, and promotions across online distribution channels.

“We have been using Booking Engine, RateTiger Shopper and GDS for the last one year. RateTiger provides up-to-date industry news, forecasting trends and strategy recommendations, fast customer service and keeps us market ready. Pooling inventory to deliver ARI updates, including system repair and update exercises, increases our communication with our other channels.” – Commented Ms. Wanjiku Mungai, Management, Magna Hotel & Suites, Nairobi.

“Team RateTiger provided hands-on assistance and quickly assisted in problem-solving with the RateTiger solutions. The seamless and interactive training about RateTiger solutions helped us to facilitate efficient onboarding.” – Summed up Ms. Mungai.

RateTiger Shopper is a revenue management tool that helps hotels maintain rate integrity and the correct pricing on various channels to optimize their pricing and revenue strategies.

The 4-star luxury Magna Hotel & Suites uses RateTiger Booking Engine to capture direct bookings from their website, reducing the dependency on OTAs and third-party channels. Along with it, it helps them seamlessly manage their room rates across all platforms.

After using RateTiger Shopper and Booking Engine, Magna Hotel & Suites now looks forward to connecting with other member-partners on the GDS network and maximizing on other RateTiger products.

 
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Art City Inn Vilnius recommends RateTiger Channel Manager & Booking Engine for Revenue Growth

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Vilnius, 6 October 2022


Experiences strong recovery and expansion in online bookings

Lithuania-based upscale property Art City Inn has been leveraging RateTiger Channel Manager and Booking Engine for optimizing and expanding online distribution. The property has experienced excellent growth in bookings by adding new source markets through RateTiger’s wide network of demand channels as well as driving direct bookings from their brand website.

As per European Travel Commission’s forecast, Europe is expected to recover 70% of the pre-pandemic travel revenue by end of 2022. It is important for hotels to spread out their inventory across multiple distribution touchpoints to attract guests and increase market share.

Art City Inn with 128 rooms is using RateTiger Channel Manager to dynamically manage rates, inventory and restrictions across all their connected channels from one central dashboard. A popular choice of accommodation for travelers from across the world, Art City Inn has increased its visibility by tapping into RateTiger’s seamless connectivity with over 450 global & regional OTAs, metasearch, and GDS channels to develop new markets and guest segments.

Edvinas Bingelis, Front Office Manager, Art City Inn Vilnius commented “We are working with RateTiger for the last 2 years. I have been looking for a Channel Manager that can monitor and help manage all our OTAs. When I saw the features and functionalities of RateTiger Channel Manager, I was really impressed. RateTiger Channel Manager helps us control room inventory and prices over different OTA platforms in a single click. We can create various Promotions for OTAs through RateTiger directly. We are able to quickly adapt our rooms and prices according to market changes which give us an edge over competitors.”

“RateTiger offers a wide network of demand channels and is connected to most OTAs, metasearch, and other travel sites. With a few clicks of the mouse, we can implement our sales strategy globally across all online channels. Further, RateTiger Booking Engine helps implement our rate strategy on our website in real-time helping improve direct booking opportunities. The best thing about RateTiger solutions is that they are technologically advanced while being easy to use. The support they provide is efficient, quick and responsive which adds to our overall experience,” summed up Edvinas.

Since partnering with RateTiger, the property has improved its online exposure considerably by expanding its distribution mix. Check out the video where Mr. Edvinas Bingelis shares his experience with RateTiger.

 
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Al Safir Hotel & Tower Trusts RateTiger for Rate Parity and Revenue Management

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Manama, 1 September 2022

Recommends RateTiger Shopper, Channel Manager & Booking Engine for total online distribution

Bahrain-based Al Safir Hotel & Tower has found its perfect technology partner in RateTiger. The 4-star luxury property has been leveraging eRevMax solutions, including RateTiger Shopper for rate intelligence and managing price parity, Channel Manager for keeping rates and availability in sync across all sales channels as well as Booking Engine for keeping brand.com updated with real-time inventory and rates. Reservations from various sales channels get delivered directly into the hotel’s PMS through the 2-way connect, thus helping the hotel drive its online revenue strategies effectively.

