Pegasus Solutions Adds 150 European Hotels to Representation Service; Utell by Pegasus and Unirez by Pegasus Services Drive Bookings Throughout Europe.BARCELONA, Spain -- Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEGS PEGSpolyethylene glycols used as drug solvents. ) signed more than 150 new European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. hotels to its hotel representation service in the first quarter of 2005. A global leader in providing technology and services to hotels and travel distributors, Pegasus provides hotel representation services to more than 3,700 hotels in Europe and more than 7,000 worldwide. The company announced the new additions at the annual Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association global conference in Barcelona. Highlights of the new hotels include: --Manor Hotel, Coventry, United Kingdom - The 110-room Manor Hotel is a country hotel dating back to 1745, located minutes from the National Exhibition Centre and the Birmingham airport. --Amadeus Hotel, Hannover, Germany - The recently renovated, 129-room Amadeus, with its unique Mediterranean atmosphere, is close to the main railway station, opera and shopping district. --Petit Palace Marques Marques may refer to:
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