Worldspan Cruise makes web debut

To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing,
John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com



Worldspan is helping travel agencies build revenues through the new
Worldspan Cruise online booking tool.

By logging on to www.worldspancruise.com, Worldspan travel agents gain a
real-time connection to leading cruise and tour operators through Viewdata
booking systems and call centres worldwide for current availability,
bookings and instant confirmations. Worldspan Cruise was developed to
interface seamlessly with the renowned TravelTradeX cruise shopping and
booking platform, which links to the internal reservation systems of an
influential and growing line-up of cruise and tour operators.

Worldspan Cruise is available free of charge to Worldspan travel agencies in
the UK. "This excellent product is the result of intensive consultations
with leading cruise and tour operators, trade associations, cruise
specialist travel agents and TravelTradeX, which runs under the Association
of British Travel Agents (ABTA)," said Graham Nichols, Worldspan vice
president and general manager - EMEAA. "By extending this superior
industry-wide service to all Worldspan agents, we are helping our agency
partners create new revenue streams, while supporting the industry's goal of
continued innovation and investment in cruise marketing." According to the
Passenger Shipping Association's (PSA) Annual Cruise Review last year, 1.25
million British holidaymakers were expected to take an ocean cruise by the
end of 2006.

The data represents a 17 percent increase and the most successful year in
the UK cruise market since 2003. The Review also projected 1.5 million
British travellers would take a cruise by 2008. Market demand is already
being met with increased concentration of ships and passenger capacity
targeted at the UK market.

Currently, cruise lines and tour operators bookable through Worldspan Cruise
include Celebrity Cruises, Cosmos, Cunard, Fred Olsen, Kuoni, Longwood
Holidays, Ocean Villages Holidays, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal
Caribbean International and Somak. Approximately 13 additional cruise lines
and tour operators will be introduced through the system in the near future.
Travel agents are free to shop and book cruises from any Internet location.
No new hardware or software is required. Agents are greeted at
www.worldspancruise.com by a graphical user interface (GUI) and easy,
point-and-click functionality that lets them master the system in less than
15 minutes. Agents have the flexibility to shop by cruise line, tour
operator or destination, and information is plentiful, providing cruise line
details, product descriptions, complete itineraries, cabin photos, supplier
specials and more. Travel agent commissions are paid directly by the cruise
or tour operator.

TravelTradeX is the tour-operator-facing part of the British Travel Agents'
Accommodation Register, an industry joint venture which runs under ABTA, the
British Hospitality Association (BHA) and National Tourist Boards,
developing databases and booking systems for the UK travel industry.

eTN (TravelWireNews)

This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is advertising.
Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help people and stop
using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news
To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing,
John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com



Worldspan is helping travel agencies build revenues through the new
Worldspan Cruise online booking tool.

By logging on to www.worldspancruise.com, Worldspan travel agents gain a
real-time connection to leading cruise and tour operators through Viewdata
booking systems and call centres worldwide for current availability,
bookings and instant confirmations. Worldspan Cruise was developed to
interface seamlessly with the renowned TravelTradeX cruise shopping and
booking platform, which links to the internal reservation systems of an
influential and growing line-up of cruise and tour operators.

Worldspan Cruise is available free of charge to Worldspan travel agencies
in
the UK. "This excellent product is the result of intensive consultations
with leading cruise and tour operators, trade associations, cruise
specialist travel agents and TravelTradeX, which runs under the
Association
of British Travel Agents (ABTA)," said Graham Nichols, Worldspan vice
president and general manager - EMEAA. "By extending this superior
industry-wide service to all Worldspan agents, we are helping our agency
partners create new revenue streams, while supporting the industry's goal
of
continued innovation and investment in cruise marketing." According to the
Passenger Shipping Association's (PSA) Annual Cruise Review last year,
1.25
million British holidaymakers were expected to take an ocean cruise by the
end of 2006.

The data represents a 17 percent increase and the most successful year in
the UK cruise market since 2003. The Review also projected 1.5 million
British travellers would take a cruise by 2008. Market demand is already
being met with increased concentration of ships and passenger capacity
targeted at the UK market.

Currently, cruise lines and tour operators bookable through Worldspan
Cruise
include Celebrity Cruises, Cosmos, Cunard, Fred Olsen, Kuoni, Longwood
Holidays, Ocean Villages Holidays, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal
Caribbean International and Somak. Approximately 13 additional cruise
lines
and tour operators will be introduced through the system in the near
future.
Travel agents are free to shop and book cruises from any Internet
location.
No new hardware or software is required. Agents are greeted at
www.worldspancruise.com by a graphical user interface (GUI) and easy,
point-and-click functionality that lets them master the system in less
than
15 minutes. Agents have the flexibility to shop by cruise line, tour
operator or destination, and information is plentiful, providing cruise
line
details, product descriptions, complete itineraries, cabin photos,
supplier
specials and more. Travel agent commissions are paid directly by the
cruise
or tour operator.

