According to a news release, corporate payment firm FLEETCOR has announced that it would purchase European workforce housing provider Roomex. This move will help the company expand worldwide and grow its lodging business.
Roomex has 600 employees and 50,000 hotel stays under its belt. Its corporate office is located in Dublin, Ireland.
The lodging division of FLEETCOR has the ability to make reservations for guests at 45,000 hotels, most of which are located in the United States. Customers benefit from discounts, specific controls, and consolidated invoicing from this division.
According to Ron Clarke, chairman, and CEO of FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., “Roomex provides us a very comparable workforce lodging business in Europe.”
A recent acquisition by FLEETCOR involved the airline software company Levarti, which provides services for automating passenger interruptions such as passenger alerts, aircraft rebookings, hotel accommodations, transfers, and vouchers.
The MAX software package, introduced by Levarti in 2014, was adopted by international airlines seeking to automate their operations. The software gives travelers a complete digital journey that includes check-in, contactless payments during flight, and baggage claim.
The purchase will provide a “complementary solution to further automate and expedite passenger interruption situations for our airline clients,” according to a remark from Clarke at the time.
In other hotel technology news, cloud-based software partner HotelKey and specialist payment platform Paysafe have partnered to provide seamless hotel payments for both front-of-house and back-of-house tasks.
In-person, card-present and card-not-present transactions for all hotel channels, including the front desk, bars, restaurants, gift shops, and on-site events and catering, are intended to be made simpler as a result of the agreement. Additionally, it would assist hotels in making payments for operational requirements like food and beverage orders and supplies for cleaning.
