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		<title>Sceptre Releases MotionNotes for Hospitality, Offers Ability to Send Rich Media Messages with Ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER, Colo., December 3, 2012—Sceptre Hospitality Resources today announced the launch of its latest multimedia communications platform, MotionNotes for Hospitality.
MotionNotes allows for email delivery of custom video messages or campaigns with impact.  It is an interactive communications platform designed to simplify the process of creating, distributing and tracking personalized multimedia messages without costly production, programming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Priceline’s Acquisition of Kayak and What it means for Both Companies and the Online Travel Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Leland Fox, Business Analyst for Sceptre Hospitality Resources
Priceline’s announcement of its intent to purchase Kayak on November 8 was quite an unexpected acquisition in the online travel arena.  While the industry has shown waves of consolidation in the past, this acquisition is the most important event to take place in the Online Travel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Online Strategies to Attract Guests</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Laura Pisinski, Client Services Manager at Sceptre Hospitality Resources
I recently attended a webinar that I found to be interesting. The topic of discussion was geared to hotel marketers on what some online retailers have done to be successful.  The presentation was for hoteliers to learn from these online retail marketers and expand on those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responding to Clients Needs, Sceptre Hospitality Resources Makes Enhancements to WindsurferCRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Key Areas of Central Reservation System Technology Upgraded
 
DENVER, Colo., November 5, 2012—Sceptre Hospitality Resources today announced that it has made enhancements in five areas of its industry-leading central reservation system, WindsurferCRS.  Significant improvements include an upgraded multi-property booking engine, automated monitoring for PMS reservation delivery failures, a user-configurable dashboard, an enhanced currency converter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Booking Engine the Right One For You and Are You Utilizing it to its Capacity?</title>
		<link>http://www.sceptrehospitality.com/blog/?p=295</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Drew Rosser, Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Sceptre Hospitality Resources
The overriding goal is a satisfying user experience.  However, any hotel or hotel chain must first ensure that the booking engine not only reflects the proper image of the property but allows the property to manage their revenue management strategy as well.  Then of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maximizing Corporate RFP Market Potential for the Independent Hotel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Eric Gourdie, Strategic Revenue Director at Sceptre Hospitality Resources
When it comes to getting invited to the game for national corporate travel, most branded hotels have the advantage.  They have large national sales offices through their brand affiliations that allow the hotels to pick and choose which companies they want to submit RFP’s to. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSI and Sceptre Hospitality Resources Mark Twofold Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Completed Windsurfer CRS Beta Testing, absolute integration with WinPM and NiteVision
Phoenix, AZ — October 8, 2012 — Multi-Systems, Inc. (MSI), a cloud services hospitality technology solutions provider, has marked the successful completion of beta testing of the integration between its WinPM and NiteVision PMS solutions and the Windsurfer CRS, a product of business affiliate, Sceptre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mobile Device: How to Maximize It</title>
		<link>http://www.sceptrehospitality.com/blog/?p=290</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Drew Rosser, Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Sceptre Hospitality Resources
The mobile device has changed how the world communicates.  The freedom it has given and the always-connected attitude has been readily consumed, some would say to our detriment.  However, with creative know-how and a conscious effort to respect one’s privacy the device can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for an ADR lift?</title>
		<link>http://www.sceptrehospitality.com/blog/?p=287</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hebsadmin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Revenue Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Colleen Foligno, Area Director of Revenue Management
We are always looking for a way to grow overall ADR.
Be sure not to overlook the way you price your “premium” room types. It is important to analyze if you are actually selling these premium rooms or are guests being upgraded into them at no additional charge?  Review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Hotel Exchange adds Sceptre Hotels to Worldwide Distribution</title>
		<link>http://www.sceptrehospitality.com/blog/?p=275</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Global Hotel Exchange, &#8216;The People&#8217;s Booking Engine™&#8217; announced today the addition of thousands of Sceptre Hospitality Resources hotels to its worldwide distribution.
Sceptre Hospitality Resources&#8216; hotels are supported by the WindsurferCRS technology platform, encompassing a complete global portfolio of resorts and city center destinations from over 60 countries.
&#8220;Sceptre Hospitality Resources is committed to driving the technology [...]]]></description>
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