Ensemble Travel Group is expanding its suite of technology products for
members with a multi-layer cruise and destination content platform as well as
TRAMS Live Connect functionality for the TravTech cruise-booking engine. The
content is free to all U.S.
members with an Ensemble Client Site, the customizable consumer web site
developed and hosted by Ensemble Travel Group. Enhancements of the new cruise
and destination content include the entire cruise inventory with every category
and cruise line; a feature that lets the consumer review up to six cruises,
itineraries, ports of call, ship features, and prices; destination content for
each port city, including local weather, shopping, transportation, emergency
numbers, and parking information; photographs of local highlights and
attractions; ship section featuring images and descriptions of ship profiles,
public areas, and deck plans with staterooms by category, and itinerary maps;
static cruise prices by category type, which are refreshed regularly; ability
to e-mail personal cruise selections. Members that are live with the TravTech
cruise booking engine already have access to this content and live cruise
pricing. Ensemble Travel Group officials anticipate a mid-May rollout of the
cruise and destination content to all U.S.members with Ensemble Client
Sites. Ensemble Travel Group members with the TravTech cruise-booking engine
also will soon have access to TRAMS Live Connect functionality, which
integrates with supplier web sites and electronically passes the login and
client data to TravTech's cruise booking engine. The technology then seamlessly
imports reservation data back into Client Base+ so travel agents can print
itineraries, generate invoices, store travel history, and perform other helpful
functions.