Brian Murcott Joins Lexington Services as Vice President Business Development and Member Services.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000 Lexington Services, the Texas-based subsidiary of Travel Services International (Nasdaq:TRVL), has hired Brian Murcott as vice president business development and member services. Murcott will have the primary responsibility of overseeing worldwide sales and account management services for Lexington. In February of this year Murcott was appointed to the position, which was created in response to Lexington's dramatic growth in 1999. Lexington Services is the largest provider of hotel reservations in the nation and second largest in the world, with development offices in Berlin, Dallas, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi , Miami, Rome and Sydney. Lexington Services is a major component of Travel Services International's Lodging segment. Murcott's diverse experience in the hospitality industry spans over 30 years and includes senior executive positions in hotel franchise sales operations and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects . Murcott previously served as vice president of membership development and quality assurance for Best Western International in Phoenix. He also served as senior vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the Travelodge division of Forte Hotels in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . In addition, Murcott worked in management consulting for nine years at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office of Pannell, Kerr and Forster where he managed the hospitality consulting practice. Lexington Services, a subsidiary of Travel Services International (Nasdaq:TRVL), provides reservation services for nearly 3,500 independent hotels, resorts, inns, suites and chains with more than 420,000 rooms in 62 countries. Lexington's 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 office, located in Irving/Las Colinas, Texas, is connected to all major Global Distribution Systems and the world's leading Internet sites. Accessible by travel agents under the access code LM in the GDSs, as well as by home and business computers via the Internet (through TravelWeb, Travelocity, Expedia(TM) and Leisureplanet) Lexington's proprietary in-house reservation system was designed, developed and is maintained by Lexington Services. Lexington has development representatives located in Berlin, Dallas, Geneva, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Rome and Sydney. More information about Lexington Services is available at www.lexres.com. Travel Services International, Inc. is a leading specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. distributor of leisure travel products including cruise vacations, vacation packages, domestic and international airline tickets and European auto rentals and is a leading provider of travel services such as electronic hotel reservation services, specialized hotel programs and services and incentive travel programs. The company provides services to both travel agents and travelers, offering a unique combination of specialized expertise, the ability to compare options from multiple travel providers and competitive prices. More information about Travel Services International, Inc. may be obtained through their Web site at www.mytravelco.com. |
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