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| 12 Nov 2007 | IXeo Interactive…empowering hotels
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Industry comment
Nomensa
Humanizing Technology
An innovative new Internet system could herald the interactive future of the global tourism industry, according to reports. Hospitality.net writes that Icon, the Swiss based tourism and hospitality specialist, has developed a unique tool to supply fully interactive tourism products and reservation services. And as an ever growing number of people take to the Internet for precisely this reason, analysts are predicting the system, operated by IXeo, a fully owned Icon subsidiary, could trigger an influx of similar tools leading to something of a revolution within the tourism and travelling industry.
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Reto Wittwer
President
Kempinski
Wittwer remarked ‘Ours is an ever changing business but it is rare to come across real innovation. The IX solution is a fantastic gateway to hotels direct linking with local tourism product, transport and destination information and stands alone in personal travel planning. You can tell it’s been built by professionals who really understand the hospitality and leisure industry on a global scale and will probably shake up the whole travel industry as an open gateway to all Suppliers.’
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Andrew Rubinacci
Vice President - Distribution Marketing EMEA of IHG
Added: “IXeo is an exciting and dynamic partner who completely understands the industry, making them the perfect fit for our business needs. We look forward to working with Graham Leslie and his team.”
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Christopher Hartley
CEO
Global Hotel Alliance
GHA’s CEO, Chris Hartley, is delighted with the new partner. “In today’s internet-driven world, the web-site will be one of our most important distribution channels. At the same time it needs to reflect our core values and provide information beyond the hotel room. IXeo appreciates this strategy and provides all the tools we were looking for.”
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Ronald Intveld
General Manager
Kempinski Tachenbergpalais
Great to finally see a web solution which actually sits on my own hotel’s internet portal and really gives us the capability to drive more business with special offers and packages around the destination. A real DESTINATION CONCIERGE and the dynamic content are really impressive. We don’t even have to change our existing web design. Further, all is linked to the tourism boards so whatever we promote locally has immediate global access. This is product distribution at its best!
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Brian Tickle
Director e-commerce
Orient Express
Brian Tickle, Director of e-commerce for Orient Express states: ‘Dynamic Packaging is a key business strategy for Orient Express. Our discerning clientele increasingly seeks a one-stop intelligent shopping solution for all of their travel requirements. We are impressed with IXeo’s capability and believe we have found the perfect partner.’
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Dr Peter Agel
Vice President
Micros Fidelio
In a world of constantly changing technology this is really impressive work created by www.ixeo.com. This is the first truly open, dynamic tourism platform which allows a consumer to openly bundle all relevant travel elements directly with suppliers with a great intuitive destination Concierge so all information and product comes together in one environment. The size of dynamic content is unbelievable and we in Micros Fidelio are delighted to be linked directly into the IXeo platform allowing our many luxury hotels around the world to be immediately accessible to the consumers through IXeo.
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Dr James Holleran
Professor
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
As an Academic Professor, Researcher and Service Based Consultant, I am very impressed with the innovative customer based information channels used by IXeo. It is fully apparent that the research conducted by IXeo on customer information requirements has driven the development of packaged solutions designed to meet the needs of online shoppers seeking destination based content, ranging from activity to lifestyles. Also impressive is the support given by IXeo to local tourism destination boards reinforcing the need to develop strong tourism based brands. Given competition between destinations today, access to customers and customer profiles is critical in designing effective online distribution. I am confident that IXeo will continue its efforts to add value towards sustainable tourism futures for both its customers and its suppliers.
