2,200 Utell by Pegasus Member Hotels Slash Rates Through Worldwide GREATRATE Promotion.DALLAS Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. -- Signature Program Discounts Rates by as Much as 50 Percent at Prominent Independent Properties; Travel Agents Can Access Rates Via UI Code on all Major GDSs More than 2,200 Utell by Pegasus Pegasus, in astronomy Pegasus (pĕg`əsəs), in astronomy, northern constellation lying SW of Andromeda and SE of Cygnus. It is named for the mythological winged horse Pegasus. (TM) member hotels are participating in the 2005 yearlong year·long adj. Lasting one year. Adj. 1. yearlong - lasting through a year; "attending yearlong courses" long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or GREATRATE promotion. The well-known well-known adj. 1. Widely known; familiar or famous: a well-known performer. 2. Fully known: well-known facts. discount rate program recorded increases in promotional bookings for many hotels and travel agencies in 2004, generating more than 400,000 room nights around the world. Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions (Nasdaq:PEGS PEGS polyethylene glycols used as drug solvents. ) is a global leader in providing technology and services to hotels and travel distributors. "Last year was our best one yet for GREATRATE bookings," said David Taylor David Taylor or Dave Taylor can be one of several persons: Sports people
More than 2,200 hotels -- including 1,600-plus properties in Europe, nearly 500 in the Americas, and 180 in Asia Pacific -- are offering discounted rates via the GREATRATE program. Many popular destinations are represented, highlighted by the following cities:
City & Country Number of Utell Hotels Participating
in GREATRATE Program
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Barcelona, Spain 70
Geneva, Switzerland 16
London, United Kingdom 68
Miami, Florida 29
New York, NY 20
Paris, France 127
Rome, Italy 52
Tokyo, Japan 13
Vienna, Austria 31
Discounts at participating hotels begin at 15 percent, with many properties offering steeper cuts that range as high as 50 percent off rack rate. During July and August, the minimum discount at participating hotels is 25 percent. As an added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Travel agencies across the globe are increasingly aware of GREATRATE and are making reservations through this unique program in growing numbers. "The GREATRATE program, with its broad range of diverse hotels, has been a tremendous asset to our corporate client base," said Trevor Elswood, commercial director of Booking Services International, a leading European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. agency serving primarily business travelers. "Our GREATRATE bookings were up 278 percent in 2004, making it one of our most important programs." How To Book A GREATRATE At Participating Utell by Pegasus Properties All Utell by Pegasus member hotel bookings are fully commissionable to accredited to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying s>. See also: Accredit travel agents. Travel agents can book GREATRATE rates through any Pegasus voice reservations office, via all GDSs, and on www.UtellAgent.com. Rates are available at participating properties through Dec. 31, 2005, and are valid seven days a week. All bookings require a minimum two-night stay, with no maximum stay restrictions. When booking via GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards , travel agents should use the following guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. to access participating GREATRATE hotels: Amadeus: Access UI and then SR-GRS Galileo: Access C-L and search for GREATRATE Sabre: Access RC-P and search for GREATRATE Worldspan: Access UI and then PC-PRO When calling reservation centers, travel agents should cite "GREATRATE" when making a booking. The following is a sample listing of hotels offering GREATRATEs(a): Participating Property GREATRATE ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Carlton Hotel, Singapore from 125 SGD Normandy Hotel, Paris from 162 EUR Excelsior Hotel, Frankfurt from 65 EUR Lowndes Hotel, London from GBP 155 Shinjuku Prince Hotel, Tokyo from $14000 YEN Hiberia Hotel, Rome from 80 EUR Pan American Hotel, New York from $129 USD (a)Individual hotel participation, as well as hotel rate and availability, are at the discretion of the individual property. Travel agents can utilize www.UtellAgent.com to see photos of properties, get details on local attractions (Magnetism) an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard. See also: Local , and learn other pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. information. Agents are invited to visit http://www.utell.com/great_rate.cfm to maximize service to their clients and find more information on the GREATRATE program. Company Information 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 nearly 60,000 hotel properties around the globe. Pegasus' services include central reservation central reservation Noun Brit & NZ the strip that separates the two sides of a motorway or dual carriageway central reservation n (BRIT) (AUT) → mediana systems, electronic distribution services, commission processing and payment services, property management systems, and marketing representation services. The company's representation services, including Utell by Pegasus(TM) and Unirez by Pegasus(TM), are used by nearly 8,000 member hotels in 140 countries, making Pegasus the hotel industry's largest third-party marketing and reservations provider. Pegasus has 17 offices in 12 countries, including regional hubs in London, Scottsdale and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.pegs.com. Editors Note: Photos of Participating Properties Available Upon Request. (C) 2005 Pegasus Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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