Consortia Programs
Join Consortia Travel Agent groups and increase bookings by offering competitive rates to travel agents worldwide.
Each year BookingCenter offers a list of Consortia and TMCs (Travel Management Companies) to our GDS properties for participation.
If your property chooses to participate in the annual program, you will receive instructional emails, starting in July/August, keeping you up-to-date with the bidding process for the following year.
Along with keeping you informed, BookingCenter makes a strong effort to market your property to these mega agencies.
What is a Consortia?
According to HEDNA a Consortia is a “rate negotiated between a hotel company and a travel agency group. Viewership of these rates in the GDS by a TA or other GDS user is restricted and the rate may be booked only after entry of either the Agents or Client authorization code.” Originally started for mom and pop travel agencies, Consortia’s have become a major player in the travel industry.
A Consortia is a conglomerate of travel agency members that have joined an organization and by doing this can increase marketing to their customers by offering competitive rates at hotels worldwide. For an overview of this year’s Consortia programs, download this document.
Each program has a list of requirements and fees to participate, but the standard requirements include:
Rate Parity
Last room availability guarantee
10% commission to the Agent
All rates quoted are to be guaranteed for the entire year starting from Jan 1 – Dec 31, unless otherwise noted.
BookingCenter uses the Nexus Consortia Services Tool as the tool for managing the RFP and content process. As such, each customer who chooses to participate will be purchasing access to a Nexus account connected to their GDS account. Only customers of the GDS program can participate in Consortia, but they will get these benefits:
Seamless integration – Using the Nexus tool, we’re able to push rates, availability, and bookings from BookingCenter to/fro your GDS/Consortia rates.
Content Integration – Hotels will have the option to auto populate their property profile in Nexus with data from your GDS profile.
Centralized Communication – All marketing opportunities will be communicated through the Nexus tool. Using Nexus you’ll be able to respond to Consortia RFPs and handle all marketing engagements through a single tool.
Easy to use – Nexus is intuitive and when you have a question our support team is here to assist. Live training sessions are offered weekly so you’ll always have someone available to walk you through the process.
Please download this overview document which explains this year’s 2018 Consortia programs and answers questions such as:
What are the Programs that I can participate, and what do they offer?
What are the benefits to participation?
Who books Consortia rates?
When is a corporate rate vs. consortia rate booked?
Please see the list below for details on specific Consortia programs.
For more than 35 years, ABC Global Services has been the leading provider of travel-related products and services to the global travel agency and corporate communities. ABC’s Premier Hotel Program is the industry leader, used by more than 7,900 agency locations in 67 countries and driving millions of room nights per year. More information is available at www.abcglobal.travel.
- ABC Represents 70% corporate and 30% leisure business
- More than 30,000 hotels participate in ABC’s programs
- ABC agencies include: Altour International, Boeing Travel Management, Casto Travel, Frosch International, Garber Travel, Protravel International, Tzell Travel, Ultramar Travel Management and Valerie Wilson Travel.
- ABC also provides its hotel programs to prestigious agency networks including: ATPI, Lufthansa City Center, MAST, Nexion and Thomas Cook.
- Selection of key cities: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Calgary, Cape Town, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guadalajara, Hong Kong Area, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles Area, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami Area, Monterrey, Montreal, New York, Orange County, CA,
Orlando Area, Paris, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tampa, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington, DC
BCD Travel is ranked as the Top 3 TMC worldwide and have maintain an industry-leading client-retention rate
of more than 97% the past years. Having your hotel listed under the exclusive BCD rate access codes delivers
your product to the point of sale of 6000 BCD travel counselors in 110 countries and to clients worldwide.
