| SOUTHLAKE, Texas and BETHESDA, Maryland - June 5, 2007 - Sabre Holdings,
announced today that it has acquired E-site Marketing, the premier internet
marketing company specializing in online business solutions exclusively
for the hospitality industry. By combining industry-leading Internet
marketing and distribution products and services, E-Site Marketing and
SynXis will create an unmatched online offering for hoteliers, including
search engine expertise, website hosting and development, content management,
booking engine, statistical reporting and tracking tools, and revenue management
services.
"Hospitality is a fast growing sector and an area of strategic growth for Sabre Holdings," said Tom Klein, group president of Sabre Holdings. �We believe both E-site Marketing and the entire E-site team are tremendous assets that will further build on Sabre�s best-in-class portfolio. E-site Marketing has an outstanding reputation in the industry as reflected in their impressive customer base and success stories. The addition of these assets will continue to position Sabre as the leading hospitality service provider across the globe." "By aligning with Sabre and SynXis, E-site Marketing is joining an industry leader that shares the vision of leveraging web technologies in order to strengthen hoteliers' marketing efforts," said Felix Laboy, co-founder and president of E-site Marketing. "I view this relationship as a strategic opportunity to take E-site Marketing to the next level for the benefit of all our customers and employees. This collaboration and integration of resources will further enhance E-site Marketing�s commitment to superior innovation in technologies and services that help hotels, resorts and destinations capture a critical, growing market segment." E-site Marketing's products and services include:
Under the terms of the acquisition, Laboy will join Sabre, continuing
as president of E-site Marketing. He will direct and manage all aspects
of the E-site Marketing business, working closely with SynXis and Sabre�s
other business units. E-site Marketing will continue to maintain
operations, service their existing customers and retain all of their current
talent based out of their Bethesda, Maryland offices.
About E-site Marketing
About Sabre Holdings
About SynXis®
SynXis' corporate headquarters is in Southlake, Texas, with offices in Denver, Boston, Amsterdam, Singapore, and Montevideo. For more information on SynXis and its products, please call +1-682-606-4000, e-mail [email protected], or visit our website at www.synxis.com. |
SynXis,
a Sabre Holdings company, enables hotels to maximize revenue and reduce
costs through innovative, market-driven technology combined with outstanding
customized support. The RedXTM Distribution Management System, at the solution's
core, empowers hotel operators to efficiently manage hotel inventory from
all channels -- seamless GDS connectivity, popular Internet travel sites,
private-label central reservations systems, and full-service hotel websites.
It also helps hotels build revenue by enabling them to independently manage
each distribution channel from one easy-to-use control center. SynXis
operates full-service call centers in North and South America offering
private label reservation services to hotels around the world.
SynXis is the technology source for thousands of hotels, bed and breakfasts,
resorts, and destinations, including, Harrah's, Interstate Hotels &
Resorts, Millennium Copthorne, Destination Hotels & Resorts, and Jumeirah
Hotels.