PRIVATEFLY.COM EXTENDS ITS REACH TO BUSINESS TRAVELLERS
-Online platform for private charter signs partnership with UK's largest independent business travel consortium-
PrivateFly.com, the online marketing platform, has announced a new partnership with business travel network
Advantage Travel Centres, whose 200+ members are independent corporate travel agents with a combined annual
buying power of over £1.1 billion.
This new partnership includes specific member benefits for Advantage Travel members including commission-share
opportunity and agency incentives. PrivateFly's 'quick quote' search tool is also embedded within the Advantage
Travel members' intranet, allowing access to instant and accurate private jet estimates for any global trip.
Members can then click through to >PrivateFly.com to submit their client's flight request directly to relevant
aircraft operators worldwide - who are able to respond quickly and easily. The agent can compare available
options and complete the client's booking online or by phone, with PrivateFly's expert team available 24/7.
Ken McLeod, corporate director of Advantage Travel Centres comments: "This partnership with PrivateFly.com
means our members can now compare and buy private jet charter on behalf of their clients as easily and
quickly as other travel products, which hashas often been viewed as a complex requirement in the past.
We are delighted to be giving our clients the very best choice and price transparency for private jet
charter".
Adam Twidell, founder and director of PrivateFly, adds: "This strategic partnership is an important
development in our travel trade strategy. It allows us to extend our reach to business travellers,
and gives the potential for increased volumes to our operator network. We are looking forward to working
closely with Advantage Travel to build the association further".
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Notes to editors:
About PrivateFly:
PrivateFly is an online booking network that makes it quicker, easier and more cost effective to
arrange private jet charter.
With over 2700 operators registered worldwide, PrivateFly is the only online aggregator for private jet charter in Europe.
PrivateFly combines online efficiency and transparency with offline expertise to offer a full-service VIP charter service
to direct customers and partners. The bespoke software has been created in-house specifically to meet the needs of
charter customers and operators.
In February 2010 PrivateFly launched the world's first iPhone application to provide instant private jet pricing on a mobile phone.
PrivateFly was recently announced as one of the Smarta 100 companies 2010, by a judging panel including Dragon's Den's
Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs, such as Bebo founder Michael Birch. The company also won the innovation
category of the Best Business Awards in February 2010.
Founded in 2007, the company is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire and has plans to expand within Europe and selected international markets throughout 2010.
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