Sabre Hospitality Solutions Sweeps 2012 Website Award Competitions

Sabre awarded for outstanding achievement in web development from the  Website Marketing Association and International Academy of the Visual Arts

Southlake, Texas,  2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ —  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,” 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

• 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