TRIP.com Becomes a Premier Travel Provider of Lycos, Inc.'s HotBot Search Site
TRIP.com Helps Millions of HotBot Users Locate Timely, Relevant Travel Information
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As part of the deal, HotBot's millions of Web users will have direct, instantaneous access to TRIP.com's host of travel services including flightTRACKER, the flight-monitoring software that displays real-time commercial information such as speed, altitude and heading, and intelliTRIP(TM), a revolutionary Web travel search agent.
As a premier travel provider, TRIP.com will receive direct text links and prominent ad placement throughout HotBot, including a link from the Shopping Resources on the front door, and ad placements throughout the HotBot Travel Directory and HotBot Shopping Directory. TRIP.com will also receive ad placement within Lycos Inc.'s popular Web developer resource Webmonkey ().
"This deal substantiates HotBot's commitment to offering the best travel information and resources to our users," said Rick Boyce, senior vice president of advertising for HotBot. "We're impressed with TRIP.com's extensive travel information and are pleased to provide their services to our users."
"Our ability to showcase our new intelliTRIP(TM) service as a direct link from HotBot is one of the most impactful benefits of this partnership," said Rich Arzaga, vice president of Partnership Development for TRIP.com. "In addition to searching our full-service reservation engine, users will have the additional option to search the airline sites directly from intelliTRIP(TM)."
TRIP.com's new intelliTRIP(TM) enables consumers to simultaneously query multiple airline Web sites for fares in just 90 seconds. By providing integrated direct access to travel supplier sites, intelliTRIP(TM) ensures travelers have the most complete inventory of travel values from which to make their decision.
About Lycos
Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. LCOS, is a leading Web media company and one of the most visited hubs on the Internet, reaching one out of every two Web users. Lycos, Inc., offers a unified set of Web sites that attracts a diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community services, and a comprehensive shopping center.
About TRIP.com
TheTrip.com is the premiere one-stop online travel services and technology provider devoted to the mobile professional market. Award-winning interactive applications such as flightTRACKER, the flight-monitoring software that displays real-time commercial information such as speed, altitude and heading, have positioned TRIP.com as an industry pioneer. TRIP.com recently added intelliTRIP(TM), a revolutionary travel search agent, to its stable of firsts in the online travel space.
Nearly three million members of TRIP.com enjoy a host of tools and services such as round-the-clock reservation capabilities, city, restaurant and hotel information, as well as 24-hour personalized customer service. TRIP.com has won a host of prestigious awards for its compelling content, ease of use, utility and proven experience in the online travel space. Recent awards include Forbes Best of the Web 1999 and Windows Magazine 101 Best Web Sites. Yahoo! Internet Life awarded flightTRACKER a "Best of the Web 1999" winner, and PC Computing touts TRIP.com as one of 1999's Top 10 Travel Sites. intelliTRIP(TM) was also pegged as a "real deal" by Travel & Leisure Magazine.
Editor's note: TRIP.com and intelliTRIP should appear in print as it does in this release. (c) 1999 TheTrip.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. intelliTRIP, Patent pending, 1998, TheTrip.com, Inc. intelliTRIP is a registered trademark of TheTrip.com, Inc.
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Donna Crafton
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