TravelTradeX is the tour-operator-facing part of the British Travel
Agents'
Accommodation Register, an industry joint venture which runs under ABTA,
the
British Hospitality Association (BHA) and National Tourist Boards,
developing databases and booking systems for the UK travel industry.

eTN (TravelWireNews)

jim wrote:
This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is advertising.
Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help people and stop
using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news
To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing,
John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com



Worldspan is helping travel agencies build revenues through the new
Worldspan Cruise online booking tool.

By logging on to www.worldspancruise.com, Worldspan travel agents gain a
real-time connection to leading cruise and tour operators through Viewdata
booking systems and call centres worldwide for current availability,
bookings and instant confirmations. Worldspan Cruise was developed to
interface seamlessly with the renowned TravelTradeX cruise shopping and
booking platform, which links to the internal reservation systems of an
influential and growing line-up of cruise and tour operators.

Worldspan Cruise is available free of charge to Worldspan travel agencies
in
the UK. "This excellent product is the result of intensive consultations
with leading cruise and tour operators, trade associations, cruise
specialist travel agents and TravelTradeX, which runs under the
Association
of British Travel Agents (ABTA)," said Graham Nichols, Worldspan vice
president and general manager - EMEAA. "By extending this superior
industry-wide service to all Worldspan agents, we are helping our agency
partners create new revenue streams, while supporting the industry's goal
of
continued innovation and investment in cruise marketing." According to the
Passenger Shipping Association's (PSA) Annual Cruise Review last year,
1.25
million British holidaymakers were expected to take an ocean cruise by the
end of 2006.

The data represents a 17 percent increase and the most successful year in
the UK cruise market since 2003. The Review also projected 1.5 million
British travellers would take a cruise by 2008. Market demand is already
being met with increased concentration of ships and passenger capacity
targeted at the UK market.

Currently, cruise lines and tour operators bookable through Worldspan
Cruise
include Celebrity Cruises, Cosmos, Cunard, Fred Olsen, Kuoni, Longwood
Holidays, Ocean Villages Holidays, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal
Caribbean International and Somak. Approximately 13 additional cruise
lines
and tour operators will be introduced through the system in the near
future.
Travel agents are free to shop and book cruises from any Internet
location.
No new hardware or software is required. Agents are greeted at
www.worldspancruise.com by a graphical user interface (GUI) and easy,
point-and-click functionality that lets them master the system in less
than
15 minutes. Agents have the flexibility to shop by cruise line, tour
operator or destination, and information is plentiful, providing cruise
line
details, product descriptions, complete itineraries, cabin photos,
supplier
specials and more. Travel agent commissions are paid directly by the
cruise
or tour operator.

TravelTradeX is the tour-operator-facing part of the British Travel
Agents'
Accommodation Register, an industry joint venture which runs under ABTA,
the
British Hospitality Association (BHA) and National Tourist Boards,
developing databases and booking systems for the UK travel industry.

eTN (TravelWireNews)





John doesn't help anyone. Of all the questions posted here, look and see
how many replies John actually has. How many times does John actually
help someone or give them some helpful advice? Rarely. He's too busy
spamming this group with his crap. Pardon me, other people's crap. John
steals other peoples work and says he got it from the trades.

The charter of this NG says no advertising. John flaunts the rules,
steals from people and wonders why people get upset with him.

"jim" wrote in message
...
This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is
advertising. Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help
people and stop using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news
To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

But, Jim, it enabled Sisker to get his blurb up, and then you were kind
enough to repeat the entire note and get him another mention, and then
criticize him for what he did.

WOW!!!
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ

Mike,

I really have no problem with the negative feedback from you, along with
some of the others, for it seems that the more others like you choose to
skip the topic at hand with the intent to just find fault and criticize
instead, the more business is sent my way from those not wanting to get
involved in this cat fight.

In the past, I actually tried to answer some of the innuendos and
speculations that seemingly kept popping up from a handful on this
newsgroup. But I soon learned that this was a never ending task, and proved
nothing constructive in return. In spite of those advocating
double-standards, calling the kettle black, a do as I say but not what I do
attitude, I quickly learned that all the futile and useless chatter from
some of these hypocrites seems to be nothing more than the ability to toot
their own horn, from that of a group of arm-chair attorneys, and of course
thinking that they're experts on all related subjects.

Yet, that's all well and good. They are welcome to believe what they want,
as apparently are those who choose to follow their every word. However, one
can still chose to read or not read any post that they want, which may or
may no appeal to everyone. Likewise, I even have signed written
documentation on just what can be circulated, in spite of those
second-guessing everyone, thinking they somehow know better anyway. In
addition, all my credentials and affiliations are, and has always been,
right up front on my Website for all to see, including my disclaimers, of
which I might add is not even as long or detailed of that on the Websites of
others, who are the most vocal about mine. Go figure!

