Getaroom.com

Getaroom.com is a Dallas, Texas-based online hotel reservation site[1] that allows customers to view sales and promotional rates[2] on hotel rooms, read hotel reviews and view photos for over 100,000 hotel properties.

History

Getaroom.com was founded in 2009 by travel industry executives Robert B. Diener[3] and David Litman. In 1991 Diener and Litman founded the Hotel Reservations Network, now known as Hotels.com.[4] Litman served as CEO and Diener as president until the end of 2003.

Diener is a travel industry source for many news outlets,[5] including The Wall Street Journal,[6] USA Today[7] and The New York Times. Both Diener and Litman attended Cornell University Law School[8] and are regular lecturers at the Cornell Law School and Cornell Entrepreneurship program.

Technology

Getaroom's technology is currently used to provide end-to-end hotel booking solutions, including outsourcing services for call center,[9] processing and customer service.

References

  1. ↑ "Best and Worst Hotel Booking Websites". Frommers.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  2. ↑ Weiner, Miriam B. (2013-10-21). "How to Save Money When Booking Travel Online | U.S. News Travel". Travel.usnews.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. ↑ Laurence, Emily (2013-12-08). "On a budget? Get home for Christmas with our last-minute travel tips". Metro.us. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  4. ↑ Fisher, Anne (2013-11-13). "How to successfully launch a second startup - Nov. 13, 2013". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Traveling this Holiday? Bring These Money-Saving Tips". Fox Business. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Airlines Report More In-Flight Altercations - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  7. ↑ with Barbara De Lollis (2010-08-24). "Deals dry up for last-minute hotel bookers, but grow for advance planners - USATODAY.com". Travel.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Getaroom.com Co-Founder Bob Diener Receives Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Florida". Reuters. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Save Money on Holiday Travel | Men's Health". Menshealth.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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