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Strong demand from growth markets sees Innstant Travel adding even more hotels in selected destinations

31st October 2012

With over 200,000 hotels worldwide it would seem Innstant Travel already have the world covered but as their growth markets drive demand for certain key destinations Innstant are looking closer at these areas to ensure that their clients' needs are fully met.

In advance of World Travel Market, Julian Evans - Contracts Manager for Innstant Travel - said "We are using our presence at this year's event to focus on key demand areas and have already advanced agreements with many new hotel partners as well as our existing ones for 2013. Nevertheless we see demand, particularly for various destinations in the Far East, Australia and New Zealand, to continue being strong whilst closer to home, Ireland is attracting keen interest. We are therefore looking forward to developing new partnerships with hoteliers and ancillary service providers in these areas in particular and using the combined strength of our technology and network to deliver higher revenues and volumes.

Innstant now has significant clients in the UK, Middle East, USA, Israel, Australia, Brazil, and Portugal in addition to Ireland.

Innstant Travel launches Hilton Hotels online

24th October 2012

Innstant Travel are very pleased to announce the addition of direct global contracts with the Hilton Group of hotels with up to same day availability. The Hilton inventory features 3897 hotels worldwide including the following brands:

• Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
• Conrad Hotels & Resorts
• Hilton Hotels & Resorts
• Double Tree by Hilton
• Embassy Suites
• Hilton Garden Inn
• Home2 Suites by Hilton
• Homewood Suites by Hilton
• Hampton

The innstant Group hotel portfolio has now increased to in excess of 200,000 properties worldwide. This is the largest listing available via an online provider in the market enabling agents to find hotels in almost any city of the world with live availability.

In addition to this exciting range of quality hotels, the Innstant Travel platforms offers many of services such worldwide transfers, car hire, tours, sports and theatre tickets and much more.

The deal was possible due to the leading technology and stringent sales performance criteria driven by the group. Innstant now has significant clients in UK, Israel, USA, Australia, Brazil, and Portugal in addition to Ireland.

Innstant Travel Adds Hotel Content for Traveltek and Honeycomb

21st August 2012

Innstant Travel has bolstered Traveltek’s hotel content by 200,000 properties and added 200,000 hotels into Honeycomb, The Travel Network Group’s new dynamic packaging and ATOL protection system.

Dynamic packaging specialist Traveltek has beefed up its hotel content by integrating Innstant Travel’s portfolio of over 200,000 properties all over the globe. John Booty, Sales Manager for Innstant Travel, said: “We are delighted to be working with Traveltek allowing their clients’ access to our vast range of exclusive offers around the world. With our ever-growing product content and Traveltek’s global client base, we see this as a perfect partnership for not just the UK and Irish markets but also in other international markets as well.”

Peter Whittle, Sales & Marketing Director for Traveltek, added: “Integration of the Innstant Travel content further strengths our position of offering the widest possible range of hotel content to support the dynamic packaging options of our thousands of travel agency and tour operator clients across the globe.”

Honeycomb

In addition, Innstant Travel will now provide the consortia’s combined membership of nearly 800 businesses across the UK and Ireland – including members of Worldchoice and The Travel Trust Association – with over 200,000 hotels worldwide via The Travel Network Group’s new dynamic packaging and ATOL protection system: Honeycomb.

John Booty said: “We are very pleased to be able to offer all members of The Travel Network Group across the UK and Ireland access to our 200,000 hotels with up to same day availability. The benefit to the members is that they can choose between using our trade-only website or The Travel Network Group’s new Honeycomb system, with full ATOL protection.

“The Travel Network Group is the UK’s fastest growing travel consortia and this, combined with our ever-growing portfolio of product content including direct contracts with many of the international hotel chains, we see this as a ‘win/win’ for the consortia members.”

Steve Clark, Commercial Director, The Travel Network Group, added: “Our goal is to ensure that through our new dynamic packaging system, Honeycomb, we can bring as much good quality product to our members as possible. By adding this vast range of accommodation to our portfolio, members have access to an extensive range of hotels that will meet all their customers’ needs.”

Keith Prowse and Innstant Travel Launch Leading One Minute Booking Solution with over 14,000 Destinations Worldwide.

May 2012

The world’s oldest entertainment travel agency can now take the travel industry on the travel booking journey of a lifetime.

John Godwin, Keith Prowse managing director, has launched this week their new “state of the art centralised ticket and travel services portal www.keithprowse.com.au. Mr Godwin was also joined by Darryl Ismail CEO of Innstant Travel to celebrate the launch.

Keith Prowse selected the Innstant Group technology after an extensive review of many national and international technology companies.

Mr Godwin said, “We were looking for the best, so we chose Innstant, as we are in no doubt that the Innstant platform and their extensive product range is by far the best in the market, in fact years ahead of what else is currently available.”

