McLean, VA, and Boston, MA � February 24, 2004 - SynXis Corporation,
a provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality
industry, announced today that Sonesta Hotels, Resorts & Nile Cruises
is in the final stages of adopting the SynXis Reservation Management System
for all of their 27 properties and Nile cruise ships. SynXis will
provide Sonesta with a single image of inventory for its private label
GDS chain codes (SO/SN), its Internet Distribution channels, and its global
reservation call center.
The SynXis reservation system will allow all Sonesta Hotels to make
real-time rate and availability changes for any of their properties worldwide
from any location with Internet access. This direct control allows the
hotels to quickly react to market changes, and implementing new promotions
will be a breeze. Sonesta will enjoy seamless connectivity to more
electronic distribution channels than ever before, and will have the opportunity
to strengthen their own branded website with multi-property search and
guest profile capabilities.
�We did an apples-to-apples comparison of all of the reservation systems
available in the marketplace,� said Carol Beggs, Vice President of Technology
at Sonesta Hotels. �In addition to finding an innovative product
that met all of our needs today, it was important for us to find a company
that would be a great fit with our corporate culture and would have the
best underlying technology to enable them to grow with us in the future.
We can already see that we have found that with the team at SynXis.�
Sonesta has been in the business of owning, managing, designing, building,
and marketing hotels throughout the world for over 50 years. Each
Sonesta property is uniquely designed to capture and reflect the essence
and individuality of its location and surrounding culture.
�Along with its high standards of service and design, Sonesta is known
in the industry for having extremely high expectations of its technology
partners,� said Bernard Ellis, Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts
for SynXis. �We look forward to exceeding Sonesta�s expectations and earning
its much sought-after reference to fuel our continued growth.�
About
SynXis Corporation
SynXis® Corporation's Internet-native ASP solution delivers full
electronic distribution and reservations management capabilities to the
worldwide hospitality industry. The SynXis Reservation Management
System, 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. All of these reservations can
connect directly with the PMS. SynXis 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 5,600 hotels, bed and breakfasts, resorts, and destinations,
including, Harrah's, VIP International, Interstate Hotels & Resorts,
Colonial Williamsburg, and Jumeirah Hotels.
SynXis' corporate headquarters is in McLean, VA, with offices in Denver
and Amsterdam. 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.
About Sonesta
Sonesta Hotels, Resorts & Nile Cruises, based in Boston, represents
a collection of 24 upscale hotels and resorts and 3 Nile Cruise ships.
Founded in the 1940�s, Sonesta has a long-standing reputation in the hotel
industry for offering properties that are designed to deliver uncompromising
personal service, reflect the culture and history of their location and
provide a memorable experience unique to each hotel. Sonesta�s properties
are located in Boston, New Orleans (2), Miami (3), Bermuda, Brazil, Peru
(7), Tuscany (4), and Egypt (8). For more information about Sonesta Hotels,
Resorts & Nile Cruises, call 1-800-SONESTA (800-766-3782), or visit
Sonesta�s website at http://www.sonesta.com.
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