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Hotel ConXions site


Reservations service Hotel ConXions has launched a Web site that allows users to check room availability and make on-line bookings. The site also offers information on attractions, events and weather. The address is www.hotelconxions.com.


Tuscany packages


Get-married, a company specialising in customised weddings in Tuscany, has set up a Web site in a bid to boost bookings. It features pictures of the range of wedding locations available. The address is www.get-married.co.uk.


FastConnect system


WizCom International has developed an electronic distribution system that offers hotels a way of taking bookings over Internet sites and global distribution systems. FastConnect is aimed at small and medium-sized hotel chains that want to distribute their products electronically.


LateRooms.com move


The five-month-old hotel booking Web site LateRooms.com is launching versions in French, Italian, German and Spanish. The company claims to receive 10,000 global visitors a day. The address for the site is www.LateRooms.com.


Shell on-line service


Oil company and service station operator Shell has launched an on-line journey planner and travel information service. Its new site will feature regional tourist information as well as interactive maps and driving directions. On-line partners include Budget Rent A Car and Eurocamp. The address is www.ShellGeoStar.com.


eventbookings.com


The new Web site for event organisers mentioned in last week’s Travel Weekly can be found at www.eventbookings.com.

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