MILWAUKEE, WI - April 27, 2006 - In a recent survey of VAX VacationAccess' users, more than 80% responded that an air-only booking engine was an important enhancement. In response, Trisept Solutions, the company that created and powers VAX VacationAccess, recently launched VAX VacationAccess Air Only powered by G2 SwitchWorks.
VAX VacationAccess Air Only allows agents guaranteed full content access to book air seats from the following airlines: Alaska Airlines, America West Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
Trisept Solutions added the air-only engine to VAX VacationAccess as a convenience tool that allows agents to shop across multiple airlines without leaving the VAX VacationAccess platform. The air-only booking engine is seamlessly integrated into VAX VacationAccess and does not require additional logins or passwords.
"Many of VAX VacationAccess' home based and independent agents asked us to add an air-only booking engine to the platform," said John Ische, president and CEO of Trisept Solutions. "We're glad to meet the need of this growing agency segment."
Gary Crawley, owner of Greater Vacation Travel, a home-based agency in Manassas, Va. agrees. "I loved it (VAX VacationAccess Air Only)," said Crawley. "It was quite easy to use. It showed me good flight options and my client was very pleased with the price. It's a very handy, user-friendly tool and I'll use it a lot."
"G2 SwitchWorks is proud to work with Trisept Solutions to extend our capabilities to VAX VacationAccess agents," said Alex Zoghlin, president and CEO of G2 SwitchWorks. "G2 provides industry-leading airline shopping and ticketing functionality, automated servicing for refunds and exchanges - all through VAX VacationAccess' easy-to-use interface."
"Continental Airlines is proud to distribute our product directly to VAX VacationAccess' agent users through Air Only", said John Slater, managing director of distribution and e-commerce. "Trisept and G2 have worked together to provide a new product where VAX VacationAccess agent users have long term access to all our great fares."
VAX VacationAccess Air Only is the latest addition of several new booking engines to VAX VacationAccess. Earlier this year, Trisept Solutions unveiled VAX VacationAccess Cruise, an engine that allows agents to book 10 cruise lines using a simple, five-step booking process.
"Busy travel professionals don't have time to juggle multiple logins and passwords for different systems," said Ische. "They need one, comprehensive platform that meets all their needs. That's what VAX VacationAccess was designed to do."
No special registration or ARC status is needed to use VAX VacationAccess Air Only. Agents can simply log into VAX VacationAccess and select Air Only from the Reservations drop down menu.
VAX VacationAccess has evolved into the industry's premier travel agent portal, complete with the most powerful booking engine available, hundreds of timesaving reservation management tools and now exceptional sales, marketing and educational features.
To learn more about VAX VacationAccess, or to register for the free vacation portal, visit www.vaxvacationaccess.com. To learn more about Trisept Solutions and its commitment to the travel agent community, visit www.triseptsolutions.com.
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Trisept Solutions provides leading-edge leisure travel industry technology services featuring inventory management, a full spectrum of electronic distribution products, and other IT solutions. Trisept Solutions processes more than 300 million e-commerce transactions annually and facilitates the sale of more than three million vacation package reservations for its clients. For more information about Trisept Solutions, visit www.triseptsolutions.com.
G2 SwitchWorks is the industry's provider of choice for low-cost, next generation travel distribution solutions. G2 provides a private distribution network providing faring and pricing for over 450 airlines and reservation and servicing capabilities for Air Tran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, America West Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. For more information, visit www.g2switchworks.com..
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