Orbitz becomes partner of Neat Group, an E Travel Site

July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Neat Group, Inc. (Neat), the industry leader in real-time dynamic packaging, has launched a new consumer website, NeatTravel.com(SM). NeatTravel is a comprehensive online travel tool that enables travelers, for the first time, to automatically create their own personalized electronic packages, or E-Packs(SM). E-Packs combine travel services from major airlines, hotel and car rental companies into a single low-price transaction for the dates, times and places specifically selected by the traveler. Travelers can mix and match air and car options, save their favorite E-Pack search and come back to check it again and again until they're ready to buy.

"Travelers save time and money with E-Packs because they don't have to search for and buy retail one item at a time. When purchasing any combination of air travel, hotel accommodation and/or car rental, consumers can let NeatTravel do the work. With one simple search, they can create E-Packs comprised of the world's leading travel brands at one low price," said Steve Cossette, Neat Group vice president, marketing and sales.

Orbitz.com, a leading online travel company offering consumers the most, low fares, recently joined NeatTravel's list of preferred partners. Through this preferred partnership, Orbitz provides dynamic links and banners on Orbitz.com that connect directly to NeatTravel, enabling Orbitz customers a convenient way to create customized E-Packs.

Unlike traditional vacation packages with pre-allocated inventory to a limited number of leisure destinations, E-Packs are created by the traveler in real-time from a large pool of current inventory in a majority of United States travel destinations offering an airport, hotel accommodation or car rental location. Travel throughout the U.S. can be purchased for same day departures, or up to a year in advance.

"Travel suppliers can offer consumers more attractive wholesale rates with E-Packs because of the low cost of electronic distribution, real-time inventory access and the single tax-inclusive price. In turn, consumers benefit from flexibility, convenience and real savings," said Bill Brunger, vice president distribution planning and revenue decision support at Continental Airlines.

NeatTravel offers consumers the best brands and prices to choose from, including more than 3,400 hotels, 560 car rental locations and 16 major U.S. airlines. Neat's expanding list of preferred suppliers include, among many others: United Airlines, Continental Airlines, US Airways, Harrah's Entertainment, Hyatt Hotels Corp, Marriott International, Prince Resorts Hawaii, Six Continents Hotels, The Venetian, Avis Rent A Car System, Budget Rent a Car Corp. and Hertz Corporation. NeatTravel also offers thousands of exciting things to do in most destinations, including sightseeing, tours, events and attractions, through a preferred partnership with market leader Viator, Inc. http://www.shop.viator.com .

About Neat Group, Inc.

Neat Group, Inc. http://www.neatgroup.com is a travel distribution and technology company that develops, markets and operates innovative electronic distribution technology for the travel industry. Neat Group is the first company to enable consumers, travel suppliers and travel agents to better manage their travel needs and services by leveraging its patent pending dynamic packaging and merchant model technology in a low cost electronic environment. The company, founded in 1999, is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and counts among its customers thirty of the world's leading airline, hotel, and car rental brands and travel service companies. Neat Group was first to market in December 2001 with real-time dynamic packaging when it launched NeatOnline(SM) to power the UnitedEscapes(SM) product on United Airlines' website http://www.united.com . Neat was also the first, and remains the only company, to offer real-time dynamic packaging to travel agents that includes the ability for agents to set their own markup using "merchant model" pricing and get paid automatically through the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) by using NeatAgent(SM) http://www.neatagent.com .

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