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Travelocity teams up with HBSi on hotel connectivity

June 23, 2009 | Online Travel

Travelocity has selected Hotel Booking Solutions to enhance the way hotels connect their systems to Travelocity’s for seamless rate and inventory management and automated booking delivery.

The technology provided by HBSi increases revenue potential for both Travelocity and its suppliers by enabling last room availability, same day bookings, and eliminating the need to manually enter bookings.

“The benefit of HBSi’s connectivity to our hotel suppliers is to provide them with a multifaceted solution, and the benefit to us and our customers is access to enhanced rates and hotel inventory, up to the day of arrival,” said Noreen Henry, vice president hotels and packaging, Travelocity.

Through HBSi’s Demand ManagementSM technologies and services, Travelocity will more rapidly achieve robust electronic connections to supply channels around the world, which will aid its customers in making their travel plans through Travelocity.

“We’re thrilled to broaden our relationship with an industry leader like Travelocity in enhancing the electronic connectivity options they recommend to their hotel suppliers,” said Greg Berman, HBSi’s Chief Operating Officer. “Online distribution in the travel industry remains complex and dynamic, and we’re confident that HBSi’s technology will continue to help Travelocity and its customers reach their travel goals.”

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