Vacation.Com Welcomes 1,100th Member to Use Ezguider
Agencies can use new sales platform to search, compare and book tours, cruises, insurance and soon a
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 16, 2009 - Vacation.com(R), North America's leading travel services marketing organization, is proud to announce that 1,100 member agencies are now activated to use EZguider, the consortium's revolutionary new leisure sales platform launched in July 2008.
Even though EZguider is free to use by all Vacation.com members, agencies must first become activated to launch the platform from AgentNet. Once launched, the agency can then search, compare and book a wide range of leisure travel products, including tours, cruises and travel insurance.
"Rolling out the industry's first, fully-integrated leisure-selling platform has set Vacation.com apart from the rest," said Vacation.com President & CEO Steve Tracas. "Our members immediately recognized the value that EZguider brings to the sales table, which is why they are so eager to become activated."
One thousand and one hundred activated members is the first step in adopting EZguider into their daily business habits, making it their first-choice sales tool when clients walk through their doors. Many agencies are already using EZguider to book Preferred Supplier products daily, taking advantage of a $3 per booking bonus incentive beyond the elevated supplier commissions they already receive for being a member of Vacation.com.
Said Tracas, "Our members recognize that in an effort to become more efficient and to improve productivity, a product like EZguider is a must for their offices. With side-by-side product comparison, a fully integrated system with Trams Clientbase back office and scheduled air on the horizon for the first quarter, this product clearly provides the right tool at the right time for our membership. With constant feedback from our membership and our advisory board, EZguider's functionality is enhanced monthly. 2009 will be dedicated to ramping-up as many members as possible onto the platform.
Vacation.com plans to improve this exclusive member benefit in the first quarter of 2009 by adding air functionality-without the need of a GDS contract, monthly GDS fees or productivity goals-giving members the ability to view, shop and book their own air through EZguider.
Agents can visit www.EZguider.net to learn more about the leisure-selling tool, while Vacation.com members can visit AgentNet to launch EZguider.
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