SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 7, 2006–Travelocity(R)
announces the addition of a one-of-a-kind booking feature to its
popular Last Minute Packages portion of the site that will make it
easier than ever for family and friends to connect. The patent pending
Meet Me In…(SM)online tool allows consumers traveling from two
departure cities to meet in a common destination through convenient,
deeply-discounted travel packages.
Travelocity’s newest booking feature helps to eliminate the
scheduling and communication challenges associated with coordinating
complex travel itineraries from two separate origins. This technology
helps eliminate cumbersome coordination by allowing up to four people
from two different cities to select itineraries that maximize their
time together. To further celebrate the launch of this new tool,
Travelocity is offering its members who book before March 15 an
exclusive $75 discount on all Meet Me In… bookings.
“In addition to making group travel as affordable as possible,
Meet Me In…simplifies the entire travel planning process, regardless
of where travelers are coming from,” said Jeff Varhol, general manager
of Travelocity’s Last Minute Packages. “Launched as an industry first
on Site59 last October, we’re proud to extend this feature to
Travelocity, providing our customers with the most innovative leisure
travel planning product in the market.”
Additional details regarding Travelocity’s newest Meet Me
In…travel technology include:
-- A new search option that gives customers the choice of either
a traditional one departure city search or a search that
simultaneously queries for round-trip flight, hotel, and
rental car availability from two departure cities - complete
with package pricing upfront;
-- An algorithm that sorts through thousands of possible flight
combinations to present the seven best itineraries, based on
price, travel time, coordinated arrival and departure times,
and most importantly, time together;
-- A "time together" calculation (e.g....3 days, 7 hours, 42
minutes) is shown for all seven itineraries;
-- A flexible side-by-side flight comparison, that can be
independently sorted based on the following priorities: price,
airline, departure time, arrival time and travel time;
-- A suggested price breakdown for each traveler, including taxes
and fees, based on the origination cities.
Meet Me In... Promotional Details
Travelocity is offering $75 off(1) of a Meet Me In… package
booked before March 15, 2006 at 11:59pm ET. To redeem the discount,
customers must enter “MeetMeIn” into the Promotional Code field on the
billing page and $75 will be automatically deducted from the final
package price.
(1) May only be used on www.travelocity.com/meetmein for the
purchase of a Meet Me In… Last Minute Package and is not redeemable
on other Travelocity products or gift certificates.
About Travelocity Last-Minute Packages
Travelocity’s Last Minute Packages are low-priced weekend getaway
packages from more than 150 North American departure cities that allow
consumers to select a combination of flight, hotel, car rental, and
often added extras, that are available from 14 days to three hours
before departure to more than 170 domestic and international
destinations. With Travelocity’s specially negotiated rates on Last
Minute Packages, Flight + Hotel Packages generally start at about $200
per person, while Flight + Car packages and Hotel + Car packages
generally start at about $150 per person.
So, put the “we” back in your weekend. With Travelocity’s Meet Me
In… booking tool, saving time, saving money and spending time
together just got a whole lot easier. For more details visit
www.travelocity.com/meetmein.
About Travelocity
Travelocity is committed to being the traveler’s champion –
before, during and after the trip and guarantees everything about a
customer’s booking will be right. If it’s not, Travelocity will work
with its partners to make it right, right away. This customer-driven
focus, backed by live 24/7 phone support, great prices and powerful
shopping technology has made Travelocity the fifth largest travel
agency in the U.S. – booking $7.4 billion in travel worldwide in 2005.
Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns and operates
Travelocity Business(SM) and GetThere for corporate travelers,
lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel and ZUJI, a leader
in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings
Corporation (NYSE: TSG), a world leader in travel commerce.
CONTACT: For Travelocity:
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Alyson Briggs, 972-488-4790
alyson@vollmerpr.com
or
Sie Soheili, 972-488-4790
sie@vollmerpr.com
SOURCE: Travelocity