VTS Travel Enterprises Unveils New Brand and Business Direction, Launches Three Corporate Travel Tools
MAHWAH, NJ, September 18, 2006 – Significant changes in business travel over the past few years are driving growth for VTS Travel. To keep pace with corporate travel clients' needs, the company is unveiling its new name, Directravel, and new brand today as part of its commitment to make travel management smarter and easier than before.
Directravel is an industry leading corporate travel management company that provides consulting, technology solutions and travel fulfillment services for its clients. Today's change in brand and name are part of an overall strategic shift in the company's business direction as Directravel positions itself for growth.
"We work every day to make sure that our clients are receiving the best service possible – from outstanding client support through our 24/7 call centers to technology solutions that save money and improve the bottom line," said Patrick Fragale, president of Directravel. "Our new name and brand image reflect our dedication to outstanding and personal service, high levels of quality control and investment in our technology infrastructure to offer the latest in online tools and state-of-the-art phone and in-person services."
The company's recent growth, attributed to successfully leveraging business partner relationships, acquisitions and changes in the travel industry, has led to the development of newly enhanced services that make travel management smarter and easier. These client service enhancements include a new suite of online tools and information for business travelers that provide detailed cost and travel schedule reporting for corporations.
New Suite of Services
Directravel established its online presence with a new Web site, www.dt.com. The site builds upon the company's excellent personal service with online tools to offer electronic reservations and expertly managed travel booking, reporting features, access to leisure travel resources and the latest in travel news and alerts.
Directravel's new service enhancements, the DirectLink® suite of online tools, include three separate products to book travel plans, review traveler flight paths and research other information (i.e. weather patterns, travel alerts, destination information, and visa/passport requirements) in a single, user-friendly platform. Business travel data from these products – DirectLink® Express, DirectLink® and DirectLink® +Plus – can populate reports so companies can track their employees throughout a business trip and, in the event of a travel emergency – from security or health emergencies to severe weather delays – immediately locate any given employee and plan accordingly.
Travology™®
Directravel is pioneering Travology™ – the art and science of travel management – into every aspect of its employees' daily lives. The philosophy of Travology™, which includes a degree program to recognize expertise, encompasses a dedication to creating travel solutions for all clients, building upon years of industry expertise and a commitment to make travel planning as smart and easy as possible for every client. Directravel requires that each employee be an expert in their field; they must pass a rigorous testing program to receive their degree and reach Travologist™® status. The company currently has 300 Travologists™ on staff.
The philosophy is currently being reviewed by travel industry associations as a model for all travel management companies.
About Directravel
For more than 25 years, Directravel has provided its corporate clients with high-quality business travel management services, internet-based technology solutions and significant cost savings. Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey, and with regional offices in New York City; Princeton, NJ; Scranton, PA; Chicago, IL; and San Francisco, CA; Directravel is ranked among the top 10 US corporate travel management firms. Over 300 Directravel travel professionals serve clients at both onsite and offsite locations nationwide. In addition to its corporate travel management services, Directravel offers leisure travel services through four agencies: Oakland Travel, Stratton Travel, Vacation Travel Specialists and Wyckoff Travel. Stratton and Wyckoff are members of Virtuoso, an exclusive network of travel agencies specializing in upscale leisure travel.
For more information call 1-800-air-travel or visit www.dt.com.
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Media Contacts
Rose Di Bari, Directravel, 201-847-2167, rdibari@dt.com
Peter Setaro, Princeton Partners, 609-452-8500, psetaro@princetonpartners.com