Cendant’s Hotel Division Unveils Group Solutions Program

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Feb. 15, 2002) – Cendant Corporation’s Hotel Division this month introduced a program that offers tour operators a single point of contact for researching and buying rooms at any of the 6,617 Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Travelodge®, Howard Johnson®, Knights Inn®, Villager, Wingate Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® hotels worldwide.

Cendant’s Group Solutions program features a QuickQuote function that allows tour operators to check group rates, availability and property information at individual Cendant-franchised hotels, all in a single call. There is no charge, markup or commission for bookings. The toll-free number for Group Solutions is (800) 544-9331.

Cendant created Group Solutions specifically for ABA and National Tour Association members, according to Bob Chafey, senior director of tour & travel sales for Cendant’s Hotel Division. “Our new Group Solutions program acknowledges our respect for the buying power that ABA and NTA represent,” he said. “We want to make it fast and easy for their members to book our rooms.”

The Hotel Division of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), based in Parsippany, N.J., is the world's largest lodging franchiser with 6,617 open hotels representing 552,759 rooms on five continents. All hotels are individually owned and operated.