SynXis Agent, a suite of Java(tm)-based Internet applications, will provide Colonial Williamsburg with seamless connectivity to the over 500,000 travel agents using the four major Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) to book hotel reservations worldwide. SynXis GDS Connectivity also allows guests to research and reserve rooms through major Internet travel portals such as Travelocity, Expedia, Yahoo and PlacesToStay.com. SynXis Agent includes the SynXis Group Block Management feature that can also assist the organization in managing conference reservations, and allow conference attendees to book their own reservations on the web.
"After reviewing the available options, we selected SynXis Agent because they could provide a customized solution that will meet our various needs as a vacation, learning, and conference destination," said Nancy Brisbane, Director of Reservations and Call Center. "Our alliance with SynXis opens more doors to the worldwide distribution channels which in return increases awareness of our different hotel facilities that include the 28 unique Colonial Houses, the Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel and Suites and the Governor's Inn, as well as the entire Colonial Williamsburg destination," she added. In addition, SynXis was able to seamlessly interface with Colonial Williamsburg's LMS property management system.
"Colonial Williamsburg recreates the past in a way no other historical site has, and we are excited to be able to provide leading-edge technology to help them maintain their unique services," said Bernard Ellis, Vice President of Product Strategy at SynXis. "The new electronic distribution opportunities offered by SynXis are sure to attract more individual and group visitors to The Colonial Capital."
About SynXis Corporation
SynXis Corporation is an application service provider delivering proven reservation management and distribution systems to the hospitality industry worldwide. Through a suite of Internet-based applications, SynXis empowers hotel operators with the ability to consolidate and control hotel inventory from all sources. It also provides money-saving direct access to the major GDSs and helps build hotel revenue by enabling consumers to conveniently book hotel reservations online through the hotel's Web site. The SynXis reservation system is being used by more than 500 hotels, resorts and casinos worldwide, including Harrah's, La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, and VIP International. In addition to its corporate offices in McLean, VA, SynXis has offices in Denver, CO; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information on SynXis and its products, please call 703-448-2530, e-mail info@synxis.com, or visit the SynXis Web site at www.synxis.com.
About Colonial Williamsburg
A not-for-profit educational institution, Colonial Williamsburg is the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia, formerly England's largest and most profitable colony in the New World. Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2001-2002, Colonial Williamsburg is a leader in the modern preservation movement, preserving and presenting a vital part of American heritage for future generations, including 88 original structures, more than 300 reconstructed building spread over 173 acres and five world-class museums: the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Bassett Hall - the former Rockefeller home in Williamsburg, Carter's Grove Plantation on the James River and the Winthrop Rockefeller Archaeology Museum. In addition to its five noteworthy hotels, Colonial Williamsburg offers the award-winning Golden Horseshoe Golf Club with three courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones, a tennis facility, fitness center, lawn bowling, croquet and nature trails. For more information, call 1-800-HISTORY or visit the Colonial Williamsburg Web site at .
