Online Booking Trend Serves Charitable Causes DonorTravel.com Gives Non-Profits Half of All Internet Travel Commissions

DonorTravel.com Gives 50% of its Booking Commissions to Nonprofits and Charitable Organizations

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2005 -- DonorTravel.com, the only online travel booking resource offering the best values available and the benefit of supporting a variety of charitable and non-profit causes, is responding to the increasing trend of booking travel online with a triple threat bottom-line benefit. The Feel Good Travel" site offers consumers the ease and convenience of securing travel from their impressive inventory of online vendors, plus the opportunity to give back to the community and get a tax break all at the same time.

We really do provide one-stop shopping for a variety of travel services at the click of button," said Louis Willacy, who founded DonorTravel.com earlier this year as part of Oakland-based Interactive Travel Group. But it doesnt stop there. Once the travel is booked and fulfilled, DonorTravel.com then contributes 50% of our commissions to the preferred charitable organizations. It is a win-win for everyone involved."

Citing significant increases in purchasing travel via the Internet, a recent industry survey ranks convenience, cost and reliability of an online service highest among travelers growing preference for a cyber agent over a traditional travel agent. The research from the ninth Barclaycard Business Travel Survey shows that more 70% of all business travelers have booked flights and hotel accommodations online in the past 12 months.

Good news for DonorTravel.com. As online business continues to increase, so do charitable gifts. Among the organizations currently benefiting from DonorTravel.com bookings are:

- Africare -- Africa aid and assistance
- American Cancer Society -- Cancer prevention and care
- American Diabetes Association -- Diabetes prevention, treatment and cure
- American Heart Association -- Cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention and treatment
- Children's Defense Fund -- Children protection and advocacy
- Habitat for Humanity -- Poverty and homelessness elimination
- Alzheimer's Association -- Alzheimer's prevention, treatment and cure
- United Negro College Fund -- Minority higher education assistance
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation -- Youth diabetes research
- American Red Cross -- Crisis and disaster relief worldwide

The shift among consumers from using travel agents to a travel website is a trend we saw coming when we developed DonorTravel.com," explained Willacy, a Columbia University-educated lawyer turned online travel expert. People are traveling a lot and use the Internet to research and book travel because its easy, saves time and allows you to track and manage your travel spending."

But what makes DonorTravel.com stand out from the other travel websites is the pledge to give back. Thanks to the popularity of online travel booking, leading charitable and non-profit organizations are reaping the rewards. Perhaps in time, the donated funds from travelers will help to stamp out disease, hunger, poverty and illiteracy throughout the world. DonorTravel.com is attacking these global issues one booking at a time.

For more information, or to book travel reservations, visit www.donortravel.com or email info@donortravel.com.

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DonorTravel.com is the only online travel booking resource offering the best values available and the benefit of supporting a variety of charitable and non-profit causes. Founded in 2005 as part of Interactive Travel Group, DonorTravel.com was created with the promise to give 50% of all booking commissions to selected charitable and nonprofit organizations, including medical research, disaster relief and minority education. DonorTravel.com is a privately held firm and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. For information visit www.donortravel.com, or email info@donortravel.com.

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