travel, hotel and booking Information

GetThere mix air, rail content

Hotel Booking GetThere is launching a combined air and rail availability display.

Groople In the News Groople Selected by Bizbash as Provider for Group Travel Bookings June 1, BiZBash, the preeminent resource for the event planning industry, today announces a partnership with Groople.com, making Groople the exclusive online group travel partner for BiZBash's thousands of event professionals. BiZBash users now have Groople's group travel tools, with the unique ability to research and make group travel arrangements online. While most travel booking sites don't allow for group reservations at all, through BiZBash, hotel bookings for 5 rooms or hundreds of rooms are now simple to book and include special group rates. With an initial offering of hotels, the service will expand to offer airfare, cruise, car and rail bookings online. free number ( 4316) is available for arranging air, cruise, car and rail, as well as more complicated hotel requests.

Travel Agency The development follows GetTheres introduction in December of pan-European rail booking capabilities through French rail operator SNCF. The new feature will put air and a wide range of rail travel options together on the same screen for all relevant trips, such as NiceStrasbourg or LondonParis.

8mong many firsts for the group market, the new technology platform enables consumers to do something that other sites haven k allowed to book travel and accommodations for more than five rooms in a single online session. Featuring more than 56, 000 hotels, including 7, time group rates, Groople is primed to become the industry largest automated solution for unmanaged group leisure travel, a market estimated at $18 billion to $24 billion. Under its hosted inventory and commission models, Groople generates group bookings niche by niche for hotels and plans to add air, car, cruise, bus and rail later this year.

Cheap Hotel GetThere is demonstrating the combined display at the Business Travel Show in London at the end of January. It expects the feature to be available during February for any corporation or travel management company that holds an SNCF licence or Rail Europe agreement.

As the premier online booking resource for the $20+ billion leisure group travel market, Groople provides group rates and inventory, allowing consumers to easily plan, book and manage all group travel needs in a single setting. In addition to more than 60, 000 hotels and six major cruise lines, Groople also offers group bookings for air, car, bus and rail.

Flight Booking When a user requests seat availability for a journey serviced by rail operators SNCF, Eurostar, Thalys or Lyria, these travel options and the price will appear alongside the availability and fares for air services.

Yes, return rail travel is now available to book as part of your London Theatre Break. You can save up to 40% on standard fares when booking return rail travel with Show and Stay. How will I receive my rail tickets Your rail tickets will be posted directly to the address submitted during the booking process. Please be aware that you will not receive individual tickets but a group ticket, therefore all passengers must travel together.

Travel Agent The same capability will be available on GetTheres Lower Fare Search pricing display - for users who want to make their booking according to cost by the end of the first quarter this year.

In addition to more than 60, 000 hotels and six top cruise lines, Groople offers group bookings for air, car, bus and rail. In February, Groople partnered with Travelocity, allowing broader distribution of Groople group rates and inventory on Travelocity.com when users select more than 5 hotel rooms. The past year has also brought partnerships with Choice Hotels International, Cendant Hotels, Best Western and La Quinta Hotels, increasing Groople inventory and thus providing even more hotel options for groups booking through the Groople website and call center.

Hotel Chicago This is true multi-modal capability, said Floyd Widener, vice president of GetThere and corporate travel at Sabre Travel Network. The system now displays every transport option for each leg of a journey, and all bookings are fully integrated with the PNR (passenger name record), the itinerary, and back-office reporting.

Online Booking GetThere unveiled continental European rail booking capability in December through SNCF, the French national rail operator, for all GetThere customers in countries in which SNCF subsidiary Rail Europe has distribution agreements.

Travel Health Insurance  

[ Comment, Edit or Article Submission ]