DonorTravel.com Makes First Charitable Contribution - Online Bookings Reach $5,000, Half of Commission Donated to Red Cross

DonorTravel.com passes the $5,000 mark in online bookings and makes its first charitable contribution to the Red Cross.

(PRWEB) May 30, 2005 -- Making good on the pledge to give back to the community, DonorTravel.com, the only web-based travel booking resource offering the best values available and the benefit of supporting a variety of charitable and non-profit causes, recently made a contribution to the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is among 10 organizations, including Habitat for Humanity and the United Negro College Fund, selected to receive funding from the conscientious new online booking site.

We're pleased to announce weve passed the $5,000 mark in total reservations booked on DonorTravel.com," said Louis Willacy, founder of DonorTravel.com, the Feel Good Travel" website. Many thanks to all who have booked travel here. Your support is already making a difference."

Launched just a few months ago, DonorTravel.com was created to deliver two key objectives – offer a great product that people want, and donate 50% of all booking commissions to support charitable and non-profit causes. By providing the best online prices and selection for travel and related services, the innovative website has tapped into a demand-driven market while offering a value-added benefit of convenient charitable giving for consumers. The growing success of DonorTravel.com means more funding will become available to donate to charities like the American Red Cross.

The $5,000 is the total of all bookings made to date on DonorTravel.com. A percentage of that amount is paid back to the travel firm in commission and then half of that amount is donated by DonorTravel.com to charity. Commissions vary among hotels, cruises, car rentals and airlines. For example, today, airlines pay a flat commission of just $5 for every flight reservation, regardless of distance traveled or complexity of the itinerary.

DonorTravel.com is part of Oakland-based Interactive Travel Group, which now includes the online travel discussion board, TravelWisdom.com. Billed as the travelers website, TravelWisom.com encourages visitors to learn" everything they need to know about a destination, travel" with the knowledge gained though other peoples experiences and share" to offer others in the travel community insight on your journey.

Willacy is offering a special promotional offer to drive visitors to the message board. Now through June 30, clients and visitors who refer a friend to the TravelWisdom.com site are eligible for a $100 travel credit on their next booking at DonorTravel.com. The person with the most referrals by the end of June wins.

For more information on the promotion, or to book travel reservations, visit www.donortravel.com or email info@donortravel.com. To share your travel experiences with others, visit www.travelwisdom.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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