On November 4, 2008, RezOvation, a leading property management software company in the bed and breakfast industry, announced that had just completed the acquisition of Webervations, the leading online availability calendar and website booking company, previously owned and operated by American Dreams, Inc.

According to information from David Swain, CEO of American Dreams, Inc., RezOvation will continue to operate Webervations at its existing offices in Logan, OH, along with most of its current staff; Webervations customers will not be affected by the transition. John Banczak, Chief Operating Officer of RezOvation, will oversee the daily operation of the business, and David Swain, founder will continue to be involved with the operation of the business through the end of 2010.

Plans for the 2009 enhancements of Webervations include:

• Completing the development of Webervations 2.0 with advanced features, (launched earlier in 2008 and originally called the ‘new Webervations,’) so that all customers who wish to use it will have access to this system.
• Further developing the website booking product for associations, directories, and chamber of commerce/CVB sites to include complete customization and a streamlined booking process.
• Incorporating an advanced data security and encryption package into both the original Webervations product (now called Webervations 1.0) as well as into Webervations 2.0.
• Waiving the annual $99 BedandBreakfast.com availability calendar link fee for Webervations customers (also waived for RezOvation Booking Engine customers).
• Waiving all Webervations 1.0 fees for all existing or RezOvation customers using annual support and/or booking engine products.

RezOvation will launch other initiatives with the Webervations system after extensive innkeeper and association feedback. RezOvation will conduct a comprehensive survey of Webervations customers in the next few months, and will form a customer advisory panel in early 2009 to help guide the future development of the product.

At this early stage it is difficult to know what lies in the future for existing Webervations clients.  Check back to this blog for future updates.

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