CCRA International Partners with More Than 20,000 Hotels in 2008.AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- CCRA CCRA Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement CCRA Campus Computer Resellers Alliance CCRA Certified Clinical Research Associate CCRA Commercial Credit Reference Agency CCRA California Court Reporters Association International, Inc. (CCRA), an online supplier of negotiated hotel rates to the travel agent market, announced today that over 20,000 hotel partners have enrolled in the 2008 CCRA Hotel Program. Included among the CCRA Hotel Partners are major international chains offering luxury and value brands, as well as individually owned properties worldwide. The 2008 CCRA Hotel Program inventory has increased over 22% compared to 2007, and will span over 4,800 cities, across 135 countries. The CCRA hotel partner rates are distributed through the proprietary CCRAtravel.com booking portal, available free to member travel agents, and through the CCRA rate codes found in the Global Distribution Systems traditionally used by travel agents to book travel services. CCRA has provided a travel agent rate distribution program for over 14 years, and is a contracted preferred supplier to seven professional travel agency consortia and associations. "CCRA's travel supplier partners extend their sales reach to over 22,000 travel agencies which book CCRA negotiated rates," said Dic Marxen, 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. of CCRA International. "Our partners gain the b-to-b marketing and affiliation needed to reach travel agencies and independent travel agents, a significant sales channel for luxury, leisure and corporate travel sales." CCRA hotel partners present a guaranteed best available rate for travel agents and service guarantees such as access to book the last available rooms after inventory is closed to the other online providers, and the ability to book blocks of rooms. "The trend toward high hotel occupancy Noun 1. hotel occupancy - occupancy rate for hotels occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time is expected to continue in 2008," stated Marxen. "The travel professionals' ability to secure the best available rooms remains a valuable service to corporate and leisure travel clients." CCRA International, Inc. is 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. CCRA is a leading travel industry marketing and distribution channel, matching travel content suppliers with travel agents for over 14 years, maintaining contractual relationships with such travel consortia as Vacation.com, ASTA, Cruise Shoppes, IT Group, NACTA NACTA The National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents , OSSN OSSN Outside Sales Support Network OSSN Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia OSSN Operations Services Support Network OSSN Originating Station Serial/Sequence Number OSSN Operational Support System Network and WESTA WESTA Wisconsin Earth Science Teachers Association , as well as with independent agencies. 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 offered 24/7 call center services for the travel industry since 1974 and added hotel marketing services in 1993 under its CCRA brand. www.reservationcenter.net |
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