CruiseOne/Cruises Inc. to Launch Airline Booking Site

CruiseOne/Cruises Inc. to Launch Airline Booking Site
By Theresa Norton Masek

CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. will launch a new airline booking site for its franchisees and independent travel agents. The new site, called Select Air, will be operated in partnership with ISS Global Marine Travel, a company that handles many flights for cruise line crews and passengers using negotiated contracts with the airlines.

Dwain Wall, senior vice president and general manager of the sister companies, said the air site is expected to launch in early 2012, if not sooner.

The system will allow agents to compare fares offered by cruise lines, the airlines and consolidators. Agents will be able to earn a commission or mark-up the cost. Many of the fares will be refundable or changeable without fees.