Global tour operators and online retailers who recently signed up for Jumpstart Web Services include Orbitz and Gullivers Travel Associates.
Also signing up: hotel.de.
Jumpstart a Wizcom (division of Cendant) product provides a Web-based connectivity and transactional solution for tour operators and online travel retailers to access a large database. That base includes real time inventory for 56,000 hotels, 26 car rental companies, 480 airline companies, and major cruise lines.
All companies can be accessed through a single connection.
Jumpstart allows users to integrate Web services technology with their existing distribution/CRS applications to eliminate some programming, telecommunications and manual processing expenses.
Jumpstart is a turnkey solution for suppliers with a connectivity based on existing technologies, requiring no additional training.
Report by David Wilkening
