Site59 Puts the ''We'' Back in Weekend; Two Departure Cities. One Destination. No Problem with New Meet Me In...
October 18 2005 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Site59, the leader in last-minute weekend travel, introduces the
Meet Me In...(SM) travel coordinator, an innovative, patent-pending
online tool that enables family and friends to effortlessly connect
by traveling from two departure cities to a common destination with
a convenient, deeply-discounted travel package. Posed with the
present-day challenges of coordinating complex travel itineraries
-- a time-consuming mishmash of back-and-forth communications and
open browser windows -- Site59 identified a tremendous opportunity
to eliminate cumbersome schedule coordination by allowing up to
four people from two different cities to select itineraries that
maximize their time together. "Coordinating flight times for two
different departure cities in today's online environment is very
time-consuming because traditional travel websites are not built
for this kind of itinerary," said Jeff Varhol, General Manager of
Site59, a Travelocity company. "The Meet Me In... travel
coordination tool has been an enormous strategic and technical
undertaking and has required a collective team effort across Sabre
Holdings. It's a rare opportunity to be able to deliver a travel
service that doesn't currently exist -- and the team has done just
that," Varhol continued. The technological highlights of the Meet
Me In... travel coordinator include: -- A new search tool that
gives customers the choice of either a traditional one departure
city search or a search that simultaneously queries for round-trip
flight, hotel, and rental car availability from two departure
cities -- complete with package pricing upfront -- A complex
algorithm which sorts through thousands of possible flight
combinations to present the 6 best itineraries, based on price,
travel time, coordinated arrival and departure times, and most
importantly, time together -- A "time together" calculation
(i.e...3 days, 7 hours, 42 minutes) is shown for all 6 itineraries
-- A flexible side-by-side flight comparison, which can be
independently sorted based on the following priorities: price,
airline, departure time, arrival time, and travel time -- A
suggested price breakdown for each traveler, including taxes and
fees, based on the origination cities "Site59 was a pioneer in
dynamic packaging, we launched the industry's leading comparison
search results, and now the Meet Me In... tool is yet another
innovation designed to spur incremental leisure travel, the
cornerstone of the Site59 business model," added Varhol. The Meet
Me In... tool will be featured exclusively on Site59.com through
the end of 2005, before being rolled out on Travelocity.com (within
the Last Minute Packages area of the site). Providing unrivaled
choice and flexibility for spontaneous travelers who know when and
where they want to go-and for those who need some inspiration --
Site59 offers affordable, impulsive, irresistible Last-Minute
Getaways from 14 days up to three hours before departure to 165
destinations in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean, Europe and Latin
America from more than 150 North American cities. With real-time
inventory from over 4,000 suppliers worldwide, Site59 Last-Minute
Getaways combine Flight + Hotel (with optional car), Flight + Car,
and Hotel + Car, and also include optional travel extras and
editor-recommended destination highlights so that travelers can
make the most of their weekend getaway. With Meet Me In... on
Site59.com, saving time, saving money and spending time together
just got a whole lot easier. Visit www.site59.com/MeetMeIn for more
details. About Site59(R) Named for the 59th, or last, minute,
Site59(R) is a recognized leader in technology and creative content
for last-minute online travel and is owned by Travelocity(R), a
Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) company. Beyond accolades and best of web
awards from Forbes, CNN, The Wall St. Journal, The NBC Today Show,
Readers Digest, PC Magazine, USA Today, The Washington Post, and
many more, Site59 is credited with developing the industry's
premier real-time packaging technology. Site59 has a patent-pending
system that automates and assembles inventory in real-time from
over 4000 industry suppliers -- including major airlines, hotel
companies, car rental companies, and hundreds of specialty
providers worldwide. Additional information and offerings can be
viewed at www.Site59.com.
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