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Tourism software expert, HitchHiker, puts its trust in Microsoft .NET based CMS contentXXL
“We are very happy about the HitchHiker project. The travel and tourism industry is an important market for us and contentXXL. After all, e-business is playing a key role here. No airline, travel provider, travel agency, rental car agency or hotel can close itself off from handling business via the Internet. All these companies are potential customers for the powerful and 100 % Microsoft .NET based CMS contentXXL, “ Jan-Carl Mehles, Marketing Manager of Xparo.
Market leader in tariff administration software for airlines and the travel industry, HitchHiker GmbH from Frankfurt, Germany, operates its websites with the Business Content Management System (CMS) contentXXL. contentXXL solution partner, Xparo GmbH from Nuremberg, has supported the tourism software expert since the beginning of 2006 in managing its company websites. Xparo has handled customer specific adjustments for HitchHiker since the middle of 2007. For Xparo and contentXXL International, this project is an important reference for expanding their business in the travel and tourism industry, which is, today, completely based on e-business.
HitchHiker has developed software solutions for handling flight, rental car and hotel bookings since 1991. Furthermore, HitchHiker’s Internet backend is the leading booking machine behind many international websites, such as Avigo, fly.de, Kilroy Travels, Kuoni, MyTravel, Travelchannel, and Travelprice.
Fig.: The English Website of HitchHiker provides an overview about their products and services
The English website, www.hitchhiker.com, provides visitors detailed insight on services, solutions and companies. One of the most important customer loyalty systems for HitchHiker is an extensive newsletter and email system with which the company keeps its customers and prospects up to date.
This and many other applications are easy and cost effectively feasible with the Business Content Management System contentXXL and more than 50 other out-of-the-box components for frequently recurring standard functions. Besides the newsletter module, HitchHiker uses modules for full text search, news and events as well as an RSS-Feed (Really Simple Syndication).
“We are very happy about the HitchHiker project. The travel and tourism industry is an important market for us and contentXXL. After all, e-business is playing a key role here. No airline, travel provider, travel agency, rental car agency or hotel can close itself off from handling business via the Internet. All these companies are potential customers for the powerful and 100 % Microsoft .NET based CMS contentXXL, “explains Jan-Carl Mehles, Marketing Manager of Xparo.
About HitchHiker GmbH:
HitchHiker was founded in 1991 by Mr. Thomas Boffo and is the market leader in the development of data management and distribution solutions for airline and consolidator net-tariffs. The company’s product portfolio also contains solutions for hotels and rental car agencies, such as passenger car rental agencies, mobile homes, and motorbikes.
In the area of eCommerce HitchHiker offers front- and backend solutions for the complete product range. With more than 8 years of market experience, HitchHiker’s Internet backend is the leading booking machine behind many international websites: Avigo, Kilroy Travels, Kuoni, MyTravel, Travelchannel and Travelprice, etc.
With 45 permanent employees, Hitchhiker is market leader in Europe. Worldwide successful installations in more than 25 countries make it possible for international companies to implement a standardised platform for handling net-tariffs.
About Xparo GmbH:
Xparo’s key competencies are development and integration of customer and project specific software solutions for business processes and web portals.
The company has special competence in the area of .NET technology: Internet, intranet and extranet solutions, customizing of standard software, development of special software modules, integration of distributed web applications as well as software porting on Microsoft .NET technology.
Further information can be found at www.xparo.com.