Realtime Reservation Appoints Ricky Castoldi As Chief Sales Officer

Hospitality technology veteran to lead RTR's global Sales organization as the company enters its next phase of growth following the acquisition of Stay

HUNTINGTON, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RealTime Reservation(RTR), the industry leader in dynamic hospitality booking technology for onsite activities, amenities, and ancillary revenue management, today announced the appointment of Ricky Castoldias Chief Sales Officer. He will lead the company's global Sales organization and report to CEO Shawn Tarter. Castoldi joins to take the business through its next

phase of growth, following RTR's recent acquisition of Spanish company Stay.

Based in Dallas, Castoldi brings more than 25 years of experience selling technology to hotel companies across the Americas, Europe and Asia. He joins RTR from Cendyn, where he was most recently Chief Sales Officer and led the international Sales team. Before Cendyn, he launched Duetto into Latin America. Earlier in his career, he held roles with Lanyon, Pegasus Solutions, Dolphin Dynamics and eRevMax.

"With the acquisition of Stay, RTR has a bigger platform and a bigger opportunity. Ricky has built and led sales teams in markets around the world and knows the hotel technology stack inside out. I'm delighted to welcome him as Chief Sales Officer to lead our next chapter," said Shawn Tarter, CEO of RealTime Reservation.

Castoldi's expertise spans high-value complex sales, commercial strategy, sales team leadership, account management, and product marketing. For hotel chains, he has worked with revenue management, content distribution, reservations processing, property management, lead management, and commission processing solutions. For the travel booking community, he has worked with online booking, reservation fulfillment, and data intelligence products. He brings years of experience in strategic selling and the hotel technology stack that supports bookings, distribution, revenue management, and guest engagement.

"RTR is at an exciting point. The Stay acquisition broadens what we can offer hotels, and the opportunity now is to bring that to more customers in more markets. I'm looking forward to working with Shawn and the team to build a Sales organization that helps hotel companies get more from their bookings, distribution and guest engagement," said Castoldi.

Castoldi got his first hotel job at the age of 14, working in his father's hotel, and he has spent most of his career in hospitality technology since. He holds a BA (Hons) in European Business Studies from Buckinghamshire University and the University of Bergamo. He is also a graduate of Accel-KKR's Ascend leadership program. He speaks English, Spanish, and Italian, and outside of work he enjoys cycling, cooking, gardening and travel.

About RealTime Reservation

RealTime Reservation is an institutionally-backed, high-growth hospitality tech company that enables the world's leading hotels and resorts to manage the full guest journey through a unified hospitality platform. From reservations and pre-arrival planning to on-property experiences, RealTime enhances the guest experience, increases ancillary revenue, and streamlines the management of amenities, activities, and services. RealTime also helps hospitality operators deliver seamless digital engagement through branded mobile and web experiences, allowing guests to access services, interact with the property, and transact effortlessly throughout their stay. For more information, visit realtimereservation.com.

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