Scott Alvis Named President, General Manager of SynXis
August 28 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Sabre Holdings has announced the appointment of Scott Alvis as
president and general manager of SynXis, Sabre's business dedicated
to hotel distribution technology and services. "Scott is a proven
leader and an experienced professional in the travel industry and
has spent much of his career working with travel suppliers to
improve their electronic distribution," said Tom Klein, executive
vice president, Sabre Holdings and group president, Sabre Travel
Network and Sabre Airline Solutions." His knowledge and insight
will be valuable as we expand our leadership position in hotel
distribution technology and services. This is strategically
important to our business and we will continue to invest to be the
technology partner of choice for hoteliers." Alvis brings more than
18 years of experience in the travel industry to his new position.
Most recently, he was the vice president of enterprise marketing
for Sabre Holdings. During that time, he guided the corporate
strategy, market research and human factors efforts for Sabre
Holdings. Prior to that, he held the position of senior vice
president of sales and marketing for Sabre Travel Network. In that
role, he organized a team of sales and marketing professionals
charged to focus on electronic distribution for hoteliers and other
suppliers, and launched Sabre's first real time hotel availability
product as well as the company's initial suite of electronic hotel
advertising products. A Sabre employee since 1990, Alvis has also
held the following positions at Sabre Travel Network: vice
president of airline sales and marketing, manager and managing
director of professional Sabre and manager of financial analysis.
About SynXis SynXis, a Sabre Holdings company, enables hotels to
maximize revenue and reduce costs through innovative, market-driven
technology combined with outstanding customized support. The
RedX(TM) Distribution Management System, at the solution's core,
empowers hotel operators to consolidate and manage hotel inventory
from all sources -- seamless GDS connectivity, popular Internet
travel sites, private-label central reservations systems, and
full-service hotel Web sites. It also helps hotels build revenue by
enabling them to independently manage each distribution channel
from one easy-to-use control center. SynXis operates full-service
call centers in North and South America offering private label
reservation services to hotels around the world. SynXis is the
technology source for more than 8,000 hotels, bed and breakfasts,
resorts, and destinations, including, Harrah's, Interstate Hotels
& Resorts, Destination Hotels & Resorts, and Jumeirah
Hotels. SynXis' corporate headquarters is in Southlake, Texas, with
offices in Denver, Boston and Amsterdam. For more information on
SynXis and its products, please call +1-682-606-4000, e-mail
info@synxis.com, or visit our Web site at www.synxis.com. About
Sabre Holdings Corporation Sabre Holdings connects people with the
world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products
and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel
industry. Sabre Holdings supports travelers, travel agents,
corporations, government agencies and travel suppliers through its
companies: Travelocity, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline
Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, the company has
approximately 9,000 employees in 45 countries. Full year 2005
revenues totaled $2.5 billion. Sabre Holdings, an S&P 500
company, is traded on the NYSE under the symbol TSG. More
information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
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