GDS-PEGASUS

Pegasus hotel CRS switch since 1989.

Definition

Pegasus / Cendyn products: (1) Pegasus CRS (reservation centralisation), (2) Pegasus Distribution (GDS-OTA switch), (3) Pegasus Business Intelligence, (4) Pegasus Marketing, (5) UPP (UltraPegasus Performance) CRS for chains. Connects ~9000 independent hotels and medium-size chains. Acquired by Cendyn 2017 ($150M Accel-KKR). Competition: Sabre SynXis, Amadeus Hospitality, IHS Markit.

Origin

Pegasus Solutions founded 1989 in Dallas Texas ; IPO 1996 ; multiple acquisitions ; acquired by Cendyn 2017.

Example in context

A Paris boutique hotel uses Pegasus CRS to distribute its inventory to Booking.com, Expedia, Amadeus GDS via single HTNG-OpenTravel integration.

Related terms

• OpenTravel Hotel — messages used.