Agreement also includes Reselling Utell Connect in Central and Eastern Europe
DALLAS (August 18, 2009) – International hospitality solutions specialist LIHOTEC has selected Pegasus Solutions as the exclusive provider of reservations and booking technology for its private label service offering, which represents hundreds of hotels worldwide. In addition to harnessing the industry-leading technology of Pegasus’ RezView® NG central reservation system (CRS) and NetBooker® NG booking engine, LIHOTEC has also negotiated a reselling agreement for Utell Connect to provide greater distribution options to hotels in Central and Eastern Europe under its Libra Hospitality brand.
“We evaluated various enterprise CRS, booking and distribution options, but Pegasus’ reservations, booking and distribution technology demonstrated the most agile and powerful options for our customers,” said Olga Balba, general manager of LIHOTEC. “The industry is speeding towards greater integration, which this agreement helps us achieve for our small- and medium-sized Libra Hospitality customers worldwide, whether they are seeking a full menu of technology solutions or the best options a la carte.”
Additionally, Libra Hospitality will resell Utell Connect in emerging Eastern European markets, which will make distribution more accessible for hotels in the region working to gain global visibility and compete more effectively. Utell Connect allows hotels to join the world’s largest collection of electronically bookable hotels in Pegasus’s Online Distribution Database (ODD). The ODD is used internationally by online travel agencies (OTAs), corporate travel departments and tour operators. Hotels in these developing markets can also leverage NetBooker® NG to drive bookings on their own Web sites.
“LIHOTEC is targeting the next generation of competitive hotels with the most powerful next generation solutions available today,” added David German, vice president of sales for Pegasus Solutions. “The company’s understanding and application of our solutions, in concert with their customer and guest management systems, will translate to powerful options not only for its private label chains, but also for the Eastern European market where many hotels are not currently benefiting from traditional or alternative distribution.”
Built to OpenTravel Alliance Standards, RezView NG offers Libra Hospitality’s hotel customers an enterprise solution for easy management of room and non-room inventory, status, restrictions, pricing and policies. It was developed based on the stability of Pegasus’ RezView classic, which boasts an industry-leading 99.997 percent availability and response times averaging under a tenth of a second.
About Pegasus Solutions Inc
Pegasus Solutions is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to hotels and travel distributors, supplying state-of-the-art central reservation systems and electronic distribution services, advanced agency commission processing and payment services, and hotel marketing representation services. Founded in 1989, Pegasus created and launched the hotel switch, and today its customers include more than 90,000 properties around the globe as well as a majority of the world’s travel agencies. Additionally, Pegasus’ powerful representation arm incorporates Utell® Hotels & Resorts and Utell Connect, services that have been chosen by nearly 11,000 member hotels in more than 130 countries, making Pegasus the hotel industry’s largest third-party marketing, sales and reservations specialist. Pegasus also powers the niche consumer Web site www.hotelbook.com™, dedicated to promoting independent and boutique hotels throughout the world. Headquartered in Dallas, Pegasus has 18 offices in 11 countries, including regional hubs in London, Singapore and Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, please visit www.pegs.com or www.utell.com.
About LIHOTEC LLC
Founded by tenured hospitality and technology industry professionals, LIHOTEC delivers innovative, on-demand solutions to hospitality customers all over the world. The company’s focus is on delivering solutions that bring value and immediate business benefit to customers, including property management systems, central reservation and distribution solutions, sales force automation, reporting and data analytics, customer relationship management, loyalty and rewards management, and integration and centralization tools. Headquartered in Celebration, Florida, LIHOTEC has offices operating as Libra Hospitality in Moscow and Prague. More information is available by contacting Olga Balba at obalba@lihotec.com.