WORLDHOTELS Selects OPERA Property Management System
Preferred Technology for Member Hotels
COLUMBIA, MD, September 2, 2008. MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that WORLDHOTELS has selected the MICROS OPERA Property Management System (PMS) as its preferred PMS solution and will exclusively recommend the OPERA PMS solution to its almost 500 member hotels. Deployment will start immediately.
The WORLDHOTELS portfolio includes colorful and unique hotels all over the world and is steadily expanding. Based on the global nature of the group, WORLDHOTELS required a technology partner that was also truly global.
"Presenting our portfolio with a technology partner that is the leading PMS provider globally is a huge benefit to our hotels," stated Michael Ball, CEO of WORLDHOTELS. "As we increase our global brand awareness, we will require a standardized PMS platform to leverage more CRM capabilities. The advanced architecture of MICROS OPERA will allow WORLDHOTELS to expand easily and incorporate more technologies to continue to offer a superior guest experience."
"We are honored to be selected by WORLDHOTELS as its preferred solution," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President of MICROS EAME. "MICROS offers local service and support in over 130 countries. We build all our products, including OPERA, with the global community in mind, offering multi-lingual, multi-currency solutions that are both flexible and scalable. We look forward to supporting WORLDHOTELS achieve its strategic goals."
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