Located in the heart of Bahrain’s vibrant entertainment district – Juffair, Al Safir believes in giving a royal stay to each of its guests. The property has 193 stylishly designed deluxe rooms, suites, and apartments. Al Safir manifests a legacy with the motive “service before self”. The hotel has been awarded Six Sigma Certification & three ISO / IMS certificates and is proud to be the first hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain to achieve this recognition.

Al Safir provides the unbending comfort and convenience of a modern extravagant hotel without any compromise on its rare significant character. It is a gateway to a magnificent place that offers an exotic experience, soothing hospitality, and a royal stay.

Over the past year, the hotel has leveraged the benefits of RateTiger Shopper to monitor competitor prices as well as market trends. The On-Demand Rate Reports provide access to intelligent room rate data thus helping them with pricing decisions. RateTiger’s pricing reports are in demand for their accuracy and quality as well as the real-time value it brings to hotels. With these reports, Al Safir Hotel has been able to strategize and implement effective room pricing across different channels thereby maximizing profit margins.

As per the latest iGA statistics, Bahrain recorded a staggering 984% surge in tourist arrivals in Q1 2022, compared with the same period last year. With the inflow of tourists, hotels have also witnessed an increase in direct bookings. With RateTiger’s integrated technology solution, Al Safir has been geared up to attract this inflow of tourists and had all the tools in place to capture this demand, both through the direct brand website as well as OTA channels.

“We have been using RateTiger Shopper for rate benchmarking as well as to maintain rate parity. We save a lot of time as we can make pricing decisions by reviewing the on-demand rate reports. It’s important to ensure that our rates remain competitive in the market and to have the benefit of maintaining rate stability during high and low periods to increase demand. RateTiger Shopper makes it possible for us to optimize our pricing strategy through effectively responding to the dynamic changes in the market,” commented Mr. Retheesh Kumar, General Manager, Al Safir Hotel & Tower.

“RateTiger Channel Manager and Booking Engine help implement our rate strategy across all distribution channels in real-time. While the RateTiger products are great, their customer support team adds to the ‘wow’ experience. They are available 24/7 to assist us and we absolutely love being a partner to such an amazing team,” summed up Mr. Kumar.

RateTiger Shopper is a comprehensive yet easy-to-use hotel rate intelligence solution. It enables hotels to check room rates are accurate across all channels while analyzing room rates of your competitive set and rate positioning across multiple hotel websites, third-party sales channels, and online travel agents (OTA). RateTiger Channel Manager and Booking Engine make online distribution easy and seamless through an intuitive single sign-on dashboard.

Check out this video where Mr. Retheesh Kumar, General Manager, Al Safir Hotel & Tower shares his experience of using RateTiger products and support.

 
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Malta based Osborne Hotel improves online revenue with RateTiger

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Valletta, 04 August 2022


Experiences consistent growth with RateTiger Channel Manager and Rate Shopper

Housed in one of the magnificent palaces built by the knights of the Order of St John, Osborne Hotel, a 3-star luxury property in Valletta, has strongly recommended RateTiger as its technology partner of choice for hotel rate shopping, channel management and online distribution.

The property has experienced significant improvement in their operational efficiency by leveraging RateTiger’s cloud-based channel manager and on-demand shopping tool. They have been leveraging the 2-way XML connectivity with global and regional OTAs, and niche channels to drive more bookings.

RateTiger’s pooled inventory model allows the revenue management team to continuously distribute its live rates and inventory to multiple booking channels and deliver updates back into its property management system (PMS) in real-time, without worrying about overbooking. The in-built booking trends and business analytics data combined with competitor benchmarking reports give them key market insights to make informed decisions.

With summer travel in full swing across Europe, hotels are spreading their inventory across multiple distribution touch-points and creating attractive packages & promotions and RateTiger provides the platform to make this easy.

We have been using RateTiger for the past 7 years and are extremely satisfied with it and we highly recommend RateTiger to other hoteliers. RateTiger helps us increase revenue through OTAs. It is very easy to use, especially updating rates and availability. We have a dedicated Account Manager, and the technical support team is highly efficient. The team always try to resolve problems efficiently and as quickly as possible. Thanks to RateTiger, in this competitive market, their solution is helping us greatly to recover our business after the difficult time in the last 2 years,” commented Brian Caruana, General Manager, Osborne Hotel.

