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