(openPR) - London, UK 3rd February 2012. Independent Travel Contractors, launches the UK’s first agency focussing solely on providing contract and product solutions for the travel industry.

The company offers tour operators, villa specialists, cruise specialists, ski experts and transfer providers with the services of contracting, product and procurement as and when they choose, for as long as they choose.

"This is an opportunity for the travel industry to utilise a service in line with their own market needs" said Shereen Samara, founder and CEO. "We are seeing more travel industry companies scrapping traditional employment of in-house contract and product services for more flexible services as and when their organisation requires. This trend will continue as organisations benefit from consultants who are fully trained and experienced to provide the service, without having to worry about additional costs such as recruitment, retention, annual leave and provision of office facilities".

As part of Independent Travel Contractors services, the travel industry can choose to use a Contract and Product specialist for one day or 12 months at their choice. The Contract and Product Specialists speak English, Spanish, French or any language that the company specifies.

About the Company
With over 10 years of experience in travel, contracting and product, Independent Travel Contractors are trained and experienced to provide the best quality service for business and leisure travellers.

Contract Services

• Consulting and agreeing with clients on specific contract requirements
• Ensuring hotels, transportation & services are re-contracted within specified deadlines
• Identifying ‘must-have’ hotels, transportation & services within destination and contract where appropriate
• Consulting and agreeing with clients on an ongoing basis regarding deletions and additions to product
• Negotiating added-value deals and special offers
• Monitoring competitor pricing and availability in line with demand
• Liaising with relevant yield officers to ensure maximum profit, communicating peak and trough dates so they can be priced appropriately
• Advising on preferred partner hotels in the relevant destinations, whilst negotiating exclusive deals
• Addressing and resolving any standard/service level issues with suppliers

Product Services

• Analyzing options and defining business specifications for features and products
• Evaluating the operational impact on website functionality
• Monitoring stock level
• Utilising user experience to ensure designs most accurately meet business requirements
• Working with internal development teams to help define functional designs
• Working with development to manage, test and execute new functional features
• Developing necessary documentation, tools and training to support the implementation and mitigate impact on operations
• Soliciting input from in destination regarding new projects and overall prioritization
• Working closely with in destination suppliers to monitor performance and remedy live site issues
• Assessing local market requirements across pan-regional marketplaces
• Gathering and reporting essential financial and statistical data

71 Contractors, 7 Continents, 1 Website - Independent Travel Contractors

info@indpendenttravelcontractors.co.uk
www.independenttravelcontractors.co.uk

44 The Broadway
Stratford
London
E15 1XH

020 3375 4255
07910 896 795

Travel, Tour Operator, Villa, Cruise, Ski, Product, Contract, Procurement, Yield, Transfer, Excursion