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Partnership Agreement . Agreement Will Add Over 500 Properties in the First Year |
DALLAS � SEPT. 5, 2003 - Unirez, the fastest growing hotel reservations
services company in the world, has signed a partnership agreement with
Plesha International, an international CRS marketing and GDS representation
firm for properties worldwide. The agreement calls for Plesha to utilize
the Unirez technology platform and offer all services, including Reservations,
Call Center, GDS/ADS connectivity, PMS connectivity and eCommerce to its
customers. Plesha represents more than 450 properties and will easily surpass
500 by year end, with a property portfolio including: hotels, resorts,
inns, villas, vacation homes, condos and luxury yachts.
�Unirez offers the very best technology and client service in the industry,� stated Tom Egan, President of Plesha International. �Our clients require an innovative and flexible solution to reach their guests. We spent a considerable amount of time investigating the various technology players and found Unirez to be best suited to our business practices. Increased revenue generation and guest services are a mutual goal of Unirez and Plesha�s. What a great combination!� As the leader in Internet-based hotel reservations services, Unirez shares these ideals of impeccable attention to detail and �can-do� customer service with their growing roster of more than 3,800 hotel clients. Dwight Hendrickson, president and chief executive officer of Unirez commented, �This partnership with Plesha demonstrates the strength and limitless boundaries of our offering. Plesha�s unique portfolio will certainly benefit from the comprehensive flexibility of both our inventory and rate management capabilities. In addition, our industry-leading management reporting will allow Tom to generate real-time production, consumption, lead-time analysis and source of bookings reports providing him with information to manage his global portfolio better. There is a large untapped market with companies such as Plesha. We welcome Tom�s group to Unirez and look forward to expanding our combined resources.� For more information on Unirez visit www.unirez.com or call (817) 416-5800. About Unirez: Unirez (www.unirez.com) allows real-time control of data, channel management, and future forecasting capabilities, all via the Internet. The leading developer and provider of integrated technology and management solutions (Reservations, GDS/ADS, Call Center, Booking Engine, PMS connectivity, eCommerce) to the hospitality industry, Unirez has 17 offices, including 14 international offices, represents clients in 30 countries and manages reservations and productivity solutions for more than 3,800 hotels (a number that jumped over 120% last year) totaling more than 500,000 rooms worldwide. The company has no debt, growing revenues, and very strong profitability. Although there is no absolute source available, Unirez is widely recognized as the second largest provider of reservation technology services in the world. For more information on Unirez visit www.unirez.com or call Dwight Hendrickson at (817) 416-5800. About Plesha International: Plesha International (www.pleshainternational.com) is a leading provider of full GDS/ADS representation services to the independent leisure property market. Through various brands, Plesha represents over 3,100 leisure accommodations worldwide. During the first half of 2003, Plesha experienced a 300% growth rate and the second half is on track to surpass a 3000% growth for the year. With roots from 1992, Plesha was the first to bring leisure properties to the full GDS/ADS market channel. Representing the Caribbean Charter yacht industry, Plesha was also first to bring luxury charter yachts to the GDS/ADS market. With the combined resources of 47 GDS Representatives worldwide, Plesha today covers all 7 continents with best in class local GDS/ADS support services. For more information on Plesha contact Tom Egan at [email protected]. |
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Contact
President & CEO Unirez, Inc. 2555 Southwest Grapevine Parkway, Suite 200 Grapevine, TX 76051 817-416-5800 817-722-1883 - fax www.unirez.com [email protected] |