[FONT= "]RezOvation announces new benefits and pricing for RezOvation and Webervations Products[/FONT]
Austin, TX– After months of talking to customers and analyzing the results of a survey completed by over 1,000 innkeepers, RezOvation, the leader in property management systems for inns, B&B, hotels, and specialty lodging, today announced its new product strategy, pricing, and benefits structure for both RezOvation and Webervations. “We are committed to maintaining Webervations as the hands-down innkeeper favorite by not making any material changes to the product,” CEO Eric Goldreyer explained. “At the same time, we are enhancing Webervations’ back-end security/redundancy and are providing additional value through a tighter integration with our sister company, BedandBreakfast.com, by giving members a free link to their Webervations availability calendar and by adding integration into our optional distribution network through Expedia, hotels.com, BedandBreakfast.com, and others. These benefits, along with the ability to display inventory on most state association websites and many B&B directories, will ensure that Webervations is and will remain the de-facto standard for the industry for years to come,” concluded Goldreyer.
Product improvements: Since RezOvation acquired Webervations in November 2008, a number of back-end product enhancements have been made. The first priority was to install a first-ever complete “warm” standby backup system with total redundancy in the event of any data failures. Whereas in the past system outages were primarily detected only when reported by properties, ten different monitors now notify our staff immediately, 24/7. In addition, potential guests can now access Webervations 24/7 to make reservations; previously they often encountered maintenance screens when attempting late night requests.
Additional improvements include:
Additional Webervations product enhancements are in the works, but the core functionality will remain largely the same, enabling users to receive reservation requests and to connect their properties to numerous distribution websites. Immediate plans include connecting Webervations to the BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservation program that provides innkeepers with optional access to sites like Expedia, hotels,com, Kayak, Sidestep, and Nextag.
New customer benefits: All RezOvation GT and Desktop support and booking engine customers will get a free Webervations 1.0 account to access to their association sites and/or to use on their website instead of the RezOvation Booking Engine if they prefer to do so. In addition, the RezOvation Network PC charge of $9.99/month now includes two additional computers, not just one, for a total of three computers in a network.
As an added benefit for both RezOvation Booking Engine and Webervations customers, as of March 1st, all membership levels on BedandBreakfast.com will include links to both the property website and to the property’s availability calendar or booking engine. These links appear both on BedandBreakfast.com city and property listing pages. Previously, these links were included only for Silver level members and higher.
Pricing for March 1, 2009: Webervations pricing will change from the current annual pricing, plus $5-$15 extra per unit above 12 units, to a flat monthly price based on actual property size with an optional annual 5% payment discount, similar to the established RezOvation Booking Engine pricing. For example, the cost for properties with 1-4 guest room using Webervations 1.0 will be $8.99 monthly, or $102.49 annually with the annual pre-payment option (up from $80 annually); for 5-9 guest rooms, $10.99 monthly or $125.29 annually with the 5% pre-pay discount.. Click here for the complete price list. Current customers will not switch over to the new pricing until their current membership term expires.
Webervations 2.0 is currently in beta testing, but prices have been reduced from the current cost of $40 monthly to $14.99 monthly for properties with 1-4 guest rooms, and $19.99/month for 5-9 guest rooms. No additional properties will be added to the beta program at this time, and no current properties using the system will be charged any fee until after the beta phase is completed.
Additional Webervations pricing changes include reducing the Express Setup fee to a flat $149 fee (previously $150-$375 based on property size). Campgrounds, RV parks, and outdoor outfitters that may have hundreds of small rental units including canoes, backpacks or parking spaces for example will enjoy special pricing of $13.99 for 10-49 units; $18.99 for 50-99 units; and $24.99 for 100 units and more. Annual pricing is discounted by 5%.
Associations who use the Webervations consolidated availability calendar will continue to receive discounts for their members. Association discounts have been standardized so that associations can save up to 35% based on their size and payment plan.
Those with 5-24 properties using Webervations will receive a 15% discount for their members. Those that pay on behalf of the properties all in one monthly payment will get an additional 5% discount; associations paying annually still qualify for the 5% annual payment discount for a total of 25% off the price of any Webervations product. The discount for associations with 25-99 properties using Webervations will start at 20%; for associations with 100+ properties starts at 25%. All other pricing at RezOvation and Webervations remains the same. Current customers will not switch over to the new pricing until their current membership term expires.
While we understand that no one likes to see a price increase on a product, the pricing levels that have been in place since 1999 were not enough to continue to maintain the Webervations product. Even with the modest price increases we are announcing today, the Webervations product remains among the lowest priced online property management systems products in the industry. Coupled with the vast feature set, and connectivity to over twenty different desktop PMS products, over two hundred association and directory websites, and soon to major sites like Expedia and hotels.com, it is by far the best software value available,” explained John Banczak, COO of RezOvation and its sister company, BedandBreakfast.com.
“[COLOR= black]As Webervations has grown, it became increasingly difficult to maintain the company as the owner, founder, and sole developer[/COLOR],” said David Swain, owner of American Dreams, Inc and developer of Webervations. “I am pleased to see a company like RezOvation taking over the operation. Their owners have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the small lodging industry dating back to 1994,” finished Swain.
About RezOvation:
RezOvation is a Microsoft Gold Certified company and the industry leader in property management systems, online reservations, website design and internet marketing for the small hotel, inn, and B&B market. Over 7,500 properties actively use RezOvation and Webervations software. RezOvation is part of the BedandBreakfast.com family of companies.
