Delray Beach, FL – June 25, 2013: Hickory Global Partners (HICKORY), a strategic business alliance travel company, introduces a new service today at http://www.hickorytravel.com/agencies/partnerhq-agencies. HICKORY agency partners can now securely access daily hotel room night and revenue production, and manage revenue in HICKORY's Revenue Share Program. The reporting extranet is another example of HICKORY's strategy to guide the industry toward greater profitability through thoughtful innovation.
Aggregating accurate and up-to-date business-intelligence reporting drains resources and is unreasonably complex and time consuming for agencies. By providing reliable, actionable data, PartnerHQ allows agencies to concentrate on results and look for ways to produce incremental revenue.
Using a highly customized version of TRAVELTRAX, TRX's innovative data consolidation, enhancement and reporting product, agencies know exactly what they are earning at all times and thus have the ability to manage productivity for HICKORY's hotel products down to individual frontline agent behavior. The custom daily reports this system produces of both booked and consumed transactions enable agencies to manage based on real time transaction data. Participating agency partners are generating more revenue in HICKORY's Revenue Share Program by directing their agents to book HICKORY preferred hotels.
"One particular value to me has been Hickory's ability to identify undesirable client hotel activity through their PartnerHQ reporting feature. I was able to rely on Hickory to identify a string of non-commissionable hotels that were being reserved by clients using our online applications," said Christie Ziegler, Vice President, Corporate Operations, Wyndham Jade.
"The proof is in the money. We have seen one partner triple their revenue share payment in one quarter by shifting market to our preferred partners. You need superior data to effectively identify and capitalize on all revenue opportunities. We are delivering superior data," said Chris Dane, President of Hickory Global Partners.
www.HickoryTravel.com and PartnerHQ facilitate an ongoing seamless delivery of Hickory products and services. Within the site agencies can access details on their participating point of sale airline agreements, browse through the comprehensive online hotel directory, book hotels using a unique booking engine and participate in HICKORY's current email and webinar offerings to win incentive rewards.
The site is also home to a unique calculator tool which enables agencies to quickly estimate their potential revenue boost from becoming an HICKORY Agency Partner and participating in the HICKORY Revenue Share Program.
Hickory Global Partner's mission is to forge long and mutually beneficial relationships with agencies and suppliers by delivering measurable results. HICKORY provides leading-edge rate programs, products and services to travel agencies to make their businesses more efficient and profitable. Through the Partner Program, HICKORY offers agencies multiple streams of income to increase both stability and profitability. The Partner Program includes a worldwide hotel program, a lucrative revenue sharing program, a robust air program, a rental car program, and revenue building and cost-saving ancillary services.
To request a PartnerHQ demonstration, kindly send an inquiry to Caitlin Gomez at CGomez@HickoryTravel.com.
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About HICKORY - Hickory Global Partners, An INTRAVEL Company
Positioning itself as a strategic business alliance rather than a consortium, HICKORY's unique approach focuses on return on investment for agency and supplier partners alike. HICKORY even guarantees its agency partners a positive ROI. With a suite of services including a visionary hotel incentive program, robust and one-of-a kind air program, car rental program and 24/7 support products, HICKORY is an important strategic partner to travel agencies. Proprietary, innovative tools designed to share data with agency partners allow agencies to make better, faster decisions, thus driving more revenue. These tools also enable HICKORY to aggregate bookings from agency partners. Hotelier partners gain access to a reporting platform that illustrates daily, weekly and monthly booking trends across the HICKORY network. Supplier partners also benefit from measurable results and extensive distribution and marketing opportunities across the HICKORY global network. For more information about Hickory Global Partners, visit www.HickoryTravel.com.
