The Carino Collection Introduces SalesConnect Space ManagementTM
First and Only Fully Integrated Web Based Hotel Space Management Solution
NEW YORK, NY, July 5, 2006. The CARINO Collection, the most innovative sales representation company for independent luxury hotels worldwide, announced a web-based upgrade of its proprietary software application that allows every member of a hotel sales team to view, book, manage and manipulate function space, either at a single property or among a group of properties.
SalesConnect Space ManagementTM enables on-property sales managers as well as national sales managers to share critical information, including real time client and event data, and call reports with integrated email traces. It also allows sales managers to book space for a function at any property within a portfolio of properties, and links to a variety of PMS systems to facilitate real time communication across a property's operation and among multiple properties within a brand or portfolio of hotels.
Joe Carino, President of the CARINO Collection, said, "We are proud to introduce SalesConnect Space ManagementTM which we believe represents a real innovation, and an important time and money-saving tool for hotel sales managers." He concluded, "We look forward to making this tool available to existing CARINO members, as well as independent properties and brands in the industry."
Space Management was debuted in private demonstrations at the recent HITEC industry technology conference in Minneapolis, and will also be available for previews at the upcoming at the upcoming MPI conference, Dallas, July 9-11, 2006, and the NBTA conference in Chicago, July 16-19, 2006.
Peter Kressaty, CARINO's Vice President of Sales, said, "I am delighted to be associated with this exciting product, which has the potential to revolutionize the way sales managers book, manage and monitor function space." He concluded, "I look forward to sharing the benefits of the Space Management web based system with many industry colleagues in the weeks ahead."
For further information about Space Management or to arrange a personalized demonstration, contact Peter Kressaty at (212)-808-6590, or (917) 476-6101,or email, pkressaty@salesconnect.net.
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