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InnLink Names Hertz Vendor of Choice For Car Rental Services
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Hendersonville, TN �  December 5, 2005 -  InnLink announces the signing of an agreement with The Hertz Corporation that recognizes Hertz as InnLink�s vendor of choice for car rental options.  The agreement is for InnLink�s iLINK, the reservation booking engine used by more than 1000 hotels, and vLINK, the voice reservation component of InnLink�s Contact Center operation in Tennessee.

The agreement permits customers using InnLink�s hotel booking engine or voice services to connect directly to Hertz�s electronic or voice reservation services to make automobile reservations as part of his/her travel request. 

Initial contracts to utilize the Hertz service with several of InnLink�s customers including, AmericInn International, Key West Inn and Suites, GuestHouse International, Savannah Suites, and Select Inns have been signed and implementation is underway.

According to Laurie Bechler, InnLink�s Vice President of Operations, �InnLink continues to add value for its customers by adopting relevant service options that assist guests and enhance the reservation process.�  Pam Wright, Hertz�s Division Vice President of Travel Industry and Partnership Sales adds, �Here at Hertz, we�re dedicated to providing reservation services to our customers via the channels our customers wish to book.  Our agreement with InnLink further strengthens that commitment.� 

About Hertz:
Hertz operates from 8,100 locations in approximately 150 countries. 

About InnLink:
Founded in 1991, InnLink (www.innlink.com) specializes in the processing of reservations for hotels and hotel companies including comprehensive private-label voice reservations, vLINK, seamless GDS connectivity and a variety of Internet products, eLINK, and a private label Booking Engine, iLINK. InnLink maximizes channel-managed, reservation revenue streams for over 1000 hotels, resorts, inns, and extended-stay properties.  InnLink is dedicated to excellent and superior customer service and to revenue growth for its hotel customers.  InnLink is a wholly owned subsidiary of ShoLodge, Inc. of Hendersonville, Tennessee.

For more information, contact Mike Otten, Director of Sales and Marketing, at 770.431.6828 or [email protected].

Contact:

InnLink, L.L.C.
Mike Otten
Director- Sales/Marketing
PH:    770.431.6828
FX:  801.409.8939
[email protected]
www.innlink.com


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InnLink Acquires YOUPriceit.com; Enters Online Web and Retail Travel Businesses / May 2003
InnLink and USinns.com Launch GDS and Online Internet Reservation Services to the Bed and Breakfast Industry / April 2003
AmericInn Signs InnLink for Central Reservation System Management; Chainwide Conversion Scheduled for June 2003 / March 2003
InnLink Signs Suburban Franchise Systems� 61 Hotels for Private Label Voice, Seamless GDS, Internet, and Booking Engine Services / Dec 2002
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