Key Facts
- 92.2% of the total BCD Travel hotel bookings generated in 2015 were made into properties participating
in the BCD Travel Global Hotel Program. BCD Travel’s 2015 global hotel bookings: US$ 3.8 billion / 24 million room nights (source: BCD Travel GDS tracked bookings only) - BCD Travel has single ownership in all key business travel markets
- Key accounts include one third of the Fortune 500 companies
- Business mix: 90% corporate / 5% leisure / 5% meetings & incentives
- Destination target: All major, secondary and tertiary global business destinations
As the long-term partner of choice for leading corporations around the globe, Carlson Wagonlit Travel delivers unparalleled service while unlocking economic value. CWT employs a holistic approach to travel management: Our understanding of clients unique business models, travel needs, and both corporate and national cultures, enables us to deliver deep knowledge and expertise in all aspects of the travel management process. Carlson recently acquired Maritz Travel. www.carlsonwagonlit.com
- 99% corporate travel, 1% leisure travel
- Worldwide sales volume of 11.5 billion
- A leading travel management partner to fortune 100 companies
- 3000+ locations, in 140 countries
CCRA – CCRA is a negotiated, preferred-rate hotel program, has become one of the largest consortia in the world, booking in excess of 20 million hotel room nights each year. CCRA has diversified its markets in order for its hotel partners to reach every segment of the traveling public. CCRA’s reputation for increasing bookings by “double to triple digits” has grown in recent years. The printed directories are first-class in both design and usability and are valuable tools utilized by more than 100,000 agencies, individual agents, and travelers. www.ccraonline.com
- 40% corporate travel, 60% leisure travel
- 30,000 locations in 30+ countries
- 100,000 agents worldwide
- 27 million room nights a year total
Top Agencies – CCRA has many companies that they work with, below are some of them:
- Vacation.com
- Outside Sales Support Network
- Cruise and Travel Store
- Western Assn. of TA’s
- Natl. Assn. of commissioned TA’s IT Group
- America Society of TA’s
- Marketing alliance of Retail TA’s
Premier membership-based provider of travel, shopping, health, entertainment, and consumer protection services for more than 25 million members across America. These programs help enhance brand loyalty and revenue for marketing partners. Members find tremendous value through the program by saving money and enjoying the convenience of shopping at home or online. Through several Trilegiant Membership clubs (Travelers Advantage, Auto Advantage, Great Fun, private label programs) approximately 4MM members have access to travel benefits including the hotel discount component.
- Relationships with numerous companies
- Offers enhanced marketing opportunities
Partnerships include:
- Travelers Advantage
- Off Duty Travelers Advantage
- Great Options Travel
- Chase Travelers Advantage
- Avis Travelers Advantage
Custom Travel Systems is comprised of many independent travel agencies and travel agency consortia, including Hickory Travel Systems, Inc. and FIRST Travel Management International.
- 70% corporate travel, 30% leisure
- Comprised of CTS / Hickory Travel / Global Star
- 32,000 locations, in 38 countries worldwide
Top Agencies – DER has many companies that they work with, below are some of them:
- Aladdin Travel
- Global Travel Mgmt
- Travel Solutions
- Premier Travel
- Discovery Travel
- Continental Travel
- Traveltime Services
- Travel Mgmt. Solutions
- Keller Travel
- ITI Travelnet
- Worldwide Travel
- Pegasus Travel, Inc
Whether a business or weekend trip, the Internet is increasingly a primary source of information when it comes
to fast, flexible and comprehensive travel search. Therefore your hotel should be present where the customers
search online: in the global hotel platform www.DERhotel.com.
Since 2004 DERhotel.com offers clients a world wide portfolio with various dimensions of 100,000 hotels. With the help of a clearly arranged, self-explanatory website, DERhotel.com provides the customers a quick and
uncomplicated hotel booking.
DERhotel.com put your hotel in the best perspective:
- Detailed description of your hotel, including rates
- Free publication of up to 6 hotel pictures in the DERhotel administration
- Representation of hotel address, map of the area, pictures, facilities, prices
- Vicinity search for exact addresses as well as for points of interest, airports, train stations and exhibitions Clearly arranged display and user-centered design
NEW: since 2016 is DERhotel.com available in the APP Store for the android system. - With your listing on DERhotel.com you automatically reach all companies and more than 4.000 travel agencies
linked to DERhotel.com. In this way you benefit from a constantly increasing business volume. - Key markets DERhotels.com in 2015 (Top 15 countries):
1. Germany 2. United Kingdom 3. USA 4. Denmark 5. Austria 6. Sweden 7. Norway 8. Netherlands 9.
Switzerland 10. Singapore 11. Russia 12. France 13. United Arab Emirates 14. Finland 15. China
TIPS:
Gold Preferred Programme – Become a preferred partner with DERhotel.com for free!
