London, England – March 6, 2006 – Lanyon, Inc. (www.lanyon.com) announced today that it has executed a multi-year agreement with Thistle Hotels, for PropertyVault™ and its content management products.
After renewing agreements for RFPpublisher™, adding now HODpublisher™ and ChannelPublisher™, as well as DRSpublisher™, Thistle Hotels joins a growing number of companies in the hotel industry to license the full suite of Lanyon’s content management products.
"Managing and distributing quality content is a key focus in the industry right now and Thistle hotels are once again setting the standards for quality hotel distribution in the UK," said Isobel Beese, Global Database and Distribution Manager at Thistle Hotels, "Quality Content management and distribution is a key driver of revenue to our hotels, and our ability to manage and deliver quality content is a key differentiator. The Lanyon solution suite is a proven and industry leading solution that provides Thistle Hotels with the management and distribution of quality content as well as the flexibility to be integrated into our own product set to add value to our hotels and our distribution partners."
“As a significant hotel chain based here in Europe, Thistle hotels has been a valuable customer of ours for a number of years and we are delighted that Thistle Hotels has now extended the relationship to include our full suite of products,” said Roland Tanner, Lanyon’s Executive Vice President. “We are very excited about the opportunity to provide Thistle with these valuable content management tools and to integrate their Lanyon RFP tool and PropertyVault database with Thistle Hotels’ infrastructure – the benefits of the integration include reduced costs, improved data quality, and accelerated delivery of fresh and consistent content.”
About Lanyon
For 21 years, Lanyon has focused on delivering exceptional content distribution technologies to the travel industry. Today, Lanyon is the recognized leader in Content Management, Channel Management and Process Improvement Solutions for the hotel industry and their partners. From its early success with GDS publishing and productivity tools to its latest Internet applications, Lanyon products are found in travel-related companies that effectively market their services electronically.
Lanyon is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with offices in Houston, Texas, Las Vegas, Nevada and Thame, England.
About Thistle Hotels
Thistle Hotels offers 48 hotels in key locations throughout the UK, with 19 in London alone, and each hotel has its own individual character. With over 9,000 bedrooms, a selection of great restaurants, a consistently high standard of both service and surroundings and with many hotels offering excellent health and leisure facilities, Thistle Hotels looks forward to welcoming you.
About Guoman Hotels
Superbly located in the heart of London, The Cumberland and The Tower represent the very best of both worlds. With stunning views over Tower Bridge and the Thames, the Tower offers luxurious comfort and excellent service. Or enjoy the striking modernity of The Cumberland, with its art-filled lobby, designer bedrooms, and superb dining in Gary Rhodes’ brasserie, Rhodes W1.
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