MINNEAPOLIS, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlson, a global
hospitality and travel company, today announced it has been
recognized as a JDA® Software Group, Inc. 2011 Real Results Winner
for Best in Pricing and Revenue Management. Now in its sixth year,
the Real Results Awards recognize companies that have demonstrated
business-process excellence and achieved quantifiable benefits
through the adoption of industry best practices and use of JDA's
industry-leading solutions and services.
"The rate optimization tool, Stay-Night Automated Pricing
(SNAP), we've developed with JDA is having a measurable impact on
our RevPAR index performance when it is used consistently," said
Frederic Deschamps, vice president,
Global Revenue Generation, Carlson Hotels.
The SNAP continuously updates a number of historical variables
as well as an inventory of publicly available competitive prices to
recommend revenue-optimizing rates for hotels.
"We are very proud to recognize Carlson Hotels as a top
performer in the Pricing and Revenue Management category," said
Hamish Brewer, president and CEO,
JDA Software. "Their ability
and dedication to making the paradigm shift from traditional
revenue management to true price optimization firmly demonstrates
why they are pioneers and leaders in pricing and revenue management
practices."
The Real Results Awards, established in 2006, honor companies
that have achieved industry-leading results and transformational
benefits through deployment of JDA's advanced and proven solutions
and services. JDA recognizes companies in 12 award categories. As
the winner for Best in Pricing and Revenue Management, Carlson
Hotels is being recognized for demonstrating industry leadership
and innovation in the practice of pricing and revenue management to
drive growth, improve business performance and increase revenue and
profits.
"In a world where just about every rate is available to every
consumer, getting the rate right is more important than ever.
This tool has helped us a lot in shifting our pricing from
being based on the product only to being based on the product and
demand for it, the difference can be very significant," added
Deschamps.
Selected by a panel of JDA executives, the Real Results winners
demonstrated exceptional increases in sales and profits,
business-process improvements and reductions in inventory and
overall costs.
About Carlson
Carlson is a global hospitality and travel company headquartered
in Minneapolis, Minn. Carlson
encompasses more than 1,070 hotels, including Radisson®, Country
Inns & Suites By Carlson(SM), Park Inn by Radisson and Park
Plaza®; more than 900 T.G.I. Friday's® restaurants; and a majority
stake in Carlson Wagonlit Travel®, the global leader in business
travel management. Carlson operates in more than 150 countries and
its brands employ about 170,000 people.
http://www.carlson.com
About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply
Chain Company®, is the leading provider of innovative supply chain
management, merchandising and pricing excellence solutions
worldwide. JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to
make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real
results in the discrete and process manufacturing, wholesale
distribution, transportation, retail and services industries. With
an integrated solutions offering that spans the entire supply chain
from materials to the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage
and knowledge capital of acquired market leaders including i2
Technologies®, Manugistics®, E3®, Intactix® and Arthur®. JDA's
multiple service options, delivered via the JDA® Private Cloud,
provide customers with flexible configurations, rapid
time-to-value, lower total cost of ownership and 24/7 functional
and technical support and expertise. To learn more, visit
www.jda.com or e-mail info@jda.com.
SOURCE Carlson