News for the Hospitality Executive |
DALLAS (January 23, 2013)
– Malaysia’s five-star Sama-Sama
KL International Airport hotel has signed with Pegasus Solutions for a
complete suite of distribution and reservation services to drive global
bookings. The flagship property of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad’s
new Sama-Sama
brand, the first dedicated airport hotel brand in the region, has
adopted Pegasus’
UI chain code for international sales support, and will leverage online
and
mobile site design and booking solutions from Pegasus’ Open Hospitality
division.
Boasting 442 rooms across nine floors, the Sama-Sama KL International Airport hotel is in the final stages of an extensive renovation set for completion this March. In addition to modern and contemporary styling within the guest rooms, Sama-Sama will unveil an updated and more effective online and mobile presence from Pegasus, according to Hans Winsnes, President of Sama-Sama Hospitality Management. "Pegasus was the obvious choice to provide the immediate global sales support and distribution booking solutions for this important hotel under our tight timeline,” said Winsnes. “In launching the Sama-Sama brand, we have sought out the best providers in terms of the systems that are essential to driving guests to our brand. Through the team’s excellent support and expert guidance, Pegasus has brought us an integrated range of distribution platforms to establish our presence in the managed travel space. Additionally, Open Hospitality’s up-to-date solutions like compelling custom website design and mobile tools will help deliver the global traveler on the move,” said Winsnes. The Sama-Sama KL International Airport hotel is ideally situated at the KL International Airport, and is connected to the airport via skybridge. Soon, it will be joined by two airport transit hotels at KLIA and klia2 which will be called Sama-Sama Express KLIA and Sama-Sama Express klia2 respectively. Both properties will also be using Open Hospitality for web services. “We are honored to have been selected by Malaysia Airports as their distribution and sales partner to support the launch of the Sama-Sama brand globally,” said Rachel Grier, senior vice president, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East for Pegasus Solutions. “Malaysia Airports owns 39 airports in Malaysia, and has aggressive growth plans over the coming year in the airport hotel space, which we’re eager to support to ensure the brands’ ongoing success.” About Pegasus Solutions Pegasus Solutions is the single largest processor of electronic hotel transactions, delivering advanced and affordable connectivity and distribution solutions to nearly 100,000 hotels worldwide. Pegasus connects hotels to crucial sources of business, facilitating almost $16 billion for its clients annually. In additional to foundational global distribution system (GDS) access and online connectivity, Pegasus delivers online, social marketing and booking solutions through its Open Hospitality division, industry-preferred global commission processing, and powerful reservation tools to convert and capture bookings. As a trusted partner in generating guest room demand and sales, Pegasus also offers hotels actionable business intelligence through its Pegasus View Market Performance reports to help hotels understand and respond to changing market conditions. Pegasus has 18 offices in 10 countries, including regional hubs in Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, New York, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Scottsdale. For more information, visit www.pegs.com or www.openhospitality.com. |
Contact: Ariel Herr 214-234-4286 [email protected] |