Enables monetization with over 525,000 hotel
properties in 205 countries through Poynt App and
Poynt-Enabled SDK
TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Sprylogics
International Corp. ("Sprylogics") (TSXV: SPY), a technology
provider of local mobile search and messaging solutions for
consumers and businesses has signed an affiliate agreement with
Booking.com, the world's number one online website for booking
hotels and other accommodations to integrate Booking.com's
extensive hotel data into Sprylogics' Poynt App and Poynt-Enabled
SDK.
Booking.com has detailed information on over 500,000 hotels and
other accommodation properties in 205 countries and includes over
65,000 unique destinations. In addition, Poynt users will be
able access over 28 million guest reviews when searching to find
and book the best accommodations available all without leaving the
App. Features include last minute, secret and value deals,
details of amenities, and the world's biggest data base of hotels,
apartments, hostels, B&B's, campsites and more. Users
will be able to complete fast and secure bookings directly from
their Smartphone.
"We look forward to offering Booking.com's accommodations data
and booking process in Poynt's local mobile search products. This
integration expands the consumer experience of millions of mobile
users that are interacting with the Poynt App and Poynt Enabled
SDK. With Booking.com, Sprylogics continues bringing the best
local search data to our Poynt users and Poynt-Enabled partners,"
says Marvin Igelman, CEO of
Sprylogics. "This world class and extensive local content enhances
our search functionality with a new Hotel icon and is a catalyst
for user transactions and multiple revenue opportunities."
Sprylogics aggregates content that ranges across the most
commonly used searched subjects (hotels, restaurants, movies,
coupons, events, businesses, people, video and weather), enabling
users to discover, view, discuss, share movies, restaurants,
videos, make reservations, find the lowest gas prices, save with
local offers, book events, add to their calendar, all "without
leaving the app."
About Booking.com
Booking.com B.V., part of the
Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), owns and operates Booking.comâ„¢, the
world leader in booking accommodations online. Each day, over
700,000 room nights are reserved on Booking.com. The Booking.com
website and apps attract visitors from both the leisure and
business sectors worldwide.
Established in 1996, Booking.com B.V. guarantees the best prices
for any type of property, from small, family-run bed and breakfasts
to executive apartments and five-star luxury suites. Independent
accommodations are also specifically a focus of Villas.com, a
sister site recently launched by Booking.com. Truly international,
Booking.com is available in more than 40 languages, and offers over
525,000 properties in 205 countries. Booking.com B.V. is
based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and is supported
internationally by 135 offices in over 50 countries around the
world.
About Sprylogics
Sprylogics International Corp. enables telecom operators,
messaging and mobile application providers to introduce new revenue
streams into their apps with its "Poynt-Enabled" SDK.
"Poynt-Enabled" brings monetization related to the user's search
intent, while increasing loyalty, engagement and usage activity
levels. Sprylogics semantically aggregates and distributes useful
local content by making it searchable via its patented geographical
and contextual targeting technology.
Sprylogics also markets Poynt, an award winning, all-in-one
mobile local search App that has garnered over 20 million
downloads. Both products have a common focus on enhancing the
mobile user experience, enabling users to do more "without leaving
the app", while monetizing via local search results and
transactions.
Visit www.sprylogics.com, or follow @sprylogics on
Twitter. Download the Poynt App on your smartphone at
http://m.poynt.com.
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