26/04/2010
The Tourism Exchange is this month welcoming another high profile supplier to its growing tourism marketplace – the online booking system Seekom.
Through the integration with the Tourism Exchange, accommodation providers using the Seekom system can now access more distributors, including several prominent wholesalers.
Tourism Exchange CEO, Chris Hunter says that ultimately this represents more bookings. “Importantly it means that through the Tourism Exchange, Seekom users can supply to distributors like Air New Zealand Holidays, RoomsDirect.co.nz and Air New Zealand Online. In turn, the Seekom partnership delivers many exciting new properties into the Tourism Exchange marketplace.”
“Twelve months ago we launched Tourism Exchange with a vision to create a central marketplace where New Zealand based tourism operators could connect with national and global distributors. This vision has been realised in the growing success of Tourism Exchange – and partnerships with companies like Seekom are critical to our growth,” says Mr Hunter.
Seekom was started eight years ago by IT and travel industry professionals, Simon and Nicky Casey, with the aim of providing low cost, functionally rich booking solutions to tourism operators. Seekom now provides solutions to all accommodation types including hotels, motels, B&Bs, apartments, backpackers, lodges, holiday homes and camping grounds.
Current growth indicates that user numbers are likely to double in the next 12 months for Seekom, which currently has over 400 users in New Zealand and world-wide.
Seekom Director, Simon Casey, says the integration with Tourism Exchange provides an exceptional boost in online exposure for all Seekom users who choose to participate in the Tourism Exchange.
“Increasing online exposure to new customers and attracting new bookings is at the heart of every tourism business and we’re thrilled to now allow our customers access to exciting distributors both here and around the world via the Tourism Exchange,” says Mr Casey.
“We’re confident that this new partnership will deliver benefits for all Seekom operators.”
