| SOUTHLAKE, Texas, 26 June � SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that
provides hotel distribution and Internet marketing services globally, continues
their record growth with the expansion of their business throughout Asia
Pacific. Many SynXis customers and partners have properties throughout
Asia Pacific, including The Peninsula Hotels, Mandarin Oriental, Millennium
& Copthorne, Orient Express, Design Hotels and Luxe Hotels; SynXis
has focused on building an infrastructure to support its growing Asia customer
base. SynXis recently opened their first Asia Pacific office in Singapore
and has also added a new office in Hong Kong to house additional operations,
account management, and technical support. In addition, SynXis will
be completing its global call center offering with services in Asia Pacific
to complement its existing North American, South American and European
locations.
�SynXis is committed to expansion in Asia Pacific and has made significant investments in the product and organization to ensure we have a comprehensive solution for hotels and chains in this region,� said Scott Alvis, president and general manager of SynXis. �The SynXis RedXplatform supports all international currencies and is also able to accommodate all Asian languages. The current booking engine is available in Japanese, both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Korean. In 2008 the RedX Control Center will be translated into Japanese and Simplified Chinese. SynXis is also actively engaging local PMS vendors and local online travel agents to ensure the service offering meets the needs of local hotels.� �SynXis has a strong customer base in North America and Europe and has been extremely well received in the Asia Pacific region,� said Patrick Andres, managing director of SynXis Asia Pacific. �We�re committed to providing leading technology and service to our Asian customers. One example of our technology in action is the SynXis booking engine in Japanese language which is now in use by the newly opened Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo.� To increase awareness throughout China, SynXis has just signed a major reseller, Hotel Marketing Consulting Company (HMCC), based in Beijing. HMCC is a marketing and consulting company focused on hotels� global distribution services and direct marketing and has relationships with nearly 1,000 of China�s independent hotels. �SynXis continues to invest in ways that can help our customers realize year over year growth from all electronic distribution channels,� said Scott Alvis, president and general manager of SynXis. �Everything from our new product offerings like the Guest Connect booking engine and Channel Connect (direct connects to third party travel sites), to our new services like Revenue Management Consulting and Internet Marketing is focused on helping our customers achieve their global expansion goals.� About SynXis®
SynXis' corporate headquarters is in Southlake, Texas, with offices in Denver, Boston, Amsterdam, Singapore and Montevideo. For more information on SynXis and its products, please call +1-682-606-4000, e-mail [email protected], or visit our website at www.synxis.com. Sabre Holdings connects people with the world�s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com. |
SynXis,
a Sabre Holdings company, empowers hotel operators to consolidate and manage
hotel inventory from all sources -- seamless GDS connectivity, popular
Internet travel sites, private-label central reservations systems, and
full-service hotel Web sites. It also helps hotels build revenue by enabling
them to independently manage each distribution channel from one easy-to-use
control center. SynXis operates full-service call centers in North
and South America offering private label reservation services to hotels
around the world. SynXis is the technology source for thousands
of hotels, bed and breakfasts, resorts, and destinations, including, Harrah's,
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Millennium Copthorne, Destination Hotels
& Resorts, and Jumeirah Hotels.