Press Release: Lexington Services
October 11, 2001
DALLAS, TX -- Lexington Services, a subsidiary of Travel Services International, Inc., the largest provider of
global hotel reservations in North America and second largest in the world, yesterday announced Mayan Palace Hotels
& Resorts and HomeGate as its newest members.
Under the agreements, Lexington will provide centrally hosted reservations technology and support to the new members
through its new SPIRIT(TM) hotel reservation system, powered by CSC Services (NYSE:CSC - news).
Lexington Services has development representative offices in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia
and Asia, and is a major component of Travel Services International's Lodging segment.
Lexington Services will implement its LexLink® OnLine centrally hosted reservations technology, as well as
a full training regimen, at five luxury resort properties of Mayan Palace Hotels & Resorts (www.mayanpalace.com)
in Mexico and five properties of HomeGate in Texas.
The new SPIRIT system, through LexLink® OnLine, will offer truly integrated functions to hotels, such as seamless
connectivity to major distribution channels; automatic rate changes in the SPIRIT, GDS and Internet Distribution
Systems; major reporting enhancements with more access to production and marketing data; and marketing management
features, like Confirmation Marketing Message management, that allow hotels to immediately implement and control
marketing messages.
Lexington Services is the largest provider of reservations and centrally hosted technology services to hotels in
North America and second largest in the world. As the exclusive marketer and distributor of the SPIRIT(TM) Reservation
System, Powered by CSC Services, Lexington capitalizes on the power of the travel agent global distribution systems
(GDS), Internet travel portals, marketing alliances and its own call center strengths to manage and process hotel
reservations electronically. Servicing nearly 4,000 hotels, encompassing 28 brands in 81 countries worldwide, Lexington
has corporate offices in Dallas/Las Colinas, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Paris, and has development representative
offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia and Asia. More information about Lexington Services is
available at www.lexres.com.
Travel Services International, Inc., is a leading specialized 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 providers
and competitive prices. More information about Travel Services International, Inc., may be obtained through their
Web site at www.mytravel.com.
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Contact:
Michael & Partners, Dallas
Jennifer Hudson, 972/716-0500 x102
jhudson@michaelpartners.com