Monday, March 08, 2004

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Latest internet business news : News: "TravelBritain offers one-stop travel site London, March 5 2004, (netimperative) by Gareth Vorster

TravelBritain and a chain of Regional Tourism Boards (RTB) have launched, an internet-based platform, EnglandNet that will connect all the local and regional destination management systems (DMS) via the RTBs around the UK.

TravelBritain and a chain of Regional Tourism Boards (RTB) have launched, an internet-based platform, EnglandNet that will connect all the local and regional destination management systems (DMS) via the RTBs around the UK.

Tourists travelling to or within Britain will be able to access information on tourism products and destination and then book their holidays online.
Customers will be charged a subscription fee, in addition to a 10% commission for each booking made via the EnglandNet platform.

The site will go live by the end of the month, with an initial database of about 60,000 to 70,000 products and destinations, a spokesperson for EnglandNet said.The venture will offer SMEs access to wider national and international markets through a global distribution system, previously exclusive to major tour operators and airlines. "

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