The solution allows all customers of myfidelio.net to centrally pay commissions to any travel agency booking by any distribution channel
MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that myfidelio.net has entered a preferential agreement with Worldwide Payment Systems (WPS) for commission processing.
Within this preferential agreement, hotels associated to myfidelio.net are provided with a global solution to manage in an efficient way their payments to the travel industry. Commission payments can be done to any travel agent, offline or online, for all hotel reservations made. These commissionable reservations can be generated by any distribution channel, GDS, Internet portals or the hotel's website.
Among the hotel groups that use the myfidelio.net services and have already started using WPS systems there are: Thon Hotels, Kempinski Hotels, Martin's Hotels, Reval Hotels and a variety of independent hotels.
''WPS provides the most efficient framework to process data and payment for the tourist industry. Our target is to optimize the operational costs for Head Offices, hotels, travel agencies, tour operators, etc. when processing commissions. WPS helps you to grow your business providing timely and cost efficient commission payments', says Angela Ybarra, WPS Commercial Director
'Timely commission settlement is key for all travel agencies and a reliable payment process increases the trust in their relationship with the hotel, contributing positively to higher reservation volumes. WPS has a very good reputation on the market, servicing hotel chains and independent hotels internationally with exceptional customer care. We are convinced that their offering will complement successfully our distribution services to the hotels using the myfidelio.net solution', added Andrea Carrillo Bianchi, Director Business Development Software as a Service at MICROS-Fidelio EAME.
myfidelio.net is the 'Software as a Service' model of the OPERA Reservation System, an enterprise solution for the hospitality industry, providing central reservation management services and connections to worldwide distribution channels, Internet portals, the GDS and the hotel corporate website. myfidelio.net offers full integration with all hotel solutions offered by MICROS, including OPERA PMS, Fidelio Suite 8 in Europe, Fidelio Version 6, and Fidelio Version 7. For more information on myfidelio.net please visit www.myfidelio.net.
About Worldwide Payment Systems
WPS (Worldwide Payment Systems, S.A.) is a leading data and payment processing company, specializing in solutions for the tourist industry.
WPS offers a wide portfolio of services and personalized instruments to achieve efficiency and transparency when making any information and/or payment transaction. Among others, WPS is currently providing commission payments services, outsourcing of billing processes, reconciliation tools and automation of administrative processes.
With a worldwide presence, WPS is optimizing the business flows for more than 140,000 travel industry players in 190 countries.
More information about WPS is available at: www.wpsnetwork.com
About MICROS-Fidelio GmbH.
MICROS-Fidelio GmbH in the EAME region is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc., which provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 310,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through its MICROS-Retail division for more than 90,000 retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.
For more information on MICROS-Fidelio GmbH and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact your local Account Manager. You can also visit the MICROS-Fidelio upgrade website at www.micros-upgrade.com.
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