Topaz Hotel Services Announces BookAbility III
Using AJAX for Speed and Flexibility

 

OAKLAND, CA, June 19, 2006 - Topaz Hotel Services (THS), a leading provider of voice and electronic hotel reservation systems and online services to the Lodging Industry, announced today its new BookAbility III web booking system.  Using AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) web development technique, the release of BookAbility III means guest search for hotel availability is faster and presents a smoother user experience.  Eliminating page reloads that can take up to 20 seconds, it streamlines the booking process insuring capture of online revenue.  This new solution offers the hotel site user a more elegant experience.  The new system enables an integrated inventory display in more Website locations and a more compact presentation of the hotels’ packages, available rooms and rates.

 

“The days of the term ‘booking engine’ are gone.  Our new BookAbility III enables hoteliers to integrate booking functionality into their entire Website”, said Eric Gustavson, President. 

 

Jackson Thompson, Director of Information Technology, said, “Our new system integrates BookAbility throughout a hotel Website instead of adding BookAbility to a site.  Google and Yahoo have made AJAX popular.  The Google Maps application is one of the best known AJAX examples, and another element we integrate availability information into.” 

 

In addition to reducing load time and smoothing the user experience, hotel Website architects and designers can embed components of BookAbility III in various pages on the site.  BookAbility III means more bookings online by streamlining the user experience and the booking process.  It can put inventory on every page in a unique way.

 

With tens of thousand of dollars being spent on Website design aimed at a smooth user experience, long delays while the booking engine is “Loading, Loading, Loading…” are no longer acceptable.  With speed and flexibility, the fully integrated BookAbility III converts lookers into bookers from any page of the hotel Website.

 

Topaz Hotel Services, LLC
Topaz Hotel Services (THS) is a privately held company providing reservations systems and Internet services to the hotel industry. THS makes it easier for travelers and hotels to make better decisions by offering customized and in-depth information and immediate reservations capabilities. Processing over 250,000 room nights per year, THS companies include San Francisco Reservations, Silicon Valley Reservations, BookAbility.net™, ResOnCall™ and HotelRes.com. For more information about Topaz Hotel Services, please contact Eric Gustavson at 510-628-4415 or via email at eric@topazmail.com.