Hotels which participate in the programme will be highlighted & positioned on top of the hotel results for a
period of three months. The participation is free of charge but limited to a maximum of five hotels per city
offering 14% or more commission during the three campaign months. v
porate)
Worldwide access around the clock, instant online access with the possibility to book fully, and targeted customer contacts are only a few of the advantages a partnership with ehotel AG will provide you – and all this will cost you not one single penny. Your record in the ehotel AG database is free of charge. We at ehotel AG only charge a commission on referred sales plus VAT.
A proactive, owner-involved international organization of 1,400 independent travel agencies in the United States and Canada, is pleased to invite your hotel to partner with us and participate in our 2005 Hotel Connections program. This is an exclusive program for 4 and 5 star hotels only. All bids are done on paper and cannot be used on Lanyon at this time. Please contact Adam if you are interested in participating in this program.
Started in 1967 Guild of Business Travel is more than a mere association. It has become the industry seal of quality, a guarantee of high standards whenever a Guild member is used. Indeed, it has become a force in its own right and a relentless champion of the cause of business travelers. www.gbta-guild.com
- London based, European / UK presence
- Responsible for 80% of all business through the UK
- Rates are made available for Guild of European Business Travel
IAPA is the worlds most prestigious traveler association, serving the frequent business traveler for over 40 years. Our services include exceptional savings, travelers insurance, and online reservations. www.iapa.com
- 400,000 members in 200 countries around the world
- Members stay an average of 5 room nights per month
International Travel Partners operates primarily throughout main European cities and the US. Membership is strictly restricted to companies who have an established record of integrity and reputable growth and operate to the business travel sector.
- Primary markets include US and Europe
- Represents 2.5 billion in annual sales
- Represents 61 travel companies and over 500 branch locations
Top Agencies – ITP has many companies that they work with, below are some of them:
Accent Travel All World Travel Services Boehm & Boehm
Business Travel Partners Casto Travel Corp. Travel Planners
Conti Travel Covington Travel Intl. Holiday Travel
World Travel Services Travelstore.com Riverside Travel
Japan Travel Bureau
Founded in 1912, and renamed in 1945, JTB is Japan’s top destination management company. They organize congresses, events, exhibitions, incentive tours, cultural exchange, cultural and nature tours, cruises, exclusive parties, accommodations, guides, transfers, meeting services, and more to match their travel needs.
- 80% corporate travel, 20% leisure travel
- 1,100 office of which 110 are dedicated to corporate centers in 23 countries
- Global annual sales exceed $22 billion with more than 10 million room nights consumed
- Top cities include Tokyo, London, San Francisco, Paris, New York, Silicon Valley, Orlando, Sydney, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Toronto, Madrid, Orlando and many other major cities
Founded in 1912, and renamed in 1945, JTB is Japan’s top destination management company. They organize congresses, events, exhibitions, incentive tours, cultural exchange, cultural and nature tours, cruises, exclusive parties, accommodations, guides, transfers, meeting services, and more to match their travel needs.
- 80% corporate travel, 20% leisure travel
- 1,100 office of which 110 are dedicated to corporate centers in 23 countries
- Global annual sales exceed $22 billion with more than 10 million room nights consumed
- Top cities include Tokyo, London, San Francisco, Paris, New York, Silicon Valley, Orlando, Sydney, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Toronto, Madrid, Orlando and many other major cities
Jurni is an entirely new kind of offline travel agency consortium, one that goes beyond what you’ve come to expect of the traditional travel consortia. Jurni Network is brought to you by the people at Sabre Travel Network and leverages industry expertise, travel merchandising and technology capabilities across Sabre Holdings, the worlds leading name in travel commerce. www.jurni.com
Nexionª is a fully licensed, bonded and accredited agency, which has been an industry pioneer and a host agency since early 1995. Nexion is in business to provide complete and cost-effective solutions to independent travel professionals, allowing them to manage their businesses in the most cost-efficient fashion. Nexion enables independent travel agents to operate with the backing and clout of a multi-billion dollar company. www.nexion.com
- Network of over 2,500 travel sellers with $1B gross sales
- List of preferred suppliers limited to 40 – 50 across air, car, hotel, tour and cruise
- Single desktop tool used by all Jurni Agencies regardless of the GDS brand
- Direct Marketing Tools, POS marketing, Dynamic Packaging
With 86 shareholder agencies operating 4,600+ branches around the globe, RADIUS, formerly Woodside Travel Trust, has earned a reputation for successfully serving the needs of business travelers worldwide. Our pioneering accomplishments, culminating in the rebranding to RADIUS in 2000, have set standards in the corporate travel community. www.radius.com
- 70% Corporate, 30 % Leisure
- 4,600+ locations in 87 countries
- Alliance w/Uniglobe Travel and GIANTS
- Participation in 2003 included 8,460 hotels in 2,198 cities and 134 countries
With 50 years experience and a Navigant Company, Sato International is the leading provider of travel services for US Military and Civilian Government. www.satotravel.com
- 95% government / Military, 5% leisure
- 4,300 associates, has operations in 1,300 locations in 19 countries
- Over 4 billion sold in airlines tickets
THOR’s history of leadership in the travel industry spans close to 30 years. Founded in 1977, in Boulder, Colorado, USA, THOR anticipated the need to create a new service providing commissionable and discounted hotel rates, which its member agencies could recommend to their travelers.
