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Chicago, IL (January 5, 2004) - Excellence in hotel industry eMarketing will be recognized again this year at the HSMAI Travel Awards Night when TravelCLICK presents the 2003 "eMarketer of the Year Awards." Awards will be presented for the top electronic marketing by individual hotels in four regions: North America, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia/Pacific. In addition, there will be an award for the top Chain/Brand eMarketer worldwide. One of these five category winners will be named the overall eMarketer of the Year at the HSMAI Travel Awards Night Dinner on January 26, 2004 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The criteria used to select the 2003 eMarketer of the Year include the amount of growth in revenue from bookings generated from property, brand, and third party Web sites, as well as competitive electronic revenue performance from the GDS. The eMarketer award winners will be selected based on a combination of their excellence in both GDS and Web site e-commerce. "Over 19 billion dollars in revenues were generated worldwide in 2003 for hotel rooms booked electronically," said Bruce W. Mainzer, senior vice president of marketing for TravelCLICK. "Hoteliers who deploy successful e-marketing rely on smart control over all electronic distribution sources. The TravelCLICK/ HSMAI eMarketer of the Year Awards recognize the best e-commerce initiatives in the worldwide hospitality industry." 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. The TravelCLICK Interactive division assists hotels with online strategies to increase consumer direct business. 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, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, 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, NH Hotels, The Peninsula Group, 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. |
TravelCLICK Kristina Paider 847.585.5238 [email protected] www.travelclick.net Stephanie Seacord
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