Hotel Revenue & Management Blog

What is the meaning / definition of PMS, in the hospitality industry? PMS stands for: Property Management System. It is a local hotel administration system used for reservation, availability and occupancy management, check-in/out, images, guest profiles, report generation etc. This application is used in-house (in an individual hotel) to control the onsite property activities. The PMS can be connected with [...]

What is the meaning / definition of Pegasus, in the hospitality industry? Pegasus (or Pegasus Solutions) is the largest processor for electronic hotel transactions and offers distribution services to about 100.000 hotels worldwide. It offers an advanced distribution service called ‘seamless connectivity’. Its function is the connection between the hotels CRS and the GDS through a product called ‘Seamless Interface’ [...]

What is the meaning / definition of PCC, in the hospitality industry? PCC stands for Pseudo City Code and is a GDS code, used to identify the location of a travel agency. It is a short (usually 3-5 characters long) alpha-numeric (or combination of both) code and differentiates between different travel agency offices. The code is unique to each travel [...]