NR OPEN FARES to resell TOUR TECOPENFARES NOW OFFER TOURTEK ASP SOLUTION FOR TOUR OPERATORS
World Trade Markets (WTM) London U.K. and VANCOUVER B.C. Monday 10th November 2003 - Solars TSX-V: SCS a leading provider of business-to-business content management and distribution solutions for the travel industry, and OpenFares Inc., a software solution provider to the North American airline consolidation industry, announced today the agreement for OpenFares to have a non-exclusive right to re-sell the TourTek Service Bureau system.
Rick Ridding President at SCS Solars, says,” this agreement allows OpenFares to offer their client base a state-of-the art Tour Operator system that not only manages their tour content but integrates their consolidated air content and presents all components through a web interface. Development is already complete and ready to present to existing and new clients”
Louis Mercier, Founder and CEO at OpenFares said “This is exciting news! TourTek, through their advanced Oracle based system will give our OpenFares consolidator subscribers a substantial advantage; it will give them The ability to distribute all products including Hotel, Air, Car Rental, Packaged and FIT tour product through TourTek’s reservation technology. This huge addition to our product offering will complete our solutions for our clients .The total market exposure will entice more consolidators and tour operators to use our CMS (contract management system) and Tour solution too. Everybody wins.”
About Open Fares
Based in Montreal, PQ, OpenFares provides the industry with browser based fare management and distribution solutions to for air consolidators and wholesalers around the world. With a rapidly growing client base of over 50 specialists worldwide and many strategic partnerships, OpenFares offers the most dynamic software solution available today.
Visit OpenFares at www.openfares.com
About TourTek Service Bureau
TourTek’s Service Bureau provides similar functionality to that of a full in-house Tour Operator Inventory Management System, but at a fraction of the cost. The customer no longer has to worry about housing a system internally; the operator simply accesses the service bureau through a high-speed internet connection. The Service Bureau (ASP) is based on low up-front cost and a transaction basis. The web front end provides universal booking capability either from the reservation agent, the consumer or both.
About SCS Solars
SCS Solars provides solutions in information management and electronic distribution for the travel industry. Proprietary products include SolarNet, LiveLinx, LiveLinx*PLUS, NewsWire and TourTek. SCS Solars is a public company, trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Board (TSX-V) under the symbol SCS. More information is available at www.solars.biz
SCS Solars contact Patricia Wilson 604-922-4772 Toll Free: 1-877-688-8666 email: pwilson@solars.com
Openfares contact Robert Audet 514- 272- 9454
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of the Corporation's sales strategies