TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
VTrips | February 28, 2023
VTrips informed that Building One, the highly anticipated pool residences at Sunflower beach and resorts and residences in Port Aransas, are accepting reservations for vacations on a large scale located at Texas Gulf Coast.
Building One's high-end 21 contemporary residences have huge sun terraces with a view of the Gulf of Mexico, a pool or Corpus Christi Bay. It represents the first step of the upcoming opening in the month. Architect, Jay Corder of Austin, Texas, has designed modern, clean structures especially found on Mustang Island. He has constructed the one-, two-, and three-bedroom pool residences at Sunflower Beach Resort. The residences have extensive glass structures and windows for a wider view. They overlook the main central park area at the resort. In the living space, the window systems are about 12 to 16 feet long, with sliding glass doors covered by sun terraces. The nine-foot ceilings, wireless NEST thermostats, and programmable keyless locks enhance the vacation experience.
Interested buyers can choose from the three luxury interior packages of Butter Lutz Interior Design with Italian Bertazzoni stainless-steel applications, 3 cm quartz countertops, contemporary slab cabinetry, integrated pantries, and an in-built bar with a beverage center.
General Manager of Silver Sands Vacation Rentals, a VTrips's Vacation Rental Brands member and Official Vacation Rental Management Partner for the residences, Kastle Kelley said, "The sunrises and sunsets from the terraces are just beautiful." She added, "Each residence is accessible via coded, air-conditioned common space. This is the only condominium in the area offering this feature. Guests vacationing at the Pool Residences enjoy access to the Sunflower Great Lawn, a large family pool with shallow beach entry, poolside cabanas, Turtle's seasonal poolside bar and grill, a covered pavilion for live music and private events, and a separate adult pool with shaded lounge areas and a cascading fountain wall."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About VTrips
VTrips, a travel arrangements company, provides services for property management, vacation rentals, corporate travel, vacations, travel, rental property and real estate. Headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, it has various offices in the United States. It offers career opportunities in customer service, sales, accounting, owner relations, laundry, housekeeping and leadership. It also offers a compensation package with dental, vision, medical, 401k, and life insurance.
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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
SUNRATE | January 10, 2023
SUNRATE, recognized as a leading financial solutions provider, collaborated with Visa, a world leader in digital payments. The partnership is to enhance the travel solutions offered by SUNRATE.
In the past, SUNRATE's stakeholders had only one way to pay for travel-related expenses with their travel partners. Now with the partnership, they will have a virtual corporate card that makes this process much easier and more streamlined.
SUNRATE, at the end of last year, shared news of a strategic alliance with Agoda, the world's largest online travel agency. In 2021, the company was accepted into the Visa network as a primary participant.
SUNRATE’S corporate cards will help its travel partners to have control over spending track and allocations. In addition, a corporate card will ensure the security of the transactions and the data for the users. Technologies like Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have made it difficult for shared card information to be misused by imposing a time limit on each transaction.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1 is an international standard for financial data security. SUNRATE has been certified to meet this standard.
"The launch of Visa virtual corporate cards is a monumental step for SUNRATE as we cement our leadership as a one-stop B2B payment partner, especially for the travel industry. Since our partnership announcement with Agoda, we have worked with many other travel stakeholders, including other OTAs and we take pride in being able to solve their overall business needs. The Visa virtual corporate card will be a key solution for our customers and beyond,"
-Shawn Qin, Head of Card Business, SUNRATE.
(Source: Cision)
About SUNRATE
SUNRATE is an advanced global payment and treasury management platform for international businesses. Having global headquarters in Singapore and offices in China, Indonesia, Japan, and the United Kingdom, SUNRATE collaborates with Citibank, Standard Chartered, and Barclays and is the leading member of MasterCard and Visa. The company has facilitated local and global growth for over 130 firms since its establishment in 2016.
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HOSPITALITY TRENDS
SkyTouch | January 13, 2023
Wrkspot, an innovative hotel operations app, has integrated with Choice Hotels' property management system - choiceADVANTAGE.
The integration is via SkyTouch Technology's cloud-based/CONNECT API platform, making communications and housekeeping management capabilities much more effective for the country's leading hotels.
Wrkspot has created a revolutionary software suite for hotel portfolio management by combining human resource management (HRM), operations management, and communication into a single app. As a result, the application frees hotel managers from the mundane tasks of managing and engaging staff, reducing costs and streamlining operations while enhancing compliance and safety.
With this new cloud-based integration in place, Choice-branded hotels can use their proprietary choiceADVANTAGE PMS to update the room status automatically. The automation allows the direct flow of detailed room information from choiceADVANTAGE to Wrkspot and eliminates the effort of downloading and transferring files.
The integration is also a breakthrough for Wrkspot and is expected to result in significant growth for the company. Choice Hotels, which manages over 7,000 hotels worldwide under its various brands, recently acquired Radisson Hotels Americas.
Wrkspot offers a training platform and a document management system, which are essential for hotels that want to go digital. It also lets managers take care of their hotel portfolios by allowing them to see what's happening in each hotel and compare and analyze trends across properties.
Raja Epsilon, Founder and CEO of Wrkspot, said, "This integration means that WrkSpot is now a more viable option for Choice Hotel-branded properties that want to use it." He further added, "The integration provides seamless flow of PMS data to the WrkSpot system, enabling real-time data sharing across housekeeping, maintenance and front desk. This enhances efficiency and fosters better collaboration."
Source - GlobeNewswire
About SkyTouch Technology
SkyTouch Technology offers a cloud-based hotel management system that enables hotel organizations to reach their most essential strategic goals i.e. to achieve growth, advance operating performance, and enhance the guest experience, all while adapting to changing customer demands. The company delivers insight and control of operations with real-time, actionable business analytics that can enhance the hotel guest experience, decision-making, and performance at the property, owner, and management company levels.
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