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Travelocity Signs Merchant Hotel Agreement With Prime Hospitality
Corp.
Prime Hotels & Resorts, AmeriSuites, Wellesley Inns & Suites Brands Added to
Travelocity Merchant Inventory
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelocity's merchant hotel program
continues its rapid expansion and now features inventory from Prime Hospitality
Corp. , giving travelers even more hotel options when planning their trips via
the Travelocity(R) hotel and TotalTrip(SM) flight + hotel shopping engines.
Prime Hospitality Corp. owns and operates more than 240 hotels throughout North
America under the PRIME Hotels & Resorts(SM), AmeriSuites(R) and Wellesley Inns
& Suites(R) brands.
"Broadening our distribution reach with Travelocity is a solid strategic fit
for our hotel brands," said DJ Vallauri, vice president of e-commerce for Prime
Hospitality Corp. "Travelocity has a proven chain-friendly approach and we are
confident in their ability to help us effectively market our wide range of
products to their broad membership base. We look forward to working with
them."
"We continue to grow our merchant hotel program at a faster pace than anyone in
the industry," said Ross Mantione, Travelocity's vice president, partner
marketing. "We are thrilled to have Prime Hospitality on board and are
convinced that they will find that our program is focused on both their needs
as well as our mutual customers."
The roll out of Prime Hospitality merchant inventory on Travelocity has already
begun and more properties are being added daily.
About Travelocity's Merchant Hotel Program
More than 12,000 hotels worldwide currently participate in Travelocity's
merchant hotel program -- the fastest growing independent program in the
industry. In addition to Prime Hospitality Corp., popular chains include
Marriott International, Best Western International, Carlson Hotels Worldwide,
La Quinta Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Cendant
Corporation and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. Additionally, more than
2,000 well-known independently owned and operated hotels from across the world
participate.
Travelocity was the first online distributor of its scope to gain access to
rates and availability directly from suppliers' central reservation systems.
Hoteliers benefit from Travelocity's seamless technical solution and have
greater merchandising opportunities to more than 41 million Travelocity members
and onward distribution partners through enhanced hotel descriptions and rate
displays on the hotel path, as well as participation in packaging and
cross-sell opportunities. Inventory and rates can be loaded via the Sabre
global distribution system, through the hotel's central reservation system or
via the Travelocity extranet. Hotels can obtain more information by sending an
e-mail to
About Travelocity
Travelocity's industry-leading technology and straight-talking, honest
information help travelers take more rewarding and more affordable trips. With
41 million registered users and booking nearly $4 billion of travel in 2003,
Travelocity has the power to negotiate thousands of great travel 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 access to special rates for weekend getaways
and dynamic packages through its Last Minute Deals and TotalTrip shopping
engines, and provides customer service support over the phone 24 hours a day.
Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also operates Travelocity Business for
corporate customers, powers international travel Web sites in seven 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 http://www.sabre-holdings.com/ .
About Prime Hospitality Corp.
Prime Hospitality Corp., one of the nation's premiere lodging companies, owns,
manages, develops and franchises more than 250 hotels throughout North America.
The Company owns and operates three proprietary brands, AmeriSuites(R)
(all-suites), PRIME Hotels & Resorts(SM) (full-service) and Wellesley Inns &
Suites(R) (limited service). Also within Prime's portfolio are owned and/or
managed hotels operated under franchise agreements with national hotel chains
including Hilton, Radisson, Sheraton and Holiday Inn. Prime can be accessed
over the Internet at http://www.primehospitality.com/ .
TRAVELOCITY CONTACT:
Judy Haveson ( )
212/554-7425
Mary Kate Smither ( )
972/488-4790
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DATASOURCE: Travelocity
CONTACT: Judy Haveson, +1-212-554-7425, or , or Mary
Kate Smither, +1-972-488-4790, or , both for
Travelocity
Web site: http://www.travelocity.com/
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http://www.primehospitality.com/