EURHOTEC 2001 Interview - Peter Agel - TRUST International - Commenting on recent product developments and Bertelsman link

TRUST International has opened up new business fields in the e-commerce sector, offering internet-based products such as online databases and online booking solutions for travel-related websites. TRUST International maintains four offices worldwide including headquarters in Frankfurt and the American office in Orlando, Florida. Among TRUST International' s clients are some 1.300 hotels at 685 destinations in 95 countries such as SRS-WORLDHOTELS, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Dorint Hotels & Resorts, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Swissôtel, Oberoi Hotels, Treff Hotels, Astron Hotels, Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Peter Agel is Managing Director of TRUST International Hotel Reservation Services GmbH located in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, President and CEO of TRUST International Inc. based in Orlando/Florida, subsidiary of the Bertelmann Services Group since 1997

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