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Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEGS) today announced
several new Web services for its hotel customers. These new
capabilities improve the way hotels can market and distribute their
properties on their Web sites. Dallas-based Pegasus is a global leader
in providing technology and services to hotels and travel
distributors.
Pegasus now offers an eConcierge capability that enables hotels to
offer their guests additional services online -- such as golf, spa
treatments or car service -- at the time the guest is booking the
hotel room. Guests benefit by being able to select services that will
enhance their stay and knowing that these services will be available
prior to their arrival. Hotels benefit by being able to better market
their ancillary services, creating an experience for the guest, and
ultimately generating additional revenue. The eConcierge capability is
delivered through Pegasus' relationship with Open Hospitality, a
New-York based company that provides integrated Web site design and
management, plus online strategies and marketing.
Through Open Hospitality, Pegasus also offers new language
capabilities for hotel Web sites. Seven languages are now available:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and
Spanish, with the ability to add additional languages within 48 hours.
When online visitors select a language, the entire booking process is
translated. Rates and fees are automatically converted to the
currency(s) that correspond to the selected language. Multilingual
capabilities ensure that consumers and travel agents get accurate
information about the room(s) they are booking, and enable hotels to
expand their global reach.
Additionally, Pegasus recently released new features and
capabilities for its NetBooker Internet booking engine. These include
optional credit card validation through VeriSign, new tools to match
the look and feel of the booking engine to the rest of their Web site,
improved booking process navigation and new reports that describe
transactions and page hits. Through these and other upcoming
enhancements, Pegasus delivers on its commitment to provide
industry-leading booking engine solutions.
Warwick International Hotels uses the NetBooker engine for its Web
site, including the micro-sites for many of their hotels and resorts
in its collection of more than 35 world-class hotels. "By using the
NetBooker engine, we have given our guests a robust experience
online," Alan Gonzalez, director of distribution and reservations
management for Warwick. "The NetBooker engine matches the look and
feel of the rest of our site, and our professional hoteliers around
the world have praised its contribution to Warwick's online presence.
Including the implementation of NetBooker4, online bookings increased
in 2005 over 2004 by 73 percent."
"A Web site is the hotel's new front desk," said Dennis Law,
Pegasus' senior vice president of product management and strategy.
"Hoteliers want their guests and potential guests to have a positive
experience online that corresponds to the positive experience they'll
have when they arrive at the property. With these new Web services and
capabilities, hoteliers can give consumers the features and tools they
have come to expect online."
Hoteliers can learn more about Pegasus' new Web services during
ITB in Berlin. Pegasus is exhibiting in hall 8.1, stand 111.
About Open Hospitality
New York-based Open Hospitality provides integrated services by
connecting the processes of Web site management, search engine
optimization, e-mail marketing and online revenue conversion
strategies into one proprietary dashboard for better management,
tracking and reporting. Open's pay-for-performance model has pioneered
a shift to consolidating services, eliminating both the need for
multiple vendor relationships and prohibitive costs. Open Hospitality
can be reached via the Web at www.openhospitality.com.
About Pegasus
Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEGS) 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 60,000 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 by Pegasus(TM) and Unirez by Pegasus(TM),
are used by more than 7,000 member hotels in 140 countries, making
Pegasus the hotel industry's largest third-party marketing and
reservations provider. Pegasus has 18 offices in 13 countries,
including regional hubs in London, Singapore and Scottsdale, Arizona.
For more information, please visit www.pegs.com.