Checking In: Hilton Plans Move From Beverly Hills To D.C. Area

By Michael B. Baker / February 01, 2009 / Contact Reporter

Pegasus Solutions on Jan. 21 announced an agreement with Hotel Solutions, allowing the integration of their service options to provide a data feed so that companies can identify such commissionable items as room rates and taxes. The integration means Pegasus will be able to offer its commission collection service, widely used among travel agents, directly to corporate travel departments, said Pegasus Financial Services vice president of development Monica French. “We’re providing oversight on a high-profile revenue stream that hasn’t been audited independently,” Hotel Solutions CEO Robert Langsfeld said.

Hilton Plans Move From Beverly Hills To D.C. Area
Hilton Hotels Corp. will move its global headquarters eastward from Beverly Hills, Calif., to a to-be-decided location in the Washington, D.C., area during the third quarter of 2009, the company announced in late January. Hilton president and CEO Christopher Nassetta said the area is "the best market for our business and the right decision for our future." The move "will significantly reduce our operating expenses and will position Hilton in a more central location from which to operate a global business, ease coordination across our organization and better enable us to execute on strategic opportunities." A spokesperson said the move would not impact Hilton's sales structure.

Amadeus To Get Access To 50,000 Hotel Properties

Global distribution system supplier Amadeus has announced a partnership to launch a hotel booking tool with access to global hotel consolidator Transhotel's inventory of 50,000 properties. The tool, still under development, will run parallel to Amadeus' existing hotel offering. About two-thirds of European hotels are independent properties, and 30 percent of the 80,000 available properties through Amadeus are independent and budget hotels. The tool also will aid in commission payments for bookings through the consolidator. Amadeus plans to pilot the tool in to-be-determined markets in March.

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