NEW YORK -- Cruise Lines International Association inked an
agreement with Pegasus Solutions, the industry's largest hotel
commission consolidator, enabling non-ARC, CLIA-affiliated agencies
to receive hotel commissions from Pegasus.
CLIA's non-ARC agencies were automatically enrolled in a free
90-day trial period on July 1, while CLIA's ARC agencies may enroll
in the trial period between through Sept. 30, with the 90-day
period beginning the day of enrollment.
Agencies electing to remain in the program after the trial
period pay a discounted fee negotiated by CLIA to continue with the
service. The agreement demonstrates that Pegasus "recognizes the
buying power and influence that CLIA-affiliated travel agents exert
in the leisure market," said Jim Godsman, CLIA's president.
CLIA recently established partnerships with several hotel and
car-rental suppliers that enable their reservation and
commission-processing systems to recognize CLIA affiliates through
their CLIA membership numbers.