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Worktopia Launches New Affiliate Network Program

Posted on: Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 09:55 CDT

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Worktopia(R), the leading provider of real-time procurement solutions for meetings, today announced the launch of its Affiliate Network program, providing travel agencies a fast and easy way to offer their clients real-time meeting booking services for group rooms and meeting function space.

Previously, Worktopia's Universal Meeting Solution(R) (UMS) was primarily offered in private label editions by leading travel management companies and at Worktopia.com. With the launch of the Affiliate Network, travel agencies can now efficiently assist their clients in sourcing and booking meetings in minutes. Agencies can even encourage their clients to register for self service use of UMS, while retaining commission-share credit for all bookings. An added benefit, agencies receive alerts whenever their clients book meetings, enabling agents to assist with air, car and other meeting-related services.

"We are constantly seeking ways to expand our services for our clients and recognized that the small meetings segment of the industry was an opportunity for us to increase our value to our customers," said Diane Bozicevich, vice president of operations, Omega Meetings & Incentives. Diane added, "As we learned about Worktopia's Affiliate Network, we realized that the new program was exactly what we were looking for -- an easy way to help our clients with their small meetings needs, and at the same time, efficiently expand our business in this very important segment of the meetings industry."

"We are delighted to be a member of Worktopia's Affiliate Network. It will give us an opportunity to better serve the needs of our customers, expand our revenue model and continue to build customer loyalty," said Stephanie Clifton, director of sales, Cypress Meetings & Incentives, a division of All About Travel.

"The Affiliate Network empowers travel agents with the industry leading solution for booking meetings. No other service allows agencies to search, instantly compare price quotes and book meeting space, group guest rooms, A/V and simple catering across hotel brands and venue types," said John Arenas, chairman and CEO of Worktopia. He added, "Although the Affiliate Network Program is free to join, agencies and travel management companies can also license their own version of UMS to set supplier preferences, use negotiated rates, enroll entire client companies, and use a full reporting suite."

About the Universal Meeting Solution (UMS)

UMS completely automates the process for anyone arranging a small off-site meeting to search, compare quotes, book space, and overnight accommodations as well as order catering, specify amenities and choose A/V equipment in one real-time online session. UMS is the only online booking tool that enables the instant, live booking of Simple Meetings across hotel brands and venue types.

About Worktopia(R)

Worktopia, Inc. offers integrated solutions that allow meeting planners to search, compare and book simple meetings and group accommodations online in hotels, business centers and airport lounges worldwide. Worktopia's solutions also serve the needs of corporate executives, by providing new visibility into what their companies are spending on Simple Meetings, facilitating control, compliance and cost reduction efforts. The Worktopia meetings booking engine can be found in private label versions, in TMC corporate booking tools on GDS agency desktops and through DinersClub International, Commercial Payment Solutions. Worktopia's private label agreements and connectivity partners include leading companies in the hospitality and travel industry including American Express(R) Business Travel, Sabre(R), Travelport(R), GetThere(R), Newmarket(R) International, Pegasus(R) and MICROS Systems. Worktopia delivers attendee management services in partnership with SignUp4, LLC. For more information, visit www.worktopia.com.

SOURCE Worktopia, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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