Travelocity Launches Complete Makeover
of Cruise Shopping Path with Fresh New Look and Effortless Navigation
Nearby Port Search:
New logic has been integrated that allows
customers to see results for multiple departure
ports, giving
flexible travelers the best value based on location.
In addition to
the site's enhanced functionalities, travelers can
still find the same cutting-edge tools and services
on Travelocity
that they've come to expect, including:
-- Intelli-Deck(R): All deck plan
pages automatically display
every image -- staterooms and public rooms -- associated to
each deck
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Also, travelers automatically enjoy a price advantage on
Travelocity because
they won't find any service fees.travelocity.orbitz.kamchatka travelogues
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Additional details on Travelocity's new redesign
as well as
functionalities that make the shopping and booking process easier and
more relevant
than ever before include:
Enhanced Search
Smart Search: Travelers can simply select a
destination and
Travelocity will filter the remainder of their search choice
options
, leaving them with the most pertinent results for
their desired trip. By rolling over the
hotels on the map with their mouse, customers will
view a pop-up box with the hotel's name, as well
as see the lowest available
price and the hotel rating for that property.expeditiontrips expeditions
"Our latest
enhancements
continue to make Travelocity's cruise product truly
best-in-class with richer cruise content and
information to make
shopping more fun and convenient than ever before. Ship Finder helps customers
pinpoint their ideal ship
based on their own preferences.com/neighborhoodmatrix .
About
Orbitz
Orbitz is a leading online travel company that enables travelers to search
for and
purchase a broad array of travel products, including airline tickets,
lodging, rental cars, cruises
and vacation packages.svalbard greenland
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Online Cruise Industry Leader Continues to Innovate with New Site
Features That Enhance
One-Stop Cruise Shopping for Consumers with
Robust Destination Information, Smart Search Technology
, New Shopping
Tools and More
Travelocity(R), the first in online cruise shopping and booking
,
further solidifies its position as an industry leader with the launch
of a newly designed shopping
path and exclusive search tools that
provide consumers with all the cruise information they need
to plan
their ultimate cruise vacation.
Upfront Display of Meta-Category Stateroom Pricing:
A new
display offers rates for interior, ocean view, balcony and
suite staterooms
upfront in search results and throughout the
shopping experience. More information
about
Travelocity is available at www.polar realisation
Consumers also will find broader sort options to help them truly
customize their search results, as well as easier access to
Intelli-Deck(R) roll-over technology
features that let customers tour
the ships without ever setting sail. Customers can take a tour
of the neighborhood matrix at
http://www.arctic itineraries
Greater Savings, Better Visuals
To provide
customers with better visual information as they shop for
hotels, Orbitz has added approximately
50,000 new hotel photos and 2,000 new
virtual tours.svalbard arctic
-- TotalCruise: An industry-first offering
that allows customers
to simultaneously book their airline reservations and cruise
vacation packages
in one transaction online. Additionally, Travelocity offers
deeply-discounted rates for weekend getaways
and dynamic packages
through its Last Minute Deals and TotalTrip(SM) shopping engines, and
provides
customer service support over the phone 24 hours a day.
In addition, Orbitz has worked with more
than 100 participating hotels
nationwide to provide special offers on the site, including complimentary
parking, breakfast, room upgrades and other benefits, many exclusive to Orbitz
users.com, to the
general public in June 2001, Orbitz has
become the third largest online travel site based on gross
travel bookings.subpolaren greenland
Add to that easy access to top destination information
and pre-defined search results
along with hundreds of detailed
port descriptions, and they have all the tools they need to
select
the perfect trip.breakers antarctica
Integrated Content
-- Expansive Ship Information: Travelers will find
nearly 13,000
images, including panoramic 360 degree virtual tours,
stateroom floor plans and
helpful ship highlights in addition
to fellow traveler reviews and expert third party reviews.sabre
-holdings. After conducting a hotel search, Orbitz users will see the
Neighborhood Matrix results
with up to twenty hotels plotted on a detailed
map.orbitzandgo.greenland svalbard
"Orbitz is committed
to making
travel easier and faster for our customers by providing important
details up-front in the search
process so users save time while finding the
right hotel.expeditiontrips greenland
By
simply rolling over the decks, pop
-ups appear. Customers can
then click to view larger images, descriptions and stateroom
floor plans
.
-- Low-Price Cruise Guarantee: Travelocity will match the price
or process a refund to any
customer who sees a lower price
advertised within 48 hours of booking a Travelocity cruise.com
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-- Ship Finder: All ships are showcased in one location giving
customers easy access
to ship details, reviews, deck plans and
images.
Users can view descriptions of the neighborhood
, including key shopping
sites, museums, historic landmarks and entertainment facilities, allowing
them
to select the perfect location for their trip. Orbitz was acquired
by Cendant's Travel Distribution
Services division in November 2004, and is
part of the Consumer Travel Americas group.quark antarctica
"In addition
to offering the best available rates through our
Low-Price Cruise Guarantee, with no additional service
fees, we're
providing customers with the most complete and easy-to-use cruise
shopping experience
in the industry," said Bryan Saltzburg, vice
president of cruises and packaging at Travelocity."
