Sabre Hospitality Solutions Sweeps 2012 Website Award Competitions

SOUTHLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sabre Hospitality Solutions, the industry’s leading global hospitality technology company, claimed a total of 29 awards for outstanding achievement in web development as part of this year’s Website Marketing Association’s WebAward competition. The team has been further recognized for their success in website design with 19 awards from the W3 Awards sanctioned by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.

“Our challenge as designers and developers is to find the soul of the hotel property and help our clients speak authentically to their guests, allowing the spirit of the hotel or resort to resonate with online users on an emotional level”

“Our challenge as designers and developers is to find the soul of the hotel property and help our clients speak authentically to their guests, allowing the spirit of the hotel or resort to resonate with online users on an emotional level,” said Robert Dawson, vice president of internet marketing and web development services for Sabre Hospitality Solutions. “Beyond the emotional connection that high impact photography and refined design create, our team is committed to providing an effortless experience, providing an easy path for users to navigate through the site content with a gentle push towards completing an online booking. I believe this mind set is what makes our team successful, and these recent awards are proof that our approach yields results.”

With over 10 years of experience, the Sabre Hospitality Solutions team knows what works and what doesn't, and are constantly testing and refining their process to keep ahead of changing technology and user behavior. Commentary from award judges include:

"Beautiful in concept, design & execution. Love it!"
"A very refreshing and effective approach."
"Very nice site - made me want to book!"
"Clean, attractive site that totally delivers on the objectives. Graphically stunning yet easy to navigate."
"Great use of typography and large rotating images that links to additional content. Very cool how you added the tweet box right into the site."
"Beautiful site. Colors are great, layout is great. Interaction is easy. Clean line heights."
"Guys, I really dig this site! The copy is fantastic, especially on the home page. I've seen a lot of hospitality sites and this one has a fresh approach that I really appreciate. Congrats."
"The site is well-collected with clear, comprehensive and compact information about different centers, enhanced with great images."

Full list of awards:

Outstanding Websites

Inn at Laguna Beach
Vail Cascade
Maikhao Dream Hotel
Millennium We Love Agents
Sunriver’s Central Oregon Activities
Destination Resorts Vail
Hotel Madeline
Madison Hotel
Summit Residences
Destination Meetings
Citizen M

Hotel and Lodging Standard of Excellence

Skamania
Preferred Family
Toscana
Grand Resorts Cap Cana
Hotel New Otani
Embassy Suites Washington
Wild Dunes
B Hotels
Ocean Plaza
Hotel Nikko SF
Mar’Sel Restaurant
Magnolia Hotels
Mr. C’s
Woodmark Hotel
The Mere
Destination Hotels & Resorts Mobile
Hilton Head Outfitters
Montage Beverly Hills

W3 International Academy of the Visual Arts

Hamilton Park Hotel: Gold
Central Oregon Activities: Gold
The Madison: Gold
Summit Residences: Gold
Skamania Lodge: Silver
Woodmark Hotel: Silver
Montage Beverly Hills: Silver
Vail Cascade: Silver
Citizen M: Silver
Destination Resorts Vail: Silver
Magnolia Hotels: Silver
The Mere: Silver
Hotel Nikko: Silver
Mr C Hotels: Silver
Historic Hotels of America: Silver
Preferred Golf: Silver
La Playa Hotel: Silver
Hotel New Otani: Silver
DH&R Mobile: Silver

Sabre Hospitality Solutions provides technology to the global hospitality industry. It operates one of the industry’s largest Software-as-a-Service businesses. Its reservations and property management system, marketing and distribution software, and Internet marketing and e-business solutions are used by more than 18,000 hotel properties around the world. Each year, it generates more than $12 billion in revenue for its customers.

Sabre Hospitality Solutions is part of Sabre Holdings, a global travel technology company serving the world’s largest industry- travel and tourism. For more information please visit: www.sabrehospitality.com.