USDM.net® Selects CoachQuote.com® Tour Group Booking Technology for Destination Marketing Organization Web Sites

U.S. Destination Marketing, Inc. (USDM.net) has selected CoachQuote.coms tour group-booking technology for integration on web sites of destination marketing organizations (DMOs) through a new affiliate program.

Corpus Christi, TX (PRWEB) May 13, 2004 -- U.S. Destination Marketing, Inc. (USDM.net) has selected CoachQuote.coms tour group-booking technology for integration on web sites of destination marketing organizations (DMOs) through a new affiliate program.

The technology enables tour operators and group leaders planning trips to a particular area to book their business directly on the DMOs web site. The new DMO Affiliate program also gives USDM clients lead generation and improved reporting for the tour group market segment.

As the widely recognized leader in Internet marketing services and web technology for more than 148 DMOs nationwide, including convention & visitors bureaus, state travel offices, ministries of tourism, hotel and resort corporations and others in the travel trade industry, USDM.net® (www.usdm.net) provides clients next generation Internet marketing strategies and technologies based on best practices.

USDM.net® is designated by the International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus (IACVB) as the exclusive IACVB Alliance Partner for Web Technology and Internet Marketing, and manages the IACVB Travel Portal of 1250 destinations at www.officialtravelguide.com.

Having CoachQuote.coms technology as part of our clients DMO web sites will help generate more motor coach tours, overnight stays, and revenue for accommodations, attractions, and restaurants," said Leah Woolford, president and CEO of USDM.net, and allow CVBs and DMOs to track and report who is booking business and what kind of business they are booking."

Celebrating its 4th anniversary as the travel industrys leading online group-booking engine with the launch of its second generation web site technology, CoachQuote.com® is a popular and powerful online group-booking engine that enables group travel planners to plan every aspect of their group trip online: from finding and booking group rooms, attractions, and theatre tickets, chartering buses, and more. The company currently has 2,700-plus professional tour operator and 22,000-plus group leader members and more than 11,000 supplier members, with 9,200 being hotels through North America. Last year, the company recorded online bookings of $38 million.

We are very excited about USDM.net selecting and recommending CoachQuote technology," said Scott Harness, president and CEO of CoachQuote.com®. USDM.net is the recognized leader in online destination marketing and their support is a powerful endorsement of our programs effectiveness."

There has been a rising need from DMOs for a tool to keep them better informed of their area group activity -- whether it is a hotel, attraction, theatre, restaurant, or even motorcoaches booked, they have not had the ability to pinpoint each segments revenue. Now, with CoachQuote.com® technology, DMOs will have live information at their fingertips with the dynamic reporting features included in the program."

For more information about implementing CoachQuote.coms group-booking technology on your DMO web site, contact Jennifer Barbee, vice president of consulting for USDM.net, by telephone at (361) 653-2387 or by email at consulting@usdm.net.