DALLAS/DARMSTADT, Germany – Pegasus Systems, Inc.'s HCC (The Hotel Clearing Corporation) today announced that all Maritim Hotels in Germany, representing 38 properties, are live with HCC's consolidated travel agent commission payment and reconciliation service. Now, the more than 60,000 travel agencies in HCC around the world can book Maritim's hotels and be assured of prompt and accurate commission payments.

Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Maritim Hotels' four-star hotels and resorts service nearly 2 million guests per year, representing a substantial number of travel agent commissions. A sampling of Maritim's German locations includes hotels in Berlin, Bonn, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, and Munich. HCC now has 320 German hotels and 4,000 German travel agencies in its commission program.

"We view HCC as a strategic partner to assist our hotels in offering an even higher level of service to the travel agent community, as well as gaining brand awareness in foreign markets," said Rene Halla, director of international marketing and sales for Maritim Hotels.

"Maritim will benefit from our recent growth in international travel agency membership," said Pegasus Systems' Phil Hart, vice president of sales and marketing for Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. "Our international presence jumped 100 percent last year. We now have more than 28,000 travel agencies in 114 countries outside of the United States using our commission service."

Company Information

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Germany-based Maritim Hotels operates holiday, city, and conference center hotels and resorts throughout Germany and the islands of Tenerife, Malta, and Mauritius. Maritim is a member of Supranational Hotels, a hotel organization focused on acquiring international business for its member hotels through the various global distribution systems.

Following is a list of Maritim Hotels participating in HCC:

Maritim Kurhaushotel, Bad Hamburg

Maritim Staatsbadhotel, Bad Salzuflen

Maritim Badehotel, Bad Wildungen

Maritim Hotel, Bonn

Maritim Hotel, Bremen

Maritim Konferenzhotel, Darmstadt

Maritim Hotel, Frankfurt-Main

Maritim Hotel, Gelsenkirchen

Maritim Airport Hotel, Hanover

Maritim Hotel, Halle

Maritim Hotel Bellevue, Kiel

Maritim Park Hotel, Bad Mergentheim

Maritim Schnitterhof, Bad Sassendorf

Maritim Pro Arte Hotel, Berlin

Maritim Berghotel, Braunlage

Maritim Hotel, Cottbus

Maritim Rhein-Main Hotel, Darmstadt

Maritim Hotel Am Schlossgarten, Fulda

Maritim Stadthotel, Hanover

Maritim Hotel Kaiserhof, Heringsdorf/Usedom

Maritim Grand Hotel, Hanover

Maritim Hotel Reichshof, Hamburg

Maritim Hotel, Koln

Maritim Hotel, Konigswinter

Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg

Maritim Hotel, Munich

Maritim Goldene Pforte, Pforzheim

Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart

Maritim Seehotel, Timmendorfer Strand

Maritim Kurhaus, Travemunde

Maritim Hotel, Ulm

Maritim Hotel Astoria, Leipzig

Maritim Parkhotel, Mannheim

Maritim Hotel, Nuremberg

Maritim Golf And Sporthotel, Timmendorfer Strand

Maritim Titisee Hotel, Titisee-Neustadt

Maritim Strandhotel, Travemunde

Maritim Hotel, Wurzburg

HCC (The Hotel Clearing Corporation) is part of Dallas-based Pegasus Systems, Inc., a leading provider of global hotel distribution technology solutions. More than 60,000 travel agencies in 115 countries, including over 65 of the top 100 U.S. travel agencies, rely on HCC's service for the collection, processing, and consolidation of commission payments due them from hotels. In addition, 49 hotel companies participate, representing nearly 18,000 contracted properties in over

95 countries.

Other industry leaders under the Pegasus Systems umbrella include THISCO(TM) (The Hotel Industry Switch Company) and TravelWeb(SM), Inc.

For a complete listing of hotels active in HCC in over 95 countries,

access HCCnet, the Web site for travel agents, at www.hccnet.com

Michael Brophy
(214) 234 4400