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| CHICAGO - May 22, 2002 -- Bruce W. Mainzer, senior vice president of
marketing for TravelCLICK, announced the launch of a completely enhanced
www.travelclick.net Web site with
a unique capability: the site now enables any visitor to download GDS hotel
booking data for over 400 cities worldwide.
"TravelCLICK is making hotel booking information available to increase understanding of the $15 billion marketplace the GDS represent," said Mainzer. "We encourage anyone interested in hotel room distribution to investigate e-commerce trends in their local market through www.travelclick.net. Our new site enables them to do that - and at no cost." The site provides updated sample reports and tutorials of TravelCLICK's two market-leading competitive benchmarking products: Hotelligence and PHASER Complete Access. Additionally, TravelCLICK's Media Networks, including the new Group Media Network, are presented in self-guided tours. The upgraded site also provides a look-up feature to connect with a local TravelCLICK expert who can provide more detailed information on individual hotel property booking performance, and assist properties in their efforts to maximize revenues from electronic channels. "Being the worldwide leader in digital media and electronic distribution data for the travel industry carries a responsibility," Mainzer said. "Our Web site now reflects that responsibility by providing education and resources any hotelier can use to their advantage to make his or her hotel more successful in the competitive marketplace." About TravelCLICK  TravelCLICK
(www.travelclick.net) is the leading
provider of digital media and data solutions to the worldwide travel industry.
The company's products and consultants help hotels and other travel industry
suppliers improve profits through electronic distribution channels. TravelCLICK's
exclusive electronic marketing networks allow hotels and other travel related
suppliers to target promotional messages to specific travel agents, consumers,
and group meeting planners when they are booking travel. The company's
competitive benchmarking reports provide hotels with price and booking
performance information unavailable through any other source. Established
in 1996 and headquartered in the Chicago area, TravelCLICK operates in
more than 140 countries around the world. The company has over 6,000 clients,
including national and international companies such as Accor, Air France,
Avis, Best Western International, British Airways, Choice Hotels, Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels
Corporation, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts,
Leading Hotels of the World, Loews Hotels, Lufthansa, Marriott International,
The Peninsula Group, Radisson, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, SAS, The
Savoy Group, Shangri-La Hotels, Sol Melia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts,
Thistle Hotels, USAirways, Virgin Atlantic and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. |
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Kristina Paider 847/585-5238 kpaider@travelclick.net http://www.travelclick.net |
| Also See | TravelCLICK Hotelligence Reports Recommended by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide / Aug 2001 |