May 10, 2007 |
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Message from Patti Free, Vice President of Global Membership Services CCRA International is proud to deliver the Portal 2.0 release, making your hotel booking even better. The many new portal enhancements are designed to address all the user feedback we’ve received directly from you. It is our goal to present an ideal user interface, while consolidating the broadest inventories and most detailed listings possible. The new Portal 2.0 features will help streamline your efforts to research and book the best options for your clients. Here is an overview of the new portal interface enhancements. Also, read on for details on our key new feature, TRAMS Live Connect. More |
 For reservations, please use our access code: HI or our master chain code: 6CVisit CCRAtravel.com or book CCRA rates in the GDS Sabre, Worldspan and Amadeus=CCR; Galileo=CCRA |
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Travel agencies using TRAMS ClientBase software can now manage their CCRAtravel.com bookings more easily than ever. Introducing TRAMS Live Connect, a new feature that enables access to the portal through TRAMS ClientBase software. All portal booking data will be integrated directly with your TRAMS ClientBase system. More |
 Visit CCRAtravel.com or book CCRA rates in the GDS Sabre, Worldspan and Amadeus=CCR; Galileo=CCRA |
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CCRA Partner Hotels are now highlighted in the portal. CCRA contracts with over 15,000 hotels to provide a CCRA Preferred rate with guaranteed services. The CCRA Preferred rate guarantees Last Room Availability, so you can secure reservations even when a hotel is reaching sold out capacity, as well as a "walk policy" that guarantees the hotel will provide alternate accommodations of equal or same value if they are oversold. Plus, travelers using of the CCRA Preferred rate will receive excellent customer service because of CCRA’s superior relationship with its hotel partners. More |
 Visit CCRAtravel.com or book CCRA rates in the GDS Sabre, Worldspan and Amadeus=CCR; Galileo=CCRA |
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ADVERTORIAL
Boscolo Hotel - An Arcitectural Symbol of Hungarian Capital |
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The majestic New York Palace, a Boscolo five-star Deluxe Hotel, is one of the major architectural symbols of the Hungarian capital. The four-story building inspired by the Italian Renaissance houses a national jewel, the New York Café. Its gleaming ornaments, bronze statues and sumptuous Venetian crystal chandeliers lighting up the original 18th century ceiling fresco, are in elegant harmony with more contemporary design - glass and stainless steel scattered throughout the building.
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Thrifty Car Rental: |
Thrifty is a value-oriented car rental company that has a significant presence both in the airport and local car rental markets, a marked difference from many of its major competitors who focus almost exclusively on the airport market. In the U.S., approximately 70% of its business is focused on the airport market, 30% in the local market. In serving the airport market, Thrifty operates "in-terminal" in every major airport in Canada and Australia, and in over 100 airport locations in the U.S. with the balance of its airport rental centers located just off airport grounds. Thrifty is also located in-terminal in most major cities in the Caribbean, and Central and South America where Thrifty has a presence. Thrifty also has a significant presence in the Middle East. More |
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Topaz International conducts comparative studies of corporate travel airfares between corporate travel agency booked itineraries and various Internet sites, including Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity and airline websites. Results from 2006 show business travel itineraries booked by a designated corporate travel agency averaged $75 less than the same itinerary booked on a public Internet site, one of the largest margins since 2002. In addition, the average agency fare and average Internet fare were the highest they have been since 2002. More |
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CCRA Presented at Top Industry Events |
CCRA International presented at two of the industry's top events, Cruise3Sixty and the Home Based Travel Agent Show and Conference. Below is a report from each of these well-attended events.
The premier event for Cruise Lines International Associations (CLIA) featured a dynamic business oriented trade show with one-on-one appointments, technology training and a great opportunity for CCRA to network with other cruise selling professionals. More |
Cruise3Sixty
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