SOURCE: Adventure Central
February 26, 2008 12:39 ET
Travel Sites Choose Adventure Central to Tap Into the $165 Billion Adventure and Experiential Travel Market
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - February 26, 2008) - Adventure Central™, the
leading provider of travel distribution and online booking services for the
adventure and experiential travel industry, announced today the addition of
John Diorio as Vice President of Distribution and Supplier Partnerships.
Quickly demonstrating his prowess in his new position, the travel industry
veteran has signed 11 new distribution partners eager to offer Adventure
Central's ever-growing inventory of adventure and experiential travel to
their online customers.
Adventure Central New Distribution Partners:
1stAdventures.com * A1-Discount-Hotels.com * AdventureVisit.com
BookingWiz.com * CompareTripDeals.com * DiveTravel.com * EkoTracks.com
HolyAdventures.com * TripCart.com * WCities.com * YowTrip.com
Joining Adventure Central's network of distribution partners, which
includes sites like AllAboutRivers.com, AdventuresSportsOnline.com,
CheapTickets.com, Orbitz.com, and SignatureDays.com, allows the travel
retailers to promote, market, distribute and sell Adventure Central's
unique and authentic inventory provided by some of the world's leading
adventure suppliers. These suppliers look to Adventure Central to provide
valuable marketing and distribution services that complement their efforts
to reach new, incremental customers. With the addition of these new
partners, Adventure Central's suppliers will have access to hundreds of
thousands of new potential customers every month.
"Adventure Central's extensive and diverse selection of trip inventory
helps us accomplish our goal to be that 'one-stop-shop' for travelers
saving them time and frustration when trying to plan the perfect trip,"
said Elliot Cohen, Founder & CEO of www.tripcart.com. "TripCart.com is
focused on enabling the traveler to plan their whole trip from research on
where to stay and what to do to booking their selections including great
adventures from Adventure Central."
"Our mission at Adventure Central is to connect the world to great
adventures. Now consumers will have the convenience of shopping for
everything from zip-lining or white-water rafting to culinary expeditions
and cultural treks on all of these websites," said Dick Schulte, CEO of
Adventure Central. "With the addition of online travel expert John Diorio
to our team, we are poised for continued success in both distribution and
supply."
John Diorio brings more than 17 years of travel industry knowledge and
experience to his role as Vice President of Distribution and Supplier
Partnerships. He will leverage his experience to effectively connect
distribution affiliates and supplier partners within Adventure Central's
network. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Diorio provided strategic
guidance to various online companies helping to build or manage their
online distribution networks. Previous positions include serving six years
as Vice President of Affiliate Marketing for Hotels.com.
About Adventure Central
Denver-based Adventure Central offers robust distribution, online booking
and reservations management solutions for the adventure and experiential
travel industry. Adventure Central offers adventure travel suppliers
easy-to-use solutions to upload and sell their inventory online, access to
online distribution channels like Orbitz (OWW), CheapTickets and more --
enabling them to reach consumers that they would never reach individually,
as well as real-time reservations and customer relationship management
solutions for their sales and support teams. For more information on
Adventure Central, call 303.292.5522 or visit www.adventurecentral.com.
About TripCart.com
TripCart.com is a web 2.0 travel planning website targeted to the
independent leisure travel market. One of the leading start-ups in the
growing field of activity based travel planning, TripCart.com addresses the
known problem of how difficult the on-line travel planning process is, by
the integration of original content, community and tools. www.TripCart.com