Amtrak and Hotels.com Sign Room and Rail Partnership; Customers Able to Book Train and Hotel Travel in Single Phone Call.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2003 Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run and Hotels.com today announced a three-year agreement, under which Amtrak's reservation agents will transfer customers interested in discount lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a to Hotels.com. Under the agreement, passengers will be able to book discounted rooms at thousands of lodging properties in the more than 500 destinations served by Amtrak with a single phone call to Amtrak's 24-hour toll-free reservations line: (800) USA-RAIL. Customers who express interest in hotel accommodations will be transferred to one of Hotel.com's sales agents dedicated to serving Amtrak customers' lodging needs. "This transfer program is a result of Hotel.com's tremendous values in lodging, extensive array of destinations, booking ability during peak periods, and outstanding customer service," said Bob Diener, co-founder and president of Hotels.com. "Hotels.com has been providing great deals on lodging for over 11 years. We are excited about the opportunity to provide Amtrak's customers with the ease of planning a trip, at a great price, in one phone call. This alliance will also enable the two companies to help promote each others' services to a wider base of customers." "We are pleased to be working with Hotels.com to offer our customers value pricing For the strategic management concept, see . In public roads and transport, value pricing or road pricing is the practice of raising funds by charging users directly rather than via taxation. on lodging in the more than 500 destinations Amtrak serves coast-to-coast," said Barbara Richardson Barbara Richardson (née Flavin) is the wife of Bill Richardson, the current governor of New Mexico and Democratic Presidential Candidate. She was a magna cum laude graduate in 1971 of Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. , Amtrak's Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "More importantly, we are offering our customers the opportunity not only to save time, but also money, which is a priority for everyone." About Hotels.com Hotels.com (Nasdaq:ROOM) is the largest specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. provider of discount lodging worldwide, providing service through its own website, more than 30,000 affiliated websites, and its toll-free call centers (1-800-2-HOTELS). Hotels.com provides accommodations to travelers at over 7,000 properties in more than 300 markets in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. The company offers a one-stop shopping source for hotel pricing, amenities and availability, and also specializes in providing travelers with accommodations for sold-out periods. Hotels.com is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of USA Interactive (Nasdaq:USAI USAI United States Army Intelligence USAI United States Association of Immigrants ). About Amtrak Amtrak passengers enjoy rail service in more than 500 communities in 46 states across a 22,000-mile route system. For schedules, fares and reservations, visit Amtrak's Web site at www.amtrak.com. |
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