Glossary



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Package Builder

PayPal
An account-based system that lets anyone with an email address securely send and receive online payments using their credit card or bank account.

Pegasus
With the goal of creating a wider, more accessible market for travel providers and distributors, Pegasus works to create simple solutions that lead to breakthrough performance for every customer.

Perot Systems
Since 1988, Perot Systems Corporation has delivered technology-based business solutions to help organizations worldwide control costs and cultivate growth. Drawing on deep industry expertise and a portfolio of interrelated consulting, business process, application, and infrastructure services, they blend strategic design, proven technology, and timely delivery to create solutions that maximize returns on IT investments.

PPR
Programming-Pool.com (PPR) is a cutting-edge software development house specialising in web-based applications for various service industries. We work for hospitality service suppliers, governmental agencies, the automotive industry, public sector service providers and market research entities, amongst others.

PPT

Price Structure
A price list is logically structured, consisting of single rooms and double-occupancy prices, seasons, and corresponding reduction in levels of gross and net shape.

Price Types

Pricing Fences
Name used by some hotel chains for installments/price conditioning.

Property Management System (PMS)
A computerized system created in order to deal with online reservations, guest bookings, point of sale or even payroll, back office and accounts.

protel hotelsoftware
Custom-tailored software solutions for the perfect hotel management. From small individual hotels to large international hotel chains, protel offers the ideal software solution for every need.

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What's in a word?

Keeping up to date with the latest terminology can be tricky at the best of times. With all the abbreviations and catch-phrases, new word concoctions and descriptors that have taken root in modern day parlance, maintaining a “Glossary of Terms” that keeps pace with technological developments can be a risky business!

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In this Glossary we have tried to provide brief descriptions for the most frequently used terms in the various industries which we serve. However, it is a ‘work in progress’ and if you would like to comment on any descriptions or add to our dictionary, we would greatly appreciate your contribution.

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