Bookassist reservations can now be transferred to TripIt

The Bookassist reservations system is now compatible with travel 2.0 service TripIt and is on the official Supported Vendors List. This new development means that hotel bookers can transfer their reservation details seamlessly to TripIt for the added convenience of being able to share their travel details.



TripIt is a fast growing Travel 2.0 / Web 2.0 service that organises your travel plans in a master travel itinerary online that's very easy to share with your family, friends and/or colleagues. If you are traveling for work, or traveling with friends, it is an ideal single access area to allow people to coordinate their travel plans.

Bookassist reservation confirmations from any of our hotels can be simply emailed to the TripIt system which will now automatically interpret them and load them to your travel profile, showing full booking details, hotel location details, arrival and departure dates, local weather and more.

The information is also iPhone compatible, meaning you can bring your travel itinerary with you no matter where you go, and be automatically warned of travel delays or alterations to your schedule.

Corporate Site nominated for Golden Spider Award

Bookassist's Corporate Website at bookassist.org has been shortlisted for a Golden Spider Award for 2009 in the Best Professional Services Website category. The awards take place on November 19th in Dublin.

Czech corporate website launched by Bookassist

Bookassist continues its expansion of services in central Europe with today's launch of the Bookassist.cz Czech language corporate website. Bookassist has operated successfully in the Czech Republic for a number of years but has recently increased its presence significantly through major investment in staffing and through the signing of Bookassist's partnership deal with Mediatel's Hotelguide.cz.


According to Jaroslav Tibitanzl, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Czech Republic, "the interest in Bookassist services is extremely strong and the presence of the corporate website in Czech, with full descriptions of all services, blogs and contact details will make it even easier for hotels to appreciate the advantages, economies and service levels that Bookassist brings compared to any other online strategy partner".

The Czech language site joins Bookassist's corporate sites localised for Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Italy, France and Austria.

Online strategy and hotel software firm accelerates revenue growth and staffing levels despite economic situation

Dublin-headquartered online marketing and hotel software company Bookassist (bookassist.org) has announced the opening of two new offices in Europe amid continued growth in revenue year on year. The news comes as the company celebrates its tenth year in business this month.

Despite the gloomy news from the hospitality industry in Ireland and worldwide in the last year, the Irish-owned software company has continued its growth both in Ireland and abroad and now serves more than 2200 hotels, hotel groups and apartment providers worldwide. Recent acquisitions include Bewleys Hotels in Ireland and the UK, Quinn Hotel group in Ireland and the UK, Arcotel Hotels and Resorts in Austria and Germany, Roscioli Hotels in Rome and MSN Hotels in Italy.

While it has operated to date in Austria and Italy from its Dublin base, it has now opened its own sales and support operations in Vienna and Rome with the appointment of an initial three new staff in each office. The company currently employs 42 staff in its Dublin, Madrid, Prague and Paris offices.

"Bookassist has grown revenues yet again, to a projected €4.2M this year, a significant increase on 2008 despite the tough economic landscape. Online marketing services have seen revenue growth in excess of 200% alone this year. Today with the official opening of new operations in Vienna and in Rome, and the appointment of new staff in each of those offices, we are underlining our commitment to continue growing revenues at home and abroad. Our growth has been entirely funded by our own revenues and profits from 10 years of operations, with no external inputs and no debts - this is something we are particularly proud of and consider unique in our space", said Dr Des O'Mahony, Bookassist CEO and founder.

Plans for a major expansion for 2010 are in place and will be announced before year's end. "We are very excited about our planning for 2010. We have a major new market announcement shortly that we have been planning for some time, and we expect to increase revenues by up to 25% in 2010 with a combination of new market penetration and increased revenue from our existing markets where we will continue to compete aggressively and yet again set the standards that define the marketplace", says O'Mahony.

Bookassist also recently achieved Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliance representing the credit card industry's highest standards in online transaction security and data protection. "We have always invested strongly in research and innovation to ensure we can offer industry-beating service levels to our hotel clients, who in turn can be confident of what they offer online to their own customers", says O'Mahony.

Bookassist® creates and manages online strategies for hotels and groups and is the industry-leading hotel booking engine and online marketing provider in Ireland. A Deloitte Fast 50 Technology Company in Ireland and in the Top 100 Deloitte Technology Companies in Europe, Bookassist has received numerous awards in Online Trade, Online Marketing, and Technological Innovation including the Irish Internet Association’s NetVisionary Award for online trade.

Bookassist is TEN! Congratulations to us...

Bookassist celebrates its tenth anniversary this month - our first decade of innovation, strategy and revenue growth for our clients. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our over 2000 clients in 12 countries and our thousands of online customers daily for a fantastic decade. We promise the next decade will be even better!

Russian language release for Bookassist Booking Engine

Bookassist's Central Europe market has a growing business from Russia and hotel clients of the Bookassist offices in the Czech Republic, Austria and Poland are seeing an increasing demand for online services from Russian visitors. As a result, Bookassist has announced the Russian language and Russian Ruble version of its leading Booking Engine software.

The options will be available on demand to Bookassist hotel clients, along with 12 other standard languages currently available, to help hotels target this fast growing sector.

Bookassist at Northern Ireland Hospitality Exchange 2009

Come visit Bookassist's stand at the Hospitality Exchange 2009 at the Ramada Hotel Belfast and learn more about our Exclusive Offer for delegates and visitors.

Tuesday 13th October:
9am - 5pm (Trade Exhibition FREE)
Wednesday 14th October:
9am - 2pm (Trade Exhibtion FREE)

Hospitality Exchange has organised a host of seminars and guest speakers for this two-day event including Bill Kelly of Kelly's Hotel Rosslare, and a Chef Masterclass with Jason Atherton, Executive Chef at Gordon Ramsay's maze and maza Grill restaurants in London. For more information visit hospitalityexchange.co.uk.

For Further Information on Bookassist's presence or to schedule a consultation with a member of the Bookassist Team at Hospitality Exchange, please email: Sarah Collins, Paul Dooley or Kieran Fives or call: 00 353 (0) 1 676 2913