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Pegasus Solutions Goes Global with BCD Travel
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DALLAS (March 24, 2008) – BCD Travel, one of
the top three travel management companies in the
world, has renewed its contract with Pegasus
Solutions for commission processing in the US, EMEA
and ASPAC. Additionally, BCD Travel has extended its
use of Pegasus commission services to include more
than 90 countries on five continents.
A Pegasus customer for more than twelve years, BCD
Travel uses Pegasus Commission Processing to
streamline commission payments, which is vital to
the company’s role in maximizing productivity and
cost effectiveness for its customers.
“By working with Pegasus, we offer customers an
efficient way to process hotel commissions on a
local, regional or global scale.” said Jason Harris,
Senior Director of Hotel Relations for BCD Travel.
“Our mission is to maximize efficiency by managing
multiple tools, systems and suppliers for the
customers we serve, who need to be paid correctly
and on time for their bookings. Pegasus has always
helped us to achieve these goals and that is why
we’ve chosen to further expand our agreement.”
Pegasus Commission Processing streamlines commission
payment and collection for travel agents and travel
suppliers, processing more than $500 million in
hotel commissions each year. Offering agents
regularly scheduled consolidated payments and
reports, Pegasus also allows agents to select a
preferred currency for payments. The company’s
commission services customer base includes more than
35,000 properties as well as the majority of the
world’s travel agencies and travel distributors in
more than 200 countries.
“The extension of our agreement with BCD Travel
across its global network is a testament to the
solid relationship we have built over the years,”
said Mark S. Dubrow, Pegasus president of financial
services. “As BCD Travel is one of the leading
travel management providers in the industry, we are
eager to expand on our relationship to bring the
company breakthrough solutions worldwide.”
About BCD Travel
As a leading provider of global corporate travel
management, BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines
the business of travel. This benefits our client’s
organisation on every level: from the bottom-line to
the business traveller. BCD Travel operates in more
than 90 countries on five continents, with US$12
billion in total sales and a combined worldwide
workforce in excess of 12,000. BCD Travel is a BCD
Holdings N.V. company. More information is online at
www.bcdtravel.co.uk.
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 86,000 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, or log onto
the company’s industry blog at blog.pegs.com. |
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