THOR’s, Worldwide Hotel Program is now the largest and fastest growing program with over 22,000 hotel partners around the world. Many of our 3,700+ member agencies use this extensive worldwide program to book both corporate and leisure travelers.
- 70% Corporate, 30% Leisure
- 2,500+ Travel Agencies, in 17 countries
- Agencies based: 95% US, 5% International
A member network of 3,000 travel agents spread throughout the world, Travelgraphic International offers a 1-year membership to their database for a limited fee. www.tgiweb.com
- 45% Corporate, 55% leisure
- 3,000 + agencies
- Represents approx. 6 million Travelers
TRAVELSAVERS
TRAVELSAVERS is an international travel marketing company that was founded nearly 35 years ago. More than 3,000 independent travel agencies in 13 countries around the world are part of our organization, making us one of the world’s largest travel marketing companies. www.travelsavers.com
- 60% Corporate, 40% Leisure
- 4,000 corporate and Leisure agencies
- Represents over 18.2 billion in annual sales
Virtuoso
An invitation only program, Virtuoso only accepts hotels on its own merits. Open invitation is not available for this program. Requirements include, but are not limited to: 5 star or superior classification, a history of outstanding service, special amenities provided including breakfast and references from Virtuoso TAÕs that have personally stayed at the hotel. If you have an interest in participation please contact Adam for more information.
BCD Travel
BCD Travel helps companies make the most of what they spend on travel. For travelers, this means keeping them safe and productive, and equipping them to make good choices on the road. For travel and procurement managers, it means advising them on how to grow the value of their travel program. For executives, we ensure that the travel program supports company objectives. In short, we help our clients travel smart and achieve more. We make this happen in almost 100 countries with more than 11,000 creative, committed and experienced people. And it’s how we maintain an industry-leading client-retention rate of more than 96%, with 2014 sales of US$24.2 billion. For more information, visit.www.bcdtravel.com.
- $3.6 billion in hotel bookings in 2014
- 23 million room nights booked 2014
Worldwide Independent Travel Network (WIN)
Worldwide Independent Travel Network (WIN) – WIN is the Worldwide Independent Travel Network, an established leader in the travel services business. WIN is a partnership of likeminded travel agencies from around the World.
- 56% Corporate, 40% Leisure, and 4% Meetings and Incentives
- 6,000 independent agencies worldwide
Top Cities include: Rome, Milan, Manchester, London, New York, Chicago, Madrid, Toronto, Washington DC, Athens, Vancouver, Calgary, Tokyo, Brussels, San Francisco, Vienna, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Montreal, and many more.
Top Agencies – ITP has many companies that they work with, below are some of them:
- Advantage Travel UK
- ASR Germany
- Group Star/OVR
- Sure Travel
- Premier Foods
- HSBC
- Mitra Travel
- Nike
- Toyota
Whether a business or weekend trip, the Internet is increasingly a primary source of information when it comes
to fast, flexible and comprehensive travel search. Therefore your hotel should be present where the customers
search online: in the global hotel platform www.DERhotel.com.
Since 2004 DERhotel.com offers clients a world wide portfolio with various dimensions of 100,000 hotels. With the help of a clearly arranged, self-explanatory website, DERhotel.com provides the customers a quick and
uncomplicated hotel booking.
