June 1, 2005
Saint Louis, Missouri
POPULAR SMOKY MOUNTAIN DESTINATIONS, PIGEON FORGE &
GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE
INTERNET BOOKING SYSTEM
Popular family vacation destinations, Pigeon
Forge and Gatlinburg,
Tennessee are now more accessible to online-travel, thanks
to ReserveDirect,
an Internet-reservation company focused on "drive-to"
destinations. Internet-savvy travelers and families alike
can now use the Expedia- and Travelocity-like reservation
system to book local shows, attractions and lodging, all on
one comprehensive website that focuses on the local market.
ReservePigeonForge.com
and ReserveGatlinburg.com
bring multiple family activities and lodging to a greater
audience, including the most visited national park in the
country, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. All products
are displayed with real-time availability. This means that
managers of the local theater shows, attractions and lodging
maintain their own inventory and prices through an advanced
inventory management system, allowing ReserveDirect to offer
guaranteed reservations and eliminating the uncertainty common
amongst other drive-to destination websites.
“By offering complete itineraries with real availability,
families can take the guesswork out of planning their vacations.
We have the functionality, ease-of-use, and reliability of
the national travel websites but with the charm and flair
of the local products,” said John Johnson, President
of ReserveDirect. “The Expedias and Travelocities out
there don’t work with the local market like we do and
can’t deliver the variety of products.”
ReservePigeonForge.com
and ReserveGatlinburg.com
are modeled after the already highly successful ReserveBranson.com.
ReserveDirect launched ReserveBranson.com
in October 2001, and it has since brought over $10 million
in tourist revenue to the Branson,
Missouri market. The site was designed to enable a smaller
market destination to compete in the national travel marketplace
by offering “live” availability to multiple product
types within a single booking engine. Since then, the company
launched ReserveEurekaSprings.com
for neighboring Eureka
Springs, Arkansas, and added many new features to its
dynamic reservation system.
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If you'd like more information about this topic
or to schedule an interview, please contact John Johnson at
800-590-8125 or email john@reservedirect.com.
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