“Concierge Desk” London Ticketing Service Launches International Affiliate Programme, Businesses Worldwide Can Sell Tickets To London Theatres & Much More

Travel agents and other businesses worldwide can now instantly access and sell tickets to popular London theatre performances and UK & Paris tours and attractions and transportation, direct from their office computer. Concierge Desk, a leading London concierge ticketing service is providing the new service.

London, UK (PRWEB) April 7, 2006 -- Travel agents, hotels, lifestyle management providers and other businesses worldwide can now sell tickets to London’s popular “West End” theatre performances, London, UK and Paris city breaks and sightseeing tours, and London airport transfers - direct from their own Internet-linked office computer.

Concierge Desk, a premier London concierge service (www.conciergedesk.co.uk) announced today that it has begun offering Affiliations to travel agents and other select businesses internationally. Without making any financial investment, affiliates can visit a customized and password-protected Intranet site within Concierge Desk’s website, sell and print out tickets for their own customers, and earn commissions on every ticket sold.

“An affiliate can quickly start making profits from a computer and provide their customers convenient and easy access to a vast range of travel services and tickets for popular London theatre performances, tours and transport,” said Mat Costick, Director of Concierge Desk. “We expect travel agents, hotels, lifestyle management providers and other businesses catering to London- and UK-bound visitors will find an affiliation a useful and profitable tool.”

Theatre, Tour & Transport Tickets

Concierge Desk offers affiliates a direct link to London, well recognized as the “theater capital of the world.” Among the best-selling shows playing in London’s West End theatre district are “Mama Mia,” “Billy Elliott,” “The Lion King,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “The Producers.”

Affiliates also can sell tickets to special London area attractions including the Tower of London, Madame Tussaud’s Museum, British Airway’s “London Eye,” and the London Duck Tours. And, they can offer tickets for coach and private guided tours of London, Bath, Oxford and other popular area sights, plus airport transfers to and from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Other booking services include helicopter tours, Disneyworld in Orlando tickets and Orient Express reservations.

How It Works

To become an affiliate, a business simply needs a PC, printer and an Internet connection, and any number of PCs can be linked. Concierge Desk will establish a secure online account for each affiliate that enables their viewing of all bookings made, and the commission amount due. Concierge Desk will pay the total commissions to the affiliate at pre-agreed intervals. The London-based Concierge Desk also can provide promotional posters to interested affiliates, and affiliates may use other media to promote their services.

Affiliates earn 5 percent commission on theatre tickets and attraction tickets, and 10 percent commission on all other products including sightseeing tours and transportation services.

“With a Concierge Desk affiliation, travel agents and corporate travel managers can better serve their customers’ particular London travel needs,” said Mat Costick.

Via London City Airport Affiliate

In addition, Concierge Desk provides banner, API and other affiliation programs to interested businesses in the UK and worldwide. The new International Affiliation programme is an expansion of Concierge Desk’s ongoing Affiliation project with 40 affiliates, most based in the UK.

One of its most significant current affiliates is Via London City Airport, the trading arm of London City Airport Travel Services and a subsidiary of London City Airport. Their new www.vialondoncityairport.com portal is an easy to use fully searchable directory of what to see and where to go in East London.

Via London City Airport has incorporated the Concierge Desk booking system into their website so customers can access Concierge Desk’s booking system.

"Our partnership with Concierge Desk enables us to offer an increased product base to our clients, with no increase in our staff. Concierge Desk handles all booking, processing and customer payments,” said Nikki Archer-Waring, General Manager of Via London City Airport. “We are delighted with our affiliation now in its seventh month and are exploring further options for closer ties with Concierge Desk, including developing more unique and exclusive London tours.”

Inquiries

To inquire about the affiliation programme, email Mat Costick of Concierge Desk at affiliates@conciergedesk.co.uk or call, 011 44 20 7193 3540 (from US and Canada), 020 7193 3540 (from the UK). When calling from other countries, please check proper international dialing prefix.

About Concierge Desk

Concierge Desk sells more than 20,000 tickets annually to leading London theatre performances, sightseeing tours and major tourist attractions in and around the capital city, making it one of London’s largest concierge services. Established in July 2000, Concierge Desk has served thousands of consumer and corporate customers from the UK, Europe, United States, Australia and Canada. The company is licensed by the London Transport Public Carriage Office (PCO license #02625/01/01).

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Michael Pirages, Pirages Communications/Chicago, 773-769-1616,

Mat Costick, Concierge Desk, 011 44 20 7193 3540 (from US and Canada), 020 7193 3540 (from the UK)

Nikki Archer-Waring, Via London City Airport, 020 7646 0647

Company contacts:

Conciergedesk Ltd, 50 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LA, UK

Tel: UK 020 7193 3540,. US & Canada - 011 44 20 7193 3540 Fax: - 020-8249-6056,

011 44 20 7193 3540 (from US and Canada), 020 7193 3540 (from the UK).

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