ATLANTA (June 12, 2008) – Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated (HBSi), a leading provider of electronic distribution and channel management technologies to the global hospitality industry, has appointed Keith Cotton as Vice President, Sales for all its existing and emerging hotel supply-side products and services.

Most recently Keith was Director of Sales for AltiusPAR and Managing Director for ReservHotel, LLC.  Together with Lisa Barker, Vice President, Sales for HBSi demand-side products and services, Keith will be responsible for developing and growing the most effective and relevant hotel distribution network in the industry.

A travel industry pioneer with more than 25 years of experience, Keith began his career in the early 1980’s during the foundation of today’s electronic distribution environment between hotel companies and Global Distribution Systems.  A founding board member of the Hotel Electronic Distribution Association (HEDNA), Keith has more than 20 years  management experience, including many years with Holiday Inn Worldwide and with Pegasus Solutions as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. 

“As a highly valued and respected addition to the HBSi team, Keith will have an immediate impact on our business development efforts at HBSi,” said Mark Hoare, SVP Travel, Cruise & Hospitality, IBS. “In addition, Keith is widely recognized for his customer relations and management skills as well as his expertise in hotel industry technologies – a combination that makes Keith ideally suited to HBSi and its marketplace.”

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