Travel Agents Find 'Aha' Moment in OneLink Concept at Vacation.com Conference
June 27 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Upfront Settlement, Online Hotel Rate Comparisons Have Strong
Appeal Among Attendees SAN FRANCISCO, June 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OneLink Corporation (OTC:OLNK) (BULLETIN
BOARD: OLNK) announced today that its new and innovative online
travel booking service -- a concept highlighted by upfront
settlement for participating travel agencies -- was well received
by attendees of the Vacation.com International Conference and Trade
Show in Las Vegas last week. The service, offered to Vacation.com
members as well as other major travel agency consortia through
OneLink's CCRA International subsidiary, scored a large and
overwhelmingly positive response from travel agency owners and
their booking agents at the event. Attendees were able to learn
about the concept through several CCRA International-sponsored
activities, including six training seminars, a CCRA co-sponsored
pavilion, and at the conference's own Technology Learning Center.
"Owners and agents who took part in our seminars were enthusiastic
in chanting our presentation mantras, 'Take Control!' and 'I'm not
going to work for free anymore!'"said Mai Meyaart, vice president
and managing director of CCRA International. "We could see and feel
the reaction and excitement in the audience's faces when we
demonstrated the unique appeal of the CCRA portal -- it was an 'aha
moment' that was very gratifying." OneLink's groundbreaking service
builds on the powerful worldwide network of available hotel
properties assembled by CCRA International by giving agents the
ability to compare net, GDS, CCRA preferred and Hotels.com rates
onscreen. This ability, which allows agents to quote rates that
maximizes their operating margins and optimizes their value to
clients, comes with a bonus -- a first-ever ability to realize
upfront payment and commission settlement for reservations booked
through the portal. Hundreds of conference attendees signed up for
CCRA International's training seminars over the course of the
event. What's more, over 350 agents have registered to use the CCRA
portal in the past week. The CCRA pavilion, which showcased the Web
portal, enjoyed record-breaking attendance, with several hundred
visitors. The pavilion was co-sponsored by a number of CCRA
International's travel vendor partners including Accor Hotels,
Carey International Inc., Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Cendant
Corporation, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt
Corporation, Intercontinental Hotel Group, La Quinta Inn &
Suites, Millennium Hotels and WORLDHOTELS. The Vacation.com
International Conference & Trade Show was held June 18-22.
About OneLink Corporation: OneLink Corporation (OTC:OLNK) (BULLETIN
BOARD: OLNK) is a provider of integrated booking and settlement
processing services for travel suppliers and their distributors.
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://vacation.com/
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