Saturday, September 10, 2005

Virgin Sleeps Around, Seeks New Partners -

[getProductById - No product ID supplied]Virgin Sleeps Around, Seeks New Partners - TRAVELtech - Covering Asia Pacific: "Virgin Blue, which generates between A$6 and A$9 million in online revenue every day, has just taken another major step in its distribution diversification program, launching its Application Protocol Interface (API).

Launch customers are online retailers travel.com.au and lastminute.com.au, powered by Arnold Travel technology, while links will be provided to Zuji and Carlson Wagonlit.

The API provides these companies with a �doorway� into Virgin Blue�s new and more flexible Navataire Skylights7 booking platform � giving them live access to most inventory.
The integration costs are significant, and borne by the agents, but Virgin Blue claimed the upside is enormous, and that long-term benefits can be found on a number of levels � notably access, speed and better customer service."

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