PRESS RELEASE #9 -
Interaction Selects Accommodation Management Partner
INTERACTION, THE 63rd WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/
For immediate release: Wednesday 9 April 2003
Interaction Selects Accommodation Management Partner
Interaction announced today that it had signed a contract appointing
Infotel (http://www.infotel.co.uk/)
as its accommodation management
partner for the 2005 World Science Fiction Convention. Infotel
will work with Interaction to secure the best possible rates
and terms from the Convention's selected accommodation providers and
will then handle all member bookings for the event itself.
Signing the Contract ...
Interaction selected Infotel as its preferred partner following
a competitive tendering process and detailed negotiations. Jonathan
Jones, Site Project Leader for Interaction, said "Working with Infotel
will enable us to offer our members a quality of service that we cannot
achieve on our own, as well as improving our negotiating position with
hotels and other accommodation providers."
More details of the Infotel service will be announced during 2004, but
the service is expected to support bookings on-line and off-line (phone,
fax and letter) and to provide a one-stop-shop for all of Interaction's
accommodation including low cost university rooms as well as a full range
of hotels. A particular feature will be real-time on-line processing,
enabling members to browse through hotels, check room availability and
obtain real-time confirmation on your selection.
Infotel Business Development Director, Jacqui Kavanagh, is delighted with
Infotel’s win. “We knew that we were up against stiff competition.
But we were able to offer real time bookings to clients who want
to reserve their accommodation, and we have a good relationship with
Glasgow hotels. That put us in a good position to get the contract.”
NOTES
Glasgow has changed substantially since 1995 and is now one of the
fastest growing and most successful conference destinations in Europe.
12 new hotels have been built since 2000 and Interaction will therefore
have a strong negotiating position in securing competitive rates for
its members.
ENDS
Contacts
General: info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk
Press/Media: Paul Treadaway - press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk
The 2005 World Science Fiction Convention, known as Interaction, will take
place in Glasgow, UK from 4-8 August 2005. More information about Interaction,
including current membership rates, is available from its web site
(http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/) or by writing to
info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.
Specific press contacts, or requests to be removed from the Interaction press
release mailing list should be directed to press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.
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unincorporated literary society.
Release Date 9th April 2003
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