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DALLAS
(January 10, 2008) —
Pegasus Solutions Inc. today announced that after
wrapping a successful 2007, it has kicked off 2008
with yet another contract signing with Steigenberger
Hotel Group, adding commission processing to the
full suite of distribution and representation
services Pegasus is already providing the leading
European hotel chain.
“The
last year was remarkable for Pegasus,” said Pegasus
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Davis.
“With two successful acquisitions, the introduction
of RezView® NG and the revamping of our
representation arm, Utell® Hotels & Resorts, coming
into this year, this addition to the Steigenberger
relationship is a true testament to how the momentum
Pegasus has gained is positively impacting our
customers.”
In
2007, Pegasus acquired Wizcom Inc. from Travelport
to expand its switch services and acquired
GuestClick to help build its next-generation central
reservation system (CRS), RezView NG, which was
introduced at HITEC last June. The RezView NG
migration has been met with much success, and
throughout the ongoing transition of 10,000 hotels
to the new platform, Pegasus’ technology services
unit has still managed to sign more
than 140 deals, of
which nearly 100 are new business across all
regions.
Pegasus’ financial services unit also experienced
great success in 2007, securing
3,000 new agency IATA's and renewal
agreements with key customers, Fairmont and BCD
Travel.
In
addition, Pegasus’ representation unit, Utell Hotels
& Resorts, introduced its new Collections offering,
and recently signed several new key customers
including the MGM Grand Macau, the Thompson Beverly
Hills and the Emirates Harbour Hotel & Residences in
Dubai.
“Last
year’s success has a lot to do with our efforts in
refocusing on the core of our business as well as
Pegasus’ new owners, Prides Capital,” said Davis.
“They have provided us the freedom and support we’ve
needed to accomplish these milestones, and we plan
to continue to take advantage of this success to
bring new and existing customers breakthrough
solutions in the coming year.”
About Pegasus
Dallas-based Pegasus
Solutions, Inc. is a global leader in providing
technology and services to hotels and travel
distributors. Founded in 1989, Pegasus’ customers
include a majority of the world’s travel agencies
and more than 78,000 hotel properties around the
globe. Pegasus’ services include central reservation
systems, electronic distribution services,
commission processing and payment services, and
marketing representation services, including the
consumer Web site,
www.hotelbook.com. The
company’s representation services, including Utell®
Hotels & Resorts and Unirez by Pegasus™, are used by
more than 9,300 member hotels in more than 130
countries, making Pegasus the hotel industry’s
largest third-party marketing and reservations
provider. Pegasus has 16 offices in 11 countries,
including regional hubs in London, Singapore and
Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, please
visit
www.pegs.com. |