Frankfurt,
Germany – February 7, 2011 – Trust
International, the leading global CRS for hotel chains and
representation
companies, will have their hotels listed in Google’s feature showing
hotel
prices and availability against relevant search on Google Maps and on
related
Place pages. This makes Trust the first independent centralized
reservation
system (CRS) worldwide to offer this service. In addition, Trust acts
as
an authorized reseller of Google’s AdWordsTM – an online advertising
program that enables its 60+ global hotel chains customer base seamless
access
to finding and booking room reservations on the web.
Trust is
offering its customers worldwide access to the prices and availability
of its
hotels through a pay-for-click advertising module connected with the
full
inventory of the hotel chain in the Trust CRS solution. This will allow
the
hotel chains to secure an exciting new way of distributing the hotel
quickly,
easily and generating more profitable bookings by:
- Allowing users to simply enter their trip dates in Google
Maps and find real prices on selected listings alongside other useful
organic listing;
- Clicking on the price to reveal the price on the hotel’s
website in addition to a list of advertisers such as OTAs who have
provided pricing information for the hotel, and;
- Using a deep link that reserves rooms on the hotel’s own
website.
The new
service is available now on Google Maps and Google Place pages and in
many of
Google's international domains, including Americas, Europe and Asia.
The result
for hotels is a cost-effective, efficient means to advertise and drive
bookings
to their own websites.
"As
part of Google's commitment to providing users with relevant
information and
improving our advertising offerings for businesses, we're pleased that
Trust
has joined our effort to show hotel prices on Google and Google Maps,”
said
Matt Klainer, business development manager for Google.
“We have worked hard to integrate our hotel
pricing and availability into Google’s system to make it easy for
customers to
customize, compare and complete hotel reservations online,” said
Richard
Wiegmann, Managing Director, Trust International. “This is a valuable
service that
drives traffic to our hoteliers, while simplifying the hotel research
and
booking process for hotel guests.”
About
Trust International Hotel Reservation Services GmbH
Trust
International is one of the world’s leading CRS providers and
international
hospitality partners. Trust’s services and supporting technologies help
hotel
chains and hospitality groups support their sales and marketing
activities with
the latest distribution solutions. The range of services includes CRS
solutions
and software, connectivity to all GDS and IDS channels, an Internet
booking
engine and third party integration to PMS, RMS and CMS systems. Trust
International offers the full range of CRS-related products such as
content
management, business intelligence and commission payment services.
Via
Trust’s own communication centers located in North America, Europe and
The Far
East customers in 47 countries are served with private label telephone
reservation, concierge and telemarketing services.
Established
in 1989 Trust International is renowned for its highly reliable
reservation
platform, continuous investment in system software and hardware and
delivery of
superior customer value.
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