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TravelCLICK.net Enhances Free GDS
Hotel Booking Data
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Average Daily Rates Can Now Be Viewed for Over 400 Cities 

CHICAGO -- February 11, 2003 � TravelCLICK has added Average Daily Rate (ADR) to its free GDS market data on the www.travelclick.net Web site.  The GDS booking data is continuously updated to display the most recent e-commerce results for the hospitality industry.  TravelCLICK�s Web based GDS data has also been improved with easy-to-read charts, and now provides two full years of booking information for over 400 cities worldwide. 

"TravelCLICK is making hotel booking information available to increase understanding of the huge market opportunity in electronic distribution.  The new Average Daily Rate information shows that for almost every worldwide market, higher-yielding hotel bookings are sourced through the GDS marketplace," said Bruce W. Mainzer, senior vice president of marketing for TravelCLICK.  "We encourage anyone interested in hotel room distribution to investigate e-commerce trends in their local market through www.travelclick.net.  The immediate availability of ADR and GDS booking data � at no cost � are resources the smart hotel marketer should not pass up." 

In addition to this updated booking information, the TravelCLICK.net Web site provides updated sample reports and tutorials for TravelCLICK's market-leading competitive benchmarking products:  Hotelligence, RateVIEW and PHASER Complete Access.  Additionally, TravelCLICK's Media Networks, including the new Group Media Network, are presented in self-guided tours.  TravelCLICK�s Web 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 net revenue from electronic channels.

About TravelCLICK
TravelCLICK (www.travelclick.net) is the leading provider of solutions that help hotels and other travel industry suppliers maximize net revenue from electronic distribution channels. TravelCLICK's competitive benchmarking reports provide hotels with price and booking performance information unavailable through any other source. The company'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. 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, Grupo Posadas, 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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Contact:
TravelCLICK, Inc. 
Kristina Paider 
 847/585-5238 
[email protected]
http://www.travelclick.net
Also See: TravelCLICK Offers Bonus GDS Media Impressions for Hotels / Oct 2002
TravelCLICK To Partner With Pegasus Solutions on New 'Internet Hotelligence' Report / Oct 2002
TravelCLICK Digital Media Now Includes Orbitz Advertisements / Sept 2002
Blackstone Group Teams with TravelCLICK; Partnership Demonstrates Stronger Focus of Ownership Groups on Managing Electronic Channels / Sept 2002
TravelCLICK Announces RateVIEW - Develops Next Generation Hospitality Rate Monitoring
Tool with AgentWare / July 2002

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