hotelbook.com(TM) Expands Traveler Services with Launch of Travel Blog and Podcasts.DALLAS -- Consumer travel Web site www.hotelbook.com, from Pegasus Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:PEGS PEGS polyethylene glycols used as drug solvents. ), has extended its online offering to also include a dynamic Web log or "blog blog, short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public by virtue of being posted on a website. ," launching this week, and regular podcasts to provide educational and entertaining reports to travelers. Offering the only "exclusively independent" selection of hotels online, hotelbook.com will now further serve consumers with more interactive opportunities for increasing awareness of destinations. The blog, http://blog.hotelbook.com, will feature posts from the Pegasus travel team regarding popular destinations, upcoming world events, travel news and tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. from the world of popular culture to serve as a clearinghouse for all things travel. The professionally produced podcasts will complement the blog by offering comprehensive information in a variety of travel categories including topics such as vacationing in English castles, where to stay for the World Cup and top global golf getaways. Bob Boles, 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. of Pegasus Solutions, says the two moves will further the site's ongoing commitment to support independent hotels. "We launched hotelbook.com to not only provide consumers with access to the independent and boutique hotels Boutique hotel is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized level accommodation and services / facilities. we represent worldwide, but to also generate more awareness of the unique hotel finds available," Boles said. "With the fragmentation (1) Storing data in non-contiguous areas on disk. As files are updated, new data are stored in available free space, which may not be contiguous. Fragmented files cause extra head movement, slowing disk accesses. A defragger program is used to rewrite and reorder all the files. of how people are gathering their information, we want to ensure consumers hear our 'Stay Independent' message -- through media coverage, via search engines, in a daily blog, or through their iPod," he added. Visit Pegasus Solutions at WTM WTM World Travel Market (London) WTM World Tamil Movement WTM What's the Matter? WTM Windows Task Manager WTM Web, Trattamenti e Materiali (Italian) WTM Winner Takes Most WTM Wind Tunnel Model , London at stand #GV3400. 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 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, and marketing representation services, including the consumer Web site, www.hotelbook.com(TM). The company's representation services, including Utell by Pegasus(TM) and Unirez by Pegasus(TM), are used by nearly 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, Scottsdale and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.pegs.com. |
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