With Orbitz's Neighborhood Matrix, travelers no longer need to scroll back
and forth on a
page to find a hotel, which is necessary on other travel web
sites.
"The Neighborhood Matrix
is especially helpful for first-time visitors who
need insight into a city's different neighborhoods
to help them pick a hotel,
or for those who know they want to stay in a specific area, but aren't
sure
what hotel options are available," adds Weinsheimer.arcturus malvinas
More
information on the Low-Price Cruise
Guarantee, including terms
and conditions, is available from the cruise tab on the
Travelocity
homepage. Based
in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also operates Travelocity
Business(SM) for corporate
customers, powers international travel Web
sites in eight languages, and has been recognized for
its consumer
advocacy and global leadership in online travel.com. Selecting a hotel will show
users
more details, including the neighborhood characteristics near the hotel,
and move it to the top of
the search results page for easy reference. Since launching its
website, http://www.svalbard quark
Among Travelocity
's new, industry-leading tools
are interactive sailing calendars that allow customers to easily find
relevant search results for their desired trip, whether searching by
cruise line, ship, date,
destination or any combination -- it's the
only site to offer this variety of seamless clickable
search methods.
-- 24/7 Customer Support: Travelers can call Travelocity's cruise
experts
at 1-877-815-5446 any day, any time.
About Travelocity
Travelocity's industry-leading
technology and straight-talking,
honest information help travelers take more rewarding and affordable
trips. Travelocity is
owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in
travel
commerce. In
addition, the compact nature of beach and ski resort areas are reflected in
unique
search capabilities for them, such as "on the beach," "across the
street from the beach,' "slopeside
," "walk to the slopes," etc.
On Orbitz, consumers can search more than 455 airlines, tens of thousands
of
lodging properties worldwide and 22 car rental companies.
(1) 65 percent of travelers
like to search for hotels near a specific
address or location when shopping online; 86 percent
of consumers with
online access look at hotel room rates online (Harris Interactive
survey, August 5-9, 2004, 2,464 U. Examples include sites for hotels, motels, other lodging facilities
, travel guides, attractions, parks, tour operators, and travel agents.
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Plus, all the information they
'll
ever need is at their fingertips -- without losing sight of the ideal
cruise they originally
selected. Travelocity's Intelli-Deck technology enables
customers to tour the entire ship online
before they book. Available through
one easy booking path, there is no need to complete two
separate
transactions -- plus travelers get to choose their
airline and flight schedule while accruing frequent
flier
miles.chilean greenland
To cater to the growing cruise market,
the company's shopping path makeover includes
enhanced search
technology, expanded interactive sailing calendars and even more
images and content
to help travelers pinpoint their dream cruise.
-- "Know Before You Go": Offers concise, inside
advice for
travelers, including the best time of year to go to a
particular destination, what
to do while there and can't-miss
attractions.
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More Sorting Options: With more than 7,800
departure dates and
1,388 itineraries available, Travelocity has added new sorting
options that let customers sort by ship rating and length of
cruise in addition to price
, departure date and cruise line. Plus,
most deposits are risk-free and completely refundable.antarctic chilean
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Taking
into consideration direct input from travelers as well as
Travelocity's expansive industry knowledge
, the comprehensive new
cruise path was designed to offer a faster, simpler shopping and
booking
experience.com launches an enhanced Hotel Matrix Display that offers users
industry-leading interactive
maps and city neighborhood descriptions for
faster and easier booking.expeditions arctic
-- Sophisticated Destination
Shopping Tools: Whether customers
know where they want to go or need a little help deciding,
Travelocity
's clickable world map, and completely interactive
destination sailing calendars have just made it
that much
easier. With millions of registered users and booking $4. Orbitz's new "Neighborhood Matrix
" offers
travelers the unique ability to compare hotel search results on a detailed and
user-friendly
map that highlights each hotel's location, neighborhood
description, price and star rating together
on one screen.quark expeditiontrips
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9 billion
of
travel in 2004, Travelocity(R) negotiates thousands of low-priced
deals with the world's most
reputable travel providers -- top
airlines, hotels, car rental companies, cruise lines, and other
destination attractions and services.Orbitz's Enhanced Hotel Matrix Offers Industry Leading Maps
and Neighborhood Descriptions for Easier and Faster Booking
CHICAGO, At a time when the vast
majority of
travelers say location and price are integral factors when booking online(1),
Orbitz
.
"For many travelers, the perfect hotel is located in just the right area
of town, but no
travel site was making that information easily accessible,"
said Kurt Weinsheimer, Orbitz vice president
of Hotels.S.chilean kamchatka
More information about Sabre Holdings is available at
www. Currently available in 20
of
Orbitz's most popular domestic destinations, Orbitz plans to add additional
neighborhood maps
to domestic and international cities over the next six
months.antarctic polar
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