BTG-Jianguo Gains GDS Connectivity
BEIJING, August 3, 2005. TravelCLICK has reached a multi-year agreement with BTG-Jianguo Hotels and Resorts to provide GDS and website connectivity via the iHotelier central reservation system.
iHotelier enables hotels to distribute rates and inventory to the Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Internet travel sites and hotel property websites. iHotelier offers connectivity to the GDS'. Its OneScreen booking engine is developed using Macromedia FLASH technology.
"China is a key market with tremendous potential for TravelCLICK and BGCC," said Jan Tissera, President of TravelCLICK International. "We are very pleased with the results to date and look forward to expanding our portfolio in the region."
BTG-Jianguo selected iHotelier for its next generation seamless connectivity, its user-friendly navigation and ease in which the guest can compare rates and room types online. To date, 20 BTG-Jianguo hotels are utilizing the iHotelier system for website and GDS reservations.
"We are very pleased to implement the iHotelier system, which enables our hotels to provide rates and inventory to multiple distribution channels globally," said Zhang Rungang, President of BTG-Jianguo. "More importantly, the OneScreen booking engine will support the BTG-Jianguo website with both Chinese and English language capabilities helping us optimize brand awareness."
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