HDS Announces The Launch of a New Reservation Services Company – Magellan Reservation Services, The First Circumnavigation Reservations Platform for The Travel Industry

Hotel Data Systems, Inc (HDS) announced today the launch of its new services company, Magellan Reservation Services (Magellan). Using the far reaching networking abilities of the Internet, Magellan Reservation Services provides channel distribution services for Hotels, Car Rental Companies, Tour Operators and Cruise Lines worldwide.

Magellan specializes in providing services that will incorporate leading edge business practices with a worldwide distribution network which includes the Global Distribution Systems, (GDSs), and travel booking engines consisting of major Web portals as well as specially marketed consumer travel sites.

In addition to these “reservation processing” services, Magellan also offers value added services to it clients such as: Revenue Management Strategies, Yield Management Strategies, Customer Retention Management, “Source of Business” Strategies, Dynamic Packaging and all complimented with a full staff of experienced travel executives.

Using the dynamic Magellan “Source of Business” practice combined with Magellan’s Channel Distribution platform, Magellan clients are assured of obtaining the highest possible yield per reservation.

Magellan offers companies extensive help in the transfer, acquisition and management of GDS codes. Companies can also be listed as affiliates under Magellan’s proprietary chain code. Tour operators and cruise lines can benefit from Magellan’s reservations booking engine and channel distribution services to grow their businesses.

“The introduction of our Magellan subsidiary was a natural transition for us, given our considerable experience in the development of CRS technologies. We have had many requests from travel companies around the world for these ASP reservation services,” stated Paul Firos, President of Hotel Data Systems, Inc. “Magellan Reservation Systems is in fact the world’s first reservations circumnavigator!”

About Hotel Data Systems (HDS) and Magellan Reservation Services:

HDS, headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, is a software firm dedicated to the development of enterprise level reservation solutions customized for hotel central reservation call centers worldwide. Hotel Data Systems, Inc. can be located on the Internet at www.hoteldata.com. Magellan Reservation Services, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hotel Data Systems, Inc., and was formed to provide a managed enterprise level CRS platform for hotels & resorts, time share, cruise and dinner boats, tour operators and car rental companies. This new service, offered by HDS, specializes in providing self-administered tactical reservation solutions for Voice, GDS, and Web including GDS representation and Alternative Distribution Systems (ADS), with emphasis on channel marketing based on leading edge technology.