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New Web Site Clients to Enhance Delivery of Hotel Inventory to Customers through Easy-to-Install XML Interfaces
Parsippany, NJ 2005-06-22 - Cendant Travel Distribution Services (TDS), a division of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD), today announced agreements with Topaz Hotel Services, a provider of superior hotel information and reservation services for both consumers and hotel personnel www.hotelres.com and Five Star Alliance, a leading online travel agency and industry resource that provides consumers with exclusive insight and advice www.fivestaralliance.com. Both clients will use TDS' JumpStart Connectivity technology for their consumer Web sites.
JumpStart Web Services is the industry's leading Web-based connectivity solution known for its easy integration, fast response times and seamless access to hotels. JumpStart is designed to provide online travel retailers and tour operators with highly flexible connectivity and transactional capabilities. It is fast becoming the accepted 'direct-connect' solution between distributors and hotel inventory. Through one easy connection, JumpStart provides connectivity to one of the most comprehensive portfolios of travel inventory in the industry. JumpStart uses the latest Web services technologies to significantly reduce the cost of distribution by integrating existing distribution and CRS systems, and eliminating the need for substantial programming, telecommunications and manual processing expenses.
"To be a successful luxury online travel agency, we needed to interface to one of the most comprehensive portfolios of hotel inventory with the best available technology. It also had to be easy to implement and operate," said Cal Simmons, Chairman, Five Star Alliance. "Other products were considered, but we decided on Jumpstart Web Services since we knew of its dependability for data and service responsiveness."
"The agreements with HotelRes.com and FiveStarAlliance.com further proves our commitment to offering highly flexible solutions that help online travel companies and tour operators better manage their businesses," said Richard Wiegmann, COO, TRUST International, Cendant TDS. "JumpStart offers customers access to the best distribution technology available today and helps to manage distribution challenges they may face tomorrow." |
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