e-Travel Drives Value of Marketplace Through Addition of National Car Rental
25 September 2000
e-Travel Drives Value of Marketplace Through Addition of National Car Rental
Business/Technology/Travel EditorsWALTHAM, Mass.--Sept. 25, 2000--
National's Business Travel User Base of 70 Percent Naturally Aligns
With e-Travel Marketplace Customers
e-Travel, Inc. (www.e-travel.com), host of the e-Travel Marketplace, a comprehensive and integrated e-business solution for Enterprise Travel Management (ETM), today announced that National Car Rental, owned by ANC Rental Corporation , will join the e-Travel Marketplace as a direct link partner. National Car Rental is the latest in a growing number of leading travel suppliers to sign on for membership in the e-Travel Marketplace. e-Travel's corporate customers will now be able to rent cars directly from National via the direct connection. The move to include direct link technology as part of their corporate offering reaffirms National's status as one of the largest suppliers of rental cars to the business community. The Marketplace gives National the ability to deliver customized offerings and special deals to a targeted base of business travelers.
"We are always looking to improve service and increase choice for our corporate customers. The move to the e-Travel Marketplace is one more reservation choice that we now offer," said Jim Wood, vice president of sales for National Car Rental.
The e-Travel Marketplace is an open Internet-based business-to-business marketplace offering a comprehensive suite of corporate travel management services, including travel procurement, expense reporting, meeting and event management, and business intelligence. Powered by eTLink(TM) technology, the e-Travel Marketplace provides opportunities for corporations to significantly reduce reservation processing fees.
"Creating cost efficiencies in the travel purchasing industry is vital to both travel services suppliers and buyers. The Marketplace gives both National and e-Travel opportunities to offer customers specific opportunities that they could not before receive in the travel community. National caters to the business traveler, and the e-Travel Marketplace is an ideal environment in which to effectively market and offer their services," said John Ackermann, president and CEO of e-Travel, Inc.
With the addition of National, combined with existing e-Travel Marketplace supplier The Hertz Corporation, e-Travel offers its customers access to two of the top four car rental companies.
About e-Travel, Inc.
e-Travel, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, hosts the e-Travel Marketplace, a comprehensive and integrated e-business solution for Enterprise Travel Management (ETM). The e-Travel Marketplace directly links travel buyers with travel suppliers, and supports the entire lifecycle of corporate travel operations. e-Travel Marketplace partners include Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, The Hertz Corporation, Pegasus Solutions--which represents more than 150 hotel chains, Amtrak and StarCite. e-Travel services are online at major global corporations, including Ingersoll-Rand Corp., The Phillip Morris Corporation and Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Ltd. e-Travel is on the World Wide Web at www.e-travel.com.
About National Car Rental
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, National Car Rental System, Inc. is one of the world's largest vehicle rental companies with more than 3,000 locations serving more than 65 countries. With on-site locations at over 250 major airports in the United States, National is the preferred rental choice for many business and leisure travelers. For more than 50 years, National's green logo has signified industry-leading service for customers. National, a division of ANC Rental Corporation , has combined annual revenue of approximately $3.5 billion in 1999. National Car Rental can be found on the Internet at www.nationalcar.com.
e-Travel is a registered trademark of e-Travel, Inc. eTLink is a registered trademark of e-Travel, Inc. All other registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.