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SCOTTSDALE, DALLAS and LONDON (March 8, 2011) – Pegasus Solutions has again expanded its hotel marketing capabilities through a referral relationship with Travelport. As a result, Pegasus representation services customers globally, including Utell Hotels & Resorts and Utell Connect members, will gain access to Travelport Featured Property, Galileo Headlines™ and Worldspan Accents™. Advertising with Travelport offers Utell members increased exposure to agents worldwide booking more than 20 million room nights annually through Travelport’s global distribution systems – Galileo and Worldspan. Strategic use of GDS advertising allows hotels to generate incremental revenue and increase market share by raising brand and promotion awareness at the point of travel agent purchase. “Pegasus and Utell are renowned worldwide for our unrivaled distribution and connectivity to the GDS, which serve to make hotels visible to the global booking audience,” said Ric Leutwyler, chief operating officer of Pegasus Solutions and president of Utell Hotels & Resorts. “Expanding opportunities for visibility through the GDS, as we are doing with Travelport, allows the hotels we work with to leverage every available opportunity for exposure with the crucial agent booking audience. This relationship will help our hotels win their fair share of the 20 million annual room nights being booked through Travelport.” Hotels distributed through Travelport connect to agencies worldwide that deliver bookings 16 to 18 percent higher than those delivered on supplier.com sites. Additionally, bookings have higher yield reservations with longer stays that nearly double the transaction value of a comparable online leisure transaction. “The proportion of the global hotel market booked through the GDS is growing. In addition, the GDS channel generates much higher average room rates than other distribution channels for hotels,” added Niklas Andreen, Group VP for Global Hospitality and Partner Marketing for Travelport. “This agreement is an important step in Travelport’s focused campaign and ongoing investment in becoming the GDS leader for servicing hotel’s sales. Utell members that can strategically market themselves to our extensive travel agency users will gain an advantage in generating valuable high yield revenue. We are delighted, and look forward to working closely with Pegasus in 2011.” About Pegasus Solutions Inc. – Proud honoree of the InformationWeek 500, CIO 100 and InfoWorld Top 100 Pegasus
Solutions is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to
hotels
and travel distributors, supplying the award-winning RezView® NG
central
reservation system, electronic distribution services, advanced agency
commission processing and payment services, and hotel marketing
representation
services. Founded in 1989, Pegasus created and launched the hotel
switch, and
today its customers include approximately 90,000 properties around the
globe as
well as a majority of the world’s travel agencies. Additionally,
Pegasus’ powerful
representation arm incorporates Utell® Hotels & Resorts and
Utell Connect
services that have been chosen by more than 6,000 member hotels in more
than
130 countries. Pegasus is the hotel industry’s most experienced
third-party
marketing, sales and reservations specialist. Pegasus also powers the
niche
consumer Web site www.hotelbook.com™,
dedicated to promoting independent and boutique hotels throughout the
world.
Headquartered in Dallas, Pegasus has 21 offices in 12 countries,
including
regional hubs in London, Singapore and Scottsdale, Arizona. For more
information, please visit www.pegs.com
or www.utell.com
About Travelport (www.travelport.com) Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry. With a presence in 160 countries, approximately 5,400 employees and reported 2009 revenues of $2.2 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system (GDS) business that includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands; GTA, a leading global, multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services; and Airline IT Solutions, which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions for major airlines. Travelport also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company. Travelport is a private company owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Travelport management. Follow Travelport on Twitter at www.twitter.com/travelport |
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