| LONDON, UK July 23, 2001- Global hotel representation
company, Utell has won the highly coveted Radius Hotel Supplier of the
Year award for 2001 for its overwhelming support to Radius, the world�s
largest travel company, during the repositioning of its brand.
During the transition from Woodside Travel Trust to Radius, Utell worked
closely with the travel company�s offices in 70 countries to increase room
bookings for Utell properties from all distribution channels, achieving
a growth of 19 per cent for 2000.
| Utell beat over 40 hotel chains and
representation companies for the accolade, which rewards key suppliers
for demonstrating their commitment to a strong working relationship. The
global hotel representation company previously won the award in 1997.
The awards panel, comprising senior Radius executives worldwide, examined
different aspects of the consortia�s relationship with its key suppliers.
Utell impressed the panel with its ongoing commitment to Radius on a global
and country level, its ability to incentivise Radius agents, as well as
its professional approach to customer relations.
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From left to right are Mr Michael Prager, Utell�s managing
director and Mr John Melchior, managing director of international operations,
Radius.
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John Melchior, managing director of international operations, Radius, confirmed
that the company�s long-standing relationship - over ten years - with Utell
continues to pay dividends. �These days it is extremely rare for preferred
supplier relationships to span more than a decade. Radius values company
loyalty and Utell has continually proved its commitment to us. In addition,
our strong working relationship can be largely attributed to the many areas
of common ground between the two companies, both of which share a similar
philosophy and organisational structure.�
Accepting the award, Utell�s managing director, Michael Prager stated:
�This is a great honour for Utell and highlights the esteem in which we
are held by Radius and the travel agent community at large. The award reflects
our common goals in working towards satisfying our joint customer by providing
the right hotel in the right location at the right price, and shows that
Utell can and does deliver time and time again. We will continue to work
hand-in-hand with local Radius agents to grow our mutual business in all
parts of the world for our portfolio of 6,400 hotels.�
Utell is a Pegasus Solutions company, a leading provider of end-to-end
reservation distribution and technology solutions to the hotel industry
worldwide. Based in
Dallas, Pegasus Solutions has 35 offices in 22 countries and trades
its stock on the NASDAQ National Market under the PEGS symbol.
RADIUS® - the global travel company, is the world's largest travel
management company with combined annual sales of over $21 billion (USD).
RADIUS is comprised of 110+ shareholder agencies in 70+ countries around
the world with over 6,000 travel agency locations and is headquartered
in Bethesda, Maryland with regional offices in London, Miami, and Singapore.
With 110+ shareholder agencies operating 6,000+ branches around the globe,
RADIUS, formerly Woodside Travel Trust, seeks to serve the needs of business
travelers worldwide. |