Therefore, am I going to respond back to every negative comments from these
reprobates on the ship of fools? For the most part, I think not. There is no
point in it. For other than their ability to entirely skip the topic at
hand, the bottom line is, they usually have nothing of real value to say.
Yet, on the other hand, their actions keeps bringing me more clients, for it
seems that there are many others can see right through their feeble attempts
as well. Therefore, it is fine with me if the keep up their bad work!

John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com

Mike,

I really have no problem with the negative feedback from you, along with
some of the others, for it seems that the more others like you choose to
skip the topic at hand with the intent to just find fault and criticize
instead, the more business is sent my way from those not wanting to get
involved in this cat fight.

In the past, I actually tried to answer some of the innuendos and
speculations that seemingly kept popping up from a handful on this
newsgroup. But I soon learned that this was a never ending task, and proved
nothing constructive in return. In spite of those advocating
double-standards, calling the kettle black, a do as I say but not what I do
attitude, I quickly learned that all the futile and useless chatter from
some of these hypocrites seems to be nothing more than the ability to toot
their own horn, from that of a group of arm-chair attorneys, and of course
thinking that they're experts on all related subjects.

Yet, that's all well and good. They are welcome to believe what they want,
as apparently are those who choose to follow their every word. However, one
can still chose to read or not read any post that they want, which may or
may no appeal to everyone. Likewise, I even have signed written
documentation on just what can be circulated, in spite of those
second-guessing everyone, thinking they somehow know better anyway. In
addition, all my credentials and affiliations are, and has always been,
right up front on my Website for all to see, including my disclaimers, of
which I might add is not even as long or detailed of that on the Websites of
others, who are the most vocal about mine. Go figure!

Therefore, am I going to respond back to every negative comments from these
reprobates on the ship of fools? For the most part, I think not. There is no
point in it. For other than their ability to entirely skip the topic at
hand, the bottom line is, they usually have nothing of real value to say.
Yet, on the other hand, their actions keeps bringing me more clients, for it
seems that there are many others can see right through their feeble attempts
as well. Therefore, it is fine with me if the keep up their bad work!

John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com

"Dick G" dickg@invalid wrote in message
...
"jim" wrote in message
...
This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers
and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work
for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is
to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is
advertising. Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help
people and stop using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news
To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be
of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

But, Jim, it enabled Sisker to get his blurb up, and then you were kind
enough to repeat the entire note and get him another mention, and then
criticize him for what he did.

WOW!!!
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ

Thats right dickie. Just gave the guy more exposure by repeating his
message. Advertising should not be allowed by TA'S.
BTW..you didn't answer my question about how does heidi do her bathroom
duties aboard a ship?
Does she lift her leg and pee over the rail or do you carry a bowl with you
and stick the bowl under her, when she squats down for a #2?
All cruisers would be interested in how heidi handles her bathroom duties.
Speak up dickie and let us know.

JP.....

"JP" wrote in message
news:NFIth.2051$2n.1528@trndny06...
"Dick G" dickg@invalid wrote in message
...
"jim" wrote in message
...
This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers
and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work
for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is
to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is
advertising. Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help
people and stop using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be
of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

But, Jim, it enabled Sisker to get his blurb up, and then you were kind
enough to repeat the entire note and get him another mention, and then
criticize him for what he did.

WOW!!!
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ

Thats right dickie. Just gave the guy more exposure by repeating his
message. Advertising should not be allowed by TA'S.
BTW..you didn't answer my question about how does heidi do her bathroom
duties aboard a ship?
Does she lift her leg and pee over the rail or do you carry a bowl with
you
and stick the bowl under her, when she squats down for a #2?
All cruisers would be interested in how heidi handles her bathroom duties.
Speak up dickie and let us know.

JP.....


They use a plastic version of you're (sic) head, she craps in it, so it's
just like you! full of ****!

How is this PR vs. the PR about someone appointed to Carnival Board
posted by Ray? Why no one objects to that PR? Just wondering...

jim wrote:
This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is advertising.
Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help people and stop
using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news
To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing,
John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com

Thus spake newbie :

How is this PR vs. the PR about someone appointed to Carnival Board
posted by Ray? Why no one objects to that PR? Just wondering...

This piece of work was aimed exclusively at TAs, hoping to get them to
change agencies. It had nothing to do with the cruise industry other
than advertising their new, in house booking engine.



jim wrote:
This is the type of "Press Release" that means nothing to the readers and
hold no interest to them. This is something strictly for TA's who work for
Worldspan, or at least it seems that way. The only reason it serves is to
get the posting travel agents name out there and to me that is advertising.
Enough already guys. Be like the other TA's here and help people and stop
using this as your advertising venue.
Jim


"John Sisker" wrote in message
news
To Whom It May Concern:

We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing,
John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com

--
dillon

The pen may be mightier than the sword, but I've never
seen a .sig beat a Sig.