Leading Global Wholesaler Opts for UltraDirect Technology
SCOTTSDALE, DALLAS and LONDON (November 15, 2011) – Leading global travel industry wholesaler, Destinations of the World (DOTW), has reached an agreement with Pegasus Solutions for UltraDirect® to direct connect to the largest collection of electronically bookable hotels in the world.
With more than 150,000 travel agent customers worldwide in more than 1,200 cities, DOTW has added Pegasus’ industry leading UltraDirect technology to provide real-time access to updated rates and inventory for tens of thousands of hotels worldwide through the Pegasus switch. Specifically, Pegasus Solutions will facilitate net rate connectivity between DOTW and several of their hotel suppliers. Currently, Pegasus’ UltraDirect connects to approximately 90,000 hotels worldwide, many of which contract net rates with DOTW.
Keith Fernandez, group managing director for DOTW required a solution that incorporated access to hotel chain customers of DOTW, rate options, rich content and multi-lingual access. Fernandez said, “DOTW and Pegasus are delighted to have found a mutually beneficial business platform from which to work. Pegasus not only offers the reliability and functionality we expect from a distribution partner, but they also support key features that further benefit both our customers and suppliers, especially the rich content and multi-lingual access.”
DOTW operates a network of 21 offices in 16 countries worldwide, which includes more than 400 multilingual staff. Offering powerful search and booking capabilities, UltraDirect provides real-time and multi-lingual access to central reservation system (CRS) information for the complete network. It also connects staff to detailed property data and images from Pegasus’ Hotel Content Database, the world’s largest repository of hotel descriptive content.
“It makes sense for a leading provider like DOTW to choose Pegasus for connectivity given our unrivaled offering of hotel rates, availability and descriptive content,” added Tom Gallagher, executive vice president, revenue generation for Pegasus Solutions. “This agreement also benefits our hotel customers as it will increase their booking opportunities.”