DERhotel.com put your hotel in the best perspective:
- Detailed description of your hotel, including rates
- Free publication of up to 6 hotel pictures in the DERhotel administration
- Representation of hotel address, map of the area, pictures, facilities, prices
- Vicinity search for exact addresses as well as for points of interest, airports, train stations and exhibitions Clearly arranged display and user-centered design
NEW: since 2016 is DERhotel.com available in the APP Store for the android system. - With your listing on DERhotel.com you automatically reach all companies and more than 4.000 travel agencies
linked to DERhotel.com. In this way you benefit from a constantly increasing business volume. - Key markets DERhotels.com in 2015 (Top 15 countries):
1. Germany 2. United Kingdom 3. USA 4. Denmark 5. Austria 6. Sweden 7. Norway 8. Netherlands 9.
Switzerland 10. Singapore 11. Russia 12. France 13. United Arab Emirates 14. Finland 15. China
TIPS:
Gold Preferred Programme – Become a preferred partner with DERhotel.com for free!
Hotels which participate in the programme will be highlighted & positioned on top of the hotel results for a
period of three months. The participation is free of charge but limited to a maximum of five hotels per city
offering 14% or more commission during the three campaign months. v
porate)
Worldwide access around the clock, instant online access with the possibility to book fully, and targeted customer contacts are only a few of the advantages a partnership with ehotel AG will provide you – and all this will cost you not one single penny. Your record in the ehotel AG database is free of charge. We at ehotel AG only charge a commission on referred sales plus VAT.
A proactive, owner-involved international organization of 1,400 independent travel agencies in the United States and Canada, is pleased to invite your hotel to partner with us and participate in our 2005 Hotel Connections program. This is an exclusive program for 4 and 5 star hotels only. All bids are done on paper and cannot be used on Lanyon at this time. Please contact Adam if you are interested in participating in this program.
Started in 1967 Guild of Business Travel is more than a mere association. It has become the industry seal of quality, a guarantee of high standards whenever a Guild member is used. Indeed, it has become a force in its own right and a relentless champion of the cause of business travelers. www.gbta-guild.com
- London based, European / UK presence
- Responsible for 80% of all business through the UK
- Rates are made available for Guild of European Business Travel
IAPA is the worlds most prestigious traveler association, serving the frequent business traveler for over 40 years. Our services include exceptional savings, travelers insurance, and online reservations. www.iapa.com
- 400,000 members in 200 countries around the world
- Members stay an average of 5 room nights per month
International Travel Partners operates primarily throughout main European cities and the US. Membership is strictly restricted to companies who have an established record of integrity and reputable growth and operate to the business travel sector.
- Primary markets include US and Europe
- Represents 2.5 billion in annual sales
- Represents 61 travel companies and over 500 branch locations
Top Agencies – ITP has many companies that they work with, below are some of them:
Accent Travel All World Travel Services Boehm & Boehm
Business Travel Partners Casto Travel Corp. Travel Planners
Conti Travel Covington Travel Intl. Holiday Travel
World Travel Services Travelstore.com Riverside Travel
Japan Travel Bureau
Founded in 1912, and renamed in 1945, JTB is Japan’s top destination management company. They organize congresses, events, exhibitions, incentive tours, cultural exchange, cultural and nature tours, cruises, exclusive parties, accommodations, guides, transfers, meeting services, and more to match their travel needs.
- 80% corporate travel, 20% leisure travel
- 1,100 office of which 110 are dedicated to corporate centers in 23 countries
- Global annual sales exceed $22 billion with more than 10 million room nights consumed
- Top cities include Tokyo, London, San Francisco, Paris, New York, Silicon Valley, Orlando, Sydney, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Toronto, Madrid, Orlando and many other major cities
Founded in 1912, and renamed in 1945, JTB is Japan’s top destination management company. They organize congresses, events, exhibitions, incentive tours, cultural exchange, cultural and nature tours, cruises, exclusive parties, accommodations, guides, transfers, meeting services, and more to match their travel needs.
- 80% corporate travel, 20% leisure travel
- 1,100 office of which 110 are dedicated to corporate centers in 23 countries
- Global annual sales exceed $22 billion with more than 10 million room nights consumed
- Top cities include Tokyo, London, San Francisco, Paris, New York, Silicon Valley, Orlando, Sydney, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Toronto, Madrid, Orlando and many other major cities