“Further validation of the decision is that, since the recent introduction of the new booking engine, we’ve secured a number of contracts with leading travel operators and agents. Their decision was based on the strength of the combined product range and online solution which provides immediate booking confirmations.”

Mr Godwin said that the range of benefits includes:

• Access to Keith Prowse’s enormous selection of travel options with thousands of tours, sports and attractions tickets, including Disney passes.
• The portal enables agents to book instantly more than 150,000 hotels with live price comparisons with 54 other booking engines and allows for last minute availability on all hotels and tickets.
• We only display live availability, so unlike many other popular booking engines our content is 100% live and bookings can be completed in two easy steps.
• Agents accessing the two step booking engine via the online travel and entertainment travel portal, which will also feature a range of developments to follow, such as dynamic packaging of ticket inclusive packages.
• The platform also offers over 600 low cost airlines, as well as thousands of car hire, and transfer options. In the coming months we will be adding some really exciting new products including cruises and tour packages in addition to the dynamic package functionality with online availability and instant confirmation.
• With no hidden fees, B2C and B2B capabilities, automated bookings and instant confirmations as well as flexible booking capabilities will ensure Keith Prowse remains at the forefront of the travel industry.
• Keith Prowse will also be offering white label solutions enabling agents to have their consumer website with our leading booking engine.

John Godwin said no other travel company can provide this range of service live and the website www.keithprowse.com.au would provide industry leading centralised ticket and travel solutions.

“Keith Prowse will provide travel agents with the most up to date information, best prices and easy to use interface to ensure the best outcome for their clients,” he said.

Darryl Ismail CEO of Instant Travel said, ‘”We’re delighted to partner with Keith Prowse in this exciting project and bring this long awaited online solution to event ticketing plus providing superior accommodation and touring options.”

“Our advanced booking engine in turn adds value not only to the travel business but greatly benefits consumers.”

Keith Prowse has been associated with the sale of tickets to sporting and special events for more than 200 years.

Keith Prowse’s range of sporting and special event packages include The Australian Tennis Open, NRL Grand Final, Wimbledon, Premier League Soccer, horse racing and car racing, Edinburgh Tattoo, State of Origin Series and many more – all available on the portal.

The Innstant Group, www.innstantgroup.com, is a privately-held travel and software company, which has offices in a number of international cities including the US, Europe and the Middle East. Innstant provides a compelling line of products and services that facilitate the procurement of land and air travel. Innstant is part of a large corporate group with many global business interests including hotels and other areas of the tourism sector.

4200 Best Western Hotels are now live on the Innstant Travel website giving agents amazing offers in North America and the rest of the world.

February 2012

Innstant Travel and Best Western Hotels are very pleased to announce the online partnership to sell the 4200 Best Western properties across North America and the rest of the world online with up to same day availability.

The Best Western group comprises of 3 distinctive types of hotel:

BEST WESTERN
All the Best western hotels offer amenities such as free high-speed Internet access that will ensure a comfortable stay with exceptional value.

BEST WESTERN PLUS
Each Best Western Plus is well appointed with standard services and amenities that ensure enhanced comfort for both business and leisure travellers.

BEST WESTERN PREMIER
Stylish designs and personalized guest services distinguish each Best Western Premier. Modern amenities and features such as a contemporary business centre, on-site lounge and HD televisions promise a refined level of comfort and service for business and leisure travelers

The innstant Group portfolio has increased the range to in excess of 132500 properties worldwide. This is one of the largest listing available via an online provider in the Irish market enabling agents to find hotels in almost in city of the world with live availability.

In addition to this exciting range of quality hotels, the Innstant Travel platforms offers many of services such worldwide transfers, car hire, theatre tickets and much more.

The deal was possible due to the leading technology and stringent sales performance criteria driven by the group. Innstant now has significant clients in UK, Israel, USA, Australia, Brazil, and Portugal in addition to Ireland.

Innstant Travel celebrates its 1st year in Ireland.

February 2012

Innstant Travel, the online wholesale division of Innstant Group, is celebrating it’s first year in Ireland and is delighted to renew it’s ITAA affiliate membership.

The Innstant Group hotel portfolio has grown to in excess of 132,500 properties worldwide making it one of the largest wholesale booking solutions available in the Irish market. The content includes almost 20000 direct contracts including hotel chains such as IHG, Best Western, Riu, Top International, Wyndham Group and many more.

The Innstant Travel Platform, in addition to offering an exciting range of genuine wholesale rates and leading technology, also includes many other services such as worldwide transfers, car hire and theatre tickets.

