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CCRA International Booking Portal Endorsed by ASTA Marketing Services, Inc.


AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- CCRA CCRA Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
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 International, Inc. (CCRA), which provides an online booking portal for travel agents, announced that its endorsement by the American Society of Travel Agents ASTA, short for the American Society of Travel Agents, claims over 20,000 members in 140 countries. Its members include travel agents and companies who offer travel products, such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc.  (ASTA) through ASTA Marketing Services, Inc. (AMSI AMSI Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
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), is officially extended. By contract renewal, CCRA remains the recommended hotel booking resource for ASTA members.

CCRAtravel.com is a travel agent booking tool that accesses multiple hotel rate types, including negotiated CCRA rates, prepaid Net Rates exclusive to CCRA, and Internet discount rates. Access to multiple rates allows travel agents to streamline their research and book the best prices for clients.

CCRA partners with over 16,000 hotels and with consolidated rate suppliers to present an expansive hotel room inventory on CCRAtravel.com. Over 70,000 worldwide hotels are searchable by destination city, airport, property, amenities, or landmark proximity.

"CCRA aggregates the broadest possible hotel room inventory for leisure and corporate travel sellers, empowering travel agents to provide professional services at competitive pricing," said Dic Marxen, CCRA International's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

ASTA has promoted CCRAtravel.com to members since the launch in 2006, and encourages member participation in CCRA's online training.

"ASTA delivers the highest caliber services to its agent community," said ASTA President and CEO Cheryl Hudak, CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center . "We are pleased to support the CCRA portal as this pioneering online booking technology continues to evolve each year."

CCRA International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Reservation Center, Inc., is a travel industry marketing and distribution channel, matching hotels and affiliate suppliers with travel agents for over 14 years. Through contracts with travel agency consortia, associations and travel networks such as ASTA and NACTA NACTA The National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents , CCRA reaches over 20,000 travel agency members. CCRA promotes negotiated rate plans and Net Rate inventories on the CCRAtravel.com portal. www.ccrainternational.com

Reservation Center, Inc. is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation
 that has provided 24/7 call center services for the travel industry since 1974, adding hotel marketing services in 1993 under its CCRA brand. www.reservationcenter.net

ASTA, American Society of Travel Agents, is the world's largest association of travel professionals with 20,000-plus members including travel agents and the companies whose products they sell such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. ASTA's mission is to facilitate the business of selling travel through effective representation, shared knowledge and the enhancement of professionalism. ASTA seeks a retail travel marketplace that is profitable and growing and a rewarding field in which to work, invest and do business. www.astanet.com
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