Cendyn announces acquisition of Guestfolio
Boca Raton, Fla. – November 29, 2016 – Cendyn, the leader in cloud-based software and services for driving sales and marketing performance in the travel and hospitality industry, announced today that it has acquired Guestfolio Communications (“Guestfolio”), a leading CRM marketing platform for boutique hotels.
With Cendyn’s acquisition of Guestfolio, the company will offer an unprecedented ability for hoteliers to tailor their guest experience and digital marketing solutions to meet competitive marketplace demands and drive profitable revenue growth. Guestfolio’s focus on guest engagement and marketing automation for independent boutique hotels combined with Cendyn’s data-driven enterprise hotel CRM solution will create the most comprehensive and scalable CRM product suite in the industry.
Duane Hepditch, CEO of Guestfolio, will join the Cendyn executive team as the Senior Vice President of Product Marketing, and the remainder of the Guestfolio team will serve as the West Coast hub for Cendyn, with offices in Whistler, British Columbia.
About Cendyn
Cendyn is a cloud-based software and services provider that develops integrated technology platforms for driving sales and marketing performance in the travel and hospitality industry. The Cendyn Hospitality Cloud offers the most complete set of innovative software and services in the industry, covering hotel marketing, guest engagement, group sales, and event management. With offices in Boca Raton, Atlanta, Boston, San Diego, Toronto, Whistler, London, Munich and Singapore, Cendyn proudly serves more than 30,000 clients in 143 countries with enterprise spend levels in excess of $1 billion. For more information on Cendyn, visit www.cendyn.com.
About Guestfolio
Guestfolio is the hotel marketing platform for boutique hotels that drives guest engagement, retention and conversion throughout the travel journey. With the guest profile at the heart of what Guestfolio does, independent hoteliers have the opportunity to personalize the travel experience for their guests, gain insights on their guests and use tools that build lasting brand loyalty and encourage increased conversions from OTAs to direct bookings. Guestfolio also provides a unique marketing resource and community for hospitality professionals around the world.