/24-7PressRelease/ - May 07, 2008 - Rate Tiger has appointed Ragnar Strerath as VP Product Development. He has been brought in from Trust International to support the management team with strategic integrations and industry alliances.
The online distribution specialist has hired the former Senior Director of Product Strategy to help fulfill its ambitious expansion plans with the development and launch of new integrations and products.
Strerath will be responsible for all integration projects at eRevMax for Rate Tiger suites and product development to growing market interfaces. Strerath will be based in the German office, Frankfurt and report directly to Sascha Hausmann, Chief Operating Officer.
This senior appointment will enhance Rate Tiger's position as the leading product suite for revenue managers handling room rates and allocation across third party distribution channels.
Strerath formerly handled the product development of Trust's Product range - Voyager CRS, Voyager Connect, Voyager Booker 2.0 - the Central Reservation System (CRS) that assists hotelier's distribution strategies.
"Rate Tiger is a great company with a good market reputation," says Ragnar Strerath. "I expect significant growth over the next twelve months as hoteliers realise the importance of revenue management in the online world. Rate Tiger products are a key revenue driver in the Hotel industry.
"Above all, Rate Tiger is a dynamic company offering innovative products and has a strong ambition to grow."
Strerath has over 20 years experience in the IT Travel industry. Prior to Trust he was Product Management & Consulting at Lufthansa AirPlus, one of the largest providers for Business Travel Management tools in Europe.
"Ragnar has an excellent background that compliments the development and growth of Rate Tiger," says Sascha Hausmann, COO. "His experience in the international hospitality industry and specifically with one of the leading global CRS technologies means he can truly understand our partner and customers' needs. He will be responsible for the communication between existing and potential partners and the development of new products in that area."
Rate Tiger will be launching its RTChannel Manager Plus suite at the Eye For Travel Distribution Summit May 20, 2008.
Rate Tiger Products:
RTShopper Pro/Lite
RTAllocator Pro/Lite
RTChannel Manager
RTChannel Manager Plus
RTWeb
RTConnect
RTCorp
About Rate Tiger
Rate Tiger has been a leader in Online Distribution Management tools since 2001 and continues to pioneer new technologies for the hospitality industry. Rate Tiger, by eRevMax, now operates in 60 countries and 415 cities across the world and has become the industry-wide benchmark for managing online distribution.
The Rate Tiger product portfolio enables hoteliers to switch from a time-consuming and complicated multi-channel process to a single point of entry to the market, hence allowing for easy update of distribution channels and travel portals, and rate comparison with competitors, in real-time.
Rate Tiger is headquartered in the US, with a second office in London (UK) and a technical development centre in India. eRevMax employs over 120 people across the globe. Rate Tiger is rapidly expanding across the European and American markets. For more information please visit http://www.ratetiger.com.
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