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Atlanta, Georgia, (May 2, 2006) Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated
(HBSI) a leading provider of Demand ManagementSM technologies
and services to the global travel industry, announced today that Unique
Vacations Inc., the worldwide representatives for Sandals and Beaches Resorts,
has signed an agreement to implement Demand Management technologies and
services at 16 Sandals, Beaches Resorts and Royal Plantation properties
located across five of the most idyllic islands in the Caribbean � Jamaica,
St. Lucia, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas and Antigua.
The companies have collaborated on plans to establish an interface through HBSI�s Demand GatewayTM technology platform that enables Unique Vacations Inc. to manage their numerous tour operators and online distribution channels from a single source, providing them access to real-time rates and availability. Until now, due to previous technology limitations, a large majority of the resort company�s numerous tour operators and wholesale partners were required to build and maintain rates and availability in their own systems. HBSI Demand Management will simplify Unique Vacations� complex distribution environment by streamlining their entire product distribution process, allowing the resort company to become the supplier of choice due to its innovative connectivity solution that increases efficiency and lowers costs for its tour operators. �This long-term Demand Management initiative with Hotel Booking Solutions provides a new and improved vehicle for our tour operators. It will significantly simplify the selling of Sandals and Beaches Resorts and Royal Plantation, while making the distribution process more cost efficient for them,� said Dan Snepp, Senior Vice President of Distribution and Revenue Management for Unique Vacations Inc. �We are delighted to be working with such a forward-thinking organization as HBSI, and are looking forward to the impact that this initiative will provide in improved efficiencies and positive working relationships with our tour operators.� HBSI�s Demand GatewayTM technology integrates the multitude of complex distribution channel models that make up Unique Vacations� channel partners, irrespective of channel size, relationship, or technical sophistication, and provides a single, robust two-way interface from those channels directly into the company�s proprietary reservation system. From the Demand Gateway, Unique Vacations Inc. will enable automated movement of room availability, rates, reservations, restrictions and other data elements from its properties to any distributor with whom the company has a contractual relationship. Initial connections as part of this Demand Management initiative will include members of HBSI�s Demand Partner NetworkSM that includes well-respected companies such as Certified Vacations, Liberty Travel/GoGo Worldwide Vacations, Mark Travel, Travel Impressions and US Airways Vacations. �HBSI is very excited about our new relationship with Unique Vacations and the value we bring to this organization,� said Alan Young, Vice President of Sales for HBSI. �It is great to see Sandals and Beaches, the leader in ultra all-inclusive vacations, become part of this forward-thinking technology initiative. Their combination of luxury product and guest experience coupled with HBSI�s leading Demand Management technologies and services is clearly a winning formula.� About Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated provides Demand Management technologies and services to the global travel industry. As the established thought and practice leader in the emerging discipline of Demand Management HBSI and its intelligent Demand Management solutions bring order and simplicity to travel distribution, enabling travel companies to unlock the revenue potential that lies within their complex distribution environment. HBSI�s proven Demand Management technology and services enable sophisticated operators including Harrah�s Entertainment, LibGo Travel, Travelocity and Intrawest Leisure realize significant improvements in their customer relationships, inventory optimization and financial performance. Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated, with headquarters in Atlanta and offices in Dallas, Toronto and Zell am See, Austria, represents one of the fastest growing companies in the Demand Management discipline. For more information, visit www.hotelbookingsolutions.com. About Unique Vacations, Inc.
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Kevin Ruhman
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