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Utell® Breaks Through Language Barrier in Latin America
Travel Agents Now Have Access to Utell Hotels & Resorts Information in Portuguese
DALLAS (Oct. 8, 2007) – Utell Hotels & Resorts, a service of Pegasus Solutions, Inc., today announced it has translated its travel agent portal, Utellagent.com, in Portuguese to better serve the Brazilian travel agent community.

Through this new upgrade, travel agents in Brazil can for the first time utilize the full benefits of Utell representation services in their native language, Portuguese. As the travel industry continues to grow in Latin America, it is important for local agents to have complete access to properties listed on sites such as Utellagent.com, without any limitations or language barriers, according to Diana Banks, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Utell Hotels & Resorts.

“With the addition of Portuguese on Utellagent.com, Utell has expanded its reach to the Brazilian travel agent community by enabling agents to book and view hotel information in their native language,” said Banks. “Utell is now the only international representation service provider to host a travel agent portal in Portuguese.”

In addition to offering Utellagent.com in Portuguese, Utell also offers Latin American travel agents the opportunity to view rates and book hotels in the local currency. The world’s largest representation service, Utell Hotels & Resorts represents more than 700,000 rooms worldwide, and enables hotel groups to be available on the four major GDSs and more than 1,000 Web sites around the world.

Utellagent.com is a comprehensive information, research and booking tool for travel agents around the world. It enables agents to have access to booking any of the approximately 3,600 Utell member hotels and to view comprehensive information about the hotels including images, promotional information and location details. Utellagent.com also features a full service hotel commission tracking tool.

For more information, please visit www.utellagent.com or call the Brazilian hotlines at (011) 3089 7900 or toll free: 0800 11 31 91.

About Utell Hotels and Resorts

Utell Hotels & Resorts, a service of Pegasus Solutions, has a portfolio of 3,600 hotels in more than 130 countries worldwide, offering diverse products and services to suit every traveler’s accommodation needs, whether they are travelling for business or leisure. Established more than 75 years ago, Utell is regarded by travel agents as ‘the hotel people’ and look to us when organising hotels for their customers.

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.