Bend, OR – February
2018 / Newsmaker Alert / NAVIS,
the leading provider of sales and marketing technology solutions for the
hotel, resort and vacation rental industry, today announced that 2017 was
a banner year for client acquisition, product innovation, partner integration
and new market expansion. The company was also top-rated by the prestigious
Forbes Travel Guide for their reservations services.
As one of the fastest growing
hospitality marketing and sales technology companies, NAVIS is considered
an essential partner for increasing performance and profits for over 600
hotel, resort, and vacation rental companies across the country. The extraordinary
year of success was partially attributable to their powerful and pioneering
direct channel technologies enabling lodging businesses to yield as much
as twice the revenue from their existing demand.
In 2017, NAVIS celebrated
these landmark milestones:
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Selected by Two Roads Hospitality
as the preferred partner for direct channel booking optimization across
their portfolio
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Launched Narrowcast Cloud, a
major upgrade to their flagship software that enables Level 1 PCI certification,
lowered IT department overhead, and expedites all future product enhancement
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Expanded footprint across all
market segments, welcoming a record number of new clients including management
companies, vacation rental companies and distinguished properties such
as The Park Hyatt New York, Resort Realty, Montage International and La
Valencia Hotel
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Captured a record $163 million
worth of bookings on behalf of NAVIS clients via RezForce, the company’s
overflow and after-hours hospitality call center
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NAVIS RezForce Lux call center
services received five perfect scores (uncommon) from Forbes Travel Guide
on behalf of Five-Star accredited clients
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Extended executive leadership
in technology, client services, marketing and sales to amplify innovation
and serve more market segments of the hospitality industry
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Enhanced technical integrations
with partners including Oracle, Ciirus, and Springer-Miller Systems
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Added Certified Partners including
Signature Worldwide, Master Connection Associates, RealTech, and Wonk Digital
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Rolled out the first-to-market
solution to capture and track guest lead data addressing new restrictions
on vacation rental listing sites
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Tom Gonser, founder of DocuSign,
and Sanjay Dholakia, former Chief Marketing Officer of Marketo joined the
company’s new Advisory Board
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Awarded Top Workplaces in Oregon,
Orlando, and Reno
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Extended community outreach
and philanthropic support
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Celebrated their 30-year anniversary
“This was such an outstanding
year for NAVIS and our clients,” said NAVIS CEO Kyle Buehner. “More and
more hotels, resorts and vacation rental companies leveraged our suite
of products and services to significantly increase lead engagement and
sales conversions, while simultaneously lowering their overall sales and
marketing costs. In 2018, we are well positioned to accelerate company
growth based on the strong interest in our platform. I’m grateful to our
clients and partners for their trust in us and am so proud of our entire
team for their commitment to making NAVIS the recognized industry leader.”
To learn why leading lodging
providers and management companies rely on NAVIS technology and services
to help them maximize direct booking revenue and guest service, please
visit TheNavisWay.com or call
866-712-3439.
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The NAVIS Team
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About NAVIS
NAVIS is the No. 1 reservation
sales and marketing platform for the hospitality industry. Because we believe
technology should make you money, not cost you money, we developed our
game-changing Revenue Performance Platform™ to transform teams into revenue
makers, enabling them to drive, capture and convert more direct bookings.
We deliver actionable guest insights so departments can seamlessly sell
and market together. The result is always a dramatic increase in direct
sales and profit. We guarantee it.
Founded in 1987, NAVIS is
a privately held company with headquarters in Bend, Ore., and growing offices
in Orlando, Fla. and Reno, Nev. The company has been awarded Top Workplaces
by The Oregonian for four consecutive years, one of the 2016 Top
100 Workplaces in Central Florida, and one of the Northern Nevada Human
Resources Association’s 2017 Best Places to Work.
To learn more visit TheNavisWay.com.
About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes
Travel Guide is the only independent, global rating system for luxury hotels,
restaurants and spas. Started as Mobil Travel Guide in 1958, the company
created the first Five-Star rating system in the United States. Today,
Forbes Travel Guide’s incognito inspectors travel the world, evaluating
properties based on up to 900 rigorous, objective standards. The company’s
annual Star Ratings, reviews and daily travel stories help discerning travelers
select the world’s best luxury experiences. For more information about
Forbes Travel Guide, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.
Connect with Forbes Travel
Guide:
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Twitter: Twitter.com/ForbesInspector
Facebook: Facebook.com/ForbesTravelGuide
Contact:
NAVIS
Kelsie
Skinner
Sr. Marketing Manager
541-330-3503 |