John Booty, Global Sales Manager for Innstant Travel, said "The launch of the Innstant Travel operation in Ireland has been good news for local and foreign employment as the group now employs 30 staff with many areas of expertise and is continuing its recruitment drive in order to cater for the ongoing growth and achievement of its global sales objectives. The company has already attracted many well known industry professionals at home and abroad to its team.

Innstant has already secured significant clients in Europe and worldwide with month on month near triple digit percentage sales growth.

Innstant Travel appointed as a preferred partner to The Travel Network Group for global hotel content.

January 2012

Innstant Travel the online wholesale division of Innstant Group has been appointed as a preferred partner to “The Travel Network Group” consortium in a 1 year deal commencing with immediate effect.

The Travel Network Group is the largest independent travel network in Europe with a turnover of £1 billion and range of membership propositions, products services that enable new or existing travel business to operate within this dynamic sector all under ATOL protection.

Innstant Travel will now provide the consortia’s combined membership, of nearly 800 businesses, with over 118,000 hotels worldwide via its trade only booking engine www.innstant.travel and the Travel Network Group web-based system Honeycomb.

John Booty Sales Manager for Innstant Travel commented: “We are very pleased to become a preferred partner to over 800 members across the UK & Ireland. With their strong presence on the high street and our ever growing product content we see this as the perfect partnership for both entities with a “win win” scenario.

The deal was secured after Innstant Travel satisfied strict contractual, technological and service criteria demanded by the Travel Network management. One of the key advantages demonstrated by Innstant Travel, is its unique proprietary technology which includes real time comparisons of over 52 online competitors is designed to make the travel professional’s life easier with it’s 2 step booking process backed by 24/7 support.

Innstant Travel who are members of AFTA, ASTA and Visit USA committee have recently joined the ITAA Affiliate program.

Innstant Group have operations in Ireland, Israel, Netherlands and USA.

Top International Hotels sign deal with Innstant Group at WTM

10th November 2011

We are proud announcing our newest partnership with INNSTANT Travel. The commercial details have been agreed between Darryl Ismail (CEO INNSTANT Group) and Peter Ortner (Director GDS & Trainer / TOP INTERNATIONAL Hotels) on the WTM in London.

INNSTANT Travel offers its approx. 8.000 connected travel agencies a comfortable and easy to use B2B booking engine, in which all TOP INTERNATIONAL Hotels will be presented within the next weeks. We are looking forward to a mutual cooperation with Darryl and his team.

Award winning Riu Hotels and Innstant Travel partnership gives agents exclusive offers in more than 21 countries across Europe, the Caribbean and Mexico

9th August 2011

Innstant Travel and Riu Hotels & Resorts are very pleased to announce the online partnership to sell their sun and beach holiday resorts worldwide.

The deal will enable Innstant Travel to provide its global travel agents with in excess of 100 hotels to tailor-make itineraries with this leading reputable brand with a choice of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels.

RIU Hotels & Resorts is a Spanish family ran hotel chain whom specialize in sun and beach holiday resorts worldwide with more than 100 hotels in 21 countries across Europe, the Caribbean and Mexico. More than 50% of establishments offer RIU's acclaimed all-inclusive formula with something to suit every client.

Riu’s uniqueness is the exclusive service it offers it’s guests, which satisfies their every need at all times.

This is a new exciting opportunity for travel agents whom may have in the past been restricted in selling this hotel group in a tailored-made fashion as now they are able to provide customers with more quality choice and flexibility.

To celebrate the launch Riu Hotels and Innstant Travel have a range of early online booking discounts for winter 11/12 with up to 20% off wholesale rates.

Innstant Travel launches "Innstant Rewards" Loyalty Program

4th August 2011

Innstant Travel, the B2B division of the Innstant Group, has launched its special discount program called "Innstant Rewards" which earns its loyal Travel Agents extra low rates for all of their Innstant hotel reservations.

The program allows travel agents to earn Loyalty Points proportionate to their reservations value, and this can be used against future Innstant Travel reservations.

Innstant Travel guarantees the lowest prices online however, agents can save 1000’s more on top of the unbeatable prices (or they can convert the points for their own holiday) simply by routinely booking accommodation through Innstant Travel.

Joining the Innstant Travel Loyalty Program is automatic and absolutely free. Furthermore, you can claim your points and use them online at your leisure.

The Innstant team are dedicated to delivering the best booking experience to its clients by providing great prices, availability, service and technology. The Innstant rewards program is another great way to say thanks for the business!

Innstant Connect launches their Partner Program to promote the Innstant Connect proprietary technology in regional markets around the world

5th June 2011

We believe that our technology, used by our sister companies, Innstant Travel & Innstant is innovated, comprehensive and clever but still affordable. We are now offering a unique commercial structure and technology support for companies and individuals that are interested in using their knowledge and business relationships and build their own product lines in their local market.