Rainmaker Offers RateGain's Rate Shopping Solution To Its Casinos And Resorts Customers

Online, February 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - RateGain, an industry leader in competitive price intelligence solutions for the hospitality industry, and The Rainmaker Group, the market leader in profit optimization solutions for the Gaming & Hospitality and Multifamily Housing industries, jointly announce a partnership for Rainmaker to resell RateGain's competitive price intelligence data to its casino and resort customers who use Rainmaker's revolution™ revenue management solution. Rainmaker has an extensive customer base in the gaming industry and ranks on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in America.

Under this partnership, Rainmaker would sell RateGain's rate shopping solution - PriceGain-Hotels - to its subscriber casinos and resorts. PriceGain-Hotels, presently being used by more than 4500 hotels worldwide, monitors '000s (thousands) of channels in its reports that not only include web direct hotel sites but also OTA sites (both regional and global players).

Mr. Sapan Anand, VP, Strategic Alliances, RateGain said, "Partnering with Rainmaker is a strategic move to broaden our reach in the booming gaming segment of the hospitality industry. Rainmaker, being a leader in revenue management & profit optimization solutions in this industry segment, became our clear choice as the most suitable company to represent us. I'm delighted to partner with them especially to get inroads to Las Vegas and Macau as a majority of the big chains over there use their RMS".

Mr. Amar Duggasani, EVP, Strategy & Business Development, Rainmaker commented, "We are pleased to partner with RateGain to bring their rate shopping solution to our customers. Market intelligence, in which competitor rates play a big role, is a critical component of any revenue management discipline. Gaming & Hospitality is a very sophisticated and highly dynamic industry and this partnership will bring RateGain's proven data collection platform to complement our pricing science and analytics."

About RateGain
RateGain offers web-based solutions to leading online travel agents, airlines, wholesalers and hotels across 70 countries. RateGain products for the travel industry have earned numerous awards for innovation. The company is a leader in SaaS based solutions in channel management, online brand reputation management, competitive price intelligence, and social media marketing. Established in 2004, RateGain is headquartered in India with offices in the US, Thailand, Spain, Dubai and the UK. For more information, please visit www.rategain.com.

About Rainmaker
The Rainmaker Group is the market leader in profit optimization solutions for the Gaming & Hospitality and Multifamily Housing industries. Rainmaker software, coupled with professional business consulting services, helps operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises secure the most valuable customers to increase their profitability and enables multifamily housing operators to maximize revenue from apartment leases. Rainmaker is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and leverages cutting-edge research in order to bring customers the most sophisticated solutions to their revenue management challenges. Adopted by industry leaders and niche players alike, Rainmaker's revolution™, TribalREV™ and LRO™ solutions provide clients a strategic advantage in achieving the highest profitability from their assets. Gaming/Hospitality clients include leading casino/hotel organizations such as Atlantis The Palm Dubai, Caesars Entertainment, Isle of Capri Casinos, MGM Resorts International, Omni Hotels & Resorts, Wynn Las Vegas and many others. Multifamily housing clients include leaders such as Archstone, AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, Gables Residential, Post Properties, Mid-America Apartment Communities and more. Headquartered in northern Atlanta, GA, Rainmaker is a solid, profitable, rapidly growing, privately held company. For more information, visit www.LetItRain.com.

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Company Contacts:
RateGain
312-238-9027
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www.rategain.com

The Rainmaker Group
Nancy Nevins
Director, Marketing
678-578-5728
[email protected]
www.LetItRain.com