“Malta is one of our key markets in Europe and we are happy to win this strong recommendation from Osborne Hotel. We strive to help hotels by making online distribution management easy and seamless while assisting with revenue maximization. We have invested in building stable connectivity with over 450 OTAs and technology providers. Our solutions simplify operations, improve efficiencies, and give hoteliers time to focus on strategy. Backed by real-time data and analytics, hoteliers can respond to market dynamics more efficiently, and optimize online revenue,” said Trupti Mokal, Regional Sales Head, RateTiger.

The 63-room hotel is set amongst Valletta’s 320 monuments, is the perfect place to stay, for families & business travelers, to discover one of the most concentrated historic centres in the world. RateTiger provides channel management, booking engine, rate shopping, website development and online distribution solutions to hotels worldwide.

 
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Travel Tech Announces Third APAC Edition from 12 – 15 July 2022

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Singapore, 7 July 2022


Invites Asia Pacific hotel and travel tech professionals to participate

Travel Tech, the world’s largest education-based travel technology conference series, is proud to announce its third event of the 2022 schedule: TRAVEL TECH APAC, taking place online from July 12 – 15, 2022.

Travel Tech APAC will feature expert speakers from top travel technology companies, including RateTiger, BookOnlineNow, ReviewPro, Paraty Tech, KePSLA, HS Latam, HSMAI APAC and many others, to share specific educational knowledge to our trade and actionable strategies to help hotels, travel tech professional and tourism companies.

The Travel Tech APAC conference consists of a daily Masterclass, a two-hour panel discussion featuring top tech executives on topics specifically related to Asia-Pacific tourism, each day.

• July 12, 2022: Best practices to an efficient distribution strategy: Direct and Indirect Sales, Digital Marketing and Revenue Manager in tourism

• July 13, 2022: Guest Experience on smart destinations and hotels. How to empower your sales through guest experience.

• July 14, 2022: The future of tourism: metaverse, gamification, supper apps

• July 15, 2022: Pitch Session

After each day’s Masterclass, professionals will have the chance to learn about the top technological solutions available to improve their operational processes, and increase bookings and revenue, during the 15-minute, live-streamed Pitch Sessions. In the Pitch Sessions, leading hospitality technology companies will teach hoteliers how implementing their solutions could help them to reach profitability more quickly.

TRAVEL TECH APAC is available as a free event for travel and hospitality professionals. Register here – https://traveltechapac2022.getresponsepages.com/

 
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RateTiger Recognized for Connectivity Excellence by Booking.com and Expedia

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Orlando / London, 9 June 2022


One of the few providers to have achieved such status

RateTiger by eRevMax, one of the leading distribution connectivity solution providers, has been recognized for its technology superiority and connectivity excellence by both Booking.com and Expedia.

RateTiger achieved the Booking.com Premier Partner and Expedia Elite Partner status this year respectively, making it one of the very few companies offering such robust connectivity and varied distribution solutions for hotels to grow their digital revenue.

“We are excited to have received Expedia Elite and Booking.com Premier Partner status in 2022, as it highlights our commitment towards product, technology, connectivity, support and new feature addition for our hotel clients. The strategic support we received from Booking.com and Expedia teams was crucial to help facilitate our partners’ growth and we want to thank them for the same. We look forward to continuing our efforts towards distributing happiness and making connectivity powerful and simple for hotels,” said Udai Singh Solanki, CEO, RateTiger – eRevMax.

The Booking.com Connectivity Partner Programme is designed to support connectivity providers in delivering developments, including new APIs like Promotions and Product (Room-Rate Management), among others, which benefit the property partners they work with.

“RateTiger’s commitment to deliver a first-class experience through cutting-edge technology year after year has enhanced the customer and mutual accommodation partner experience, and we’re thrilled to acknowledge that once again,” said Eddy Veldhuizen, Senior Director Connectivity Partnerships at Booking.com.

The Expedia Group Connectivity Partner Program recognizes and rewards top connectivity providers for maintaining high-quality software connections to the Expedia Group travel platform and helping lodging properties grow their businesses.

