Lodging Interactive Launches Solution For Economy Lodging
JANUARY 4, 2007. Lodging Interactive announced today that it is rolling out a full service Internet presence and marketing solution tailored to the economy lodging sector. The new bundled services will provide economy lodging properties and small bed & breakfasts with turnkey website development and online marketing services traditionally only affordable by the larger lodging establishments.
'The wait is finally over for the smaller economy hotels and the bed and breakfast who want to take their online business to the next level,' said DJ Vallauri, Lodging Interactive's Founder & President. 'We are offering a bundled suite of online web marketing services affordable to even the smallest properties.'
Hotel operators incur a one time fee and receive the following:
o A Custom 10 Page Website
o Initial website optimization
o Secure Website Hosting for 12 Months on High Speed Servers
o 24/7 Website Monitoring for Uptime
o 24/7 Customer Support Services
o Domain Name Registration & Management
o 5 Email Addresses (POP3 Web Accessible)
o XML Site Map in accordance with Google, Yahoo and MSN standards
o Links from Value Added Portal Websites
o Real Time Website Visitor Traffic Report
'The Internet will account for more than half of all hotel and resort bookings in 2007! A hotel's website is today's 'Point of Sale'. Our new bundled service for the economy lodging sector empowers hotel operators to compete online and to maximize their online sales,' added Mr. Vallauri.
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