Internet travel distribution Association (VIR) Munich, 31 October 2011 (w & p) the circle of the VIR-conveyor expands further: the Mulheimer technology provider travel-IT is the Internet travel distribution Association (VIR) as a new supporting member joined. The VIR to include 19 companies as sponsors, including all leading German Internet booking engines (IBE’s). We are very happy, that now all major online booking systems support our Association as associate members with the accession of travel-IT”, emphasizes VIR Board Michael Buller. In Exchange for our full members, as well as the other sponsors that cover a wide range of tourist, the IBE’s within the VIR can benefit from numerous synergies and certainly of ideas for the further development of their systems.” Michael cold, Managing Director of travel IT and former VIR Advisory Board for the area of technologies, adds: in the online travel sector are technological Changes the order of the day, and the development is here very fast. Through the associate membership in the VIR we can further intensify the contact to the largest online travel company and therefore optimise our products.” Most recently, travel-IT of industry had presented a completely renewed product range with current distribution solutions for travel agencies, portals and operators. The VIR: The Internet travel distribution Association (VIR) is the Trade Association for the tourist economy of the Internet. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is often mentioned in discussions such as these.

Its members include tourism, lastminute.de, opodo.de Expedia.de, ebookers.de, HolidayCheck, JT and weg.de seven of the largest online travel companies in Germany, who generate revenues of around two billion euros. All VIR member companies have themselves and their services TuV certified and thus occupy a role model for the entire travel industry. Supporting members of the VIR are Alliance global assistance, BPCS consulting services, CEWE COLOR, DB marketing, DERTOUR, DMC Digital Media Center, FTI Tourism GIATA HanseMerkur, Pisano holding, Sabre Travel network, sunny cars, traffic, travel IT, Travelport, arranged, TrustYou, TUI interactive and @Leisure BR BV. For more information about the Association is on the website. About travel-IT, the main business area of the founded in 1999 travel-IT GmbH & co. KG is located in the development and commercialization of software solutions for the tourist market. “Here are the two product lines of LM” for use in the stationary travel agency and LMweb “for use in the Internet in the foreground. Both product lines are used in conjunction with the own reservation system Organizer cross-Bum @”constantly evolving.” At the beginning of the year 2011, Michael has acquired cold the company as Managing Director. The expansion of the travel-IT is now with innovative products such as XPack”and LM 3.0″ as first tourist full range marketing system, the support of new data standards and the expansion of the content area driven by hotel recommendations.