SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 6, 2006–Hilton Hotels Corporation is Travelocity’s newest supplier of net rate hotel content. Travelocity’s hotel, TotalTrip(SM) and Last Minute Packages shopping engines will soon feature participating Hilton Family hotels including Hilton(R), Conrad(R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R), Homewood Suites by Hilton(R) and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection(TM).
“We are pleased to add Travelocity to our list of HHC-accredited merchant model distributors,” said Scott Normali, vice president – distribution, Hilton Hotels Corporation. “Participating hotels will be able to manage rates and availability to travelocity.com, lastminute.com, zuji.com and site59.com in an efficient and dynamic manner with direct access to our proprietary reservation systems.”
“This agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation further validates our consumer-friendly approach as well as our innovative technology platform,” said Ross Mantione, vice president of partner marketing for Travelocity. “More importantly, this is yet another opportunity for us to provide our mutual customers with richer content, wider availability, and more options by adding Hilton’s very popular brands.”
Through this relationship Hilton is able to take advantage of Travelocity’s fully-automated, two-way Central Reservations System connectivity. This also allows consumers booking Hilton Family properties on Travelocity to view current rates and availability for participating properties and for those properties to receive immediate delivery of reservations directly into their property management system.
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.
About Hilton
Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 2,300 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the world’s best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton(R), Conrad(R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R), Hilton Grand Vacations Club(R), Homewood Suites by Hilton(R) and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection(TM).
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SOURCE: Travelocity
