"Our partnership with experts in the travel industry enables us to personalise our travel services. In alliance with , we will provide our customers with expert advice on the ultimate experience in adventure and Eco-friendly travel, ranging from walking, bicycling or diving, to climbing in Alaska or birdwatching in Trinidad," said Pierre Kleinhans, leisureplanet.com's Chief Executive Officer.
The relationship with for adventure travel content becomes a perfect fit into leisureplanet.com's strategy to deliver holidays tailored to the demands of individual travellers. leisureplanet.com's travel services are divided into two groups: horizontal services such as flight and hotel reservations, which form part of every journey; and vertical packages, which deliver vacations with a specific focus. Vertical services are used by those who take holidays organised around interests or activities they are passionate about, and by others who wish to take a holiday based on a special theme. The "vertical" adventure travel service follows the recent agreement with GolfServ Online Inc for the provision of golf content to leisureplanet.com's travellers.
"This is a critical cornerstone of our growing international strategy and partnership base. Our strategic alliance with leisureplanet.com will enable us to reach out to a truly global consumer base who will now be able to select from a wide range of our adventure travel products. Our rich, original adventure travel content will help leisureplanet.com members choose vacations they have always aspired to, in any corner of the world," commented Sean Greene, CEO, .
Through the strategic alliance with , leisureplanet.com customers will be able to plan adventure itineraries and receive expert travel advice and assistance in the creation of customised adventure-oriented tours.
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brings together world travellers, experts, and tour operators to create a vibrant online community where users can search for escapes, use personalised travel planners, get advice and buy gear. The site was recently ranked the no.1 Outdoors site by PC Data Online and hosts the largest network of tour operators and trips on the Web. Investors, such as Gannett Co. Inc. of Arlington, Va., Chicago-based New World Ventures and Potomac Ventures of Washington, D.C., back the privately held firm. maintains its travel services division and call centre in Portland, Maine, which is staffed with expert travel consultants to answer questions and provide advice to its more than 800,000 members.
About leisureplanet.com
leisureplanet.com is a leading international leisure travel e-commerce company striving to deliver the ultimate leisure travel experience to travellers. leisureplanet.com is committed to achieving global leadership in online travel through localised Web sites in the U.S.A., Europe and other international markets. The service offers more than 180 guides and provides reservations for flights, cruises, hotels and rental cars, supported by multi-lingual customer service call centres and e-mail. leisureplanet.com offers unique experiences like browsing through the world's largest database of hotel images (over 60,000) as well as photographic tours of chosen destinations. leisureplanet.com's travel services are available on Web sites operated by CNN, Yahoo!, Lycos Bertelsmann and . leisureplanet.com is majority owned by Leisureplanet Holdings Ltd. LPHL, a publicly traded company. leisureplanet.com's minority shareholders include Europ@Web and CNN.