McClean, VA � March 16, 2002 � SynXis Agent®, a complete Internet-based reservation delivery system, has increased Design Hotels� reservation transactions by 30 percent in its first month of service and more than doubled the number of reservations in just their first five days after switching to SynXis� technology.

U.S.-based SynXis brings a full range of services that enhances Design Hotels� ability to better service its 100 member hotels and resorts worldwide under the brand Design Hotels�. From an easy-to-use central control center and using a single inventory, each hotel has the ability to update availability and rate information immediately to four distinct distribution channels: travel agents, third-party Internet travel sites, individual hotel Web sites, and central reservations systems.   

�We needed a very quick turn-around, and SynXis delivered,� said Claus Sendlinger, CEO of Design Hotels, a leading provider of marketing and global representation services for design-led hotels.  �SynXis implemented the system for us in just three weeks, a feat which normally takes 3 months.� 

�Design Hotels is a global group of forward-thinking hotels with a strong European base, and we are proud to have been chosen as its technology provider� said Elmer Coppoolse, Executive Vice President & COO of SynXis.  �SynXis is a good fit because we too offer forward-thinking superior technology.�

About Design Hotels
Design Hotels Inc. was established in 1993 to provide marketing and global representation services for design-led hotels worldwide. Subscribing to the view of design as a measure of living, not as a temporary trend, the company began to cooperate with innovative hoteliers and designers who share a similar vision. Thus, an international lifestyle brand was formed, synonymous with distinctive architecture and interior design, balanced with functionality and service: Design Hotels�.  Each member hotel caters to the modern traveler, reflecting the individual and the environment - a revolution in lifestyle hospitality.  In 1998, the company became a division of lebensart global networks AG, a marketing and technology specialist operating in the experience economy, which consistently addresses the same target group - the lifestyle or L-community. 

Today, Design Hotels Inc. is a global consortium of around 100 unique hotels and resorts spanning 35 countries.  With sales offices located in Augsburg, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Milan, New York, Tokyo, Sanur, and Scottsdale, Design Hotels Inc. is able to reach a qualified sector of the market.

About SynXis Corporation
SynXis® Corporation's Internet-based ASP solution delivers full electronic distribution and reservations management capabilities to the worldwide hospitality industry.  SynXis Agent®, at the solution's core, empowers hotel operators to consolidate and manage hotel inventory from all sources - seamless GDS connectivity, over 1200 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 Agent does not require major upfront investment and hotels can realize substantial cost savings with SynXis' simple transaction-based pricing model.  SynXis is the technology source for more than 1,500 hotels, bed and breakfasts, resorts, and destinations, including, Harrah's, VIP International, Meristar, Colonial Williamsburg, and Jumeirah Hotels.  

SynXis' corporate headquarters are in McLean, VA, with offices in Denver, CO, Dublin, Ireland and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information on SynXis and its products, please call 703-448-2530, e-mail [email protected], or visit our Web site at www.synxis.com.