SOUTHLAKE, Texas & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2005--
ShowTickets.Com Introduces Re-Branded Ticket Booths
Throughout Las Vegas to Provide Personal Service and
Convenience for Show and Tour Ticket Purchases
ShowTickets.com, a Travelocity(R) company, and leading distributor of show tickets and tours in Las Vegas, today announces its newest kiosk location at The Forum Shops at Caesars in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The new location opened May 1 and offers travelers personal assistance when choosing activities at some of Las Vegas’ hottest venues.
Additionally, Travelocity and ShowTickets.com have completed the re-branding of all the ShowTickets.com ticket booths throughout the Las Vegas area. Each sports a new logo that incorporates Travelocity’s familiar guiding stars theme and also clearly designates ShowTickets.com as a Travelocity company.
“Our new visual identity reminds travelers of our ongoing commitment to high levels of customer service, featuring rock solid on-the-ground assistance,” said Penny Stegeman, president of ShowTickets.com. “As the only distributor offering reserved seating for the city’s most popular shows, our kiosks provide personalized service and convenience to the millions of people who annually visit Las Vegas, and it’s very exciting for our team here to begin fully associating our brand with Travelocity’s.”
In addition to The Forum Shops, visitors to Las Vegas can obtain tickets for the city’s most popular shows and tours at other ShowTickets.com-branded booth locations, including McCarran International Airport, Hoover Dam, the Stratosphere, Aladdin’s Desert Passage shopping center, the Sahara, Harrah’s and the Flamingo.
About ShowTickets.com
ShowTickets.com was acquired by Travelocity in August 2004. The company today is a modern organization with a superior sales staff and a competent support group. ShowTickets.com is the oldest and largest broker of sightseeing tours in Nevada, with over 20 (and growing) locations, including the Flamingo, Harrah’s, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and McCarran International Airport. We offer same day and advance reservations and ticket sales for Las Vegas shows, sightseeing tours and Grand Canyon flights, along with room reservations, car rentals, limousine service and other tourist related activities. In addition, ShowTickets.com has a Reservations Office that answers approximately 25,000 requests per month.
About Travelocity
Travelocity’s industry-leading technology and straight-talking, honest information help travelers take more rewarding and affordable trips. With millions of registered users and booking $4.9 billion of travel in 2004, Travelocity(R) negotiates thousands of low-priced deals with the world’s most reputable travel providers – top airlines, hotels, car rental companies, cruise lines, and other destination attractions and services. Additionally, Travelocity offers deeply-discounted rates for weekend getaways and dynamic packages through its Last Minute Deals and TotalTrip(SM) shopping engines, and provides customer service support over the phone 24 hours a day. Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also operates Travelocity Business(SM) for corporate customers, powers international travel Web sites in eight languages, and has been recognized for its consumer advocacy and global leadership in online travel. More information about Travelocity is available at www.travelocity.com. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at www.sabre-holdings.com.
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SOURCE: Travelocity
