Agil Hôtels Selects Optims' Central Reservation And Electronic Distribution IT Solutions

Optims S.A. (Evry, France), the European leader in information technology solutions dedicated to the optimisation of management methods and revenue in Hospitality, Catering and Tourism, announces the implementation of its complete electronic reservation and distribution solution (Optims.CRS) within Agil Hôtels, a french hotel chain composed of 510 independent hotels.

By selecting this complete solution, Agil Hôtels () is now able to offer its properties some online/real time booking via the hotel chain's Web site ( ) and electronic distribution of their rooms through ADSs and GDSs. Agil Hôtels has also chosen Optims' Central Reservation System, to provide its call centre with an efficient IT tool.

"We were truly attracted by Optims' exhaustive offer, which allows us, not only to sell the rooms of our properties on the Internet, but also to build a true strategy for electronic reservation and distribution", declares Philippe Doiseau, Agil Hôtels' Operating Manager.

The Optims.CRS solution is composed of three modules :

  • Optims.WebRes, the real time / online booking engine.
  • Optims.Switch, for the distribution of hotel rooms over the Internet through a network of partners.
  • Optims.Call Center, a complete electronic Central Reservation System for call centres.

"Having some efficient reservation tools and distribution channels has become a particularly strategic issue for the modern Hospitality industry, comments Antoine Medawar, CEO of Optims. We are delighted that Agil Hôtels adopted our solution for its 510 properties. This proves to us that our offer can really attracts the largest hotel chains and suits their needs."

Among Optims.CRS' clients, are the hotel chains Châteaux & Hôtels de France, New Hotel and Jardins de Paris, the Espace du Tourisme of Ile-de-France and the Tourism Office of Lyon.

ABOUT OPTIMS

Optims develops and implements Information Technology solutions dedicated to optimising management methods and revenues. For the past decade, Optims has been serving the Hospitality, Tourism, Catering, Transport and Travel industries with three complementary technologies. They include Property Management Systems (PMS) ; Yield Management Solutions known as Revenue Management Systems (RMS) ; and a Central Reservation System (CRS). Optims is now the leading European developer of IT solutions for the Hospitality market. The Company has over 3,900 customers in more than 55 countries. Among Optims' prestigious clientele are Accor, Meridien, Fram, Thistle, Boscolo, Nouvelles Frontieres, Radisson and Savoy Group. Optims issued its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nouveau Marché in the Paris Stock Exchange in June 2000 (SICOVAM code: 7652).

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