Ingunn Weekly: Webinar 1. juni
mai 21, 2010 by Ingunn Hofseth
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HSMAIs medlemmer har uttrykt ønske om at HSMAI legger tilrette for en internajonal Revenue Management Executive-sertifisering – også i Norge. Det har vi nå gjort!
Du og/eller dine kolleger har nå muligheten til å bli de første i Norge som kan få tatt denne internasjonale sertifiseringen. For lettere å kunne gjennomføre sertifiseringen, har vi satt opp et én-times webinar klokken 16.00 (norsk tid) tirsdag 1. juni. Prisen er USD 99 for HSMAI-medlemmer og USD 159 for ikke-medlemmer.
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Ønsker du mer informasjon om selve sertifiseringen, kan du lese mer på denne siden.
Vi har også mange andre tilbud i planleggingfasen.
Ha en fin og solfylt helg.
Med vennlig hilsen
Ingunn Hofseth
Adm. dir. HSMAI Chapter Norway
Ingunn Weekly: Revenue Management-webinarer
mai 6, 2010 by Ingunn Hofseth
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I etterkant av vår Revenue Management-workshop i fjor høst, har det kommet veldig mange henvendelser fra bedrifter og enkeltpersoner som ønsker å sertifisere sine ledere og nøkkelpersoner som arbeider med Revenue Management.
Det har vist seg at det foreligger et reelt behov for hjelp til å forberede seg til sertifiseringen. Derfor har HSMAI Europe, i nært samarbeid med Jeff Osborne, grunnlegger og administrerende direktør i Intelligent Hotels, utviklet et times webinar, for å klargjøre potensielle deltakere til sertifiseringen. Du kan lese mer om samarbeidet med Intelligent Hotels her.
De to første webinarene vil bli satt opp av HSMAI Europe på ettermiddagen onsdag 19. mai og torsdag 20. mai, og vil være åpne for både norske og andre deltagere, og vil foregå på engelsk.
En egen invitasjon vil bli sendt over helgen!
Ha en fin dag!
Med vennlig hilsen
Ingunn Hofseth
Adm. dir. HSMAI Chapter Norway
Certified Revenue Management Exec (CRME) designation within reach for European Hoteliers
mars 19, 2010 by Redaksjonen
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Jeffrey Osborne, CEO of Intelligent Hotels, Inc (formerly OZone Strategic Marketing, LLC) today announced that the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) European office has selected Intelligent Hotels and their extensive Revenue Management Training Group in a multi-year partnership to the lead role in preparing the next generation of Certified European Revenue Management Executives (CRME).
Ingunn Hofseth, President of HSMAI Europe chaired the selection committee. “We had a desire to partner with a firm that not only had relevant and successful European Industry experience, but one who possessed unique and effective training skills that will bring about the best and drive our membership’s #1 Priority – Professional Development,” Ms Hofseth declared, continuing:
“In choosing Intelligent Hotels we not only get dynamic training programmes in front of our members over the coming years, but we will also launch electronic media that will be self-paced and accessible 24/7 through links on our European website. Our membership is quite regionally diverse, and spans several time zones and the programmes that Intelligent Hotels will develop for our membership will prepare them for the Internationally recognised CRME certification exam.”

Mr Jeffrey Osborne, CEO of Intelligent Hotels
For over a decade, Osborne’s global team has been working in tandem with hotels enhancing each property’s position within their competitive market. They have successfully developed strong sales, distribution, and channel management strategies and tactics for all sales categories in many key markets world-wide. “We did not just hang out our shingle last week, like many entrepreneurs of the day. We have had a laser sharp focus on developing revenue management programmes specifically designed to grow revenues in any market in any economy for hotels around the globe for over ten years,” Mr Osborne says, adding:
“Whether we are providing our unique Interim Revenue Management Solutions programme, or utilising our full-time team of experts, we customise and create key revenue growth methodologies and comprehensive training programmes to allow our partners to generate superior financial performance.”
About Jeffrey Osborne: Jeffrey Osborne brings an in-depth, practical knowledge in revenue management, marketing, and operations gained over the past 20 years to his current role as CEO of Intelligent Hotels. Having held leadership positions in corporate offices as well as on property throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, Osborne has been recognised world-wide for his cutting edge approach to developing systems that work effectively in the operating environment of any hotel.
His extensive background includes executive positions within TravelCLICK as VP of Information Product Sales, where he introduced and took to market, the Data Products that have revolutionised competitive intelligence for revenue management professionals. Osborne has also held senior corporate positions developing and implementing Yield Management programmes for all hotels within the Disneyland Paris Resort Group, Loews Hotels, and many others.
About Intelligent Hotels, Inc. (formerly OZone Strategic Marketing, LLC): Headquartered in Stamford, CT, USA, Intelligent Hotels, has been developing and implementing cutting-edge revenue growth strategies for the hospitality industry since 1999. Intelligent Hotels has driven above market RevPAR growth and RoI for its client base of more than 35 hotels representing approximately 12,000 rooms in just the past four years alone. Past clients include luxury properties around the Globe in the portfolios of Leading Hotels and Resorts, Preferred H&R, Small Luxury H&R, Relais & Chateaux, Desires H&R, Viceroy H&R, Marriott, Hilton, Capella and Solis H&R, Loews, Le Meridien, and Millennium/Copthorne. Intelligent Hotels also has extensive experience with limited and select service hotels within Choice, Holiday Inns, Ramada, Interstate and the Marriott Brands, as well as Mexico’s Leading Luxury Brands within the Grupo Posadas portfolio. In addition owner/investor groups, such as The Blackstone Group, Sceptre Hospitality, HotelAVE (Asset Value Enhancement) and The West Paces Hotel Group, have counted Intelligent Hotels as a partner in the past.

















