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Cebu Pacific provides online travel solutions for guests

Cebu Pacific (CEB) will make use of Octopus Travel’s technology to provide its guests with a one-stop shop for hotel booking, sightseeing tours and private transfers tailored for their individual needs.

The marketing agreement signed with Octopus Travel allows CEB to integrate Octopus’ internet-based hotel booking technology into the airline’s website (www.cebupacificair.com). This allows Cebu Pacific travelers to make real time room reservations in 21,000 hotels and 3,000 apartments in 129 countries.

OctopusTravel.com accommodation ranges from budget to five star deluxe hotels and offers discounts of up to 70% off on standard hotel rates.

Lance Gokongwei, CEB president and CEO, said that this partnership will provide Cebu Pacific’s guests more travel options and the convenience of booking their hotel requirements and vacations online.

“Our partnership with Octopus Travel reinforces our commitment to make travel more convenient and affordable for our passengers. With CEB’s trademark offering of its low fares and Octopus Travel providing the travel solution, we are able to provide our guests more options for their travel needs. This tie-up will not only provide our travelers convenience but it will likewise strengthen the position of CEB as an innovator when it comes to travel,” he said.

Octopus Travel is part of Cedant Corporation’s Travel Distribution Services (TDS) division, which is one of the world’s largest and geographically diverse collections of travel brands and distribution services.

Ernst Hemmer, Octopus Travel Regional Director for Asia Pacific, said airlines recognize that they must be able to deliver to their direct customers more than just flights. “We are delighted that Cebu Pacific has chosen Octopus Travel as its value-added content provider. We look forward to a successful partnership in the Asian region which will bring great benefits to both our businesses as well as providing customers with a one stop shop for all their travel arrangements.”

CEB now services 17 domestic destinations and also flies to Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea. CEB pioneered low fares in the country in March 1996. It also introduced travelers to on-time service, e-ticketing, and on-line booking, setting the standards for airline innovation in the local aviation industry.