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Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic Selects FastBooking solutions for channel management and online booking

Along with the complete renovation of its four-star, Belle Epoque property, this Great Hotels of

the World member is improving its online distribution and reservation management.

Paris—July 8, 2010—FastBooking, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced Internet

booking systems and e-marketing solutions for the hospitality industry, has been selected by the

Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic as its partner for channel management and e-booking solutions. The newly

renovated Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic, located on the banks of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, will

use FastBooking Updater to streamline management of rates and availability on its Internet distribution sites.

The hotel will also replace its existing online booking system with the FastBooking Engine, the industry’s

most comprehensive, high performance Internet booking engine.

FastBooking Updater is a powerful Internet-based channel management solution with sophisticated updating

functionalities. The system enables hoteliers to update rates, availability and many more options across

distribution websites from a single interface.

“This single-click functionality really seduced us. It saves us hours of time each week and really simplifies our

channel management tasks enormously,” says Virginie Schumacher, Sales and Group Coordinator for the

Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic.

FastBooking Engine combines advanced merchandising facilities with an intuitive, user-friendly booking

interface that results in higher conversion rates and greater revenues. All the hotel’s special offers and

packages can be easily promoted. The proven, three step booking process encourages clients to book

additional high-value services or add options.

The Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic recently ended a nearly nine-month long top-to-bottom renovation

program. The building has been reborn in the spirit of the 1870’s Belle Époque that was the hotel’s original

splendor. The number of rooms increased to 156 each with a view of the mountains or the lake and all

completely renovated. State-of-the-art conference facilities and a terrace bar and restaurant featuring

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creative seasonal specialties were also added. “We are reclaiming our reputation as a four-star

establishment with all the requisite amenities and services. Clearly, our online booking system has to be on

par with a hotel of this caliber. That’s why we chose FastBooking,” continues Virginie Schumacher.

Also among the many reasons cited for selecting FastBooking was the professionalism and expertise of the

sales and account management teams. “The hospitality business is about relationships. Not only does

FastBooking have the technical solutions, we were impressed with their understanding of our business. They

really positioned themselves as our partner in defining long-term solutions that respond to our specific

issues.”

“We are proud to have been selected by the Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic as their preferred partner in their

online business,” says Jean Thierry Lods, FastBooking Sales Director. “The hotel’s goal is to provide the

best possible service to its clients. It’s a philosophy and approach to business that we both share.”

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Press ContactDeborah Gallindgallin@fastbooking.com+33 (0)1 44 71 88 83

About FastBookingSince 2000, FastBooking has been the preferred partner to hotelkeepers worldwide, driving more visitors to hotel websites and converting these visitors to direct bookings. FastBooking products and services optimize a hotel’s business by maximizing highly profitable direct website bookings, then rationalize inventory and pricing across all online sales channels. The company even optimizes business through legacy GDS/IDS with a cost effective service.

Headquartered in Paris with subsidiaries in Italy, USA, Asia and India, the company has E. de Rothschild as its anchor investor. It employs 200 persons worldwide and has gained the trust of more than 5,600 hotel clients.

For more information, visit the FastBooking corporate website at www.fastbooking.net

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