Paris, France, 21 January 2003 - Traveldoo Technologies, the European provider of new generation electronic travel management solutions, has joined forces with Avis, Europe's leading car rental company, to provide business travellers with quick and direct online car rental.
Joint customers will take advantage of an online direct access to their negotiated rates with Avis. The solution also supports online quotation, cancellation and modification. It will enable accurate billing into back-end ERP systems and procurement systems, removing manual activity. Traveldoo solutions connect to Avis reservation system using Web Services technology and travel industry standard "Open Travel Alliance" (OTA) XML messages.
"This direct connection to Avis will help us deliver richer content and a more reliable online reservation process to our customers" said Olivier Mindren, Vice-President Marketing, Traveldoo. "Collaboration with Avis is part of our strategic program to enable a direct-to-enterprise channel for products which are not efficiently distributed by Global Distribution Systems (GDS)".
Catherine Rawson, Director of Distribution at Avis Europe said: "We're delighted to be part of this Traveldoo development. Our technology is undergoing continuous improvement, and the opportunity to develop an even more efficient service to corporate customers is compelling".
About Traveldoo
Traveldoo is the European provider of online travel management solutions, enabling businesses to improve the performance of their travel procurement processes, making business traveller’s life easier and helping travel agencies enrich their customer relationships.
About Avis Europe plc.
The leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with over 3000 locations in 105 countries.
Further information about Avis can be found at www.avisworld.com
Contacts
Olivier Mindren
Traveldoo
Vice President, Marketing
+33 (0)1 40 33 76 40
olivier.mindren@traveldoo.com
Avis Europe plc.
Chris Wermann
Director of Communications
Tel.: +44 (0)1344 417376
chris.wermann@avis-europe.com