Austin, TX– After months of talking to customers and analyzing the results of a survey completed by over 1,000 innkeepers, RezOvation, the leader in property management systems for inns, B&B, hotels, and specialty lodging, today announced its new product strategy, pricing, and benefits structure for both RezOvation and Webervations. “We are committed to maintaining Webervations as the hands-down innkeeper favorite by not making any material changes to the product,” CEO Eric Goldreyer explained. “At the same time, we are enhancing Webervations’ back-end security/redundancy and are providing additional value through a tighter integration with our sister company, BedandBreakfast.com, by giving members a free link to their Webervations availability calendar and by adding integration into our optional distribution network through Expedia, hotels.com, BedandBreakfast.com, and others. These benefits, along with the ability to display inventory on most state association websites and many B&B directories, will ensure that Webervations is and will remain the de-facto standard for the industry for years to come,” concluded Goldreyer.
Product improvements: Since RezOvation acquired Webervations in November 2008, a number of back-end product enhancements have been made. The first priority was to install a first-ever complete “warm” standby backup system with total redundancy in the event of any data failures. Whereas in the past system outages were primarily detected only when reported by properties, ten different monitors now notify our staff immediately, 24/7. In addition, potential guests can now access Webervations 24/7 to make reservations; previously they often encountered maintenance screens when attempting late night requests.
Additional improvements include:
- Added two developers and a product manager.
- Added an issue tracking / ticketing system for developers
- Automated all the backend jobs, for increased reliability and reduced downtime.
- Added error tracking so that we are always notified and can take action to fix/improve problem areas.
- Synchronize all PMS systems every 15 minutes (instead of hourly).
- Triple redundancy on all applications.
- Double redundancy on the data base.
- Full QA (quality assurance) environments, including all third party PMS systems, so we can better troubleshoot issues, leading to faster fixes and change testing.
Additional Webervations product enhancements are in the works, but the core functionality will remain largely the same, enabling users to receive reservation requests and to connect their properties to numerous distribution websites. Immediate plans include connecting Webervations to the BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservation program that provides innkeepers with optional access to sites like Expedia, hotels,com, Kayak, Sidestep, and Nextag.
New customer benefits: All RezOvation GT and Desktop support and booking engine customers will get a free Webervations 1.0 account to access to their association sites and/or to use on their website instead of the RezOvation Booking Engine if they prefer to do so. In addition, the RezOvation Network PC charge of $9.99/month now includes two additional computers, not just one, for a total of three computers in a network.
As an added benefit for both RezOvation Booking Engine and Webervations customers, as of March 1st, all membership levels on BedandBreakfast.com will include links to both the property website and to the property’s availability calendar or booking engine. These links appear both on BedandBreakfast.com city and property listing pages. Previously, these links were included only for Silver level members and higher.
Pricing for March 1, 2009: Webervations pricing will change from the current annual pricing, plus $5-$15 extra per unit above 12 units, to a flat monthly price based on actual property size with an optional annual 5% payment discount, similar to the established RezOvation Booking Engine pricing. For example, the cost for properties with 1-4 guest room using Webervations 1.0 will be $8.99 monthly, or $102.49 annually with the annual pre-payment option (up from $80 annually); for 5-9 guest rooms, $10.99 monthly or $125.29 annually with the 5% pre-pay discount.. Click here for the complete price list. Current customers will not switch over to the new pricing until their current membership term expires.
Webervations 2.0 is currently in beta testing, but prices have been reduced from the current cost of $40 monthly to $14.99 monthly for properties with 1-4 guest rooms, and $19.99/month for 5-9 guest rooms. No additional properties will be added to the beta program at this time, and no current properties using the system will be charged any fee until after the beta phase is completed.
Additional Webervations pricing changes include reducing the Express Setup fee to a flat $149 fee (previously $150-$375 based on property size). Campgrounds, RV parks, and outdoor outfitters that may have hundreds of small rental units including canoes, backpacks or parking spaces for example will enjoy special pricing of $13.99 for 10-49 units; $18.99 for 50-99 units; and $24.99 for 100 units and more. Annual pricing is discounted by 5%.
Associations who use the Webervations consolidated availability calendar will continue to receive discounts for their members. Association discounts have been standardized so that associations can save up to 35% based on their size and payment plan.
Those with 5-24 properties using Webervations will receive a 15% discount for their members. Those that pay on behalf of the properties all in one monthly payment will get an additional 5% discount; associations paying annually still qualify for the 5% annual payment discount for a total of 25% off the price of any Webervations product. The discount for associations with 25-99 properties using Webervations will start at 20%; for associations with 100+ properties starts at 25%. All other pricing at RezOvation and Webervations remains the same. Current customers will not switch over to the new pricing until their current membership term expires.
While we understand that no one likes to see a price increase on a product, the pricing levels that have been in place since 1999 were not enough to continue to maintain the Webervations product. Even with the modest price increases we are announcing today, the Webervations product remains among the lowest priced online property management systems products in the industry. Coupled with the vast feature set, and connectivity to over twenty different desktop PMS products, over two hundred association and directory websites, and soon to major sites like Expedia and hotels.com, it is by far the best software value available,” explained John Banczak, COO of RezOvation and its sister company, BedandBreakfast.com.
“[COLOR= black]As Webervations has grown, it became increasingly difficult to maintain the company as the owner, founder, and sole developer[/COLOR],” said David Swain, owner of American Dreams, Inc and developer of Webervations. “I am pleased to see a company like RezOvation taking over the operation. Their owners have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the small lodging industry dating back to 1994,” finished Swain.
About RezOvation:
RezOvation is a Microsoft Gold Certified company and the industry leader in property management systems, online reservations, website design and internet marketing for the small hotel, inn, and B&B market. Over 7,500 properties actively use RezOvation and Webervations software. RezOvation is part of the BedandBreakfast.com family of companies.
