STA Travel partners with Wandrian to improve online booking
Posted on: September 5th, 2008 by Rosie Vaughan-JonesThe UK portion of STA Travel has partnered with Wandrian, Inc. This new partnership will incorporate online travel solutions offered by Wandrian which well him make booking reservations with STA Travel much easier for customers.
Bret Gordon, the chief executive officer of Wandrian, said “We are delighted to extend our already excellent working relationship with STA Travel into the UK market with the launch of STAUK.RailAgent.com. STA Travel is a major player in the travel industry, catering to some 2.5 million passengers per year, so its decision to further utilize our technology re-affirms our industry-leading status.”
Gordon added that “The key to Wandrian’s success is that we enable railways, agencies, wholesalers and websites to sell train passes and tickets effectively, distribute efficiently and connect easily with customers. In addition to STA Travel, Wandrian’s solutions are used by such industry giants as Eurail and Amtrak. Wandrian’s technology is flexible enough to also cater to small and mid-sized suppliers and distributors of train travel and related services.”
The product director for STA Travel in the UK, Ian Swain, said As high speed train travel develops across Europe and the rest of the world, it is becoming a more cost-effective, hassle free and green alternative to other forms of transportation. It is important that our agents can easily obtain information and products for our customers for all train travel services worldwide, and Wandrian’s technology product meets our requirements for coverage, value and speed of processing.”
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