Kayak.com, the comprehensive travel search site, have chalked out agreement with hotel information providers Pegasus Solutions and Otedis through which the companies will provide real-time rates and availability on Kayak.com directly from the Web sites of more than 10,000 hotels.

These groundbreaking agreements mark the first time a travel search engine has integrated results from hotel information providers that enable thousands of hotels to appear in travel search results.

"Our agreements with these leading providers reaffirm Kayak.com's commitment to being the consumers' comprehensive source of travel information," said Steve Hafner, Kayak.com CEO and co-founder. "Our Kayak.com users will soon access rates and availability from thousands of independent hotels, many of which are not found on other online travel sites. Suppliers benefit from the qualified traffic Kayak.com is known for which minimizes distribution cost and enables a relationship with the consumer."

Hotels represented by Pegasus and Otedis have the option to participate in Kayak.com search results. Hotels already participating in Kayak.com as a result of these partnerships include Morgans Hotel Group, Sutton Place, Kimpton Hotels, Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, Leading Hotels of the World, and online agencies Opodo and HotelBook.

"Pegasus Solutions has always been an innovator in hotel distribution and marketing technology, and our agreement with Kayak.com is another way that Pegasus increases our hotel customers' distribution and exposure to a wide range of consumers," said Bob Boles, chief operating officer of Pegasus Solutions.

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