“RateTiger plays a crucial role in the travel ecosystem by building innovative solutions that empower global lodging properties to grow their businesses and deliver amazing experiences to guests,” said Lisa Chen, Vice President, Global Lodging Connectivity & Solutions, Expedia Group. “We are excited and energized to deepen our relationship with RateTiger in 2022 as a key stakeholder in our collective mission to power global travel for everyone, everywhere.”

RateTiger is one of the first channel management companies to have established 2-way XML integration with Booking.com and Expedia. Over the years, it has been consistently enhancing its channel network with the aim of providing seamless connectivity between hotels and travel sites globally. Being a leader in the online distribution space, RateTiger understands the technology criticality and provides the tools and connectivity to make revenue generation easy and seamless for hotels.

This recognition is a reinforcement of RateTiger’s focus on building and maintaining high-quality connections that empower hotels to grow their online business on world’s most popular hotel booking platforms. With RateTiger, hotels save time and improve efficiencies, while maximizing revenue opportunities.

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RateTiger recognised as a Premier Connectivity Partner by Booking.com

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Amsterdam / London, 10 May 2022


Status a testimony to RateTiger’s robust connectivity and advanced technology

Leading hotel technology provider RateTiger has been recognised as a Premier Connectivity Partner by Booking.com. The status, as part of Booking.com’s Connectivity Partner Programme, is given for the outstanding performance in providing high-quality connection that empowers RateTiger users to grow their business on the digital travel marketplace.

The Booking.com Connectivity Partner Programme is designed to support connectivity providers in delivering developments, including new APIs like Promotions, Product (Room-Rate Management), Photo, among others, that benefit the property partners they work with. Premier partners are Booking.com’s recommended connectivity providers.

Premier Partner status recognizes Connectivity partners for their excellent performance and quality of service delivered to drive their properties’ success. Eddy Veldhuizen, Senior Director Connectivity Partnerships at Booking.com commented: “RateTiger’s commitment to deliver a first-class experience through cutting-edge technology year after year has enhanced the customer and mutual accommodation partner experience, and we’re thrilled to acknowledge that once again.”

“We are excited to have achieved Premier Partner status with Booking.com. This recognition showcases our commitment to deliver best of technology and stay on top of the distribution connectivity space to make online revenue management easier and profitable for hotel partners,” said Kausik Sarkar, SVP – Technology, eRevMax – RateTiger.

For over 20 years, RateTiger distribution solutions have facilitated the growth of hotel online bookings by assisting in rate, inventory and reservation management across OTAs including Booking.com. With RateTiger, hotels save time and improve efficiencies, while maximizing revenue opportunities.

For more details, contact us on marketing@erevmax.com

 
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Novel Hotel City Centre increases occupancy to 90% with RateTiger

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Abu Dhabi, 27 April 2022


Strongly recommends eRevMax solutions for online distribution

Novel Hotel City Centre one of the leading business hotels in Abu Dhabi has increased its occupancy to 90% by leveraging RateTiger. The four-star property has been using RateTiger Connect for 2-way rate and inventory as well as reservation data transfer between sales channels and hotel PMS. The hotel is also using RateTiger’s GDS distribution, Booking Engine, Metasearch Management and Rate Shopper, all available as a one-stop-solution through the RateTiger platform, for efficiently managing online distribution and revenue.Managed by Danat Hotels & Resort, a division of National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels (NCT&H), Novel Hotel City Centre has 215 rooms, historically catering to business and MICE travellers. However, with the boost in leisure demand and increase in competition, the revenue management team felt the need to expand and automate distribution. With RateTiger, they came to know about and connect to top performing online sales channels in their key source markets which led to increase in occupancy

