OneLink Sets Sail with Cruise Shoppes
April 13 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Travel Services Reservations/Settlement Web Portal Is Endorsed
by Leading Cruise-Oriented Travel Agency Consortium SAN FRANCISCO,
April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OneLink Corporation (OTC:OLNK)
(BULLETIN BOARD: OLNK) , a provider of integrated global
distribution and financial settlement services to the travel and
tourism industry, announced today that its new Web portal,
CCRAonelink.com, will be recommended by Cruise Shoppes, a
nationwide cruise and leisure sales organization, to Cruise
Shoppes' 200-plus member travel agencies across the U.S. Cruise
Shoppes will carry a direct link from its members-only Intranet
site to CCRAonelink.com, enabling its members to book reservations
at top-quality hotels and resorts around the world, with
commissions paid for the first time ever at the time of booking.
"It's important for our membership to have the best available
booking resources, not only for cruises but also for non-cruise
segments that help them assemble exceptional travel packages.
OneLink's new CCRAonelink.com portal delivers on that promise,"
said Shawn Tubman, President and CEO of Cruise Shoppes. "We
strongly encourage our travel agency members to take full advantage
of CCRAonelink.com as a tool to improve their competitive
advantage." Logging gross sales of more than $100 million per year,
Cruise Shoppes is one of the most respected cruise-focused agency
consortia in the world. It is the only North American consortium
dedicated to a full range of member services, marketing, training,
and private-label products and promotions, meeting the needs of
high-end leisure travelers. Cruise Shoppes also has preferred
relationships with virtually all major cruise lines as well as
select resorts and tour operators, enabling member agencies to
offer exceptional pricing to their clientele. "OneLink is thrilled
to add Cruise Shoppes to its growing list of top-name consortia
partners. Having an organization like Cruise Shoppes, which
specializes in the fastest-growing segment of the travel industry,
endorse the CCRAOneLink.com portal is a testament to the broad
appeal of our service," said Bill Guerin, Chairman and CEO of
OneLink. OneLink, a pioneer in global travel transaction
processing, offers a groundbreaking service that enables agents to
provide best-available rates to customers combined with upfront
financial settlement. Through its partnerships with Amadeus, Sabre
and Hotels.com, OneLink is currently able to offer the most
favorable rates on over 80,000 hotel properties worldwide. OneLink
also strengthened its ability to offer industry-best hotel rates
through its acquisition of CCRA (Computerized Corporate Rate
Association) as part of its purchase of Reservations Center Inc. in
2005. For additional details, Cruise Shoppes members can go to
http://www.ccraonelink.com/ . About OneLink Corporation: OneLink
(OTC:OLNK) (BULLETIN BOARD: OLNK) is a provider of integrated
global distribution and financial settlement services to the travel
and tourism industry. The firm is the first of its kind to offer
non-airline travel suppliers the ability to distribute a pre-paid
product through travel agents worldwide, and to effect financial
settlement through a single, online global distribution and
financial settlement system. OneLink's mission is to increase the
number and quality of online bookings made through global retail
travel channels while improving cash flow and reducing distribution
costs, ultimately resulting in lower prices for the consumer.
Headquartered in San Francisco, OneLink is operated by an
experienced team of travel distribution professionals, financial
settlement experts and established global technology specialists.
For more information, visit http://www.onelinkcorp.com/ . This
press release is not a solicitation to buy or sell securities. This
press release includes "forward looking statements" as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, included in the press
release that address activities, events or developments that the
Company believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain
assumptions made based on experience, expected future developments
and other factors the Company believes are appropriate in the
circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company. Investors are cautioned that any such
statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results
or developments may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including
delays in development and implementation of the Company's system,
market acceptance of the new system and problems in obtaining
additional financing. Furthermore, the Company does not intend (and
is not obligated) to update publicly any forward-looking
statements. The contents of this release should be considered in
conjunction with the warnings and cautionary statements contained
in the Company's recent filings with the SEC. DATASOURCE: OneLink
Corporation CONTACT: Steve Simon of S&S Public Relations, Inc.
for OneLink Corporation, +1-847-955-0700 ext. 9347, Web site:
http://www.onelinkcorp.com/ http://www.ccraonelink.com/
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