Over 1,000 Travel Web Sites Now Directing Consumers To Agents

(TRAVPR.COM) USA - January 27th, 2012 -

Official Travel Directory, or ‘OTD’, announced today that its subscribing travel agents’ listings are now accessible from over 1,000 travel web sites.

“To help direct travel consumers to the agents who can best assist them with their desired travel arrangements, and to further position Official Travel Directory as the web site portal these consumers think of when seeking a travel professional, we have now surpassed 1,000 travel web sites dedicated to driving traffic to OTD.” said Peter Coloyan, Sr., a 35 year travel industry veteran and President of Smart Traveler, Inc., which owns Official Travel Directory. “We are now able to bring even more value to, what we truly believe already to be, the most valuable and cost-effective travel agent marketing opportunity available.”

“As we expand development, and add even more niche market ‘feeder’ sites,” Coloyan continued, “we expect consumer traffic to OTD to rise from the current levels of over 6,000 per day to over 25,000 per day by the end of this year, and we are forecasting over three million ‘mobile’ travel consumers downloading our Apps over the next two years. OTD provides a tremendous opportunity for independent, or affiliated, agents to reach a huge audience for relatively little cost.”

The easy to use interfaces, searching over 700 (and growing) categories, including travel suppliers, travel specialties and destinations, plus mapping and contact options, on OfficialTravelDirectory.com and the Apps, help consumers find the desired specialist, whether nearest to their home, or even an agent expert that resides at their planned destination who may be able to provide local insights in addition to booking services.

Travel agents located in the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K. or Australia wishing to list their services may do so online at OfficialTravelDirectory.com

Deeply ingrained in the corporate mission of Smart Traveler has always been to assist in the education, support, and growth of the travel agent distribution system. Official Travel Directory is a key component of that mission.

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