Rainmaker Partners With Sonesta in Bid to Help Bring Tourism Back to St. Maarten

By providing revenue and profit analytics as well as pricing optimization for group and transient business, Rainmaker will assist Sonesta's aim of bringing tourism back to St Maarten and building the fastest possible path back to financial stability.

Sonesta is a growing, global hospitality brand with 80+ properties in 7 countries, centered on a dedication to delivering a guest experience that provides more than just a place to stay. Sonesta St. Maarten Resorts feature a duo of stunning oceanfront limitless all-inclusive properties including the family-friendly Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino & Spa, and the luxury, all suites adults-only Sonesta Ocean Point Resort. Both properties boast several dining options, multiple pools, extensive wedding, events and meeting facilities, Casino Royale and the signature Serenity Spa.

Now the Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker) has partnered with The Maho Group, operating the Sonesta Resorts in St. Maarten, to assist them in their re-opening phase and recovery in the wake of the impacts from Hurricane Irma. By providing revenue and profit analytics as well as pricing optimization for group and transient business, Rainmaker will assist Sonesta’s aim of bringing tourism back to St Maarten and building the fastest possible path back to financial stability.

Rainmaker’s revenue and profit optimization product suite includes: guestrev®, an intuitive and easy-to-use revenue management solution that analyzes total guest value across a hotel or casino property to forecast and price rooms; grouprev® an innovative group pricing solution that streamlines the process of responding to group RFPs by analyzing historical data, future demand, and price sensitivity to recommend the best pricing for group business; revcaster®, a powerful rate shopping tool that gives hoteliers access to real-time actionable market data, so that rates can be set against the competitive landscape; and revintel®, an intuitive business intelligence solution that improves day-to-day revenue management by mining various data sets and providing deep insights at a granular level.

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