VoSKY, the market leader in developing Skype for business solutions and PhoneSuite, a leading provider of phone systems for the US hospitality industry have partnered to bring Skype to the North American hospitality market. The joint venture will deliver enhanced communications to hotels and motels, enabling owners to reduce the cost of communications and tap into a worldwide Skype user base of over 600 million to increase occupancy rates and grow revenues.

The partnership will enable VoSKY and PhoneSuite to combine their market leading offerings, the VoSKY SSG gateway and PhoneSuite hospitality PBX, letting hotels and motels take advantage of enhanced communications whilst lowering cost.

VoSKY SSG gateway - the industry’s first gateway to be certified as interoperable with Skype for SIP, seamlessly integrates with any PhoneSuite communications solution to Skype-enable hotels and motels. This lets hotel owners maximize the functionality of their current communications system to reduce communications costs, while giving their hotels exposure to over 600 million Skype registered users.

PhoneSuite enables independent or mid-scale franchise hotels to benefit from a professional communication system, letting guests enjoy upscale phone system features without the high costs, while the VoSKY SSG allows hospitality businesses to take advantage of Skype’s cost savings and enhanced business features without fork lifting their existing communications network infrastructure.

Frank Melville, President of PhoneSuite, said: “Our priority is to give our customers the very best service possible and to make doing business with us as valuable as possible. By partnering with VoSKY we are adding value to our telephony offering, delivering compelling cost savings to those in the hotel and hospitality industry, while giving them access to additional features and functionalities like Skype-enabled Web Click-to-Call which allows Skype users to call the hotel for free.”

“With low cost Skype for SIP rates, hotel and motel owners are able to reduce their monthly PBX trunk costs by over 80%”, said David Tang, Global VP of marketing for VoSKY. “In addition, being present on Skype, the fastest growing communications network, is a must these days for any hotel looking to improve its customer service and expand its business. We are excited to partner with PhoneSuite to offer a cost-effective Skype-enabled hospitality solution that will help hotel owners to cut costs, improve their market presence and attract new clients.”

VoSKY and PhoneSuite will be demonstrating their Skype-enabled Hotel solution at the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) annual convention and tradeshow in Chicago from June 17-18 at booth #475. For more information, please visit www.voskystore.com and www.phonesuite.com.