eRevMax completes 2-way integration with roomlia to provide hotels seamless connectivity

New interface to allow hotels push direct rates and availability to the travel application. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) April 16, 2015 - eRevMax, the leading hotel distribution and business intelligence service provider has completed 2-way XML integration with roomlia® , a design-driven mobile app offering two-way connections for instant hotel-bookings. The mobile travel application is the latest addition to the eRevMax Channel Eco-system that connects hotels to over 150 global distribution channels.

Accommodation providers, using eRevMax distribution solutions will now be able to make real-time rate and inventory updates and receive direct bookings generated on the interface directly into their property management system. roomlia® , launched in 2014, is a mobile booking app available on iOS and Android devices that offers two-way connections for instant hotel bookings, up to seven days in advance. The integration with eRevMax will help roomlia® to gain access to broader inventories, improve booking conversion and increase revenues as part of its growth plans in USA.

"It's always been utmost importance for us to offer our hotel customers a diverse range of distribution options through our eRevMax Channel Eco-system. The integration with roomlia® will help our hotel customers in North America to capitalize on the growth of mobile bookings which is expected to contribute over 21% of digital travel sales. Our hotel customers in the US now have access to the hottest mobile application to get the best price out of their last minute inventories," said Greg Berman, COO, eRevMax.

"This integration complements our mission to deliver the best hotel booking experience possible to our customers as they get instant access to top hotels in the US' major market. This is also beneficial to our hotel suppliers to further reduce their time to update rates and availability while automating reservation delivery directly into their PMS. As a leader in hotel distribution and channel management, eRevMax is the perfect partner to provide us with the opportunity to expand our reach and enable hotels to easily connect with roomlia®," said Michael Reichartz, Co-Founder, roomlia®.

eRevMax channel management solutions - RateTiger, Connect and LIVE - the web-based revenue, streamline business processes and reduce booking acquisition cost. Based on dynamic pricing algorithms, eRevMax's automated distribution channel management solutions help hotels update prices and inventory according to supply and demand changes across multiple sales channels in real-time. eRevMax's Channel Eco-System facilitates quality certified connectivity and relationship management services to support complex revenue generation strategies.

About roomlia®:
roomlia® is the next generation hotel booking app designed for savvy, contemporary travelers founded in 2014 by Michael Reichartz and Jim Ferguson, formerly of Expedia (EXPE). Both Reichartz and Ferguson drove the growth of Expedia's merchant hotel business from the beginning stages to the multi-billion dollar business it remains today. They also co-developed the Market Management concept, which has been globally adopted by all Online Travel Agencies (OTA's). roomlia® was founded in order to be both user friendly as well as beneficial and convenient to its hotel affiliates. roomlia® is the first app of its kind to launch with connectivity, ensuring a seamless experience for both travelers and hospitality partners. roomlia® is currently available in 55 leading U.S. destinations including New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami and Orlando, with new hotels and cities added daily. roomlia® was acquired by Remark Media in May 2014; Remark Media is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker (Nasdaq-CM: MARK). To partner with roomlia®, contact us at addyourhotel ( @ ) roomlia dot com dot

Download the roomlia® app on Android devices at: https://play.google.com/roomlia
Download the roomlia® app on Apple iPhone devices at: https://itunes.apple.com/roomlia

About Remark Media:
Remark Media, Inc. (Nasdaq-CM: MARK), is a global media company that owns and operates a portfolio of assets focused on the 18-to-34-year-old (otherwise known as "The Millennia's" or "Gen Y") demographic across a variety of lifestyle verticals. These include fashion, sports, travel, entertainment, health and wellness, personal finance, and informational know-how.

Remark Media's assets presently include: Bikini.com, an aspirational lifestyle and ecommerce destination for the beach globetrotter; roomlia®, a mobile hotel booking app that provides a superior user travel experience while balancing the needs of hotel owners; HowStuffWorks China and Brazil, locally known as BoWenWang and Comotudofunciona, respectively; PPTV Boxing, the first ever digital boxing channel in China launched in partnership with PPTV, China's largest leading online TV service; and Banks.com, US Tax Center at www.irs.com, FileLater.com, and TaxExtension.com, a suite of digital sites focused on personal finance. Additionally, Remark Media is a founding partner and equity owner of Sharecare, Inc. Created by Jeff Arnold, founder of WebMD, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, in partnership with Harpo Productions, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications, Sharecare is a highly searchable social healthcare platform organizing and answering the questions of health.

The Company is headquartered in Las Vegas with operations in Beijing and Sao Paulo. Remark Media is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker MARK.

About eRevMax: eRevMax provides next generation online distribution & business intelligence solutions to the hospitality industry. The company's new offering is LIVE, a responsive web platform which offers detailed competitor intelligence, comprehensive business performance analytics and reliable channel management capability through secure two-way XML connections. First released in 2001, eRevMax's RateTiger channel manager helps more than 15,000 hoteliers worldwide to increase revenue, streamline business processes and reduce booking acquisition cost through efficient channel management. A further 5,000 hotels use Connect, our electronic distribution gateway which seamlessly integrates channel management functionality with the hotel's internal systems for more than 100 channels.

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