Patrick Andrès - Managing Director, Asia Pacific for SynXis

Patrick Andrès is a veteran of the Asian hospitality technology industry. He is presently spearheading the Asia-Pacific expansion of SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides hotel reservation management, distribution and technology services. Andrès' well-rounded experience includes positions at the hotel level, in hospitality automation and electronic distribution. While based in Hong Kong, he oversaw the North-Asia region of Micros-Fidelio for much of the 1990's. Andrès recently served as Director of Business Development for Expedia Travel, focusing on building and implement the Direct-Connect interfaces between central reservation systems and the Expedia family of sites.