Travelocity Offers Special Promo Codes and Unique Travel Gadgets Through Community ToolbarMarch 23, 2009
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (March 23, 2009) – Travelocity® today announced the launch of the Travelocity Community Toolbar, powered by Conduit, a leading provider of Website syndication solutions. In an economic environment where saving money has never been more important, Travelocity will provide special promo codes and deals via the community toolbar.
“This community toolbar is an easy way for travelers to get the most up-to-date information on the best vacation packages and the lowest prices,” said Victoria Treyger, chief marketing officer, Travelocity. “Using the Conduit platform, we have built a dynamic toolbar that is constantly updated to make saving money easier and more accessible to travel bargain hunters.”
Travelers can obtain driving directions, language translations, currency conversion, flight status and travel support from Travelocity customer service directly from the toolbar. The Travelocity Community Toolbar also includes:
• Flights Button: Notifies users of “Top Deals,” “Web Fares,” “Low Fare Alert,” “Last Minute Packages” and allows for booking directly from the toolbar
• Hotels Button: Notifies users of “Top Deals,” and popular cities
• Vacations Button: Notifies users of “Top Deals” and “Trip Ideas”
• Travel Gadgets Button: Allows users to book flight + hotel, hotels, flights, cruises, and car rentals for up to four destinations at once
• Travelocity Links Button: Takes users to Cars/Rail, Cruises, “Last Minute Packages,” “Activities,” “Experience Finder,” and “My Stuff “login
“Travelocity’s top priority is excellent customer service. In addition to offering great deals, the toolbar also helps the company extend their relationship with travelers,” said Adam Boyden, president, Conduit. “For travelers, the toolbar becomes an easy way to gather information that they may need throughout their trip.”
Travelers can download the Travelocity Community Toolbar at http://travelocity.ourtoolbar.com; and see other Conduit related toolbars at Conduit.com.
About Travelocity Global
Travelocity® is committed to being the traveler's champion -- before, during and after the trip -- and provides the most comprehensive and proactive guarantee in the industry (http://www.travelocity.com/guarantee). This customer-driven focus, backed by 24/7 live phone support, competitive prices and powerful shopping technology has made Travelocity one of the largest travel companies in the world with annual gross bookings of more than U.S. $10 billion. Travelocity also owns and operates: Travelocity Business® for corporate travel; igougo.com, a leading online travel community; lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel; and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation, a world leader in travel marketing and distribution.
About Conduit
Conduit provides website syndication solutions for web publishers that increase site traffic, revenue, and brand loyalty while simplifying access to the content, communities and applications that subscribers care about most. By creating a direct, always-on connection between publishers and subscribers, Conduit opens new channels for real-time communication and commerce. More than 180,000 publishers have joined the Conduit network worldwide, including major brands such as Fox News, Lufthansa, Major League Baseball, Greenpeace, TechCrunch, Softonic and small and medium organizations in 180 countries around the globe. Web publishers who become part of the Conduit network have the opportunity to syndicate their website content and applications directly to the browser by allowing subscribers to add them as simply as adding an RSS feed. The Conduit Website Syndication Platform has earned the prestigious TRUSTe Trusted Download certification.
To create a community toolbar for your website, visit: www.conduit.com.