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SPIRIT AIRLINES TAKES OFF ON A STRATEGIC
ALLIANCE WITH WORLDCHOICETRAVEL.COM
Contact: Mark Hopkinson 561/ 750-9800 x15
Email: mhopkinson@transmediagroup.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. AUG. 25, 2000 - WorldChoiceTravel.com
announced today that Spirit Airlines has begun using its award-winning
Internet hotel reservation and travel technology services
to enhance the airline's website.
The deal delivers online hotel reservation access in every
major hub city served by Spirit Airlines and expands World
Choices, the business-to-business Internet affiliate program
designed by WorldChoiceTravel.com to private label hotel and
other travel services for the websites of strategic partners
like Spirit Airlines.
"As more travelers embrace the Internet as a means of researching
and booking flights, the agreement with WorldChoiceTravel.com
empowers Spirit Airline ticket bookers with the ability to
also make online hotel reservations in all the cities we serve,"
said Spirit Airlines CEO Ned Homfield.
Travelers visiting the Spirit Airlines web site www.SpiritAir.com
to book airline tickets will now also be able to make online
bookings at the more than a thousand hotels located in the
Spirit Airlines destination cities of Atlantic City, Cleveland,
Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Islip, Los Angeles, Melbourne,
Myrtle Beach, Newark, New York, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm
Beach. Spirit Airlines plans to begin service to Chicago and
Washington D.C. in the fall
WorldChoiceTravel.com
will pay commissioned partners like Spirit Airlines, a percentage
on online bookings made through website links. Partner sites
seamlessly link to WorldChoiceTravel.com
to take advantage of a powerful search engine delivering online
hotel reservations in seconds, while still retaining their
own site brand and identity.
Rick Schneider, Vice President of Global Business Development
for WorldChoiceTravel.com believes these features will be
equally attractive to other airlines, "We're expanding the
number of airline companies in our client base. With state-of-the-art,
online access to some 35,000 hotels in over 170 countries
and the ability to share our revenues we have a cutting edge
product to offer. By linking to our website, airlines in the
U.S. and abroad can bring new value via the Internet and earn
greater passenger loyalty," Schneider said.
Travelers utilizing the WorldChoiceTravel.com hotel booking
engine on affiliate sites can make online reservations with
over 120 major hotel brands in nearly 10,000 destinations
worldwide complete with discounted rates where available.
The company also provides destination content including interactive
maps, activities, events and places to visit. "Family Friendly"
content is also included with advice for families traveling
with children.
WorldChoiceTravel.com
Inc. also operates the consumer website USAHotelGuide.com
which is rated # 1 by the E-commerce authority, Gomez.com,
as the easiest to use online hotel reservation and travel
website in the world. It also offers The Florida Hotels and
Discount Guide at www.flhotels.com. Incorporated in 1983,
it is one of the largest online hotel reservation companies
in the United States.
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