Unique Hotels & Resorts Selects xenon®CRS Central Reservation System Hotel Data Systems To Install CRS For Luxury Hotel Chain

Unique Hotels & Resorts, based in New York and Los Angeles, is in the forefront of the boutique hotel movement by offering superior services, intimate surroundings and affordable luxury. The company operates a number of hotels including The Hotel Wales, The Shoreham and the Roger Williams in New York, NY, the Beverly Crescent in Beverly Hills, CA, and the CuisinArt Resort & Spa, in Anguilla, W.I.. The CuisinArt Resort & Spa is expected to become one of the premier Caribbean resorts when it opens in late 1999.

The xenon®CRS central reservation software will be implemented at the Unique Hotels Reservations center to manage all incoming reservation channels. Unique Hotels & Resorts will also implement the xenon®Web tools for on-line reservations. In addition, interfaces with RezSolutions for GDS connectivity, and a 2- way interface with the LanMARK PMS supplied by Eltrax Hospitality, will provide for a fully synchronized inventory. The feature rich xenon®CRS software, developed by Hotel Data Systems, will furnish Unique Hotels with a highly advanced and powerful Client/Server solution that is designed to help the Reservation Agent sell product.

The xenon®CRS has tangible depth in features and functionality and the ability to meet Unique Hotels & Resorts challenging requirements. The software will provide real time room and rate availability, to all point of sale locations. These marketing requirements include among other things, guest loyalty programs, customer service, source of business analysis, travel agent profiles, guest, reservation and transaction history, and trend forecasting. xenon®CRS is a marketing based central reservation system providing unsurpassed package and promotion handling, comprehensive revenue management techniques including explicit rate availability and inventory strategies, and Convention and group handling.

Commenting on this agreement, Paul Firos, President of HDS said, "The addition of Unique Hotels & Resorts is significant in terms of our ability to handle guest service issues. Unique Hotels & Resorts will interface their CRS and PMS in order to get a single database for inventory and marketing information."

Hotel Data Systems, Inc., headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA is a highly specialized and unique software firm dedicated to the development of sophisticated information technology, customized for hotel central reservation call centers worldwide. Established in 1976, the company has been known for its software design and ability to customize software for customers. Customers include Fiesta Americana, Caesar Park, Grupo Posadas, Baymont Inns & Suites, Motel 6, SuperClubs, Restel Hotel Group, Relais de Silence and Westmark Hotels. Hotel Data Systems, Inc. can be located on the Internet at . com.