Under the agreement, Unirez will provide seamless connectivity to all Global Distribution Systems as well as booking capability through other major alternate distribution channels including Travelweb (www.travelweb.com). Bookable now under the "UZ" code (previously WR and UI), the affiliation with Unirez also enables all six Woodside Hotels to take reservations online via its award-winning website, www.woodsidehotels.com. 

“The move to Unirez was made after an extensive review of the solutions now available to hotel companies,” said David Issel, Senior Vice President of Operations for Woodside Hotels & Resorts.  “We believe Unirez provides our hotels with the most advanced GDS, CRS and Internet channel management tools, offering real-time control of rates, room types and availability, which allows our hotels to better serve our customers and travel agent partners.  As more of our customers change the way they book and change reservations, we need to provide faster, more up-to-date information to them, and our partnership with Unirez will allow us to do that.”

"We are very pleased to have been selected by Woodside," said Hendrickson. "David Issel and his team at Woodside knew exactly what they were looking for, and to have been selected following their analysis of the competition clearly shows that Unirez has both the technology as well as services to satisfy even the most sophisticated organization. We look forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship."

Rodney Wise, Unirez Executive Vice President and C.O.O. agreed. "This is a great opportunity for Unirez. Woodside will fully utilize the sophisticated inventory and rate management capabilities of our system as well as our Internet booking engine. We designed our technology as well as our organization for clients like Woodside. Being selected by Woodside further reinforces Unirez's position as the leading provider of next generation reservations technology and services."

Woodside Hotels & Resorts is an affiliation of six luxury hotels that include: the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, the Stanford Park Hotel, the Half Moon Bay Lodge, the Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa, the Napa Valley Lodge and the Lafayette Park Hotel.  While each hotel is very unique and distinctive, collectively, the six hotels offer deluxe accommodations, a high standard of service, and cuisine from the award-winning Duck Club Restaurant, the signature dining outlet featured at Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Stanford Park Hotel, Lafayette Park Hotel and the Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa. The hotels combine to offer 800 guests rooms and over 37,000 square feet of conference space.  For more information, please call (800) 368-2468 or visit the Woodside Hotels & Resorts Web site at www.woodsidehotels.com.

About Unirez
Dallas-based Unirez recently "rocketed" to the third largest reservation services company in the world (Hotels Magazine, July 2001) with nearly 1,800 hotels representing over 270,000 guestrooms worldwide under agreement.  Unirez owns and operates its own reservation system utilizing the ASP model, meaning all applications run via the Internet. Unirez provides seamless connectivity to all global-distribution systems, distribution through the largest Internet sites, private label voice services, and on-line booking capabilities for individually branded Web sites. Hotels can manage all their information including descriptive text, rates and inventory via the Internet. Each distribution channel can be managed independently and an extensive array of reports are available on line and real-time. Unirez's recently completed group module allows meeting planners and corporate travel managers to book directly into the hotel via the Internet. For more information on Unirez, please go to www.unirez.com.

Woodside Hotels & Resorts
Linda Beltran
(650) 358-3615
www.woodsidehotels.com