“The extremely competitive nature of Middle East market means we need to update rates and inventories multiple times a day. We needed a solution that will meet our demands for market intelligence as well as channel management. With RateTiger, we have managed to take our occupancy to 90%. Their integrations with leading global and regional OTAs have ensured that we sell on the right channels that bring business to our city. The speed, accuracy, and ease with which we can manage our online operations is fantastic. Further, the Promotions feature has helped us improve visibility on key sales channels which resulted in better RevPAR,” commented Akber Bana, Cluster Revenue Manager – Novel Hotel City Centre. With hotel room supplies in the region overtaking demand, maintaining an effective rate strategy is important to stay ahead of competition. The revenue management team is using RateTiger Shopper to monitor rate movement to implement a dynamic pricing strategy.“We have been able to sell at better rates and maintain rate parity – thanks to Rate Shopper. The support and technical team understand what they are doing and provides speedy resolutions which is amazing. I highly recommend RateTiger to other hoteliers for improving channel connectivity and productivity as well as overall online distribution,” summed up Akber.Check out this video where Mr. Akber Bana, Cluster Revenue Manager – Novel Hotel City Centre shares his experience of using RateTiger products and support –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-PkcLfvrVg
Team RateTiger will be at ATM Dubai from 9 – 12 May 2022. To book a meeting, contact us today – marketing@erevmax.com About RateTiger

RateTiger by eRevMax is a market leader in hotel technology and provides Channel Manager, CRS, Rate Shopper, Booking Engine, Website Design, Digital Marketing Services as well as GDS and Metasearch Distribution solutions to large hotel chains and resorts, mid-scale groups as well as independent boutique properties worldwide. RateTiger connects to over 450 distribution and technology partners. It has deep two-way integration with distribution channels including Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Airbnb, Google, HRS, Hotelbeds, among various others. It connects to leading PMS, RMS, CRS, Booking Engine and other hotel technology systems for a seamless online distribution experience. Data security and privacy is a key aspect for RateTiger – it is ISO and PCI certified as well as GDPR compliant. RateTiger provides 24×7 multilingual support to hotels globally to assist in revenue generation objectives.For more details, please visit www.ratetiger.com or contact us on marketing@erevmax.com

 
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Royal Highland Hotel Scotland experiences occupancy and revenue growth with RateTiger in the pandemic year

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London, 16 March 2022


 

Endorses RateTiger for its powerful hotel technology platform.

The Royal Highland Hotel, one of the long-standing customers of eRevMax, has endorsed RateTiger for consistently delivering results over the years. The hotel, which has been using RateTiger Channel Manager, has experienced growth in occupancy and revenue even in a year marred by global pandemic and travel restrictions.

A heritage luxury destination often visited by the British Royal Family and foreign dignitaries, the Royal Highland Hotel caters to mature and demanding guests. An early adopter of new technology, the revenue management team has been leveraging RateTiger’s connectivity to effectively its manage online presence.

RateTiger Channel Manager has enabled the Royal Highland Hotel to easily connect to a greater number of channels without requiring more of the team’s time and energy.

“RateTiger was a game changer for us. We’ve been using RateTiger hotel channel manager for more than fifteen years; it is simply outstanding. The interface is very easy to use, the automated inventory management is time saving, and we can spend more time on analytics and tactics. It’s a very simple product, but also very powerful. RateTiger is on the top of technology and even when any new OTA comes into the market RateTiger is the one who gets integrated with them quickly,” remarked Indranil Banerjee, Group General Manager, The Royal Highland Hotel.

While hotels in the region have struggled for the past two years due to travel restrictions, thanks to RateTiger’s connectivity with key producing channels, the Royal Highland Hotel has been able to maintain 85% occupancy resulting in revenue growth.

The hotel also uses RateTiger Shopper, eRevMax’s price intelligence tool, to maintain rate integrity and right pricing on various channels.

“Rate parity & accurate inventory management is a must to maintain our property at par with our competitors. I wanted a tool that would help me and my staff save time, but also a solution that allows me to manage my hotel day-to-day room inventory, with a quick and fast overview of all the bookings on one platform. RateTiger instantly confirms that an update has been made in the channel, right in the application, which is essential to my business in terms of saving time and money,” summed up Indranil.

Check out the testimonial YouTube video from Indranil Banerjee, Group General Manager, The Royal Highland Hotel where he shares his experience with the RateTiger product and support.

RateTiger provides channel management, CRS, booking engine, rate shopping, website design and digital marketing solutions to hotels worldwide. It offers 99.9% system uptime and is security certified under ISO and PCI. RateTiger continues to expand its partner base through new integrations to offer hoteliers seamless connections across different systems including PMSs, CRSs, OTAs, Metasearch channels, GDS, Wholesalers and offline tour operators, among others.

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